Firestone crashed my Supra!

[suprra_girl]

yep good advice above

get sales ads advertising mk3 supras in the condition yours is in and show em.. i bet they'll be around 4-6k

i would like to know what speed he was doing or the location of your front iron currently as it doesn't appear to be in the front bumper

[sd88supra]

After reviewing the police report and speaking to the witnesses of the accident, turns out the idiot driving my car was indeed thrashing the hell out of it. First thing he hold the cop was he was driving at the speed limit (35mph). A little suspicious, huh? And I have told Firestone in writing to kindly send payment of 6k before I take them to court. Theres no way they can win, every piece of evidence points at an idiot driving my car. People have told me to go with another car, but I just cant let this one go to waste.

Anyway, I feel that using the 6k to get it fixed at Toyota seems like a waste. Id have new original parts but now I need your advice on getting my baby restored.

First of all, its a non-turbo model, and I dont race. I just like cars with juice for when I need it (like idiots on the freeway, if you know what I mean), and I dont really wanna put up with the maintenance for the turbo. My stock supra was fast as hell anyway. I was just thinking of installing an intake/exhaust system but I hate that sound and like I said, I dont race, I just speed sometimes.

As far as body parts go, I need the fenders, hood, headlights, and possibly the whole bumper kit. I have found aftermarket parts but they are made of fiber glass/carbon, and Id like mine of steel like I originally had it. Also, getting all the original parts from Toyota will run me at around 3k. People have told me getting aftermarket parts could run me less expensive and I would be getting improved parts. So Im looking around. I have checked the junkyards in my area and as I suspected, no supras. Help for info on these parts is appreciated.

[SupraMan1784]

since you dont race and you dont really beat the car that hard, i would go with what is cheap and easy to find, some of the parts might be oem and some might be aftermarket, it seems as if as long as you get the car on the road by any means its ok....though im sure you could find oem toyota parts to replace all your damaged ones, for me i would go aftermarket, but in your case oem should do just fine, i think someone here is a supplier or knows where to get oem parts

[scruffboy]

I had a slight front end collision with my 89. I took it to a "respectable" repair shop and they showed me a bill of close to $6,000. Well, the damage wasn't that bad, so I went to a toyota dealer and bought the parts I needed for about $700. The most expensive piece was the header panel (the upper portion of the bumper on MKIII's) There was no damage to the radiator or beyond, just some cosmetic stuff up front. Even the hood was O.K. except the "respectable shop" tore it apart to open the latch. Anyway, I took it to a guy who was recommended, handed him all the pieces, and within two days I had it back, looking damn good, and working perfect (lights, latch and everything) all for $225. After I spent the money at the dealer, wouldn't you know I find a Supra in the junkyard. I bought the hood for $70 and put it on. It was a silver/grey which I planned to paint black to match my car, but I really got to like the tu-tone look and am keeping it that way. When I went back to the junkyard, the owner told me he "crushed" it! Who crushes a Supra? Anyway, your car has much more damage then I had, but if you can find a decent body guy, and get lucky with some parts, you may get it back together with the $2,200, or at least close. I'm so sorry that this happended to your car. You have my sympathy.

Sincerely,

James in North Jersey

[revolution]

auto body panels. check google for the site. all cheap jap made parts. used em lots of times.

[alishab1432]

if you dont win your case, you might be able to find a supra in a junk yard w/ the body parts you need for cheaper than the dealership... and if you do win bunches of money, hell just go all crazy and get carbon fiber lol

[sd88supra]

Well, thanks for all of your support, and I'm off to repair my baby because I won my case out of court. I will recieve $5000 by tomorrow.