So... I backed my car out into the driveway this afternoon so I could give it a good cleaning, but decided I would make myself some lunch before beginning the task. While I was finishing my sandwich, my dad came in with a distraught look on his face and proceeded to tell me he tried to re-park my car in the garage so he could fit his car in the other space, when he scraped the entrance of the garage with my bumper. Needless to say, I was just a tad pissed off

Now I'm left with a scraped bumper, slightly scraped fender, and it seems like the fender bent a bit as well, as it chipped around the top of the wheel flare (and there's a gap in fitment at the bumper/fender seam). I'll take some better pictures when it's light out tomorrow.

So, I'm now tasked with getting the bumper and fender repainted at the very least. Can anyone recommend a good body/paint shop in the area and tell me about what one should expect to pay for something like this. I'm a bit worried the San Marino Blue Pearl is going to be hard to match.

Also, I'm going to have the license plate frame holes filled, no question, but I'd like some input on having the Nissan emblem groove filled in as well.

TIA for recommendations/comments, and let this be a lesson to you all, to hide your keys from the family as best you can! They don't love your Z like you do. Again, better pics will be posted tomorrow.

 

Oops...that sucks but it can be repaired.

 

I'd beat his azz! j/k

Go easy on em, I'm sure he's feeling pretty down about it already.

 

Pwn3d! That sucks. I made the mistake of loaning my old car that was slammed to my father for a few months. I think he managed to destroy my front lip and hit every pothole in town.

Lesson learned....only the cars owner should be in the driver's seat!

 

Clarksville Auto Center-they did an awesome job on my car.

 

Yeah, I can tell he's feeling bad about it, so I've mostly kept optimistic about it around him.

Project3fiftyZ - ouch! I was always worried about that with my slammed Prelude, but luckily nothing ever happened.


Alberto - Thanks, that's exactly where I plan to go as of now! I've had a great experience with them in the past, I was just looking for options. Maybe once it's all finished I'll actually see you at a meet. I remember the last time I saw you at the Autokrats meet I was still just dreaming about the Z.

 

he could at least pay for it. my dad drives a g and hes respects mine just about as much as i do, so i got lucky on that one. but that sux to hear good luck with repainting.

 

you finally get those chipped front fenders painted???


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