Bearcat94

Paintless dent repair can't fix it. Estimate $850 for a body shop to repair.





She Who Shall Remain Nameless has it in for the TL-S.


PS: Took of the Dubs for the winter.

imj0257

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the wife?

TL1999

This sux...hope it will work out...good luck

subbuzz

ifirahse

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Push it back out from the inside?

Bearcat94

I *said* no names. You trying to get somebody killed?


You'll *never* guess what she hit. Hint: She was backing out of the driveway.

ggesq

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sorry to see it.

LoveMyTL-S

Mail box?

pearlite TL

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Let me make this a little easier for ya... Happen to me tonight but a guy slammed on the brakes while me and him were half way through a yellow light iin the middle of a intersection cause he was afraid of the cops and i hit him in the ass! so now i have messed up bumper, hood, fender and the fender was pushed back to the driver door! i will have pics tomorrow as there wasn't any light at the body shop.

OneWickedTypeS

damn dude I feel ur pain. I was in the same boat about a month or so ago. Wife hit a caddy trying to park.

usc

Uh... I didn't think it was possible to hit anything using the back-up camera.

Bearcat94

That sucks.

Mine is more of a minor irritation. I was *really* hoping it'd be a Paintless Dent Repair and a couple hundred bucks.




Getting warm.

TLTrance

I guess that she hit you or something... And you worried more about the car than yourself... :P

ABP_04TL

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850 damn bro they hittin u in the head...

im guessin this body job should b roughly around 450-500 but not 850 no way...

sorry 2 c that

04DCTL

850 sounds about reasonable, i would say they are going to have to respray the entire rear quarter panel right?
and please dont say she hit erics car haha
sorry to hear about that man

ABP_04TL

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ur right they are goin 2 paint the whole rear quater panel, most likely they will

but still price range (500-700)

I hate cars

I've been in your situation before. It's better to suck it up and pay for it without complaining. $850 is a small price to pay to keep the peace. Remember, if you make a big deal, it will get brought up and used against you even if it's 10 years down the road lol.

HONgDA

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Is she going to pay for it? Unless her money is your money?

A curb rash would be less painful than body damage. Too bad it didn't turn out that way. I'm sure she won't be driving your car again. Good luck finding someone cheaper.

tl_rox

Aw, dude...i feel you, a clean looking TL at that! Just handle your business...ish happens...atleast it's not like other TL'ers here where they get into some crazy accident.

Hope your wife makes it up to you

enigmaos

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how about replacing it with one in good condition from salvage/junk yard? I am not sure how much those places charge for quarter panels though.

chairguru22

how did you black out the door handle centerpiece? is that a decal or paint?

Bearcat94

Yeah, repaint the panel, blend to the door, 3-stage paint. Services down here are pretty pricey - you NY guys get car stuff done cheap; be happy.





You haven't been married long, have ya? A wife's point of veiw is "What's your's is mine and what's mine is mine." :lol:


It's here daily driver, so ....





Honest, I've been very nice and calm about it. Stuff happens; wasn't on purpose or anyhting. I'm just irritated (and whining on here) by the cost/difficulty/inconvenience of repair.


I have said a couple of times, "I think were going to have to get new wheels to get this fixed right."






Good guess. She our '02 TL-S; It's got a scuff I can't buff out, but no dent.

godfather2

jim, i feel your pain ... the only female to ever drive my car was my twin sis. she put a scratch on the front bumper and was never to drive it again

TrevorT

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Take it to my friend Mark Mahoney's shop called Collission Specialities in Indian Trail. He does all of Acura's work for them and has for many years. I've personally had him work on every car I've ever owned for different stuff. He is super anal, a little pricey at times but does amazing work and is a straight shooter.

He knows what he is doing and is honest and trustworthy.

704-882-1150 Tell him Trevor sent you and that your a friend

Trew

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Crap. This sucks for sure. Sorry to hear about this. I hope you don't take it out on the nameless culprit, although I don't know that I'd be able to remain calm after something like that.

All these TL crashes are scaring me... seriously

CSWBiggs

looks...like my car after i hit that dear...

Will Y.

That cost sounds about right. I caused a little more damage to my TL (scratched the rocker panel and door as well) cutting too close to a lamp post in a parking lot resulting in a repair bill of $1300 or so.
I paid the deductible and the insurance company paid the rest.

Walshstl

LAWL! Thats F'd up!

TLType-s12

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I dont think you have to blend the door. If you can then avoid doing it. The damage is far enough from the door. You dont wana lose the OEM 3 stage paint. Watch the body shop bro, they might say we have to blend. Then they dont do it just to pocket that cash. Believe me IM a insurance appraiser, I deal w/body shops alot.

TrevorT

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Mark will tell you what needs to be done. Hendrick Acura has been using him forever because he can match the paint and 3 stage it just perfect. Just call him already.

Con5179

400 to fix that.

mmade22

Trevor is the man. He has all the local connections around here. I saw Bearcats dent in person last week and it is a nasty one. You seemed pretty relaxed about. Shit happens. It just sucks that it had to happen with not only one TL type-s you own but two. Now that sucks!

Blazing GT

damn bear sorry about that.
on another note at your "mods" haha

WRXtranceformed

I'm going to be bringing my TLS to Trevor's boy at some point too, he definitely does good stuff. He took the side mouldings off of my boy's Tahoe and did some paint matching on his bowties and it looks really clean.

chill_dog

Can't see the pics, but I get the idea. Guess I shouldn't be so ticked about the dings from a shopping cart I have.

jmkiang

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Ouch... sorry man

Steven Bell

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JP...I'm really sorry to see the damage. And you are definitely right about what a wife thinks !!!! Hey, maybe I'm lucky-my girlfriend is scared of my car and won't drive it.

TeknoKing

BearCat, where did you get those black insert strips for the door's handles?

CarrieLynn

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ouch! That sucks...that is why I hate other people driving my car. I have threatened many times to take a sledgehammer to my husbands bike if he hurts my car!!

On a lighter note my brother has a Saab that he is not driving that is parked at my house. He came over the other night (in his gf's car) was backing up and actually backed right into his own car he said he didn't see it bc it was dark...

Bearcat94

Black Pin Stripe. 1/8" IIRC. From any old auto parts store. Been there 18 months, no problem peeling, etc.




We had a moderator here do that to his own TL (IIRC).



Yeah, I'm going to check him out. I'm not in a big rush to spend the $$ right now; might wait 'til spring.

This is nothing compared to what the kid did to the '02 a while back. ~$1800 damage from a post at a parking deck exit. Now I've got 2 that need body work.