Collision damage to aluminum hood + headlight assembly shattered

Since you asked nicely......

Right (busted):

Sorry about the quality of the pics. I tried using a flash, and it would wash out the details. It's a bit fuzzy, but you can tell where it broke. You can also see the dent at the edge of the hood.

Hurrah !

Side lights and spots ?? Why ?? Just don't do it !!

We refer to them as Wanka-lites here !! It does give you advanced warning that the person behind the wheel is a total eejit and might do something unpredictable though ;-)

- Steve

I would say that Subaru foglamps are among the MOST BLINDING of any factory type I've seen. Toyota Tundra/Sequoia foglamps are the most offensive by far, but I'd put Subaru a close second.

I found that fog lamps are usually not an issue, except for two conditions. The first is when someone is cresting a hill, and I'm on the other side right in a line of sight. The other is when it rains and the fogs are reflecting off wet pavement.

Besides - the 2004 WRX has a different design than the previous larger fogs.

I disagree. Pontiacs are worse.

There are a whole bunch clustered right at the top of the "really annoying" list: Toyota trucks, Chrysler Sebrings of a couple of years ago, Pontiacs, Ford Expedition/F-150/250, Subaru, Lexus, and many others. Which is "the worst" is definitely a subjective call, and may also involve how annoying the headlamps are (Tundra trucks in particular are annoying on both counts). But the Subarus seem to have good regular lights and really blinding fogs, therefore I give them a bigger slam because they appear to know better ;-p

I got an estimate today. It included replacing the hood, which was more than dented, but also slightly bent along the front edge. The paint was scraped, so any kind of paintless dent repair wasn't going to work. I noticed a yellowish coating where the paint scraped. The manager told me that it was some sort zinc compound that allows the paint to adhere; he also said that fillers don't go well with aluminum. All told, it's going to be about $2200 to repair.