UPDATE: Bent Lower A-Arm... yea right

If it was mine I would want them to total it so I could get a new one

yea, that is what I am hoping for, but doubt that it will happen, if I had thought it was that bad, I would have taken everything off before I took it to shop

Insurance called, they are going to replace the frame, and everything on the left front side except the wheel and tire.....

That seems like alot of work. I wonder how many hrs. of labor they allow for all that?

according to Polaris, it takes 16hrs, but my dealer and insurance worked out a deal of 22hrs to move all the added accesories and assemble the left front... I am going to try and go out next week when frame gets there and help, just for the fun of it.

What happens to the old stuff? Having an old frame to play with could be fun.

Finzup wrote:

What happens to the old stuff? Having an old frame to play with could be fun.

should be mine, I guess, but do plan on asking

And the hits just keep on coming.... while putting back together, they noticed that the steering assembly had a catch, or tight spot in it.... guess it got jammed when he bumped into that little rock... so add that to the list

and of course the one new one they have at the shop is not the right one. I may get to ride about deer season or maybe christmas

I got a steering assembly for a base 09

09rzr wrote:

I got a steering assembly for a base 09

Thanks, but mine is an '11 not sure it would work... insurance is taking care of a new one (I hope)

Well if you can check part numbers and it will work let me know

I bet they find even more stuff messed up as they tear it down, or maybe even after it's all back together. Sounds like it was a hell of a hit.

In the end, the insurance may wish they had just totalled it.

You should have taken all your extras off,they would have totaled it. My insurance guy was the best. The add on coverage is what holds you up. Good luck.

09rzr wrote:

I got a steering assembly for a base 09

I need it. PM me a price. Thanks

Well, finally got it back this evening... new frame, upper and lower A-Arms, and steering assembly.. and all the stuff that goes along with Frame swap... $3818.94... If you dont have insurance, now would be a good time to get it...

Awesome! Wanna ride?

bigben129 wrote:

Awesome! Wanna ride?

got 2 more days off.... planning on tomorrow afternoon, all I can...

Swing by the house tomorrow n we can spin around the property. Going to be working on Jeremy mud truck too!

bigben129 wrote:

Swing by the house tomorrow n we can spin around the property. Going to be working on Jeremy mud truck too!

if I can, I will be down around 3 or so....

ElmoEOD wrote:

Well, finally got it back this evening... new frame, upper and lower A-Arms, and steering assembly.. and all the stuff that goes along with Frame swap... $3818.94... If you dont have insurance, now would be a good time to get it...

I remember the days when you roll your 2wd used quad, get back on and ride. Order a tierod , and control arm, straighten the bars, and ride again. Now, the prices have changed, and so has the strength of the machine to keep weight down. I couldn't imagine not having ins. on one. It's to cheap not to have if you go with a $500 deductable.

Hump wrote:

ElmoEOD wrote:

Well, finally got it back this evening... new frame, upper and lower A-Arms, and steering assembly.. and all the stuff that goes along with Frame swap... $3818.94... If you dont have insurance, now would be a good time to get it...

I remember the days when you roll your 2wd used quad, get back on and ride. Order a tierod , and control arm, straighten the bars, and ride again. Now, the prices have changed, and so has the strength of the machine to keep weight down. I couldn't imagine not having ins. on one. It's to cheap not to have if you go with a $500 deductable.

I raised my deductible to $250 when I added RZR, was $100 on just motorcycle and $5K accessories. But again, I have to say I love my shop, ... ... over $400 in parts insurance has not approved yet and I have it at my house without paying for those items..... A good dealer(service department) makes a huge bonus when you buy

ElmoEOD wrote:

Hump wrote:

ElmoEOD wrote:

Well, finally got it back this evening... new frame, upper and lower A-Arms, and steering assembly.. and all the stuff that goes along with Frame swap... $3818.94... If you dont have insurance, now would be a good time to get it...

I remember the days when you roll your 2wd used quad, get back on and ride. Order a tierod , and control arm, straighten the bars, and ride again. Now, the prices have changed, and so has the strength of the machine to keep weight down. I couldn't imagine not having ins. on one. It's to cheap not to have if you go with a $500 deductable.

I raised my deductible to $250 when I added RZR, was $100 on just motorcycle and $5K accessories. But again, I have to say I love my shop, ... ... over $400 in parts insurance has not approved yet and I have it at my house without paying for those items..... A good dealer(service department) makes a huge bonus when you buy

Oh yeah, your dealer is taking care of you for sure. I can't believe you have it back so quick.

Oh yeah, your dealer is taking care of you for sure. I can't believe you have it back so quick.[/quote]

That is the Funny part... the guy that ended up working on it (so I hear) is a Millionaire and does this for the fun of it... they had a bet on how long it would take him.... my buddy had 5 days and won... when I went to pick it up, all the others were " come get it tomorrow" ... "can you wait till Thursday" ....

The guy that was supposed to work on it takes 2 days to do a frame swap... just my luck....