Rearended

Bummer man. Jack-hole drivers!
Can't help with the pictures, snowing like a mofo here.

That sux.

The hitch is attached directly to the frame, right? I'd be more than a little worried about the frame warping. Did the truck still drive ok?

It should be fine. Shop will ask for some setup and measure/rack time and structure pull to pull the frame back to spec. Nothing out of the ordinary. Sorry about your loss.

I bet its just fine man. Huge 5k+ truck with hitch vs civic. Have it put on the frame rack and see.

you better make sure you fully understand the repairs they're going to to do to yhe frame. If they have to "pull" the frame at all it will be reported to carfax as "structual/frame damage" and you will forever be haunted by a civic up your A**. I'm just letting you know because that's what happened to me when I tried to trade in my vehicle. They wouldn't take it

aztecnissan03 said:

you better make sure you fully understand the repairs they're going to to do to yhe frame. If they have to "pull" the frame at all it will be reported to carfax as "structual/frame damage" and you will forever be haunted by a civic up your A**. I'm just letting you know because that's what happened to me when I tried to trade in my vehicle. They wouldn't take it

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Good point. Make sure you file a Diminished Value claim with there insurance as well.

Good points, will do.
I'm having my mechanic put it up on the lift tomorrow and give me call so we can have a look-see. Then its off the body shop for another look/estimate for the insurance.
Im thinking that the frame is ok - but I am concerned due to the hitch attaching directly to frame. The honda was a burner, and I stress the word "was".

dmo

aztecnissan03 said:

you better make sure you fully understand the repairs they're going to to do to yhe frame. If they have to "pull" the frame at all it will be reported to carfax as "structual/frame damage" and you will forever be haunted by a civic up your A**. I'm just letting you know because that's what happened to me when I tried to trade in my vehicle. They wouldn't take it

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not necessarily, not all insurance companies report repairs to carflop and they are not required to. state farm is one such insurance company.

So glacier what is the cost of that arb bumper? Pretty sharp looking.

Navara part number
3638030 - bumper $620.38
3538020 panel kit $75.78
140 shipping for anywhere in the US so...

836.46 shipped to your door!
ohh yeah, from these guys http://www.sierraexpeditions.com/

Thanks Mike for that site from another forum! Also, put in a call to 4wheelparts to see if they can get that, i'll post up when he calls back.

Yeah, I had the same thing happen to my titan, although I was traveling at a fast rate of speed backwards and impacted. How fast was the honda going? I hit the dirt berm @ around 30-40mph and the trailerball/hitch took the brunt of the impact. It barely folded upwards the right bumper corner and curled the rear quarter panel as well (no rubbing on the tire, in fact I drove it 150 miles home), but the body shop showed me where the hitch attaches to the frame, it creased it up then down in. They couldn't pull it straight and Nissan won't "warranty" the frame if it is heated, hammered or stretched. So they ended up totaling me.

Glacier08 said:

Buy the ARB rear bumper, has the hitch built on it. It also wraps around the side and protects that rear panel.

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Nice Bump, but it still attaches by the same 6 bolts to the same holes in the frame. Beef up one point only to find another weak one ;-(

bent frame

My 2005 was rearended by a Lexus back in 07 and bent the frame. My insurance company paid to have a new frame put under it . I didn't
have a class III hitch on it then so it done more damage. It cost about
$8 or $9000 to fix it.

that sucks, you should sue for mental anguish

true.....ALLSTATE does tho

How fast was the honda going?
Im really not sure, but we were in traffic and he was expecting me to run a light infront of hospital zone .. stupid arse .. perhaps maybe accelerating an the hit sustained at 20mph ...

Eglaisi: thanks for the pic of the frame - will take that to the garage when its up this afternoon so we can see if there is any damage. What I'm seeing now is the bumper has no twist or anything, however has been pushed right back to the end of the colapsable zone. If I open the tailgate, I have about 1/8 inch between where the tailgate falls and the top of the bumper. The back end of the bumper has been pushed back, evenly across the entire width of the truck. Tailgate fits well and is normal. The hitch is now even with the bumper when looking face on .. which it wasn't before.

Thanks guys for all the pics and info. This certainly helps me figure this out and make informed decisions.


d-mo