Got hit by a bus.. any idea on how much to fix this?
09-21-2012, 07:38 PM
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Got hit by a bus.. any idea on how much to fix this?
A bus veered into my lane and then lied to the cops so now i'm left with an ambiguous police accident report where they couldn't establish fault. Any idea on how much this is gonna cost me?
09-21-2012, 08:28 PM
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Since its a 07-08, its Alabaster Silver Metallic... ASM
Take it to 3 different shops to get estimates. Body work can range quite a bit, good shops tend to charge more but offer better workmanship & paint material warranties. Def ask for warranties, and even better ask for it in writing with the estimate.
Could be 600, could be 1000. Some crappy shops try to mask everything & shortcut, good shops will (R&I) remove and install misc. parts to paint entire panels.
Tell them not to clear blend and paint the entire quarter up to the A-Pillar.
Take it to 3 different shops to get estimates. Body work can range quite a bit, good shops tend to charge more but offer better workmanship & paint material warranties. Def ask for warranties, and even better ask for it in writing with the estimate.
Could be 600, could be 1000. Some crappy shops try to mask everything & shortcut, good shops will (R&I) remove and install misc. parts to paint entire panels.
Tell them not to clear blend and paint the entire quarter up to the A-Pillar.
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09-22-2012, 07:58 AM
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$1k-ish. one of my rear qtrs was damaged b/c some asshat didn't know how to park (hit and run)....good luck. is the car still driving straight? can't tell if the rear wheel was clipped or the rear passenger door.
09-22-2012, 09:00 AM
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Besides the repair area, they'll have to de-trim the rear door to color blend the adjacent panel. Could be slight damage on the edge too. They'll have to remove the tail lamp, side marker, pull away the bumper edge, mask inside the gas tank filler access, and paint/clear all the way up to the A pillar. I would expect a good shop to be around 1K.
09-22-2012, 09:15 AM
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Besides the repair area, they'll have to de-trim the rear door to color blend the adjacent panel. Could be slight damage on the edge too. They'll have to remove the tail lamp, side marker, pull away the bumper edge, mask inside the gas tank filler access, and paint/clear all the way up to the A pillar. I would expect a good shop to be around 1K.
But I say $1,500 minimum.
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