saleen01

sorry, SOMEONE HIT MY REAR

Someone smacked my04 e55 in a parking lot yesterday...and just took off, no note no nothing...rear bumper cracked, impact strip and chrome totally smoked....
Just wondering what to do now...
call insurance? just fix it myself?
I have a e63 front bumper from gary Im about to put on.....now i'm thinking to just convert the rear bumper also.
Has anyone done this? what parts are involved? parts.com? gary? any leads....
thanks for the help guys...

BlkE55K

What's your insurance deductible? Very likely, it will not be worth it to claim insurance since it will be a collision claim.

No idea on the swap costs, sorry!

jayjmuir

If it was a hit and run, you should probably go get a police report immediately. You don't know if there is any damage you can't see and the repair bill could run up pretty quickly. USAA waived my deductible when this happened to me a few years ago - maybe your insurance company would do the same.

saleen01

good advice...thanks
I'll file a report, i really doubt my insurance company would do that for me...
deductible is 500.00

novae500

Depending on your insurance, if it is a hit/run most will treat it as No Fault and no deductible for the repairs.

saleen01

called insurance...they wont cover even in a hit and run

Derek@MACAutoCouture

If it was me, I'd put in a claim. If your bumper is cracked, it should be replaced, not repaired. Your body shop should be able to get you the 63 bumper that you want at little to no cost for you.
If I can offer any advice, feel free to call/PM me, I'll be happy to help.
Good luck!

moosejaw

Ive had hit and run and had to pay a deductible because ive claimed it under my collision policy.
However......
If you have uninsured motorist coverage, it should cover this damage. While there is not a deductible, per se, for this coverage, an insured is usually required to pay 'the first $250' in damages.

Additionally, because it was paid under Uninsured Motorist coverage, it will be clear to any potential NEW carrier when you shop for new insurance, that this was NOT an at fault accident.

justinwrock

What side?

The bumper might be fixable and I have a spare rear bumper impact strip.

saleen01

driver, its messy, its cracked.....gonna go through insurance and see if i can get an e63 rear out of it...

.trunzx

I'd stick with the 55 rear bumper. More diffuser options available and plus it looks almost the same anyway.

Forrest Gump 9

Pm'd

Sorry to hear. Same thing happened to me on Monday. But I guess I was a litte lucky. The only damage was the impact trip got cracked and some minor scratches. People........

AKnight55

Agree

saleen01

not planning on running a diffuser, i've been trying to find a side by side, i thought the e63 was a little more substantial....hung a little lower in the center and had some added dimesion, hopefully someone can chime in and give me some more details
thanks

stevieg

Any chance that there were any cameras mounted for the parking lot or nearby where the hit might have been captured on film?
Probably someone texting and not paying any attention. Would be nice if you could catch the person. Probably did some damage to their car as well.
Good Luck in getting your beast back to perfect.

CharlyE500

Just claim the insurance and it should not increase your cost next year since its hit and run. For a real bumper and painting, this will be at least $3K in Canada. While you have the car in the bodyshop, do the front conversion !

nanayaw6

Sorry to hear bro but one thing I'll mention as a response the E63 conversion keep in mind there isn't a rear diffuser out there yet for that bumper so you might want to factor that into your decision. Hope all goes well. I got rear ended earlier today as well.