Hi guys,
Yesterday I drove the cat out of the garage with the trunk door open, and hit the tip of the door at the tip of the garage entrance
The hist was quite mild, and damage seems to be limited to :
1. The rear spoiler got dislocated
2. The rear spoiler red-light's tip broke.
3. A dent at the back side of the trunk door
(See pics)

My question is : After I recover and finish mourning...
How hard it is to get new clips and properly attach the rear-spoiler back into place ? Is that something you have done and can testify to ?
I am thinking of getting a new lamp, clips and put it back in place for a short-term solution.
Then slowly get a few quotes on fixing the dent from a few shops.

What do you think ?
Thank you
Mourning me






This clip was broken, I am thinking of getting new clips and attach the spoiler on my own. How doable is it ?





This clip was broken, I am thinking of getting new clips and attach the spoiler on my own. How doable is it ?



This is the dent in the back side of the trunk door. I am thinking of leaving this for later.

 

Mickey 21,

My condolences. I can only imagine what you said to yourself.

Have you considered making a collision claim against your auto insurance? Although the damage appears at first glance to be minor, I suspect that the cost of a quality professional repair will be well over $1000. You may want to get a detailed estimate before trying to fix it yourself. Note that you have to timely notify your insurance company - see your policy; otherwise, they can deny coverage.

Stuart

 

Thanks Stuart. That's a good point, there is no harm in reporting in case i change my mind, I will do that.

I do have a high deductible, so assume this will not be worth it, but thats another option, you are right.

 

If you decide to get a repair estimate, let us know the details.

 

Update : I paid for the 1 hour access to the Workshop Manuals, found the instructions to remove the liftgate trims (upper and lower) and was able to access the spoiler bolts and clips.
I re-attached the spoiler using the bolts (took pictures of the broken clips to find replacements and re-do the work later using new clips) and glued the tip of the rear-light.

The bolts hold the spoiler quite well - good enough for now. The light works and the cosmetics are back to what they used to be (with the exception of the small dent which I will professionally fix separately )

So after 1 hour and $8 and I can now drive the Jag to the shop, calmly collect offers for the dent fix and look for the clips.
Mission accomplished

If anyone reaches this thread and needs more details , feel free to PM me.

 

Mickey21,

Well done! Nothing better than the feeling of satisfaction from fixing it yourself and saving big bucks!

Stuart