estimate for damage...

[wally05]

Hey guys, my dad had a little fender bender with another guy with the right front corner of my 1994 taurus sho. Other than that, the car is in beautiful shape with 97,000 miles on it. It was a fleet vehicle since bought new by my dad's trucking company, so it has been well-maintained. Here is the damage...

Right headlight housing is broken (at the turn signal since its all one piece) and will need replaced.

the panel that the housings screw into behind the housings just in front of the radiator and such is broken and will need replaced

front bumper will need some paint, but is in good shape

right fender will need realigned (when hood is closed, there is a slightly larger gap than usual between the bumper and hood)

right foglamp is broken and will need replaced

I will post pics tonight with everything so you can see. The company mechanic and I will do most of the work, so labor is not happening. Let me know what you think. I don't know prices for these cars yet.

Korey

 

[wally05]

K, apparently no one has any idea. I'll keep looking

Korey

 

[SASHO91]

seems like a few hundred in parts and you back on the road.... if i had to guess....

some pics would help alot... the description is good, but... a picture is worth a thous... eh you know....

 

[K-Dawg]

You can pick up most of those parts on eBay or the junkyard. You're in luck, as those parts are easy to find. For the most part, they are the same as Sable parts too.

 

[SHO Continental]

if you take it to a body shop..

new headlight, new foglight, new header panel, repaint bumper, that'll cost ~$500 + labor.

 

[wally05]

yeah, I knew pics would help, my gf still hasn't sent them yet. Thanks for the help, guys. I'll still post pics. I'm just wondering, is the front license plate holder a separate piece from the bumper or is it molded on? I haven't really gotten a chance to look, but that is the only smashed in piece on the bumper. Other than that, the bumper is fine, but needs paint. Thanks, guys.

Korey

 

[K-Dawg]

The tag holder on the front bumper is removable.

 

[wally05]

Here is my cardomain page I just started with pics of the damage... http://www.cardomain.com/id/korwallace

Korey

Ps: I'm thinking green Bob White decals on the "SHO" indentations, what do you think... dark green...

 

[wally05]

It looks like I'll need a new corner lamp assembly too... how does this look for a new headlamp? it looks yellow to me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-9...ewItemQQcategoryZ33710QQitemZ8041808920QQrdZ1
Maybe it is just the lighting...

 

[LookAtThatSHO]

It looks like I'll need a new corner lamp assembly too... how does this look for a new headlamp? it looks yellow to me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-9...ewItemQQcategoryZ33710QQitemZ8041808920QQrdZ1
Maybe it is just the lighting...

Yuck, that does look kind of dirty... Did a quick 'sable headlight' search on eBay, this one looks MUCH clearer and is for the same price as the other:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SABL...042801926QQcategoryZ33710QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Also, the "fish tank" light doesn't look like it has any damage from your pics, so you can reuse it if you must.

 

[wally05]

Also, the "fish tank" light doesn't look like it has any damage from your pics, so you can reuse it if you must.

Yeah, I noticed that too. I was able to find a much clearer replacement for about $10 more buy it now, b/c I need these parts by next weekend. So, I can't wait too long for an auction to end. Is the header panel SHO specific? I was thinking it was, but I was just wondering if I could use a reg. Taurus panel or not. Also, are there bolts that hold the top middle of the bumper cover to the body? B/c if you look at my pics, the top of the bumper cover has outlines of what looks like used to be bolts that may have been sheared off in the accident. Is this right? Thanks for all the replies, guys.

Korey