[jphase]

so my friend got into an accident last night.. he hydroplaned, spun out, hit the guard rail and they had to cut the top of his car to get his other two friends out.

so he wants to know what he can take from the car since it's totalled.

the only thing i can think of him taking is the spare tire kit (spare wheel, jack, wrench)

can he take the rims and put some steeles on the car?

what are some other things he can take from the car?

[[K]Jae]

Sorry to hear, glad hes ok tho. My friend got into an accident similar couple months ago.
What type of car is it?
He can always part it out and sell it...

[mikez]

Man the rain sucks up here doesn't it. I almost spun out yesterday on the GSP, but I was on summer racing tires lol

If the car is totaled and paid off by the insurance, then your friend don't own it anymore and its illegal to take any parts off.

Normally I would just remove the wheels, tires, seats, spare kit, tail lights, head lights, engines, transmissions, anything that can sell for money and people wont mind that its dirty. Steering wheels = no cuz its gross, same thing with dashboards or most interior bits, unless they are brand new.

[OMGHIyori2U]

Man the rain sucks up here doesn't it. I almost spun out yesterday on the GSP, but I was on summer racing tires lol

what tires? I have summer tires on, but they also perform as good rain tires. My awd certainly helps but the wet grip on these tires are really good (Bridgestone RE-01R)

[jphase]

His accident was on the Turnpike...around 2:10am..

its an '08 civic.. if he put some steel wheels on the car and took his rims off.. would his insurance do/say something about it?

he's not a very car savy guy so I doubt he'd want to part it. He wants to keep the [H] emblem for keepsake since it was his first car.

[90th.degree]

Probably not. But if you're car savvy, you can go to a Civic enthusiast forum and try to part out for him from there. If he didn't dink the engine in the accident, there's good money in trying to part out.

[jphase]

Probably not. But if you're car savvy, you can go to a Civic enthusiast forum and try to part out for him from there. If he didn't dink the engine in the accident, there's good money in trying to part out.

yeaa but wouldn't he have to buy the car from the insurance company to part it out?

he says the only thing damaged is the passenger side and the roof.. which had to be cut to get the other two passengers out.

parting out the car completely seems to be out of the question..

[FatGarfield]

maybe the spare tire in the trunk? lol...

[jphase]

so far the only things i could think of were:

spare tire
wrench
jack
wheel center piece
owners manual

[mikez]

what tires? I have summer tires on, but they also perform as good rain tires. My awd certainly helps but the wet grip on these tires are really good (Bridgestone RE-01R)

Sumitomo HTRZ II, the ones with the really funky tread lol. They don't work well in the rain, as soon as its damp I can feel some wiggle during lane changes at hwy speeds, and when its flooded... forgitttaboutit lol

[hannahtate]

If you have a complete body kit, keep it and you can sell it on Ebay, as well as the alarm for car.

[ghost]

-Steering wheel
-Climate control
-Seats
-Gauge cluster
-ECU
-Harness
-Glove Box
-Wheels
-Brakes
-Subframe *depending on condition*
-Transmission
-Engine *depending on condition*
-Suspension
-Anything else that is salvageable

The list can go into the hundreds...

[chvietnk]

spun out

how did he spin out in a fwd?

[mikez]

how did he spin out in a fwd?

There's too much involved to know for sure if its his friend that can't drive

How much it was raining
Did he hydroplane
Was he racing
Did Vtec engaged

etc

[jphase]

he hydroplaned. it rained a lot that day and night because it was from a hurricane that was going on in the east coast or something..

he said he was doing 55 when he hydroplaned and spun. he wasn't racing.


so... update. his car is totaled.. he went and picked up his things..but apparently the people at the place where his car was were really strict. they wouldn't let him take any part of the car. as in no spare tire etc. only his personal belongings.


as for those who mentioned taking the whole car apart and selling stuff.. would never happen. my friends not car savy at all.. he thought the amount of power a car has was dependent on the speedo. -.-

thanks for the help.

[jakex1]

Did Vtec engaged

HAHAHA some people cant handle a honda when the vtec just kick in yo!