Damnit!!! Why!!!

[Cliu91]

I was driving across the street on a green and another car ran the red and he got hit by my car. He ran the red. No one was injured thankfully, but I'm pretty bummed out about my car.

I had a few minor modifications to the car including HIDs, and switchback turn signal lights, will this have any affect on my insurance claim?

What does everyone think of the damage. No air bags were deployed. This sucks.

[stugray]

Looks purely cosmetic.
Your hood to fender line gap on the pass side still looks ok.

[JRobes]

were any of the things you had installed illegal (dont answer that if so)? I'd imagine they'll pay to replace with all new OEM parts. It doesn't look like it got into the structure much if at all, so I think it should be a pretty easy repair. Sorry about the car though

[LucidMomentum]

Well you're alive, so that's great

Also I was taught in defensive driving to always wait a second or two before going through a green light, just in case. I even slow down and check left-right-left when approaching an intersection.

It doesn't look like any major damage, to be honest. Just a new front bumper. Time to check out body kits?

[swarb]

I hope you made a police report and that it states the other driver "ran the red" otherwise you hit them and you are potentially at fault.

[tahdizzle]

What's all that white crap on the ground?

[Hot Lava]

Originally Posted by stugray

Looks purely cosmetic.
Your hood to fender line gap on the pass side still looks ok.

Have to agree with this guy. Looks like your car deployed the black Samurai sword. Maybe another hidden feature.

[Cliu91]

Originally Posted by JRobes

were any of the things you had installed illegal (dont answer that if so)? I'd imagine they'll pay to replace with all new OEM parts. It doesn't look like it got into the structure much if at all, so I think it should be a pretty easy repair. Sorry about the car though

Nope nothing illegal just very minor modifications, no one would really notice.

Originally Posted by LucidMomentum

Well you're alive, so that's great

Also I was taught in defensive driving to always wait a second or two before going through a green light, just in case. I even slow down and check left-right-left when approaching an intersection.

It doesn't look like any major damage, to be honest. Just a new front bumper. Time to check out body kits?

To be honest, I normally would, but these are fairly small streets and the lights have about a 2 second delay between one set of lights turning red, and the other set turning green. So there is plenty of time for the other vehicle to stop.

Originally Posted by swarb

I hope you made a police report and that it states the other driver "ran the red" otherwise you hit them and you are potentially at fault.

Yes I told the police that he ran the red. I also told my insurance that the other driver ran the red and provided them with two witness's contact information.

[Tcoat]

Like everybody already said should be an easy fix.
The front bumper did exactly what it is designed to do and sacrificed it's self to protect you. It is a hero!
Insurance will not pay for your mods unless you added them to the policy but it looks like they may be able to save the lights and of course the tails are fine.
Pain in the ass but not horrible.

[PhantomX]

Originally Posted by tahdizzle

What's all that white crap on the ground?

Ice salt. Melts through the ice to allow better traction. If no thick amount of ice over the surface, it still provides traction. But depending on the chemicals used, it may cause rusting underneath your car. That's why rustproof undercoating is offered at time of vehicle purchase.

[Cliu91]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Like everybody already said should be an easy fix.
The front bumper did exactly what it is designed to do and sacrificed it's self to protect you. It is a hero!
Insurance will not pay for your mods unless you added them to the policy but it looks like they may be able to save the lights and of course the tails are fine.
Pain in the ass but not horrible.

Man now I need to order from Diode Dynamics again, I thought that was over with! Anyways, you are right... bumper sacrificed itself for me, and I'm not injured. Also called the insurance company and they said that my insurance premiums won't go up if I'm not at fault, so that is a relief.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by tahdizzle

What's all that white crap on the ground?

HA HA HA HA HA
Californians make me chuckle sometimes!
That stuff is the reason us northerners don't have to spend all winter either walking or in the ditch.
It is also the reason we get to buy new cars more often.
It is sort of the same thing you have in all that water to the west of you.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by PhantomX

Ice salt. Melts through the ice to allow better traction. If no thick amount of ice over the surface, it still provides traction. But depending on the chemicals used, it may cause rusting underneath your car. That's why rustproof undercoating is offered at time of vehicle purchase.

Sales pitch?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Cliu91

Man now I need to order from Diode Dynamics again, I thought that was over with! Anyways, you are right... bumper sacrificed itself for me, and I'm not injured. Also called the insurance company and they said that my insurance premiums won't go up if I'm at fault, so that is a relief.

Really?