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My Baby got rear-ended
Ricer vs 3 tons of steel. Like hitting a brick wall
Now I gotta wait 1 week on the parts
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11th Jan 2014 6:54 am
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Is there any hidden damage underneath the bumper? That's what I would be worried about.
Going to be an expensive repair on the Lexus with all those aor bags going off.Cheers Ian
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11th Jan 2014 10:42 am
sjn
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Been there a few times 4 times to be precise.....so always leave the towbar in to help them slow down Hairy Dan is right asking the question as i have expensive damage under the bumper when its looked very minor to the back of a disco and range.
11th Jan 2014 12:24 pm
Disco_Mikey
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Having a towbar fitted transfers more of the energy directly into the chassis, raising the chances of bending it...My D3 Build Thread
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HD with the air bags going off that will be a write off. AS DM says tow bar will make damage potentially more serious.MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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totalled itself on the back of my Disco.....door warped, bags all deployed, radiator F'ed....
it didn't harm the chassis of structure of my D3...just a bumper skinBREXIT - done properly.
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Been there a few times 4 times to be precise.....so always leave the towbar in to help them slow down Hairy Dan is right asking the question as i have expensive damage under the bumper when its looked very minor to the back of a disco and range.
When it happened to me the repair company replaced the rear cross member as they couldn't guarantee it hadn't been cracked and as that's where the removable tow bar engages they didn't want to take the risk. As above I had very minor damage compared to the transit connect that hit me
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12th Jan 2014 10:59 am
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Saw the title and thought your 16 year old daughter had come of age..............
12th Jan 2014 7:15 pm
Russell
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What a shame as that is the best colour D4 in my opinion.MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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12th Jan 2014 7:24 pm
Seeby
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: West Sussex
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What I would say is that the front of cars are designed to crumple quite significantly to meet pedestrian crash test requirements. I believe this is the reason the Defender is being discontinued as it can't be designed to meet the requirements going forward.
Makes the car that took the impact at the front look as though it came off far worse.
12th Jan 2014 7:48 pm
Seeby
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and on the same subject, many years ago when I sold cars for Volkswagen, a young, not unattractive female came into the showroom and pointed at the back of a Golf and said:
"Are these strong at the back & have do they have plenty of protection? I was banged from behind very hard about 3 months ago and I'm still quite sore."
12th Jan 2014 7:52 pm
LT
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Disco_Mikey wrote:
Having a towbar fitted transfers more of the energy directly into the chassis, raising the chances of bending it...
Very true. I've read articles about how a tow bar affects the rear crumple zone of the vehicle that it's fitted to and the crumple zones of the vehicle that makes contact.
At higher speeds the stats were frightening. Can't remember them, but the risk of death and serious injury were significantly increased.
I always remove mine as soon as possible after towing.
12th Jan 2014 10:08 pm
Hairy Dan
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Seeby wrote:
I'm still quite sore."
I bet she was Cheers Ian
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Hairy Dan is right asking the question as i have expensive damage under the bumper when its looked very minor to the back of a disco and range.
