I think it was the daughter's friend that opened the door and caused the damage.This incident will teach your daughter two things:
1. Be careful when opening doors on windy days
2. Don’t stick around when you fail No.1
I think it was the daughter's friend that opened the door and caused the damage.This incident will teach your daughter two things:
1. Be careful when opening doors on windy days
2. Don’t stick around when you fail No.1
I think it was the daughter's friend that opened the door and caused the damage.
And don't park 'next to' other cars.This incident will teach your daughter two things:
1. Be careful when opening doors on windy days
2. Don’t stick around when you fail No.1
Well if we have any questions about body repairs on 40-50 year old cars we’ll be sure to message youI used to work in a body shop back in the 1980s and no one would remove the door to fix a ding. It gets mudded, spotted in and blended. Should be no more than $600 USD even with todays insane rates.
A spot repair without blending is a Dollar Tree parking lot repair.I don't see any labor time to repair (would be noted as "rpr" ) on the estimate. Overall they are being pretty reasonable with the repairs, they did not even include corrosion protection on the estimate any many other misc items shops write for. Doesn't mean they won't do it, but if I was a shop estimator I'd have this close to $3k.
I do think the labor rate is a little high at $86 and the pre and post scan don’t seem necessary for something this minor. If the headlight doesn’t calibrate on reinstallation then programming it makes sense. If you go with this shop see if they can waive those charges unless needed.
That being said, I do not see a chip in the paint, just a rough paint transfer. Was the CC broken? If so then you would need a paint job and PDR could probably get you 90% on this one, maybe more with a talented tech.
I'm not sure how much she loves her car but a smaller but talented shop can probably do a spot refinish with enough color matching.
I'd get a few PDR estimates.
Lol it sure is, but dollar tree does have some good products occasionally.A spot repair without blending is a Dollar Tree parking lot repair.
You have to ask yourself the question whether a potentially $2,000.00 claim (or there abouts) is enough to handle the downside of reporting it to your insurance company. Then of course you have your deductible of $500.00 or more. It could raise rates and put a claim on the data base all the insurance companies use.Why doesn't your daughter just let her insurer deal with?
This is not a collision claim by her, so no deductible would apply. This is a third party liability claim.You have to ask yourself the question whether a potentially $2,000.00 claim (or there abouts) is enough to handle the downside of reporting it to your insurance company. Then of course you have your deductible of $500.00 or more. It could raise rates and put a claim on the data base all the insurance companies use.
This is not a collision claim by her, so no deductible would apply. This is a third party liability claim.
A stationary third party liability damage claim shouldn't have any impact on her insurance rates.
I don't know either, but there are insurance guys her who will.If I understand the original post correctly-
Her daughter owned the car. A friend opened her passenger door in said vehicle and dinged the car next to them. Curious- however does a third party claim work in this instance?
Also we are assuming her friend has some sort of applicable insurance. But it seems to me the car (door) ultimately cause the damage to other vehicle. It happened to be her friend who opened the door .I don't know either, but there are insurance guys her who will.
Right, so?Also we are assuming her friend has some sort of applicable insurance. But it seems to me the car (door) ultimately cause the damage to other vehicle. It happened to be her friend who opened the door .
I'm not sure how much she loves her car but a smaller but talented shop can probably do a spot refinish with enough color matching.
Right. So how is her friends insurance (if any) going to cover this?Reading comprehension is low in this thread. The first sentence explains the situation clearly. OP's daughter had a friend in her car and friend opened the passenger door and the wind took it and dinged the blue BMW in the next spot.