Insurance work on FJ40 in San Jose area - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

rsrai · 12-02-2005, 02:27 PM

my cousins cruiser was hit by a lady at a 4 way stop, hit his rear passenger tire. Long story short, the rear axle housing twisted under the body, so looking at it from the rear it looks like it has 4w steering and it is about to makie a left. anyone in the san jose area do any landcruiser insurance work? i dont want to take it to any auto body shop. please let me know. i called custom cruisers in gilroy, waiting on a call back, but anyone know any other shops?

WheelingPiazza · 12-02-2005, 03:14 PM

Custom Cruisers doesnt really do insurance work. HE can do the physical repairs as far as putting a new axle under it if you bring the parts in or he can get your new parts for it.

Does it need body work or a new rear axle? If its a new rear axle, I would take it to a shop that does frame work too, Its alway better to make sure then to be sorry down the line later on.

rsrai · 12-02-2005, 04:41 PM

it doesnt need any bodywork, ron got back to me and said he should be able to take care of it and also give an estimate.

dieselcruiserhead · 12-02-2005, 07:28 PM

Make sure you check frame. I was hit in my last 40, let the woman drive away because I didn't notice any damage... And the frame was tweaked from the tinyest little tap. There is a chance if it bent rear axle housing

rsrai · 12-03-2005, 08:59 PM

ill make sure to check, her ins co is sending out their estimate guy to look at it, but i am sure he doesnt know anything about cruisers. so it will be interesting what kind of estimate of damage he gives.

12-02-2005, 02:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
rsrai Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Member # 11479 Location: san hoser Posts: 34	Insurance work on FJ40 in San Jose area my cousins cruiser was hit by a lady at a 4 way stop, hit his rear passenger tire. Long story short, the rear axle housing twisted under the body, so looking at it from the rear it looks like it has 4w steering and it is about to makie a left. anyone in the san jose area do any landcruiser insurance work? i dont want to take it to any auto body shop. please let me know. i called custom cruisers in gilroy, waiting on a call back, but anyone know any other shops?

12-02-2005, 03:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
WheelingPiazza Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Member # 498 Location: San Jose Ca Posts: 3,955	Custom Cruisers doesnt really do insurance work. HE can do the physical repairs as far as putting a new axle under it if you bring the parts in or he can get your new parts for it. Does it need body work or a new rear axle? If its a new rear axle, I would take it to a shop that does frame work too, Its alway better to make sure then to be sorry down the line later on. __________________ KI6PZZ, One of the wheelingpiazzas. Dysfunctional Rockcrawlers (TDO)

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12-02-2005, 04:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
rsrai Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Member # 11479 Location: san hoser Posts: 34	it doesnt need any bodywork, ron got back to me and said he should be able to take care of it and also give an estimate.

12-02-2005, 07:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
dieselcruiserhead Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Member # 12758 Location: Park City, UT Posts: 4,651	Make sure you check frame. I was hit in my last 40, let the woman drive away because I didn't notice any damage... And the frame was tweaked from the tinyest little tap. There is a chance if it bent rear axle housing

12-03-2005, 08:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
rsrai Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Member # 11479 Location: san hoser Posts: 34	ill make sure to check, her ins co is sending out their estimate guy to look at it, but i am sure he doesnt know anything about cruisers. so it will be interesting what kind of estimate of damage he gives.