Rear ended MVA

[Dr Doom]

Hi guys:

My MX unfortunately got rear ended at low stop and go traffic. The car behind me struck my bumper black plastic panel and cracked my rear deflector on driver side. I have a couple questions- I don't know if anyone can check for me- I noticed at the black panel part of bumper there is a lip now after I inspected the damage.

Is this lip on black panel been there before? I attached a picture of my bumper panel damage. The lip of the panel is marked with red arrow. I am just worried that the collision might've pushed in my panel inwards. Also are there any sensors on the black panel that might've been damaged?

Thanks for help. Luckily the guy has good insurance so I am going to get this fixed soon.

MX

• Dr Doom
• Dec 14, 2017

 

[outie]

The lip has always been there. I wash my own car so I know...

 

[sjj45]

I will need to confirm in daylight, but pretty sure that lip is there by design.

 

[Dr Doom]

Thanks everybody for help. I got a quote from tesla for work and it was 800 dollars. yikes hoping it's covered completely.

 

[rocketshipp85]

Thanks everybody for help. I got a quote from tesla for work and it was 800 dollars. yikes hoping it's covered completely.

That seems like nothing compared to everybody else's 10k quotes but a lot for that small damage. Glad that everybody is ok.

 

[rreedd]

You location shows NYC. Put your Tow Hitch in, It will serve as little insurance for all the tight parking that leaves all the cars with bumper rash.
Goodluck with the repairs

 

[Chickenlittle]

You location shows NYC. Put your Tow Hitch in, It will serve as little insurance for all the tight parking that leaves all the cars with bumper rash.
Goodluck with the repairs

Got rear ended with my tow hitch and bike rack on. Their car damaged but nothing on mine (bike rack not even bent). Convinced I would have had a significant repair without it on

 

[Dr Doom]

Got rear ended with my tow hitch and bike rack on. Their car damaged but nothing on mine (bike rack not even bent). Convinced I would have had a significant repair without it on

this seems like a great idea. I am now paranoid with getting rear ended. Driving more defensively. but there is no way to prevent a careless driver from hitting you from behind if you are in stop and go traffic.

 

[sub]

Yup, hitch on my landcruiser has saved me multiple times but not so fun for the other vehicle.

 

[Dr Doom]

Yup, hitch on my landcruiser has saved me multiple times but not so fun for the other vehicle.

If a car rear ends the hitch and not the bumper- does this damage the car hitch? Like makes it a costly fix still?

 

[sub]

I'm sure if it's hit hard enough, but hitches are not that expensive. The energy is focused on the slide/ball so it mostly punches a hole in the other car. Saves you in low speed collisions but wouldn't do much above ~20 mph most likely. I don't keep it there for protection necessarily, it's just happened to be there a couple couple times when there were slow speed impacts.

 

[banned-66611]

Maybe we need an airbag on the back? Or a big spring.

Or a bumpers sticker with the price of this "minor" repair on it.