[Z06] 02 Z06 for 13K
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02 Z06 for 13K
I have a local person that buys wrecked cars and sells them. The impact was the right front. It snap the wheels off with the A-arms clean and got the door and rear quarter. Also deployed both air bags and busted the windsheild. I cannot not see any frame damage. Any opinions here if its worth it? The car only has 9k miles. And most parts are on ebay it appears
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So the entire right side, and the windshield, with deployed airbags. Yes, you have frame damage. There is more to it than buying the parts and bolting them on. If you have never worked with wrecks this would not be a good starter project. 
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From: Palm Bay Fl
Here is an awakening:
My friend just had to replace the rear glass in his Z06 (a rock from a lawn service's mower cracked it).
Just the little rear window: $2800.00, and that's just the price of the glass, no labor included.
I imagine the front glass, since it's thinner than a regular C5's, would be the same inflated prices, as well as all the suspension under the car.
Price a few items before you consider the purchase, since repairing the thing could cost quite a bit more than buying one in good shape.
-Dave C. '04 Z06
My friend just had to replace the rear glass in his Z06 (a rock from a lawn service's mower cracked it).
Just the little rear window: $2800.00, and that's just the price of the glass, no labor included.
I imagine the front glass, since it's thinner than a regular C5's, would be the same inflated prices, as well as all the suspension under the car.
Price a few items before you consider the purchase, since repairing the thing could cost quite a bit more than buying one in good shape.
-Dave C. '04 Z06
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You're buddy must have been dumb enough to buy OEM glass from Chevy. Could have gotten a/m glass far cheaper.
I'm an adjuster for GEICO... there's nothing wrong about buying a wrecked car if you have the tools and still to re-build it. Look farther down for the tread where the two guys re-built the wrecked Z into a vert... it's better than new.
A car is merely a sum of parts... replace the damaged ones and put the frame on a laser rack to get it back to factory spec. There's a guy on Viperclub.org that bought a red GTS totaled and re-built in into a gorgeous blue/white gts and it looks perfect. His total investment is about $33k.
Let me pull out my work PC and check the oem price on that rear glass... brb.
I'm an adjuster for GEICO... there's nothing wrong about buying a wrecked car if you have the tools and still to re-build it. Look farther down for the tread where the two guys re-built the wrecked Z into a vert... it's better than new.
A car is merely a sum of parts... replace the damaged ones and put the frame on a laser rack to get it back to factory spec. There's a guy on Viperclub.org that bought a red GTS totaled and re-built in into a gorgeous blue/white gts and it looks perfect. His total investment is about $33k.
Let me pull out my work PC and check the oem price on that rear glass... brb.
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Originally Posted by jgmachine
O my god... I never thought the glass would be that much...
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Thanks guys. Really though the wheel was knocked clean off. The bolts that hold the control arms on are still there with part of the arms there. You forget its Alum.
Cobra4B
Can you give me a quote on some of the right side parts?
I just won a complete door on ebay for $310 and lower control arm for $70. And most everything is the same on Z6 and C5s
Cobra4B
Can you give me a quote on some of the right side parts?
I just won a complete door on ebay for $310 and lower control arm for $70. And most everything is the same on Z6 and C5s
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From: San Clemente CA
Originally Posted by Cobra4B
Well consider what it is... it's unique (only FRC C5's need it), it's got alot of curve to it (expensive to produce). So you take low volume and expensive to produce = expensive!
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From: salem OR
Originally Posted by Cobra4B
Well damn it says....
Glass GM $2579.41
Glass NAGS $5857.50
Safelite $1991.55
Glass GM $2579.41
Glass NAGS $5857.50
Safelite $1991.55
Then Is the cheaper glass the factory glass, same manufacture ?
If not no good, Got to pay the full price to be right . unless ur a little stupid. these cars parts need to be correct.