Winner winner chicken dinner!6k without wheel. $6500 with new wheel.
The 2017 Elantra that she had actually had some battle damage on the passenger side as well.Might as well leave it, she'll probably bang up the other side next week.
my coworker in Paraguay got her Renault crushed including roof by tree falling. It cost her $1000 down there including glass to get roof banged out, windows and paint with doors/windows that work again.If you bring it Mexico, it is probably $500.
Guessing door is expensive since newish car. My daughters replacement door was only $200 used for 2013 Acura ILX.Winner winner chicken dinner!
2 estimates from bigger shops in town, $6,500 and $6,800 and that included $600 for a new wheel. Pretty amazing that this fairly small amount of damage will cost almost 20% of what the car just cost.
Keyword is estimate. Once they get in there the number will probably go up a bit.Winner winner chicken dinner!
2 estimates from bigger shops in town, $6,500 and $6,800 and that included $600 for a new wheel. Pretty amazing that this fairly small amount of damage will cost almost 20% of what the car just cost.
A dealer body shop is the way to go. Techs know the vehicle inside out and can get parts the fastest.Lots of good advice but I'm an observer only, wasn't asked for help dealing with it. Turns out this dealer group has it's own body shop that she didn't go to yet but I'll bet that's who will get the job.
Waterborne paint is now required in some states depending on their environmental laws. Can't really get around it because the supplier won't even sell you the paint. IIRC some clearcoats are still solvent based but wouldn't be surprised if that all moved to waterborne by now.water paint to do it. Use the water paint on houses and fences.
Metal is metal, plastic is plastic. While I'm sure they could have high-quality body repair folks, this comes from skill and experience, not who the employer is.A dealer body shop is the way to go.
$5-$6,000 which seems ridiculous but probably not out of line.An elderly neighbor up the street took delivery of a new Camry on 9/30. A month later she got too close to something and scraped the passenger side rear door, slightly dinged the door sill, scratched the rocker cover, and gouged up the wheel. The door is pushed in some. AFAIK estimate did not include a new wheel. Guesses?
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I guess my position on dealer body shops is controversial, even in other forums. My reason for this is (as an insurance adjuster that been to 1000's of body shops) that certified dealer shops have better training, service, and quality in my experience.Metal is metal, plastic is plastic. While I'm sure they could have high-quality body repair folks, this comes from skill and experience, not who the employer is.
Yeah yeah, required in some states. I bet any bridges, aircraft and military items ships etc are not painted with dollar store kids paints.Waterborne paint is now required in some states depending on their environmental laws. Can't really get around it because the supplier won't even sell you the paint. IIRC some clearcoats are still solvent based but wouldn't be surprised if that all moved to waterborne by now.