Car was rear ended, now headrests seem loose?

[vinkalmann]

My baby was rear ended last week by someone going 40mph or so. Now the headrests seem like there is a lot of play in them. The thing is, I don't know whether the play was there before. Can anyone check how much forward/backward play they have in their headrests? Mine seem to have about 1/2 inch either way. If I shake the seats, the headrests move even when they are all the way down.

Thanks in advance!

 

[F430TECH]

Probably Smacked your head into them pretty hard without even realizing it. Thats a lot of moment arm along those shafts...

 

[Olestra]

I had the same thing happen to me when I got rear ended (reg 3).
My headrest had a good 1/2 inch play, wobbling back and forth.
I didn't notice it during my insurance claim and only knew about it once I got my car back and drove around for a week.

I took it in to the dealer and they warrantied the entire seat back (safety).

 

[stockms3]

I had the same thing happen to me when I got rear ended (reg 3).
My headrest had a good 1/2 inch play, wobbling back and forth.
I didn't notice it during my insurance claim and only knew about it once I got my car back and drove around for a week.

I took it in to the dealer and they warrantied the entire seat back (safety).

Or if didnt dealer didnt want to cover it, you could call ur insurance and let them know, better companies would cover it.

 

[jazzman]

Don't the headrests have a safety feature built into them that helps prevent whiplash?

 

[bgibb68]

just call your insurrance and they better fix it right...they should be used to it...all they will do is order what's needed and piggy back in onto the orig claim

 

[creina1221]

I work in insurance claims and to be honest, Ive seen some heavy rear enders and have never replaced a headrest on an estimate, however I'm not saying it's impossible. 40 MPH is a good imapct, probaby needed both rails and I wouldnt be surprised if the quarters buckled either.

If your dealer covered it great, but as said before, if they didnt, have your insurance look into it further, good companies don't like to take chances with safety items.

 

[mdavis]

Thats a lot of moment arm along those shafts...

so are you a civil or a mechanical engineer?

 

[714ms3]

so are you a civil or a mechanical engineer?

I lawld. I think he meant momentum, but it got lost somewhere in translation.

 

[bgibb68]

I lawld. I think he meant momentum, but it got lost somewhere in translation.

moment would be the correct term for that....all anyone needs is an adv physics

 

[F430TECH]

Mechanical Engineer...

It's all about leverage...Force * Distance ...

"Give me a big enough lever and I can move the world"...Archimedes

 

[mdavis]

i knew it had to be one, i am a civil

 

[vinkalmann]

Cool, thanks for the input guys!

 

[F430TECH]

i knew it had to be one, i am a civil

ha ha we had a joke about civil engineers but i will keep it to myself, I am sure you guys had jokes about mechanical engineers...

Have you taken the FE ? I am assuming your pretty young like me...

 

[mdavis]

ha ha we had a joke about civil engineers but i will keep it to myself, I am sure you guys had jokes about mechanical engineers...

Have you taken the FE ? I am assuming your pretty young like me...

building targets?
or routing recreation through waste?

yea i took the FE and passed. I took it right after i graduated from school. Waiting on my PE.