I am actually trying to settle this whole ordeal outside of the insurance company to keep my premium down, thats why i'm trying to salvage as much of the panels as i can.

 

I cant tell from here too well but the hood and fender might be okay, your bigger problem is the headlight and bumber are pushed in so you certainly tweaked the radiator support/baffle. This means that even if you replace the bumper/headlight nothing will be aligned correctly, if its able to fit together at all. if you havent. best to get an estimate at least from a body shop, even if you fix it yourself they will list everything thats damaged on it.

Besides, how ar eyou going to keep your insurance from finding out, isnt the other party going to get a hold of them to fix their car? you didnt hit and run did you

 

I told them to get an estimate and call me....if its cheap enough and my damage is cheap enough to fix, then ill just cut them a check...if they're both outrageous, thats when ill just hand it over to the insurance company and just let them handle it.

 

Your lucky the other party isn't gonna sue you.

 

I think your gonna have a mighty big bill for 2 cars... as for yours, you could probably salvage the hood and fender, the question is if its worth it... it might not quite fit right... and going to the absolute cheapest place is rarely the best option.

as for them, you KNOW that since they arent fighting with an insurance company, and have you on the ropes, they will go to THE most expensive place in the state to get it fixed, and will not spare a penny in the estimate...

well, thats what Id do anyway if it was my car and I was positive I wasnt at fault... they owe you nothing, so theres no reason for them to settle for anything less than perfect...

let us know how it turns out, perhaps their nicer than me.

 

You guys said you wanted to be kept up to date so here it is. Well it only took about 2 weeks for the body shop to finish the job which i thought was really fast...cost about 1k for the bumper, headlight, paint, labor. Gotta love cheap nissan parts. I decided not to go w/the nismo front. Anyways here are the fixed pictures.

 

I also smoked my reflectors the home made way just using tint u can buy on a roll. Beats paying $20 for it or whatever the price is...didn't have to take off the bumper either.

 

Looks untouched, brand new