Got into an Accident

davidyan · 11-13-2011, 11:32 PM

Earlier this week, I was involved in an accident. I am now in the process of getting my car repaired (pictures attached). The car is now at a bodyshop.

Couple questions:

1. The car is a PG color and from what I've heard this color is hard for a body shop to match. If anyone with a PG has ever had bodywork done on their car how did the paint come out?

2. I didn't notice at the time, but turns out from looking at the bodyshop pictures that the passenger side seatbelt pretensioner activated. I was in the car by myself and there was nothing in the passenger seat. How is this possible? After all, only the driver-side airbag deployed. I thought the SRS system was separate for driver and passenger. The driver side pretensioner did explode but that makes sense since I was in that seat with belt fastened.

3. Based on the pictures, if there is anything else I should be aware of please let me know.

thanks

davidyan · 11-13-2011, 11:34 PM

sorry wrong forum - how do i move the post to general?

Trips · 11-13-2011, 11:38 PM

Moved to the correct section

djpathfinder · 11-13-2011, 11:41 PM

That sucks about your accident. Hopefully you get it fixed good as new. Contact AK370Z by PM to have this thread moved, or contact one of the admins. Maybe you'll get lucky and one of the admins will read this and move it for you.

...nevermind...Trips already found it and moved it.

Kenny · 11-14-2011, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidyan

1. The car is a PG color and from what I've heard this color is hard for a body shop to match. If anyone with a PG has ever had bodywork done on their car how did the paint come out?

It will NOT match. They can do their best to blend it in, but it will never look as good as OEM.

Waiz · 11-14-2011, 12:20 AM

That really sucks OP, best of luck with getting her back on the road ASAP.

kenchan · 11-14-2011, 10:14 AM

wow, sorry to hear.

hope you weren't hurt.

yah metallics are hard to match (including silver, white pearls) but it really depends on the bodyshop. most will blend and clear the entire side of the car to make it less obvious to the eye. you might want to ask the bodyshop to paint the entire side of the car. at least then it will match front to back.

wstar · 11-14-2011, 10:31 AM

Just eyeballing off of those pics, it seems like you have high odds of a frame problem there, that was more than just a fender bender. Especially seeing that interior plastic along the bottom of the door sill buckled makes me think that. The outer stuff (the front bumper support, the outer body panels, etc) aren't that hard to fix, but getting the frames/subframes/whatever-they're-called on this car correct could be a bitch, and it's a really important point to worry about. If they can't fix it right, you'll have endless problems getting your alignment correct in the future, etc. Make sure it's a good body shop, and make sure that part of the deal is getting the frame perfect. If the frame cannot be put back exactly the way it should be, I would try to work on the insurance guys to write off the car as a loss rather than try to deal with an imperfect frame, especially on a sportscar.

davidyan · 11-14-2011, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstar

Just eyeballing off of those pics, it seems like you have high odds of a frame problem there, that was more than just a fender bender. Especially seeing that interior plastic along the bottom of the door sill buckled makes me think that.

Thanks - actually the interior plastic is broken because the seatbelt pretensioner triggered.

NYBladeZ · 11-14-2011, 02:55 PM

I spy frame damage, which means an intensive fix. Hopefully the body shop is up to the task otherwise get rid of it asap.

SPOHN · 11-14-2011, 03:17 PM

Good luck with it all.

370zFORme!! · 11-14-2011, 03:46 PM

I've had body work done on my PG and it blended just fine. I'd be more worried about the frame damage then the paint matching though.

specZ · 11-14-2011, 04:04 PM

Sorry about the accident. Judging by the photos you should be looking at close to 10K in damages. To answer your paint match issues, just take the car to a reputable body shop and they should have no problem matching your paint. With all due respect to nissan, there is nothing special about our paint. If anything, 3 stage(pearls) give painters a harder time matching up, but even then its done on a daily basis. The passenger side seat belt can/will pop reguardless if a passenger is seated there. Only the airbag is regulated by the weight sensor. Make sure the shop offers a lifetime warranty on repairs even if you decide your selling the car after this (makes them a little more honest w/repairs)

seungklee · 11-14-2011, 05:21 PM

ur accident looks very similar to mine except mine was on the left side...and did not crack my headlights or my fenders, but my estimate came out to be 6k...im gettin my car back this fri. gluck wit ur repairs

cossie1600 · 11-14-2011, 05:35 PM

airbag deployment and only $6K fix? I would say closer to 10K

11-13-2011, 11:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,728 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Moved to the correct section __________________

11-13-2011, 11:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	That sucks about your accident. Hopefully you get it fixed good as new. Contact AK370Z by PM to have this thread moved, or contact one of the admins. Maybe you'll get lucky and one of the admins will read this and move it for you. ...nevermind...Trips already found it and moved it. __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

11-14-2011, 10:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	Just eyeballing off of those pics, it seems like you have high odds of a frame problem there, that was more than just a fender bender. Especially seeing that interior plastic along the bottom of the door sill buckled makes me think that. The outer stuff (the front bumper support, the outer body panels, etc) aren't that hard to fix, but getting the frames/subframes/whatever-they're-called on this car correct could be a bitch, and it's a really important point to worry about. If they can't fix it right, you'll have endless problems getting your alignment correct in the future, etc. Make sure it's a good body shop, and make sure that part of the deal is getting the frame perfect. If the frame cannot be put back exactly the way it should be, I would try to work on the insurance guys to write off the car as a loss rather than try to deal with an imperfect frame, especially on a sportscar. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

11-14-2011, 02:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
NYBladeZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York Posts: 2,158 Drives: Lotus Exige S Rep Power: 20	I spy frame damage, which means an intensive fix. Hopefully the body shop is up to the task otherwise get rid of it asap. __________________ 2009 Carbon Fiber/Red 370z aka Trish: Sports Package, Meisterschaft full catback, Fast Intentions Longtube Headers, Injen Long Tube Intakes, UpRev Tune: Sold 2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer aka Bella, always leaves me smiling

11-14-2011, 03:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 45 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	Good luck with it all. __________________

11-13-2011, 11:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
davidyan Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: CA Posts: 244 Drives: PG 370Z Sport 6MT Rep Power: 15	sorry wrong forum - how do i move the post to general?

11-14-2011, 12:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
Waiz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 9,262 Drives: Z33 & GE8 Rep Power: 459	That really sucks OP, best of luck with getting her back on the road ASAP.

11-14-2011, 10:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	wow, sorry to hear. hope you weren't hurt. yah metallics are hard to match (including silver, white pearls) but it really depends on the bodyshop. most will blend and clear the entire side of the car to make it less obvious to the eye. you might want to ask the bodyshop to paint the entire side of the car. at least then it will match front to back.

11-14-2011, 03:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
370zFORme!! Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,459 Drives: 2012 6MT STiffy Rep Power: 17	I've had body work done on my PG and it blended just fine. I'd be more worried about the frame damage then the paint matching though. __________________ 87' Honda Civic Hatchback: Kaput @ 288,000 miles, 90' Toyota Celica: Kaput @ 175,000 miles, 93' Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4: Kaput @ 138,000 miles, 06' Scion Tc: Traded in @ 64,000 miles, 10' Nissan 370z: Traded in @ 25,000 miles, 12' Subaru Impreza Sti: Current.

11-14-2011, 04:04 PM	#13 (permalink)
specZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 336 Drives: On The Weekends Rep Power: 23	Sorry about the accident. Judging by the photos you should be looking at close to 10K in damages. To answer your paint match issues, just take the car to a reputable body shop and they should have no problem matching your paint. With all due respect to nissan, there is nothing special about our paint. If anything, 3 stage(pearls) give painters a harder time matching up, but even then its done on a daily basis. The passenger side seat belt can/will pop reguardless if a passenger is seated there. Only the airbag is regulated by the weight sensor. Make sure the shop offers a lifetime warranty on repairs even if you decide your selling the car after this (makes them a little more honest w/repairs)

11-14-2011, 05:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
seungklee Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 291 Drives: you around! Rep Power: 15	ur accident looks very similar to mine except mine was on the left side...and did not crack my headlights or my fenders, but my estimate came out to be 6k...im gettin my car back this fri. gluck wit ur repairs

11-14-2011, 05:35 PM	#15 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 29	airbag deployment and only $6K fix? I would say closer to 10K

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