Rear ended - damage question

[td873]

I was rear ended on Thursday. Below are some pics of the damage.

Is there any "hidden" areas I should pay particular attention to? Or damage that I should might not be apparent?

What are the chances of having frame / engine / exhaust damage?

Thanks,

Tom

[smartrepair]

I was rear ended on Thursday. Below are some pics of the damage.

Is there any "hidden" areas I should pay particular attention to? Or damage that I should might not be apparent?

What are the chances of having frame / engine / exhaust damage?

Thanks,

Tom

Well, it´s a bit difficult to give an exact opinion of the damages without seeing the vehicle, but looks like the impact was not very big, so quite sure there are no engine/exhaust damages, and the frame itself should be OK. There is an impact absorber under the bumper, and it should be replaced after an impact ( bigger than parking place one).

Generally speaking, if there is a frame damage, this can be detected by gap differences (between doors, trunk, hood etc.) and by they don´t close well. Sometimes the frame should be measured...

All the best

Kare

[White987S]

Sorry about your accident. Make sure you make a "diminished value" claim against the other party.

[1schoir]

Doesn't look like a hard enough hit to do hidden damage, but that is often the case.

I would insist that the body shop take measurements from the various points on the undercarriage provided for that purpose to make sure that they exactly within specs.

Regards, Maurice.

[porschedr]

A friend suffered near identical damage to his 996 about 6 months ago, it appeared at first to be cosmetic requiring only a replacement bumper cover. However, the owner wisely insisted on further investigations that revealed bumper bar, rear light mount, sub-frame and exhaust damage :o

I would suggest you take the car to a Porsche Approved Repairer to ensure a maximum worst case scenario quote for the insurance negotations. At this time insist the bumper cover be removed in order to inspect the structures beneath.

In terms of peace of mind, the only way to be certain there is no structural damage is a full engineers report including a laser alignment check.

For the repair work I would only trust a Porsche Approved Bodyshop or an independent Porsche specialist with plenty of recommendations and experience. Don't go to the insurance company's recommended repairer, chances are you will end up with a cheap and nasty repair. Whoever you go to try and see examples of their work first.

All the best :)