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I've been hesitant to post this, since it isn't back from the body shop yet, but since I have the estimate and the work is being performed, I decided it would be time to share.
Headed home from work about a week and a half ago, I was hit by a '94 Chevy 1/2-ton on the passenger rear wheel. I was in the turning lane headed east on a major 4-lane with a combined centre turn-lane and he exited a driveway to the south, headed north, hit me, and then fled the scene. I called 911, somebody else had already called 911, presumably with the plate (which I didn't get) and he was apprehended a few hours later by the local PD. He wasn't charged with what I would expect given the incident, however. I was informed by the officer that he wished to pursue it outside of insurance, which I flatly refused, given the damage and the fact that he left the scene.
Body shop quote is just shy of $9,000.00. It was indicated, plainly, that it would be more than that once they got into it.
The wheel alone is $2,000 to replace, and they are doing the suspension, axle, hub....etc. All OEM parts from Chrysler, plus new trim, door protector, wheel liner, bumper cover...etc.
The body shop is the same one that did the work on my M5, so I am 100% confident in their ability to perfectly match the paint, not use body fill.....etc. They will bake it and it will match OEM hardness as well. I expect it will be around $10K once all is said and done.
Rear quarter panel is pushed-in at the bottom, but the most damage is to the wheel, hub and suspension, which has developed significant camber and caster, with the wheel leaning inward and toeing in substantially, as evident in the pictures.
And the other side in comparison:
Headed home from work about a week and a half ago, I was hit by a '94 Chevy 1/2-ton on the passenger rear wheel. I was in the turning lane headed east on a major 4-lane with a combined centre turn-lane and he exited a driveway to the south, headed north, hit me, and then fled the scene. I called 911, somebody else had already called 911, presumably with the plate (which I didn't get) and he was apprehended a few hours later by the local PD. He wasn't charged with what I would expect given the incident, however. I was informed by the officer that he wished to pursue it outside of insurance, which I flatly refused, given the damage and the fact that he left the scene.
Body shop quote is just shy of $9,000.00. It was indicated, plainly, that it would be more than that once they got into it.
The wheel alone is $2,000 to replace, and they are doing the suspension, axle, hub....etc. All OEM parts from Chrysler, plus new trim, door protector, wheel liner, bumper cover...etc.
The body shop is the same one that did the work on my M5, so I am 100% confident in their ability to perfectly match the paint, not use body fill.....etc. They will bake it and it will match OEM hardness as well. I expect it will be around $10K once all is said and done.
Rear quarter panel is pushed-in at the bottom, but the most damage is to the wheel, hub and suspension, which has developed significant camber and caster, with the wheel leaning inward and toeing in substantially, as evident in the pictures.
And the other side in comparison:
