FOOKhonda

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Depending on your insurance they may say they won't do nothin to fix it. A couple year's back in a diff car someone hit my back bumper in a parking lot and it has stress cracks all the way down it with a spot bout as big as a half dollar that was dented in and cracked real bad, bit insurance said since it wasnt actually broken and it wasn't affecting the drivability they woildnt fix it so i just had to deal with the b.s.

MatthewBouchard

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Wow that's horrible ..I would have taken a baseball bat to it lol. My insurance is covering it ,but with the 44/hr it looks like it won't even hit the $500 mark...

FOOKhonda

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I know right, my luck they still wouldn't have fixed it and probably still would've costed less than the deductable so would've had to pay out of pocket lol.

When they say its done tell them the paint doesn't match and make them do more work? Idk just an idea I guess

MatthewBouchard

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At least you could have fun with a baseball bat though!

I hope the paint looks good..I just saw a thread with a bad paint match ,so I hope it won't end up with one

FOOKhonda

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Yeah I can tell at some point before I got my z someone replaced the back bumper cause if you look closely its a shade or two darker red then the rest of the car. It's not baddd, but probably a good chance it may be a couple shades off what its supposed to be

Bellisima_Z

That's not so bad, could of been worse. Glad to hear it's working out!

MatthewBouchard

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Well I'll post up pics once I see it.As long as I can stand right next to it with the paint matching from that distance I'll be happy .

Trueee,Thanks Bellisima Z !


EDIT- Looks like I will have to wait till tomorrow...

MatthewBouchard

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FINALLY DONE! Here are the results ~

Cost came up to $570. They also had to replace the "Energy absorber" and "Bumper cover clip"x3 .

I'm happy how it turned out ..

travlee

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looks good, BUUUUUUUUUUUUUT now you need to hire a detailer to get the swirls and scratched out of the rest of your car. black is the worst at showing them.

MatthewBouchard

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Yeah, I was thinking the same thing as I was taking the picture!..

travlee

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a friend did mine, it is not an easy task and luckily i helped him do coilovers on his car and he didnt charge me

MatthewBouchard

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Hmm.I'm gonna look tonight to see if I can find a place that does detailing in my area(Deltona,FL) . If you don't mind me asking ,how much would it cost roughly?

travlee

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he said he normally charges about $700, but it really depends on how bad it is and the pad combinations they have to use

MatthewBouchard

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I was thinking it would be around 900-1000 . Thanks for the info~

zakmartin

That's typical with red cars. The red reflects differently depending on the surface it's painted on. My Nogaro Red's hood, bumpers and sides are all a slightly different shade and I bought mine factory fresh brand spankin' new.

DarkCreep

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Im surprised you let a van outrun you lol.


My girl got into a hit & run with an 05ish Accord. Surprisingly, she caught up to the car and got the license plate info and a description. Cops did absolutely nothing and insurance did even less.
Luckily, her bumper only got 2 paint chips from the license plate screws from other car.

MatthewBouchard

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Even if I did, I'm guessing he was not even insured and I live in a no-fault state . Those two combined = small claim case, I believe? All said and done now~ Learned my lesson lol.