So I dented my baby.

[rayiish]

So I dented my baby and I'm feeling pretty crappy. I'm also extremely broke because I just got APR 93 right AFTER I dented it. So I just wanted some opinions of how much it would probably cost to fix.







First and Third pic is the same thing just in a different angle. And I also took this with my camera phone so quality sucks.

[Overboostin]

jeeze, what happened?

[rayiish]

Well if you've been to NYC then I could just say 34th street @$$face drivers but yea I wanted to cry when I heard the crunch of when it happened.

[Overboostin]

bummer bro. I can't really give you a good idea on price because I've never gotten any bodywork done, but I'm sure someone else can chime in. Good luck!

[Kschroers1]

New quater panel and possibly door man. Those are some of the worst spots to be hit. Ever! i got lucky on mine when some jackass in Target hit my car with a shopping cart. . . i couldnt murdered whoever it was.

[VZWalex]

ouch ! seeing that hurts bro .. I feel for you

[rayiish]

ouch ! seeing that hurts bro .. I feel for you

lol im sure it hurts me alot more than it hurts you. Thanks tho I'm just hoping repairing it won't hurt me even more.

[VZWalex]

lol im sure it hurts me alot more than it hurts you. Thanks tho I'm just hoping repairing it won't hurt me even more.

Well trust me when I say I feel your pain .. I had to have my passenger side Quarter panel redone earlier this year due to a tire blow out that scratched the hell out of the car ... a very sad moment :(

[toaster]

i'd say at least 1 grand to remove the dents and repaint. looks like you need the fender and the door panel fixed.

you might be able to pick up a painted fender on the cheap and then just have your door fixed to save a couple hundred dollars.

good luck.

i never understand how people drive lambos in the city...

[Grishbok]

doesnt look like its creased at all, so the dents should be able to be hammered / popped out and fitted. Doesnt look like it hurt the door beyond cosmetics. I think the worst part of it will be fixing the scratches.

[evilgabbie]

$500 should do a wicked job, at least in toronto..

[VZWalex]

Yeah it will be pretty pricey unless you do some shortcuts ... but IMO .. if you love your car .. just get it done right .. my lil mishap cost about $2k in repairs .... its ok though .. gotta love that $250 deductible !

[Phrost]

Yikes! I think you're going to need a new fender + paint... and the door is iffy because it's right on the edge. Take it to a good shop (not the dealer) for a quote, but that's not going to be cheap... Looks like something you should take out under insurance if your rate won't go up, or else suck it up and pay a big bill

sorry man, but that doesn't look like a quick and easy fix to me

[ecks618]

Your in the same situation as me, I had my car parked blocking off parents driveway (Yea dumb I know, but there was no parking) and my dad was pulling out with his Sequoia backwards and hit me with the towing rig. Heres my pic, I got quoted $750 to fix and it will be in the bodyshop next week.

[rayiish]

Honestly I really love my car but I'm in college so I don't have money to throw around left and right so this is just horrible to happen. I also park on the street so I think small dents are going to be inevitable in the long run. I just want something to make it not as noticeable and I'm hoping around $400 dollars would cover it. I'm still hurting everytime I see those pics.

[toaster]

did you say why you aren't using insurance?

[rayiish]

No I didn't and I'm thinking about using it too and its a 1000 dollar deductible.

[B7A4WD]

boooo all these pictures of accidents =\ why not make a car that is never ever unbreakable =D

[supamannn99]

looks like a 5 thousand dollar dent

[tribe]

Go to the shop that does the best "paint job". Anyone can take dents off but the paint is critical

[4RingRook]

It's worth paying the deductible. There's well over $1g in damage there. The sticking point should be if you can bring it to any shop, or one the insurance company says.

Good luck.

[jdubbs119]

*cough* insurance fraud *cough*

[Phrost]

*cough* insurance fraud *cough*

How?

I would ask to see if your rate would go up... Think about it, you may come out on top by paying out of pocket depending on the final bill. I did about $3k in damage to my last car, but used my insurance ($500 deductible) because it didn't go up that much.

[CoreyRandmetz]

i was in an accident that was my fault and paid out of pocket... i needed body work, a new passenger side fender, and fixed my the key mark from my drivers side headlight to the tailight. It was $1700.

[dave405nyc]

you may want to check out cippitelli brothers towing and collision in jamaica ny
their phone # is 718-291-6600

they only charged me $250 to repair my dent (car was parked at the corner of chambers st, damn hit and run drivers!!!) while other places wanted 600-700

[rayiish]

damn all these numbers is killing me. but yea I would take it to the shop today but most shops I know are closed on sundays so I guess just sometime during the week. Thanks everyone for contributing thoughts

[jdubbs119]

How?

I would ask to see if your rate would go up... Think about it, you may come out on top by paying out of pocket depending on the final bill. I did about $3k in damage to my last car, but used my insurance ($500 deductible) because it didn't go up that much.

you say it was a hit and run.


hit and runs dont go against you.
you get $$ and its like nothing ever happened.