Hit and run, replace fender or repair?
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lord_galathon
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WTF? C'est le festival de Hit n Run calisse?
Anyway that spot might be tricky to repair because it's right on a spot where the sheetmetal is folded. I'd see a bodyshop.
Anyway that spot might be tricky to repair because it's right on a spot where the sheetmetal is folded. I'd see a bodyshop.
You're probably right. I wonder if I need to get the paint blended into the hood-bumper-door since it's a metallic finish...
And I'm not suprised this happened, my car is always parked on a narrow road, it's a matter of time until a snowplow passing by scrapped the shit out of it. There's no way it was a car or SUV that did this. There's no paint smudges on my car, the damage is too high for most cars or SUV, and there's no tire marks in the snow leading up to my car... I may be wrong though. I walked around my area for a while looking for grey paint on bumper at that height, with no luck...
And I'm not suprised this happened, my car is always parked on a narrow road, it's a matter of time until a snowplow passing by scrapped the shit out of it. There's no way it was a car or SUV that did this. There's no paint smudges on my car, the damage is too high for most cars or SUV, and there's no tire marks in the snow leading up to my car... I may be wrong though. I walked around my area for a while looking for grey paint on bumper at that height, with no luck...
batian
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Si la peinture a pas été scratché jusqu'au métal appelle ste dude là http://www.bosse.ca/. Ma blonde c'était fait bosser sont civic sur un panneau avec plusieurs plis de tôle , c'était une job assé bâtard à réparer. On avait appellé et envoyé les photos de la job à plusieurs place de débosselage sans peinture et les gars disaient tous que c'était pas réparable. C'est le seul qui a voulu y toucher et il a fait une job parfaite. J'avais eu un très bon prix aussi. Si ta pas le choix et que tu dois aller au débosselage conventionnel, casse toi pas la tête http://www.atpacauto.com/
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theoutsider
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Ca ressemble a qqun qui ta reculer dedans je trouve. One way street? People are capable of doing their worst when they are parking :S
Je dis comme alain, c est directement dans le pli de la tole, je doute que ca se fasse facilement, mais encore la what do I know, ya des gens ici qui font du body, je suis qu ils pourront te repondre. Good luck.
Je dis comme alain, c est directement dans le pli de la tole, je doute que ca se fasse facilement, mais encore la what do I know, ya des gens ici qui font du body, je suis qu ils pourront te repondre. Good luck.
Ronin
Legacy Member
THIS !!
These guys look like pros. It also often cost as much as your deductible would on a full paint/fender repair.
Yup pretty much, for the fender alone it's about that much.
Got it checked out. The fender can be repaired, but the bumper has scratches on it, so it needs a re-spray too. The quote at the dealer is right around 1000$ to repair the fender, re-spray the bumper with taxes. I don't feel like shopping around for a better price, or possibly having a shitty job, so I got a police report done and I'm getting it fixed at a VW dealer and I'm letting my insurance cover the costs. At least I'll have a rental while it's getting fixed and my corrosion warranty won't be affected.
The one I'm going to has their own bodyshop, heard about the team, seen their work, should be fine.
Alex76
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Pour en voir fréquament, un pro va ta débossé mais la peinture reviendra pas parfaitement !! Mais c'est sur que la faire réparer/peinturer tu t'en tire pas en bas de 500$ donc a toi de voir si tu veux en pogner une used et la faire peinturer.
Dbosse aussi sont très bon !! Sinon je connais un gars qui fais de la peinture a ''domicile'' et il est très bon ils répare souvent des ''puck'' comme sa !!
Dbosse aussi sont très bon !! Sinon je connais un gars qui fais de la peinture a ''domicile'' et il est très bon ils répare souvent des ''puck'' comme sa !!
Dread Specter
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I'd try my luck at kenny Upull. I think it's $15 for a fender? IF you find one the same colour and in good shape, you're in business
AHP_DC5
Legacy Member
Repairable for sure ! They won't need to blend on your bumper/hood/door if they are qualified painters with proper product and knowledge.
They have enough space to blend that color within the fender. It need to be repaint, i can see cracked paint on the upper part of that damage.
If you claim this, they will go with repair/repaint.
They have enough space to blend that color within the fender. It need to be repaint, i can see cracked paint on the upper part of that damage.
If you claim this, they will go with repair/repaint.
Toze
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I gotta say, the service at La Capitale is excellent.
Claims department answered my call right away (no waiting), the agent gave me their name, told me they'd be handling the case from A to Z. I told them I wanted it to be repaired at a VW dealer that doesn't sub-contract to an independent body shop. They found the dealer for me, the whole process took about 5 minutes. I called the dealer right after hanging up and they already received the claim information. So far so good!
The dealer wants to replace the fender instead of re-painting it, so I'm hoping the insurance approves the cost of a new OEM part, instead of a jobber one. We'll see how that goes.
Claims department answered my call right away (no waiting), the agent gave me their name, told me they'd be handling the case from A to Z. I told them I wanted it to be repaired at a VW dealer that doesn't sub-contract to an independent body shop. They found the dealer for me, the whole process took about 5 minutes. I called the dealer right after hanging up and they already received the claim information. So far so good!
The dealer wants to replace the fender instead of re-painting it, so I'm hoping the insurance approves the cost of a new OEM part, instead of a jobber one. We'll see how that goes.