Frame straightening: How good will my toyota remain

The same mountain bike may have reached the idea the OP is not US resident the same way I did. The OP used the words (in my country) and while blocked the tag on the front does not appear to be shaped like US tags.

Yup. :smile:

I had my VW Rabbit’s frame straightened quite a few years ago, and it worked out fine. The rear quarter panel replaced and the frame straightened after it was rear-ended. That shop was able to produce a like-new result. There was no problem at all with the wheel alignment, suspension or tire tracking.

I interviewed several shops however before I selected the one to do the job. Some of them appeared to be wanna-be frame-straightening hacks, without a properly equipped building, know how, or tooling. You know, shop floor littered with debris, tools laying everywhere, poor lighting. But the fellow who I selected to do the job, he had built a special purpose building just for straightening frames, very well organized inside, which he was happy to show me. And when I asked him how he checked the result to see if it matched up with the car when new, he showed me how he did that using the fixtures he had made, and how he used the manufacturer’s frame geometry drawings to compare against.

So then , Wizzy . .
IF . . your insurance chooses to repair . .
Find out more about the shop they’ve chosen and the methods they will use to repair it.
and IF . . you get to pick the shop . . use all the advice given here to help you choose a good one . . not the cheapest . . but the the right repair at a good price.

One assumption that should not be made is that the engine and transmission have not been harmed by this impact.
Hopefully not; possibly yes.

@“the same mountainbike” yes i will post back once i get the insurrance report, and if they repair it i will post pictures of the results :slight_smile:

@“VOLVO V70” yes i am not a us resident , 3000 $ of man labor here is worth double in the US , and almost all used car dealers here get the so called totaled cars shipped from the us and fixed here, they drive fine at the end

@“ken green” i have already parked it in the toyota dealership body shop , the insurrance clause states that in the first 2 years i can repair in the dealership garage, its a huge garage with guys with tons of experience with toyota (and lexus) cars, so shop wise i have chosen the best possible option

Holy mackerel Batman. That’s a big hit. Yeah lots of work and door fit issues, air bag, etc. If they don’t total it make sure it is an A#1 shop that does the work, then trade it.

Yeah Meanjoe, that would be called “work hardened”. Becomes stiffer and more brittle so it doesn’t bend as easily the second time. Looks like most of the frame bending issues though are with the door jamb area so just IMHO, shouldn’t have much effect on the crushability of it.

Sheesh, how come the US gets the crappy looking version:

http://www.guideautoweb.com/en/galleries/25434/toyota-yaris-a-new-nationality-for-2015/?im=1

Hmmm. Looks a lot like a Fiat 500.

That is my feeling MJ ,I would want a fish plate added to restore correct crumple strength,nowadays I see replacement door skins are bonded on ,not sure about that either .