hey just to let you know, until you sign an agreement with the insurance company saying they are gonna give you "this amount" for the car it isn't theirs and they can't tell you you can't take your property off your car. even after they declare it totalled there has to be a signed agreement. be stern and don't let them push you around, thats what they try to do. you paid for those parts, they are yours. if you still have the stock pieces then put them in the trunk or back seat and take your parts off of it, don't sign any agreements or do any recorded phone agreements until you know what is happening to the car and you get what you want for it or off of it. seriously, it pisses me off when they pull that s*** and I have never stood for it, I have been in 2 major wrecks and I got everything off those cars that I wanted too. The tow yard shouldn't have any say in what you take off your car either. This wasnt your fault right so it is the other persons insurance company? you make sure you point fingers and get what you want, use things like "it will take this much "$$$" to replace the car that your client took from me, I have been looking around for the same car, similar miles, package and it is gonna take this much for me to get it back" unless you have modders insurance you can kiss the broken aftermarket stuff goodbye, so try to salvage what you can and you could seel some of it, I may be interested in the wheels, exhaust and possibly the intake if they are alright and you move onto another car. And make sure they give you proper medical and distress reimbursments. let me know if you need any tips on dealing with them, my mother is a paralegal and I can find out exactly where they can go.