volcomfaraz

iTrader: (3)

my base z fishtailed through a puddle today and hit a curb. my left rear wheel is bent out to like a 70degree angle. im sure the control arm is bent among many other things.

any one have an idea of how much this repair is gonna cost???

thanks

Gag83

iTrader: (1)

What kind of wheel?

tware

iTrader: (12)

my wife did this in her pathfinder 3 weeks ago. When I picked it up at the dealer, the repair was around $700, and that was giving us discounts on the parts and not charging book rate, thank god... the dealer is great that way.. That was new axle shaft, flange, and wheel bearing. Nothing else because the PF is a tank. Anyway, I said, "how much would this have been in the G coupe or a Infiniti FX?" My wife had wanted a FX, and its on the same platform as we are. The service manager said "we see it every week... it can hit 2k or more."

Sorry, hope its not the major for you. It's just a number thrown out there... But it was recently and this shop usually gives me straight answers.

tware

iTrader: (12)

oh... and thats not including the wheel.. those are OUTRAGEOUS from the dealer, always get those used elsewhere.. even ebay.

volcomfaraz

iTrader: (3)

sorry guys, let me clarify. by wheel.. i meant my rear driver side wheel is sitting at an angle in such a way that its at the same angle as if i was two wheeling on the driver side

volcomfaraz

iTrader: (3)

oh and its an 08 base 18" wheel

moforeynolds

iTrader: (5)

so is the wheel bent, or the suspension arms???? How about you just go to a body shop?

volcomfaraz

iTrader: (3)

its the suspension, body shop tells me the subframe/spindle could be bent? the control arms are gone for sure. getting the estimate on monday, just trying to prepare myself for alll those numbersss

tware

iTrader: (12)

just hard to guess.. The subframe itself is not outrageously expensive. The drive line stuff is not cheap however.

check this link, it has the best diagrams to find OE parts and prices. these prices are obviously more than the discount that body shops get (but is marked up to you of course). I have found these prices are about what the dealer should be charging you. Or you could always just get those parts from one of the dealership vendors, probably save even more.

http://www.courtesyparts.com/betasit...c-714_715.html

http://www.courtesyparts.com/betasit...5_800_804.html

chromesilverz

One million dollars.


Now any number you see you will feel good about.

blackz123

iTrader: (13)

time for aftermarket rims

volcomfaraz

iTrader: (3)

well, a member decided to sell one of his OEM wheels for 250$ so we'll start with the expenses there. so far so good! haha i'm going to get the body shop estimate and list of parts and how much he's charging and compare them with courtesyparts. he wants to see if he can replace them with used parts, but its a brand new 08. i dont know if i want used parts. used parts bad idea or good??

moforeynolds

iTrader: (5)

christ man, why don't you just make an insurance claim and be done with it? And what body shop gets USED parts? You are starting to not make much sense...and $250 for one non-Rays OEM wheel is expensive.

volcomfaraz

iTrader: (3)

insurance wanted me to take car in for pictures before they would instate my collision coverage, so i only had my liability at the time- for that reason, its all coming out of my pocket. good thing i asked about the OEM price, though he's selling me 2 wheels for $275. i brushed the bodyshop off on the used parts business, told him i want brand new oem parts. im not putting used parts on my brand new z. any recommendations for places for oem parts? im taking the list of parts that the body shop gives me to see if i can get the parts for a better price than the shop.

moforeynolds

iTrader: (5)

I'm not sure I understand the insurance thing; I assume you paid cash for the Z, but if the car was brand new why did they need pictures to instate coverage? That sounds realy odd.

Courtesy is going to be your best bet for OEM parts I would think, but any body shop worth a damn will inspect your car and let you know what needs to be purchased. Most of the time the prices that a body shop will give you for the parts will be very low anyway, and it is much less hassle for them to order everything in and do the work instead of you going out and buying stuff for them to install.