Got in an accident, need advice and expertise. (picctures included)
ohhhhhh man if i was your sister I'd bend you over and stick my foot so far up your a$$ it'd come out your mouth (sorry so harsh but true). That said, i hope you have insurance, or a REALLY good job, because it sounds like it's not just body damage, sounds like you could have nearly seized the engine from driving it w/o oil or coolant. Don't take it to a dealer, you'll just get sh@t on and then you'll have two feet up your a$$. your best bet is a audi/vw specialist. Or Prayer. i think you might need some devine help here buddy, sorry to say it, cause your sis might have your life
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the last pic looks like a cracked engine mount....that is connected to your sway bar. if this is not fixed right it will throw a lot of other components to prematuely wear out.
Obviously I wasn't doing much thinking at the time. Are you sure it's not just the bottom bumper that needs replacing? That's what it looks like me. You might be right about that being an engine mount, sounds very plausible. I think I finally found a good place to have it towed and get an estimate. I'll let you all know what happens. Thanks
Take your bumper off.... It's f.ucked and is only in the way now.
Hunt around for a complete bumper bar... Probably better to get a second hand one (it will blend in better & is already painted).
Your radiatior may very well be cracked so be prepared for that as well
That "Silver thing" appears to be an engine mount and although not overly expensive, will be a pain in the *** (time & tool wise) to replace.
Your oil pressure light only comes on if it's really really low and your engine hast to run for a little bit before it will even come on.
Replace the oil filter, refill with oil, fill up with coolant & wip the whole engine until it is clean underneath..... start the engine, stick your head under there and see if you have any major or minor oil leaks.
In my opinion I think you have done a **** load more damage than what you realise.
Hunt around for a complete bumper bar... Probably better to get a second hand one (it will blend in better & is already painted).
Your radiatior may very well be cracked so be prepared for that as well
That "Silver thing" appears to be an engine mount and although not overly expensive, will be a pain in the *** (time & tool wise) to replace.
Your oil pressure light only comes on if it's really really low and your engine hast to run for a little bit before it will even come on.
Replace the oil filter, refill with oil, fill up with coolant & wip the whole engine until it is clean underneath..... start the engine, stick your head under there and see if you have any major or minor oil leaks.
In my opinion I think you have done a **** load more damage than what you realise.
I haven't told her yet, she's in florida until the 29th. I'm hoping to tell her after I get it fixed... I figure that will soften the blow. Anyone from Atlanta ever dealt with the Audi Specialist in Smyrna?
You think your gonna get all those parts, have them shipped, the bumper painted, and everything installed by the 29th? Good luck, when dealing with cars like these you wait for parts till your on your death bed...
Not entirely true about waiting til' the death bed. Engine mounts will be readily available and if you take my previous advice & try and find a second hand bumper (might be a bit tricky) then you should be okay. That being said people have minor accidents everyday that require the change of a bumper bar, so there will be plenty of places who will stock them. Unfortunately if you have broken anything thats "uncommen"...... You in deep deep deep *****. BTW.. None of this will be cheap either.... I MEAN NONE OF IT!
Just to give you an idea - I had hit a goose or a duck at speed and had similar front end damage (but not as extensive as yours though) Lower bumper, grill and trim replaced. Upper bumper painted and replaced. New AC condenser/coil because that bird went through it. Just that alone ran $2600 parts and labour. Fixed in 3 days. It was put through insurance. Your's is definetly going to run you major bucks.
If you can cough up the dough (Kaching!) if could be fixed in a week, but I dread the actual damage that you may have done.
If you can cough up the dough (Kaching!) if could be fixed in a week, but I dread the actual damage that you may have done.


