Ugh. Guy backed into my car at a stop sign

style said:
this is the reason to go with an independent shop and not a drp shop, save time and money ..

its a very simple process go look at their work ,ask them what kind of materials they use if its nason or omni walk away if its sherwin williams/martin senour or glasurit or a very reputable brand then go with it, its a very simple process scuff down new bumper with gray scoch brite pad then clean it with wax and grease remover then spray adheasion promoter on it then base then clear..

wait till its dry and install it about 8clips and two bolts..

with a normal shop its a one day thing with the new bumper and 30 minutes down time when they install it..

we do them in 3 hrs in and out but thats a whole different story..

go with an independant,
its only an altima not a bentley or anything and tell them "here spray this ill pick it up tomorrow and make sure you use bulldog i dont want this crap flaking off"..

spend the rest of your insurance check on a new tornador black..
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I appreciate the advice. But I was somewhat offended by the statement at it "just being an altima". It shouldn't matter what I drive, I expect the same level treatment for my car that a lambo would recieve. Im not looking for a cheap fix. I want this done right.

Any shop for that I have to ask them to use something good so it doesn't "flake off" would be a giant red flag for me.

I toured Autowerks today and I was very impressed. I was given a tour of the facility and I got to see some of their repairs up close. I was very impressed to my suprise. I looked at the repairs and there was no dicernable difference that I could see. I even got close enough to see their buffing pads, and whataya know, they were clean! Can you believe it, a bodyshop with non-black wool pads?

Im going back to get an estimate tomorrow. I may just go with them vs checking out other places. I was quite impressed.
 
timaishu said:
But I was somewhat offended by the statement at it "just being an altima". It shouldn't matter what I drive, I expect the same level treatment for my car that a lambo would recieve. Im not looking for a cheap fix. I want this done right.
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And I, also.
Well said friend.
 
timaishu said:
I appreciate the advice. But I was somewhat offended by the statement at it "just being an altima". It shouldn't matter what I drive, I expect the same level treatment for my car that a lambo would recieve. Im not looking for a cheap fix. I want this done right.

Any shop for that I have to ask them to use something good so it doesn't "flake off" would be a giant red flag for me.

I toured Autowerks today and I was very impressed. I was given a tour of the facility and I got to see some of their repairs up close. I was very impressed to my suprise. I looked at the repairs and there was no dicernable difference that I could see. I even got close enough to see their buffing pads, and whataya know, they were clean! Can you believe it, a bodyshop with non-black wool pads?

Im going back to get an estimate tomorrow. I may just go with them vs checking out other places. I was quite impressed.
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just a altima meaning middle class vehicle with parts that are cheap compared to a 2010 s65 amg front bumper that cost $2500.00 and some people make mistakes ive seen countless bodyshops forget to put adheasion promoter and seen it flake off down the road months later..

there are so many inferior brands people trust and believe in in car paints among other things..

sorry didnt mean to insult you by the type of car you drive,i happen to like altimas lots of women drive them and wreck them on a regular basis wich gives me plenty of work..

the same treatment as a lambo?
lol,that one tops it off sure so let me put a level A base coat that cost $130 a quart vs your atimas $47.00 or how about we throw some anti scratch clear on it or nano clear at $750 a gallon vs the $135.00 a gallon clear that will be used on it..
 
Vegas Transplant said:
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I've got news for you.
In most larger Metro areas, the law will not respond to these type traffic accidents.
If they do show up, many times the officer will not file a report and encourage both parties to exchange all info.
Times sure have changed.
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This is true. I was rear ended at a stop light by a sloppy fat woman in a rental car in Pittsburgh two years ago. The cops made us exchange information and refused to write a report.

What a bunch of lazy bums!. To sum things up, her insurance was found to be expired, she stole the rental car, and my own insurance company could not serve her with civil papers, so I had to pay for my own repair.
 
New update for your guys. My visits to the body shops didn't go as planned. When I inquired about what they would do to fix the front bumper, both shops said they would re-paint the damaged area with base, and blend it into the rest of the bumper, and then re-clear the whole thing. I would be fine with that if my paint was factory! :(

Wasn't sure what to say next. So I mentioned that I think the paint may have been re-done in the past, and that I would prefer to have the whole thing re-done, so they werent matching their paint to the repaint(which doesnt match the rest of the car anyways). He said he would get me a quote(still waiting on it) on it. The other shop said I could pay the difference to get the whole thing re-done, but I would have to for sure choose them through insurance to figure out how much of the bumper state farm will pay to paint.

Hmmm.
 
Sorry for all the bumps..

So I talked to one of the shops again. He did some estimating and figured that if I pay for the cost of the new bumper, he can get insurance to pay for the full repaint.

Yeah buddy. So I will only pay $125.00 + whatever tax it looks like for the bumper, and statefarm will paint the whole thing. This means, no more dents, or license plate screw holes, or scrapes.

Perfect. I asked him several times several different way and he said "Yeah, just pay for the bumper and insurance will paint it". He mentioned he will eat some of the costs for part of the painting too. So I hope that nothing got misinterpreted and this is indeed the way it is.

I will be dropping it off on monday most likely.
 
timaishu said:
Sorry for all the bumps..

So I talked to one of the shops again. He did some estimating and figured that if I pay for the cost of the new bumper, he can get insurance to pay for the full repaint.

Yeah buddy. So I will only pay $125.00 + whatever tax it looks like for the bumper, and statefarm will paint the whole thing. This means, no more dents, or license plate screw holes, or scrapes.

Perfect. I asked him several times several different way and he said "Yeah, just pay for the bumper and insurance will paint it". He mentioned he will eat some of the costs for part of the painting too. So I hope that nothing got misinterpreted and this is indeed the way it is.

I will be dropping it off on monday most likely.
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That sounds like goods news to me Jacob.....glad you are getting it fixed the way "You" want with min. cost.

keep us posted.
 
timaishu said:
About 40 minutes ago. I pulled up behind an eldery driven El Camino at a stop sign. I was waiting for him to go and for some reason he put his car in reverse and hit my front bumper.

Paint chipped off bumper and fractured the paint/bumper as I now have cracks.

Ugh, Im mad, but at the same time not really.

I called my insurance and he recommended I call his if I do not want to pay a deductable - which I dont. I did nothing wrong. He backed into me in REVERSE at a STOP SIGN. So the claim has been made on his insurance.

So I guess I now wait? I've never made a claim before.

Any recommenedations you guys? This bumper needs to be repainted, if not replaced.

I'll post pictures after I eat lunch.
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How close where you to him? You may be partly in the wrong. Be careful
 
Good deal. Nice to hear things worked out.


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timaishu said:
Sorry for all the bumps..

So I talked to one of the shops again. He did some estimating and figured that if I pay for the cost of the new bumper, he can get insurance to pay for the full repaint.

Yeah buddy. So I will only pay $125.00 + whatever tax it looks like for the bumper, and statefarm will paint the whole thing. This means, no more dents, or license plate screw holes, or scrapes.

Perfect. I asked him several times several different way and he said "Yeah, just pay for the bumper and insurance will paint it". He mentioned he will eat some of the costs for part of the painting too. So I hope that nothing got misinterpreted and this is indeed the way it is.

I will be dropping it off on monday most likely.
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its the insurance companys obligation to restore your vehicle to preloss condition the bodyshop is not doing you any favors,that bumper new out the door cost $68,glad to know you happy they are bending you over!
 
ad $2.30 for adheasin promotor and 85cents or scuff pad..

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style said:
its the insurance companys obligation to restore your vehicle to preloss condition the bodyshop is not doing you any favors,that bumper new out the door cost $68,glad to know you happy they are bending you over!
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Dude, what the hell is your problem? Everything you have said to me is, in one way or another, an insult.

Just get out of my thread bro, you have nothing constructive to say.
 
As for your point, no, they are actually restoring it to better than pre-loss condition. He said insurance will not cover a full re-paint, or bumper cover replacement. This was the only way to get what I wanted.
 
timaishu said:
As for your point, no, they are actually restoring it to better than pre-loss condition. He said insurance will not cover a full re-paint, or bumper cover replacement. This was the only way to get what I wanted.
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if it takes complete paint to make i right the this is what they have to cover,or you can call the insurance board on them and remind them they are in business to protect their customer and anyone involved in an accident withtheir customer and no them selves..

i didnt mean to insult you little one,i guess typed words can be easily miss understood..

being in this business myself i see things from the other side of the fence and i guess it bothers me a lil that i can do an 09 altima front bumper replacement and paint for 225 in 3hrs and allstate here paid 350 just for painting it and a rental car for 3 days wich wasnt needed customer got his car fixed and walked away money in pocket with no short cuts..

i just dont see why you cant do the same thing..
 
style said:
if it takes complete paint to make i right the this is what they have to cover,or you can call the insurance board on them and remind them they are in business to protect their customer and anyone involved in an accident withtheir customer and no them selves..

i didnt mean to insult you little one,i guess typed words can be easily miss understood..

being in this business myself i see things from the other side of the fence and i guess it bothers me a lil that i can do an 09 altima front bumper replacement and paint for 225 in 3hrs and allstate here paid 350 just for painting it and a rental car for 3 days wich wasnt needed customer got his car fixed and walked away money in pocket with no short cuts..

i just dont see why you cant do the same thing..
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I appreciate the apology. It just seemed to me that you were coming across as if Im just ignorant and shooting myself in the foot with everything I do. I mean, I dont see what your trying to prove by linking me to paint products and such. I get you saying it could be done cheap, but its not like I can do this myself..

I apologize for calling you out like that.

Here is what I know. My front bumper, when I bought the car, had a shoddy repaint. Im using this as an opportunity to get it fixed right.

I went to two different shops. And they both told me the same exact answer. They said that to fix it, they would shoot the damaged areas and re-clear the whole panel. I pushed both of them about wanting a full repaint, and they said insurance wouldn't cover that. Why, I have no idea, its just what they said.

I went to two "more expensive" autobody shops and these were the answers I got. I suppose I could of tried to have found a cheaper place. But Im afraid I would get a similar result as my current paint. I've seen countless shoddy paint repairs in my area. I can spot a bad repaint a mile away, and I dont want that. So I figured going to a place with a nice shop and professional staff with lots of good reviews would more guarantee me to getting the kind of quality I am after. Im sure their are good cheap places, I just don't know where they are..

I understand where you are coming from since you are in the business.

Like I said, Im just going off what these shops are telling me...
 
Make sure they have a paint booth. You don't want them painting outside and have bugs, dirt or dust trapped between the paint and the clear.
 
KneeDragr said:
First thing you do in an accident scene, is take out your cell phone and start recording the conversation. I know several people who have bit hit by drivers who admitted wrongdoing at the scene, then changed their story later.
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So true buddy .
 
Hey style , where are you taking your brand new bumper @ $68 , just checked @ Courtesy Parts : $ 230 , fascia only , nothing else .
 
Dropped off my car 20 minutes ago.

I told him to not drill any license plate holes and and to not wash the car.

He went ahead and wrote my instructions on the windshield, so I pray they get followed.

My car was a little dirty when I brought it in, so it better be filthy when I pick it up! lol

I've seen their work, so I hope my expectations are met.
 
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