I’d go one step further and have a dealer do a full inspection after repairs and get it in writing that the repairs were performed properly and it still has full warranty (assuming it’s still under warranty of course).I got rear ended in my 2009 JKUR. The Prius was destroyed; my Jeep showed little damage; most of it cosmetic.
The at-fault guy’s insurance paid to repair my Jeep.
A few weeks after I got my Jeep back, I noticed a grinding noise in 4th and 6th gears —it was a 6-speed stickshift. Brought it back to the body shop, and they found a transmission mount was bent. It was $800 to fix. The insurer refused to pay any more, so I was SOL.
When you take your Jeep to the body shop for an estimate, make sure they put it up on the lift and take a good look at the entire frame, and check all suspension, transmission, transfer case and engine mounts.
Good luck.
@aldo98229 just curious... what insurance company was it that borked you?I got rear ended in my 2009 JKUR. The Prius was destroyed; my Jeep showed little damage; most of it cosmetic.
The at-fault guy’s insurance paid to repair my Jeep.
A few weeks after I got my Jeep back, I noticed a grinding noise in 4th and 6th gears —it was a 6-speed stickshift. Brought it back to the body shop, and they found a transmission mount was bent. It was $800 to fix. The insurer refused to pay any more, so I was SOL.
When you take your Jeep to the body shop for an estimate, make sure they put it up on the lift and take a good look at the entire frame, and check all suspension, transmission, transfer case and engine mounts.
Good luck.
Not just upgraded parts, pull everything you can off of it that doesn't look "obviously missing" to an insurance adjuster.Hope everyone’s alright. Unfortunately you are probably lookin at a total loss. Just by the frame damage itself, insurance companies are not to fond of taking the chance of further issues and the high cost of frame repair. Start pulling any upgraded parts off your Jeep before an insurance adjuster get a look at it.
Hmmm...Prudential I believe. Sorry, it's been 11 years already.@aldo98229 just curious... what insurance company was it that borked you?
I’d go one step further and have a dealer do a full inspection after repairs and get it in writing that the repairs were performed properly and it still has full warranty (assuming it’s still under warranty of course).
The last two vehicles we had repaired, (both times was the result of an elk hit) the bodyshop that did the repairs offered a lifetime warranty on all parts and labour and our insurance company assured us they would back the repairs as well.
At that point, I would've gotten an Attorney involved. There is no way the body shop correctly fixed the damage, or neglected to diagnose and correct the transmission issues. I for one don't like using Attorneys for body damage only collisions but when the insurance refuses to right the wrong, then its time for the attorney to step in.I got rear ended in my 2009 JKUR. The Prius was destroyed; my Jeep showed little damage; most of it cosmetic.
The at-fault guy’s insurance paid to repair my Jeep.
A few weeks after I got my Jeep back, I noticed a grinding noise in 4th and 6th gears —it was a 6-speed stickshift. Brought it back to the body shop, and they found a transmission mount was bent. It was $800 to fix. The insurer refused to pay any more, so I was SOL.
When you take your Jeep to the body shop for an estimate, make sure they put it up on the lift and take a good look at the entire frame, and check all suspension, transmission, transfer case and engine mounts.
Good luck.
Ugh, don't do this! If an adjuster finds this out you are F'ed. They can and will run the VIN. Even if it is negligible to them regarding payout, its blatant fraud, as you are making them pay to replace things you are not replacing. Taken to an extreme, its like if you took the engine out and replaced it with an old Chevy crate engine so you could enjoy the undamaged asset they paid you for.Not just upgraded parts, pull everything you can off of it that doesn't look "obviously missing" to an insurance adjuster.
If it's got LED package, pull that too and replace it with Halogen you can grab for free on craigslist.