Besides hovering here for years and keeping things tidy and civil, recently our beloved Gen 2 Ody was hit in the rear with a uninsured driver last Sat. The damage is substantial to the tailgate and minor side panel damage. Luckily the subframe and bumper is intact (except for the upper rubber strip). Only one of the tail lights cracked.
Most important, I was not injured and the airbag did not deploy. In essence, I'm going to have to fix this out of pocket having recently removed the collision coverage due to vehicle age, 10 years old, at nearly 200,000 miles on it's 2nd tranny with such a low resale value, it didn't make sense for the coverage. Call it bad timing on my part.....:rollingeyes:
Estimates for the repair put it at 3000 to 3500, more than what the vehicle is worth. So what am I going to do? Being a DIY kind of guy, I'm hoping to locate a replacement / used tailgate with decent lights / window?
Don't know if the latch is damaged as we can not open the hatch currently but we have humongous leaks (air) in the rear so we can't drive the Ody in fear of exhaust fumes entering the cabin......
Any suggestions where to find a tailgate for a Gen 2 would be great. I'm willing to drive to pick it up too if reasonable?
Thanks Odyclub members. PM would be great if you need to contact me too?
Chiody..... Ed in real life from Chicago, IL