How much damage is repair-able on the rear of the tunnel? The heat exchangers are ok but the rear where the bumper bolts on is folded down about 90* with a little more fold on the right rear. To the naked eye the tunnel still appears straight.
Dave M
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What happened ???
Anything is repairable...are we talking for Insurance reason...or human capability reasons ?
Anything is repairable...are we talking for Insurance reason...or human capability reasons ?
Long story short, the sled went end over end. front left trailing arm is toast as are radius/control rods. No problem there. Even the shock might be bent but I don't know yet. The sled came down on the right rear bumper corner and folded it down just past where the bumper bolts on.
I'm talking insurance and capability. The front is nothing to worry about (that I see.) The rear is weather or not the tunnel needs replaced or can be bent back. It sounds like insurance companies are so quick to total a sled now-a-days. I can't remember if my policy was for blue book on the sled or a $ figure. I know my deductible is $50. Then there is the whole buying back the sled, risk getting dropped, etc.
I'm talking insurance and capability. The front is nothing to worry about (that I see.) The rear is weather or not the tunnel needs replaced or can be bent back. It sounds like insurance companies are so quick to total a sled now-a-days. I can't remember if my policy was for blue book on the sled or a $ figure. I know my deductible is $50. Then there is the whole buying back the sled, risk getting dropped, etc.
I guess a lot of it comes down to will YOU be happy sith it if you just fix it yourself. I've helped bend a pile of things back to straight and usually all it takes is a little re-enforcement in the right spot and you'll never have a problem with it. Of course it might not be cosmetically perfect.
Insurance usually totals anything that requires tunnel work as the trend is to replace it which equals big $$ in shop time so they quickly pass the ratio for fix/total.
If you need frontend parts shoot me a message. I've got a good set of srx shocks, rad rods, and tie rods still from when I switched to a lightweight frontend setup.
Insurance usually totals anything that requires tunnel work as the trend is to replace it which equals big $$ in shop time so they quickly pass the ratio for fix/total.
If you need frontend parts shoot me a message. I've got a good set of srx shocks, rad rods, and tie rods still from when I switched to a lightweight frontend setup.
That's what I thought. I've never swapped out a tunnel. I'll be needing front end parts. I don't have a problem repairing while I know it will take someone with the right tools to do. I'm not sure who to turn to for that. (Not a welder nor a fabricator here....) I'll see if I can get a pic or two to see what you guys think.
I called my agent and she said to talk to insurance company direct.
I called my agent and she said to talk to insurance company direct.
daman
New member
Oh no!!!!!!! not the new sled.....
didn't i tell ya to take it easy on the ol srx....thats gota suck man.
didn't i tell ya to take it easy on the ol srx....thats gota suck man.
Trust me I am kicking myself for doing that to her. I'm glad I'm nothing more than a little bruised up. I can fix the sled. She was AWESOME though!
She will return either on my $ or the insurance company's.
I'd post pic's but it hurts to look at them.
She will return either on my $ or the insurance company's.
I'd post pic's but it hurts to look at them.
daman
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Glad your alright....i'd be crying!!!!!!!
daman
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that don't look tooooo awlful bad,she's fixable hell yea,how's the foot rest
from that arm bending?
from that arm bending?
From the pics that doesn't look to be too bad to do yourself. Couple of hammers and some wood blocks it look like it would straighten out quite nicely. Then make a plate to stiffen things up and it would be good to go. Looks like the cover would hide it even.
Or it would be a great time to put a tunnel extension on it and go to a longer track - That's what I would do. I like my 144" srx.
Or it would be a great time to put a tunnel extension on it and go to a longer track - That's what I would do. I like my 144" srx.
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daman said:
The foot rest area didn't have a noticeable buckle or crinkle in like I expected. I think the mounting point under the running board is a little tweeked but that's it.
So maybe no tunnel replacement?
If the mount for the front suspension is good, just fix the backend and ride it. Personally I don't have full coverage on my sleds so I'd have to fix it myself. You take that to the insurance man and it's totalled. I don't know what the shop time on a tunnel swap is but I'm guessing they would say its 10 hrs. minimum (I've never done one). At $80 or so for the shop rate plus the cost of a tunnel you're sitting at $1500 or so minimum. That's going to be a total for a 2000 srx unless the adjustor is out to lunch.
daman
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No way......if that's all the damage and the rest is strait your good man,hammer and dolly that tunnel corner back flat you can buy new thednale said:
alum piece the rear cooler rivets too,easy fix from what i'm seeing...
I priced up all new parts (minus the front shock) and it was about $800 plus labor. I figure that would be around $2k, aka the value of the sled or maybe slightly less than the kbb. The top mount at the motor for the shock looks good. The end on the spindle looks jacked. I'm sure I'll have to get some odds and ends too. I'd almost rather just fix it myself for the amount of work that it would take to have insurance involved. I could do the whole total the sled then buy it back route but I would rather be able to insure the entire sled again, not just plpd.
Think an aluminum plate riveted up under the tunned at the back would re-inforce it enough?
Think an aluminum plate riveted up under the tunned at the back would re-inforce it enough?
That's all it would take. There's nothing going on back there except a place to hang the cooler and lift the sled. A plate is all it would need.
I'll make you a package deal on the fornt end stuff. Just tell me what you need and we can go from there if you want to. I need to get rid of some of this stuff I have accumulated through the years. I just sold the trailing arms or I'd have a set of those to.
I'll make you a package deal on the fornt end stuff. Just tell me what you need and we can go from there if you want to. I need to get rid of some of this stuff I have accumulated through the years. I just sold the trailing arms or I'd have a set of those to.
I have to admit, you guys are making me feel a little better about it.
Yamidude59
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tunnel swap would take 12 hours at least at 89 bucks an hour that adds up..., my buddy had to take his in to get a new tunnel, easy to do, just time consuming drilling all those rivets out
daman
New member
look for used parts dnale(here,ebay),you'll be into this for hardly nothing
I've been talking to Viperlover since I got back. he has almost everything I need (even the tunnel) and at a decent price and for the year. I may have to find a front viper shock. I think the end in the spindle is gone. I'm not sure when they rebuild them if they can swap that out or if I'm better off buying another one (or if I can straighten her out).