thewill

Hello,

Peeps,

Any one here knows any good body shops specialize in Lexus iS300? Cause I'm in need to repair my fenders. I had a bad weekend ; (

Thanks.

Edit;

The story.

Was traveling on a curved uphill slope going about 60kph more or less. I hydroplaned, lost traction (had very low treads and the next morning I was about to install my brand new kicks), as I was turning on the curve and it was really windy and wet.. Next thing you know, I rolled my car up the curb/hill. Freak incident, done in 30 seconds. In the aftermath of the wreck, I landed on the passenger side. In order to put my car back on it's original four wheels, bystanders and me pushed the car back down (I had no other choice, I felt really bad afterward). Anyways, that was one ******ING EXPENSIVE ROLLER COASTER RIDE.

End of the night, I was fine. Unfortunately, my car was as damaged as a stripper with necrotizing fasciitis. (Meaning, can't do anymore business.)

What do you guys suggest for me to do?
a)Bring car in to ICBC.
b)Fix it up myself.
c)Roll it two more times up the hill. (Just joking))

P.S. This is my first car incident. Do not want my dream car to go to waste.
From the pictures, do you guys think it's a write-off cause I don't really know how much the damages are..? My guess is that it's under $5K or less.. Crossing my fingers. Engine still runs fine, no leaks or anything (I checked myself), so far I'm just worried about frame damages.. From the pictures I've taken, can you guys see if there's any possibility of frame damages?

Faymester

We don't know which city you're in so we can't really make a recomendation.


(your location is listed as '3')

Kaydee

LML = Lower Mainland

Faymester

OH haha, I was not going to get that I feel silly now.

What's wrong w. the IS?


edit: I would like to note that my 6000th post was my admission to feeling silly ... that's even more funny!

SorrGwa

iTrader: (1)

i think its called richmond autobody. its in richmond, by bridgeport, and i think it was no5 road. its owned by open road toyota or something so u have a high chance if u need anything replaced, it will be replaced with a genuine toyota part instead of an aftermarket oem (trying to give business back to their parts)

otherwise, bismark is good, new west collision, autosense in vancouver is good but not cheap at all...

GSP

Burnaby: AKAutoworks.com

thewill

I had a freak incident happen. I rolled my car ; ( I will post pictures of the damages... later on.

Faymester

wow! pix & story plz.

You ok?

narfy

vieta import autobody on 2nd avenue and manitoba... by far the best bodyshop i've ever seen work on a lexus...

bismark and AK are pretty good as well...

thewill

Im fine, but my baby isn't : ( it hurts inside and my wallet!!

Thank you

Faymester

Holy, ok um let's see here ...

The dent in front of your driver door ... that could be a big deal, depends how far back that damage extends into the main frame of the car.

The one above the passenger door, also a big-ish deal, that place will probably never be as strong as new again.

Those are the only two I think might be connected to frame damage.

As for fix it your self or not: If you go through ICBC, when you go to sell the car, this will be on the report (depends if you care about that or not)

I really don't think you're getting away w. under $5k unless you know some people.

I'm sad for your car

p.s. What is it like to be in a rolling car?

thewill

It was done in merely 10 seconds of my life just past by. All I could remember is getting out of control and bang im on my side passenger. Totally in shocked.

I'm planning to keep the car for a long time. I'd only bring it into ICBC if its a write-off (which im not sure of it at the moment)

In all...What do you guys think? Junk or Fix?

narfy

fix it... does the car still drive straight?? if so, it's mostly cosmetic damage...

replace both fenders
replace teh front bumper cover
repair the hood
repair the right front door
repair the roof

honestly, so far, it doesn't look that bad... pending on how the car drives right now, i'd say i SEE less than $5000 worth of damage... if there is any suspension or undercarriage damage, it can get very ugly very quickly...

ps... is your grille broken? wanna trade? how 'bout trunk lids?

thewill

It drives straight, but its out of alignments.

What needs to be repair;
- Both (Driver<---replace and Passenger) fenders
- Passenger door panel
- Windshield (possibly replace)
- Front bumper
- Rear passenger dent (near tail light)

The grill is fine, no damages made there. I'm not really sure if my suspension is bent or not. : S

Is it necessary to go through with ICBC?

Faymester

It's never necessary to claim anything through ICBC, especially in a one car accedent.