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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 03:56 PM
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help! damaged the TL

missed a pillar in my blind spot. my fault, stupid mistake. i was wondering if anyone here could help me estimate the costs for bodywork/repair. i'd like to have some number in my head before i walk into a body shop for an estimate.

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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 04:11 PM
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id say about 1000 maybe? paint and mount new fender and repair bumper and paint it. shouldnt be any more than that or atleast id hope not. good luck....
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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i'd say less than $1,000. did the same thing with a rental several weeks back - much more damage than you have and it topped out at $3,000.

you'll need a new bumper and fender (maybe more depending on what's underneath the wreckage).
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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wow all you guys are way over paying for your fixes!! sorry but its true

just go to one of those lower name body shops and trust me for a good $300-$500 you could have it done and painted

I have my own shop, and something like that I could fix and paint for around $450 out the door for someone with new parts, and you'll never EVER notice it was hit

EVEN BETTER FOR YOU - find parts in the same color and you could just replace them yourself
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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new fender, touch up bumper and paint the fender. id say about $450-600
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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new fender, touch up bumper and paint the fender. id say about $450-600
^ Now thats a smart guy!!
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 08:14 PM
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CLICK HERE i bought from this guy. shoot him an offer for 300 and he'll sell. colors matched up perfect. as for the fender.. i say about another 200-300. goodluck
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Type-SuperFast
wow all you guys are way over paying for your fixes!! sorry but its true

just go to one of those lower name body shops and trust me for a good $300-$500 you could have it done and painted

I have my own shop, and something like that I could fix and paint for around $450 out the door for someone with new parts, and you'll never EVER notice it was hit

EVEN BETTER FOR YOU - find parts in the same color and you could just replace them yourself
paint on the fender and bumper alone "good paint job" will cost that much

if its a Good shop doing the work, like posted above. upwards around 1k.. maybe not quite.. but definately not in the 4-500 range.. might as well bring it to a highschool garage and let the students try for that price

i say 200-250 for the new fender. bumper is ok so it only needs paint.. paint on bumper and fender together 500-550

worst case scenario in my experience.. 800
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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thanks everyone for the help. ill take it to a few places this week and see what they come up with
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 10:31 PM
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looks nasty.....it should cost somewhere around 500
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 12:18 AM
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ouch!! looks like an exact copy of my car minus the damage of course
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 01:14 AM
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im agreeing with the guys saying abut 300 to 400 or less man. It aint that much up to 1,000 lol
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by azn_xxxd
im agreeing with the guys saying abut 300 to 400 or less man. It aint that much up to 1,000 lol
Thank You
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 10:18 PM
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Replace fender, repaint fender and front bumper. Probably around ~500 depending on how much they charge to paint.
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 09:05 AM
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man, you need to worry about them tires first!
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