A very sad day
Unfortunately not quite there yet. The paint seems to be OK to my eyes at least but there are still a couple of things they need to fix it for me. Also there was a little damage to the washer fluid tank and they ordered it. It was supposed to come in this past Monday but it didn't yet. Hopefully this will be all wrapped up next week.
Racer
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 1,405
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From: La.
don't listen to this guy. I had my 06 matador red IS repaired after a front end collision. they did a fantastic job matching the paint and even replaced the clear bra perfectly. you couldn't tell the difference if you tried. Lexus sure couldn't when I turned it in after the lease was up. autowerks is the shop I used and I highly recommend them. they'd done a fabulous job on my LS 430 which was rear ended 2 weeks before I traded it on the IS. I'm pretty sure the dealer could have seen the difference if it was sub standard.
CL Community Team
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: Ohio
My RC is infrared, which is the other color made with the silver base coat; it and the blue mica are $600 options - these are not just other colors which anyone can match. I have not needed body shop work yet, but everyone at the dealership, including the service technicians, just roll their eyes when I ask what a body shop would do when faced with working on my car. I would presume that Lexus would not release these cars into the wild without having a way for their own body shops, at least, to deal with this unavoidable situation. (It reminds me of the aluminum Audi A8s, which most body shops could not work on.) My suggestion would be to deal only with the Lexus body shop that your dealership has or uses. Good luck.
Last edited by tfischer; Jun 6, 2015 at 06:57 AM. Reason: Deleted prediction of the Preakness winner.
I got the car back on 6/19. That was a long time. I didn't get a chance to take some pics. Everything seems to look OK to us. Sometimes looking at the car reminds me of the accident. It kind of sucks. There were some scrapes on the front left panel so they fixed that. They replaced the bumper, the L shaped light, the headlight and the washer fluid tank. It took a long time for them to get the parts. I will try to take some pics when I get some time.
Last edited by pvo; Jun 27, 2015 at 04:28 AM. Reason: Edit the date
I do not know how much was repainted on the side. The color looks very good up close and we can't really notice the difference. I guess that's all it matters for now. I'm sure it's not the same.
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 23
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From: fl
the same exact thing happened to my car the other day parked in parking lot same side and everything same exact color. Man I really hope the color matches the rest of the car . ive only had the car for about a month :/. Are you happy with the outcome?