bitWISE

This post could have gone in two different forums, so I apologize if I chose the wrong one. Over the weekend, I had a Mustang lodge itself into my ***-end and push me into the Fusion that I was stopped behind at a red-light. I'm going in for the estimate tomorrow (thankfully the girl's dad was very honest and on the ball with his insurance claim) and I'm having them cut me a check so that my step-brother and I can do the work ourselves out of the shop he works for. So I'm thinking that perhaps now would be a great time to finally make her shine.

What I'm curious about, is what kind of prices I can expect to be quoted for oem front fascia, rear fascia, hood, and rear light housings (considering they would also need to be installed and painted obviously)? I'll know soon enough, but I'd like to see what kind of budget I'm looking at so I can research as thoroughly as possible.

The other thing I'm curious about, is whether its a good idea to go straight into a body kit after an accident like this? It seems to me that starting without a perfect slate could lead to a really hard time getting a proper fit because you don't have a perfect oem part to work as a reference when putting any mounting hardware back in place. I dunno, haven't actually done body work myself.

Tips, comments?

350z-Jason

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first off make sure your frame and what not are not bent in any way... second- go aftermarket. every piece oem or aftermarket is going to about the same price from the factory, so why not make it look nice?

bitWISE

Definitely. I'm a bit concerned about the frame because my hatch has to be opened by hand with a bit of a pop now. The door ajar light is on too but perhaps that is from the hatch? But yea, my bro is a great mechanic so he'll get all the details worked out for sure. Their shop just put in a paint studio last year so I'll be able to get it all done there :woot:

So far I'm looking at BRS Autodesign Style 2 Widebody as my top choice. Not sure how it will look on the Rays Track wheels with spacers until I got some wheels with a proper offset though.

350z-Jason

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thats not a horribly bad looking kit, but there are other wb kits that have a lot more style.

bitWISE

Chaos looks pretty mean. I'm open to any kit or vendor suggestions though.

bitWISE

Any thoughts on Amuse with an Ings rear?




Or vertex, but I feel like its a bit boring.


Basically, I want the replica Amuse kit but I need a full rear.

Shift__Z

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honestly I think the stock bumpers with lips on front and back look better than most if not all aftermarket kits...BTW that white Z's rearend in the post above mine looks disgusting

Swifty

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I doing Amuse front & sides w/ING rear.

lawrence_9541

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had the same **** happen to me
the rear bumper around $350
rear lights around $180 each
rear reverse lights $189 each
dont know about the hood or front bumper.
paint and labor i thought was 40 and hour for paint and 60 for labor im not sure on that though...different at differnet place..

When i got hit i had a new rear bumper cover, reverse light, one taillight, paint, labor and tint for my lights and i got quoted 1300ish

bitWISE

I suppose it wouldn't be that much more to buy a new oem rear and a lip for it...