Looks great! can't even tell...how did you get another painted bumper?

 

new panels at quadratech.com or maybe morris4x4

 

if they total it that would suck on your end, have to deal with a salvaged title "heck no drops your value even more". take a day at pull-a-part and you have your fix. new fenders/grill/lights you are probably lookin at maybe $100 for just the parts. i would say closer to $50 to fix it. then paint would be more. Shoot something like that shouldnt even be reported to insurance. if you can fix it i wouldn't report it but thats me! hell you should cut those fenders and by some steel bumpers now and throw on some bigger tires. its just an excuse now to fix your jeep up.

and like mihogan said, just cause and airbag goes off doesnt mean its totaled. you can set and airbag off by tripping a switch on accident in some cars, or if its goes outta date they can sometimes go off by themselves. thats why most shops are required to take airbags out because accidental going off owners getting hit in the face and not knowing what happend haha. its like a fire extinguisher "outta date" it doesnt work properly.

 

Thanks man! And they got a bumper from a junkyard, and painted it to match! Simple as that.

 

this is why changing out the stock bumper is so helpful, i think if someone hit my bumper it wouldn't budge and hurt the other car

 

Yes I do... A side from them not replacing any steering components ( they are making it up to me ) It runs and drives wonderfully.

 

Well the insurance guy came by yesterday and they are going to total it.

Good news: His insurance company is going to give me $2300 for it and let me buy it back for $400. This is awesome since I only paid $800 for it 6 months ago!

I'm probably going to fix it up and drive it for a while until I find another one that I can afford. I really don't have any reason to sell this one so I'll probably leave it setting around for parts once I find a new one.

 

Well, to give you some perspective Lije, I am picking up my 91 from a body guy tomorrow (after being fixed) that had the exact same damage as you currently have and it cost me $1500 in labor/paint/swapping parts. Hope that helps some.

 

Yup. Can't stop a Jeep, haha.

 

I had a 92 Cherokee that I paid $2100 for. First semester of college classes a girl backed into the front and her insurance gave me $500 that means I was down to $1600. Then the very next year I was rear ended by a girl trying to eat, talk on a cell phone, and drive. The insurance totaled it and gave me $3600. I made $2000 on it and bought it back for $300. My little brother will be getting it this coming spring for his first car and it has 217k on it.

I would buy yours back and use the extra money to puts some goodies on it!

 

Buy it back, fix it up and have yourself an even nicer Xj to drive and play with.