i got hit yesterday by a nissan...

[saab95arc]

I was rear ended yesterday by a nissan going about 10-20 mph I didn't see any damage to my car but to be safe i took down some insurance information... and when i got home i watched this video...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJMIdMZkGR8 I noticed none of the cars seam to have any damage but there is damage done to the car in actuality... do you think there is damage done to my saab 95? i know some of the trim is dinged up can someone with a saab 9-5 take some photos of underneath their car there seems to be some bending in the bumper under the car...

[saab95arc]

here is a photo of the sides of the bumper
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._3633000_n.jpg is that broken or normally like that? also how do i pop the trim back into place?

[J-Rod]

There is probably a bit of damage, especially being the impact was 10-20. There could be damage underneath and just the bumper skin looks fine. And if you have parking sensors, they could be damaged.

[saab95arc]

thanks j rod does your cars bumper look like that from underneath on the sides?

[J-Rod]

I'm about to go pick it up from the shop in a few minutes, so when I get it home, I'll check for you.

[saab95arc]

ohh what happened? thank you, and btw how do you like your pilot sport tires? im looking for new tires on my saab...

[WhiteT5]

The bumper beam is supposed to bend like that. What worries me is the hairline crack in the paint on the beam supports. This metal may have been impacted enough to cause a very small bend.

[J-Rod]

Originally Posted by saab95arc

ohh what happened? thank you, and btw how do you like your pilot sport tires? im looking for new tires on my saab...

It was the water pump. I didn't have time to do it, and it wasn't terribly expensive to have done (my import indy only charges 50 bucks an hour) And I like the tires, they aren't the grippiest things in the world, but they are pretty good all season tires. I'm not sure of the specs, they were on the car when I bought it, but I used them last winter and they worked pretty well.

As far as the bumper support, yes, mine looks almost identical to that, minus the paint crack that WhiteT5 was talking about. That would be enough for me to have it looked at.