First accident......:( advice?

Well.....long story short I should have stayed home from work today. I was sick as a dog and still went in. On the drive home I was coughing like crazy and felt light headed, wasnt paying attention and rear ended someone. Wasnt too fast but was higher then the little civic so it looks a little bad.
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What should I do? Apparently my deductible is $1000 so thats obviously on me. Anyone who has any advice bog or small please let me know. Im not sure where I should take it, do the work myself, what will be replaced etc. I know the TRD skid plate, drivers fender, bumper cover and head lights are toast. Heres a few pics
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Insurance. You're already going to have increased premiums thanks to having to pay for the other car. Might as well get yours fixed too.

 

Ya Thats what Im thinking. I might just go to the dealer and say screw it, let them deal with it

 

I would definitely use my insurance. that's what I pay it for. I caused $1800 worth of damage to a car that pulled out in front of me. Due to their dishonesty, I couldn't really prove it, so I got the bad end of that. Anyways, my insurance went up $150 every six months for three years. $1800 I was going to pay out of pocket only cost me $900 over three years.

 

Time for an ARB?

 

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Ya, I'd take it through your insurance. The cost of the OEM headlights is more than your deductible, so you're saving the green, right off the bat. Plus, the repairs will be done right, with warranty. Can't go wrong. Just lay off the nyquil before drivin' next time!

 

when i got in my accident(front end,tree,55,etc)
i learned alot about inurance that i didnt know
the adjuster came and gave me a fat check at my house
but the body shop said i should have talked to them first
and they would have gotten a bigger check
also my rate didnt go up that much and my damage was closer to 9k
some body shops will work with you on deductible also
the body shop will fix shit that "might" be damaged as well
things you might not think of and save your ass down the line
plus sweet rental for a week,like a mint green sentra, go for it

 

Dude i just ended up replacing my bumper, grill, headlight, bumper filler pieces and repairing a chunk of my hood. All together the insurance estimated 3100 in damage, my deductible was 1000 so i received 2100 to fix my truck. The grill and headlight and filler pieces were 171. the bumper was 100 from a member on here and the paint was 280 for the good PPG color match. I did all the work myself and had my grandpa spray it for me because hes been a body man for about 40 years.

So i spend under 600 bucks to fix 3200 in damage. Which means i get to sit on 1500 bucks free and clear and my truck is fixed like new. Got a 3" suspension lift kit and rotors and brake pads for the truck i feel less guilty as long as the money goes into the truck SOMEHOW haha

file a claim and fix it yourself dude, Check out partsgeek.com and do some research.

 

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Dude, do this. You won't be sorry.

 

Thanks for the info guys. I'm just ripping around here trying to gather a few things up. I'm not sure how the insurance here works though, I always thought they pay for the repairs and you don't see the money. I will say though, the tacoma was a rock and is not hurt much!

 

i take this all back
go with what those guys said
i wish i was confident fixing it myself but i had radiator damage
and they had to replace motor mounts and airbag sensors
if you dont think its that bad get yourself some bitchin gear for a grand
of your own money. dammit im jealous. if i was only doin the speed limit

 

Take it somewhere and get it fixed right. They will/should see hidden damage you most likely wouldn't see. Hope everyone was ok

 

Ya i would take it to the dealer to get it atleast looked at. then fix it yourself to save some money.

 

X2 on the hidden damage