Car Was Keyed. Need Help!
Car Was Keyed. Need Help!
A little backround:
Come out to my car friday am to find some sort of liquid thrown all of the front of my car (soda?) and key marks (scratches) all over the upper part of my passenger door, passenger rear door, rear quarter panel (portion above passenger side doors), trunk deck, rear bumper, and left quarter panel. To add to this, there are three minor dents on the quarter panel rigth where the key marks are, as if someone punched my car with their palm. Needless to say, someone has way to much time on there hands to mess with my car becuase I dont know of anyone who dislikes me THAT much to cause this much damage.
Now, I keep my car spotless. Only one door ding on the entire thing, and a hand full of rock chips on the front bumper. There were NO marks on any of the parts that they keyed. With this being said, obviously I want the situation to be made whole.
I am supposed to be meeting with the adjuster today or tomorrow and we all know there job is to pay out as little restitution as possible. Ideally, I would like the whole car to be repsrayed since I dont want unmatched panels, since thats not how my car was just a few days ago. How can I go about requesting this? If this isnt an option, does anyone know of a good place to take my car to get repainted in Southeast PA that will blend the car so you cant notice the panels that were affected? A Dealorship maybe? Cost essentially isnt an issue, since insurance will cover it and I was amazed to find out that I dont have a comprehensive deductable. So, the cost factor isnt an issue, just focused on quality.
By the way, most sections dont like like they will be able to be buffed out.
To summarize:
1) Tips to deal with adjuster
2) Suggestions on where to take my car
3) Anything else I should know going into this (ie, personal expirence with this type of issue?)
Come out to my car friday am to find some sort of liquid thrown all of the front of my car (soda?) and key marks (scratches) all over the upper part of my passenger door, passenger rear door, rear quarter panel (portion above passenger side doors), trunk deck, rear bumper, and left quarter panel. To add to this, there are three minor dents on the quarter panel rigth where the key marks are, as if someone punched my car with their palm. Needless to say, someone has way to much time on there hands to mess with my car becuase I dont know of anyone who dislikes me THAT much to cause this much damage.
Now, I keep my car spotless. Only one door ding on the entire thing, and a hand full of rock chips on the front bumper. There were NO marks on any of the parts that they keyed. With this being said, obviously I want the situation to be made whole.
I am supposed to be meeting with the adjuster today or tomorrow and we all know there job is to pay out as little restitution as possible. Ideally, I would like the whole car to be repsrayed since I dont want unmatched panels, since thats not how my car was just a few days ago. How can I go about requesting this? If this isnt an option, does anyone know of a good place to take my car to get repainted in Southeast PA that will blend the car so you cant notice the panels that were affected? A Dealorship maybe? Cost essentially isnt an issue, since insurance will cover it and I was amazed to find out that I dont have a comprehensive deductable. So, the cost factor isnt an issue, just focused on quality.
By the way, most sections dont like like they will be able to be buffed out.
To summarize:
1) Tips to deal with adjuster
2) Suggestions on where to take my car
3) Anything else I should know going into this (ie, personal expirence with this type of issue?)
Three Wheelin'
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,549
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From: Oklahoma
Sorry to hear about your car. 
As far as dealing with the insurance adjuster, I would say the best you could do is to ask. I mean, you'll get a yes or a no and have to go from there. A reputable painter should be able to paint match very very well. If they won't repaint your whole car, I would spend my time researching and getting good recommendations for a painter.
I hope you can get this resolved.
Also, just a final thought. If you think your insurance company wouldn't give you a fair deal on an incident, you may want to consider a new insurance company. We have State Farm and have never been concerned about dealing with an adjuster because they've always been fair and then some.
As far as dealing with the insurance adjuster, I would say the best you could do is to ask. I mean, you'll get a yes or a no and have to go from there. A reputable painter should be able to paint match very very well. If they won't repaint your whole car, I would spend my time researching and getting good recommendations for a painter.
I hope you can get this resolved.
Also, just a final thought. If you think your insurance company wouldn't give you a fair deal on an incident, you may want to consider a new insurance company. We have State Farm and have never been concerned about dealing with an adjuster because they've always been fair and then some.
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Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 83
Likes: 2
From: Thunder Bay, ON
Hi,
Any good well known quality shop will be able to blend. check with them that they are blending each panel next to the repair as well. Most insurance companys only approve this type of repair. If its not done to your liking, complain and they will redo it.
Any good well known quality shop will be able to blend. check with them that they are blending each panel next to the repair as well. Most insurance companys only approve this type of repair. If its not done to your liking, complain and they will redo it.
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