Re: Ur-Q encounters Suburban - Bodyshop needed

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

> Hit black ice on the way to work this morning, managed to avoid the cars in
> front of me, but the Suburban behind couldn't stop and gave me a good whack
> in the tail.

ouch!

> The interesting thing is that by the time I got to work the bumper had
> "reset" itself and now looks normal other than some damage to the paint??

it's mounted to a shock absorber, which must have stuck for a while.

> Is there any other less obvious damage that I should be looking for?

frame and rear sheet metal deformation, paint breakage leading to rust
in that area...

cracks or other stress in bumper itself?  I don't know if you have to
replace the bumper shocks after they do their job once.

Look all over the car for strained/broken rubber mounts - a good whack
will age a lot of this stuff prematurely.

-- 
Huw Powell

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82 Audi Coupe; 85 Coupe GT
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