nhn23

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maybe you can try to get a lip kit out of this lol

friesm2000

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how his bumper was not even damaged

hANDYcaptd

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Haven't decided yet. There's a place in Upper Darby that does good work. You might know it, Spina & Adams. Either them or the Acura auto body behind the Automall.

I wish! I doubt there would be 1k left over. And even if there was, school loans would pwn...lol

Lip kit can wait til I graduate.

He meant left over from insurance $$

I think...lol

friesm2000

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so you just getting a check cut by his insurance, if so i doubt there will even be much left or you have to pay some out of your pocket

hANDYcaptd

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No, I'm having my insurance estimate. I've heard bad things about GEICO estimating (when they're not your insurance and paying for their clients)

I'll let my insurance recover costs.

Hopefully, they estimate enough to cover it. If not, I'll just call the adjuster.

friesm2000

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that is why i said to just let the body shop deal with the insurance, but yeah if the insurance overestimates you would not get the money then

hANDYcaptd

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Why not?

friesm2000

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why not to get the money , cause i would say 99% percent of the time when something is not cut and dry they will proably estimate the cheapest way of doing it

you could always go to a really cheap shop to save some money, but then you will get sub-par work

hANDYcaptd

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I don't see why though, my insurance would recover cost from the other guy's right? I don't see what motive they would have to not estimate it fairly...

friesm2000

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yes your insurance would recieve there money from the other guy insurance (as long as it was his fault which it looks to be, but not getting into that), but anyways they will more then likely send the bill and recieve their money after your car is fixed and back on the the road

but what happens if you happen to have suspension damage (i know you say it did not hit the wheel, but what if it hit the tire, and the rain kept any marks from ever showing up), but checking for minor suspension damage is very hard to see (they are not getting down on their hand and knees to look underneth in there business clothes) till it is up on a alignment rack and is being measured (what happens if it needs a new knuckle (some cars are very easily damaged, on quite a few subarus [ i work alot on them] there is a rear suspension bolt that if you over tighten [even like 15-20 ft lbs) them it tweaks the knuckle, then it chews up rear wheel bearings for a living [depending how tight you overtightened] and the only way to fix is replacing the knuckle, so suspensions pieces can be very easily damage)

hANDYcaptd

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^ Good to know. Thanks.

And no worries on the fault thing. The other insurance already accepted liability and what not.

Just waiting for this adjuster to come out!! I can't stand looking at her like this anymore! lol

friesm2000

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np



and just don'k walk on that side, so don't gotta see her like that

nhn23

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yes i was talkin about if you have money left over from the claim. btw, you should check out a place in upper darby, i think they're called Coach Customs or coach something i forget lol.

hANDYcaptd

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^ Have you been there? Heard good things?

nhn23

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i been there to get an estimate. they tried charging me a lil over 500 to repaint my front bumper. it wasnt thru insurance so i didnt do it. i drive by there alot cause i get gas right at the exxon and their lot is always packed with damaged vehicles. give it a try, you might have money left over from these people =]

juanclopez2786

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if u lived in jersey i could of gotten u a bangin ass price on everything. their work is legit and u can see that in my friends 09 accord and my spoiler.

friesm2000

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just my , a packed lot does not mean they do good work or anything, they can work slow and be very disorganized

hANDYcaptd

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I might check it out, thanks.

........lol bummer though, thanks anyway

nhn23

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yeah but i see a lot with new cars every few days.