When to replace a seat after an accident

emars002

emars002

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I had a minor accident yesterday - we were stopped trying to merge into traffic, lady in front of me went, then stopped and I rear ended her - she had paint on her bumper and I have a little bend in my hood, and her tail pipe made a nice circle cut out in my bumper - she had a durango, I had the malibu. I have the GN and a MA in the car, neither occipied - should I replace? Insurance compnay said they have no clue:confused:
 
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myliljunebugs

myliljunebugs

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The MA doesn't need to be replaced, but the GN does, Graco states after ANY accident. But keep the cover so that you have a backup for your new GN!
 
emars002

emars002

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myliljunebugs said:
The MA doesn't need to be replaced, but the GN does, Graco states after ANY accident. But keep the cover so that you have a backup for your new GN!
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LOL! definately - I couldn't put the cover in the trash - that would be criminal! Should I try to get something from graco for the insurance compnay since they are clueless?
 
myliljunebugs

myliljunebugs

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If they fight you on it, yes that will help. If they just don't know and you tell them "Well, Graco says replace car seats after every accident, but I don't need to replace the Britax" and they say okay? Then, nah, I wouldn't waste a phone call :)
 
emars002

emars002

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myliljunebugs said:
If they fight you on it, yes that will help. If they just don't know and you tell them "Well, Graco says replace car seats after every accident, but I don't need to replace the Britax" and they say okay? Then, nah, I wouldn't waste a phone call :)
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I have USAA and they replaced my roundabout back in 2004 but my car was totaled when we got hit. I just sent the adjuster an email and told her the Britax does not require replacement but the manufacturer of the nautilus does. I also attached the manual and told her on page 14 it says it should be replaced after any accident so hopefully they won't give me a hard time, at least if they do i only have to replace the cheaper seat - we have 5 other seats so it isn't a huge deal but it is nice to have a seat for both girls in all the cars - i hate switching them around
 
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