was in an accident, now i need some help - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

toy949 · 02-10-2009, 07:03 PM

I got into an accident over the weekend. It looks fixable but im going to need a new fuse box and inner structure piece. Besides junkyard and toyota is there any place that sells the fuse box? or does someone have a spare one i can buy?

second is the inner structure. i havent gone down to a bodyshop or toyota yet to see how much and if its worth the labor or just have a buddy weld it in (he works at a bodyshop). My question is is there a place online to order or am i going to have to go through toyota or a bodyshop.

if anyone has spare parts ill gladly buy from you if its not too high. I have a price list already made of the normal things fender, hood, front.

thanks guys

disregard · 02-10-2009, 07:11 PM

Holy crap ! Who hit you a freaking Semi ? That thing is trashed !

atobe · 02-10-2009, 09:59 PM

woweee that sucks... well you can use car-parts.com to search local junk yards around you for parts or just hit the pull your own parts one those are cheaper anyways..

JMSports · 02-10-2009, 11:04 PM

For the amount of damage, to me, that doesnt look fixable. Honestly you should search the junkyards for a similar camry maybe with a dead engine or tranny that you could pick up for cheap, and swap your engine and interior in.

Snorbert · 02-10-2009, 11:34 PM

i would not recommend swapping engine and interior i just did that on mine and man was it a pain that dash is harder than it looks anyways i have a few parts like corning lights headlight brackets a few fenders but they are white and a little bunged up not like yours of course lol damn that sucks really did you get hit by a semi... i have an extra fuse box as well a hood but it doesnt have any of those washer despenser thinggys and all of them are white but if you are interested where are you located.

TVISMR2 · 02-10-2009, 11:38 PM

Anything's fixable, but for the amount of damage there, it would be a shit ton easier (and cheaper) to just get another Camry. Sorry but that thing's toast.

Edit: You're in California, there's like 2,000,000 2nd gen Camry's out there for sale. Save yourself a LOT of trouble and $$$$ and get yourself another Camry.

disregard · 02-11-2009, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TVISMR2

Anything's fixable, but for the amount of damage there, it would be a shit ton easier (and cheaper) to just get another Camry. Sorry but that thing's toast.

Edit: You're in California, there's like 2,000,000 2nd gen Camry's out there for sale. Save yourself a LOT of trouble and $$$$ and get yourself another Camry.

I concur. I totally agree. Dude get yourself a junker and swap the parts in. or just get another camry and save yourself ALOT of money and trouble.

toy949 · 02-11-2009, 10:53 PM

lol i hit a f-250 US department of forestry truck. He was backing up on the other side of the road around a blind corner. There was two other accidents around the turn and i think he was backing up on the other side of the road to stop traffic. The guy in front of me slammed on his brakes and i did as well and locked up and slid straight and had no traction. (ground was wet it had just rained). ended up side swiping the truck.

im going to tear it down tomorrow i finally have time to work on it so hopefully i can work with it.

white90dx · 02-11-2009, 11:31 PM

I have a number of those parts on a Camry here at my house... maybe we can work something out. They are even pretty much the same color (poorly matched repaint of the light blue). PM me for info.

-Charlie

toy949 · 02-11-2009, 11:33 PM

paint color is not an issue as i used to paint cars for a living, so bodywork and paint are right up my alley lol ill def send you a PM.

toy949 · 02-12-2009, 05:02 PM

well tore it down today found out the pieces ill need are front portion of apron, front half of upper rail and the side radiator support where the driverside headlight goes. this is the structure only part. only problem im having now is 2 of the 3 parts are no longer produced or in stock by toyota.

anyone know if there are places in the socal area that sell used pieces that i can cut out from a wrecked car or something along those lines?
I dont know if the junkyards allow it or offer those services. Tomorrow im heading out to the yards to find my parts. glad to know theres a half off special this weekend.

disregard · 02-12-2009, 05:15 PM

Holy crap that still looks very bad. Are you sure theres no frame damage ? If you can get the parts and put them on then congrats man and more power to yah cuz thats one hell of a job.

toy949 · 02-12-2009, 06:45 PM

its not too much work just need to reweld the 3 parts and the rest is bolt on. Problem is if i cant get a hold of the 2 that are no longer available, then i might be forced to junk it.

atobe · 02-12-2009, 07:14 PM

u should definately PM charlie he does have a car for parts it should have all of those parts you need... i don't know how you would cut it but worth a shot.

white90dx · 02-12-2009, 08:31 PM

I have all those parts in good shape if you need them.

Actually, the extra front bumper I have is from an ES250... but everything else is what you want.

-Charlie