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  1. Mehmet alb

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    2007 Toyota prius. I had an accident from the left front as in the pictures. engine running, malfunction lights not on, left front axle, left front bearing, left shock absorber, do I need to replace them? the left front axle carrier is bent and the wheel has slipped backwards. What are your recommendations? Thank you very much.
     

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    eek! :eek: my advice would be a good body shoppe, that may be totaled
     
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    Air bags blown and older car, probably totaled. Insurance?
     
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    the vehicle is running, there is no fault indication in the engine lights. The insurance seems fine. as if embedded in the front left podium
     
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    can't see why airbags wouldn't set off trouble lights, and possibly prevent the car from running.

    we don't know the insurance rules of turkey though. any idea of the replacement value of your car?
     
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    are you going to do the work yourself? if so, it would be hard for us to know what parts need replacement other than the obvious, or if the frame is bent
     
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    Is that dirt packed into the driver's side front wheel?
    What is that thing sticking out of the top of the driver's side rear door?

    Minimally that car needs two airbags, a new front window, a hood, a fender, probably both headlights (the mounting points are probably broken on the passenger side one), both side mirrors. Probably new wheel and maybe two new tires (can't replace just one). The bumper seems to be tilted, so a new one of those (or pound it out maybe) and a new energy absorber. I expect that the radiator bracket is probably bent too.

    I don't like the look of the driver's side door. Maybe it is just open a hair? Otherwise, the body may have buckled slightly on that side.
    I don't like that the airbags blew and windshield is gone, that suggest a lot of deceleration and so force on the car.

    In the US no insurance company would pay to fix this. They would total it and write a check.

    If you really want to fix this car at least have a body shop examine it and give you a report on the frame damage. Swapping body panels is something that most people can do, straightening out a bent car is not.
     
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    Does the front bumper, left headlight, left front fender of the 2010 Toyota prius fit the 2007 Toyota prius?
     
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    Does the front bumper, left headlight, left front fender of the 2010 Toyota prius fit the 2007 Toyota prius?
     
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    2010 Toyota prius'un ön tamponu, sol farı, sol ön çamurluğu 2007 Toyota prius'a uyuyor mu?
     
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    How easy is it to find and buy another 2007 Prius in Turkey? If it’s possible I would buy another one and use parts from both to make a useable car. In any case you have a lot of work to do.
     
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    It's VERY likely that the car just needs to be replaced. That's not an insignificant amount of damage. If you were to find a donor car for all the parts you need, it may be easier to make the donor your driver car.
     
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    2010 won't fit. generation changed sometime around the end of the decade, might be 2009 in turkey, i'm not sure.
     
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