hey guys i really need your input on this one. 3 days ago i got involved in an accident which is not my fault. my car got rear ended on I80 East bound in San pablo breaking my rear bumper and Exhaust, both are non usable. the good news is that his insurance took full liability on the accident and they are paying for the damages he cost but one thing that bothered me is that they wont replace my rear bumper with OEM bumper instead theyre goin for an aftermarket one, i asked them to replace it with OEM but they refused and said that if i wanted to get the OEM bumper i need to pay the difference thats what i call BS...

so my question is do i go with the aftermarket or pay half price for the OEM??

any opinions is appreciated..

 

I know I've been told, if you insist on OEM, then insurance should replace with OEM. However, I have no proof to back up this statement. How is your exhaust broken? If it was bent pretty hard, I think it could have bent some under car exhaust mounts or even worse, damaged the turbo.

Good luck, I hope you get the OEM parts.

 

woah what insurance is that? That sounds wrong. I mean how much are they really saving going with a non oem? Whats the difference in price? I would be pissed!

 

This was on the news before on KTVU, about insurances having shops replace parts with aftermarket instead of oem, they interviewed a guy who had the same problem, just keep fighting it, eventually you'll win, the only reason they want to do aftermarket is to save money.

 

well as far as turbo goes its fine i drove it for a total of 25 or more miles without problem or noise but i hope nothing serious but just bent pipe btw i have HKS Carbon Ti and man if you see the half of the muffler tip its bented but yeah i need to get it check. The guys insurance is Farmers...

 

i'll ask my sister later on tonight, she works for AAA and she should know

 

Also, just tell them, your bumper was oem and you expect oem because thats what was broken in the accident, not an aftermarket bumper.

 

oh yeah the OEM bumper is 316 to be exact and the AM bumper is around 160+ and about the fighting it situation i dont really wanna go thru all that hassle just to get it, i just want to get my Suby back in good shape and drive it again..

 

It's your choice haha I'd keep fighting if it were mine, they're just scamming you out of your money imo

 

oem is cheaper... i would go for a baller *** bumper.. that's just me though. gl getting the stock one...

 

OEM isn't cheaper lol

 

Enjoy your fight in court.

 

LoL i think he misread it. iim havin a problem if im willin to pay or not if i fight it then it might take long or even elavate on something like goin to the news...

 

and that too goin to court...

 

My suggestion is to take your car to Yeaman Auto Body in Palo Alto, they will replace it with oem no matter what insurance company you go thru, in other words they will do the fighting for you. Talk to Scott, he is the owner and will take great care of you.

Currently at Yeaman are 2 STI's from 2 different I-Clubbers with Insurance work. One is a return customer.

Yeaman Auto Body
2025 East Bayshore Road
Palo Alto, Ca 94303