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Would welcome advice on '01 hit & run repair. . . .
Posted by JPW (more from JPW) on Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:39:47
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Unbelievably, twice in the past week, separate vehicles backed into the front end of my parked car. The first was negligible damage--a grain of rice sized scrape on the bumper and somewhat more on the license plate--but it's the second that I need some help with.
This time, the scrape was only a little more evident on the bumper--still just a graze against it--but guess what else they did: with perfect aim, they forced the passenger side (USA) headlamp wiper arm in, just enough to make the back of its motor pop open and cause the arm to flop loose, no longer operating. The tiny plastic spray nozzle for the fluid hose also broke off, but nothing else--not even the headlamp--got damaged.
Since this is the side that has the engine and other components in front of it, I fear that it's a hefty labor fee, even just to gain access to the motor. If it can be snapped back together, that would be ideal. But oddly, it was the unrecognizable whine from the motor buzzing the entire time the car was running that drew me to the damage in the first place. I think it may have burned itself out.
Do any of you have experience with this? I know the headlamp wiper is not a major necessity, but I'd like to equip myself with some knowledge before letting the service adviser go to town. I need to weigh whether it's worth an insurance claim.
Thanks,
-JPW
Buffalo, NY
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