More SC carnage
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More SC carnage
Happened 2 weeks ago. Someone hit it while i was inside the house. Didn't hear a thing until my neighbor called me around 5am saying someone smashed into it. That night it was FREEZING and the road was like a skating rink. i wish SOMEONE would have told me as soon as it happened. maybe i would have found the guy who did it! All i have is this from the other car:
Looks like a foglight cover. From a nissan...hmmm I haven't found the culprit, but that car has GOT to be fubar'd from the damage it dealt to the SC...and the SC's panels are SOLID! If you look at the other side, and look back on the smashed side, you can tell they hit it HARD.
Insurance wise, i only have strictly liability, and all avenues of negotiation have been discussed. Looks like im going to have to pay out of pocket for this one.
Going to a few body shops tomorrow to get it quoted. Also, why would the paint flake off like so:
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Not to make you feel any worse, but you're probably looking at a whole QP replacement on that which would be upwards of $2500-$3000. I had a similar dent which didn't run as far down and was from when my dad backed into me in the driveway. The "good bodyshops" (ones lexus uses) wanted $2500 for the QP replacement (cut and reweld a new one in). But I finally found a guy who repaired mine for $700 with some bondo. I'm not sure somebody could go at yours with just some bondo though.
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Not to make you feel any worse, but you're probably looking at a whole QP replacement on that which would be upwards of $2500-$3000. I had a similar dent which didn't run as far down and was from when my dad backed into me in the driveway. The "good bodyshops" (ones lexus uses) wanted $2500 for the QP replacement (cut and reweld a new one in). But I finally found a guy who repaired mine for $700 with some bondo. I'm not sure somebody could go at yours with just some bondo though.
I have some very expensive repairs to do. I don't want to have just another junky lex. Sucks being the broke college student.
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Wow, it appears that the whole drivers side of your car was repaired in the past. Bondo shouldn't be used that liberally to the point that it cracks and flakes off like that. If you have time, it might be wise to find a used door panel, and find a junkyard to find an SC with an undamaged quarter panel to replace yours with. Then find a good bodyshop that will install and do the painting as that will probably save you more money than having the qp and door replaced with new sheetmetal.
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Wow, it appears that the whole drivers side of your car was repaired in the past. Bondo shouldn't be used that liberally to the point that it cracks and flakes off like that. If you have time, it might be wise to find a used door panel, and find a junkyard to find an SC with an undamaged quarter panel to replace yours with. Then find a good bodyshop that will install and do the painting as that will probably save you more money than having the qp and door replaced with new sheetmetal.
Yea, makes me wonder about the actual condition of the car. Eventually a full repaint would be in order. The paint has other imperfections on other parts of the body as well.
sorry man, that sux that someone left you to deal with that.
I would cruise around and look for the car before they get it fixed
because its likely they dont live to far away
is the "fog light cover" is from a nissan? or are you just guessing??
Im trying to think of what car that would be on but im not getting it
I would cruise around and look for the car before they get it fixed
because its likely they dont live to far away
is the "fog light cover" is from a nissan? or are you just guessing??
Im trying to think of what car that would be on but im not getting it
Last edited by Ali SC3; Dec 17, 2007 at 05:39 PM.
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I had a few paint chips from my dent on that same spot, but not as bad. You need to watch out though because the exposed metal will rust pretty fast from my experience. I put a little touchup paint over my spots til I got it fixed, but looks like you may need a little more than that if you were concerned about keeping it from rusting.
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sorry man, that sux that someone left you to deal with that.
I would cruise around and look for the car before they get it fixed
because its likely they dont live to far away
is the "fog light cover" is from a nissan? or are you just guessing??
Im trying to think of what car that would be on but im not getting it
I would cruise around and look for the car before they get it fixed
because its likely they dont live to far away
is the "fog light cover" is from a nissan? or are you just guessing??
Im trying to think of what car that would be on but im not getting it
I had a few paint chips from my dent on that same spot, but not as bad. You need to watch out though because the exposed metal will rust pretty fast from my experience. I put a little touchup paint over my spots til I got it fixed, but looks like you may need a little more than that if you were concerned about keeping it from rusting.
If/when i do decide to do the self-body work, ill post on this thread to request any advice on the steps req. to get a good prime on the panel.
Thanks
