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My turn today

Richard Cranium said:
The complete door is toast as it's pulled out at the top. The pillar portion has me concerned also. Oh well, it's off to the estimator tomorrow.


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It's just a newer truck, still producing the factory parts
at-least it wasn't one of the cool cars you have...

good to hear you're not hurt, that thing can be fixed
 
C'mon guys....this is how you take a roundabout - it's even the correct model of car for Mr Cranium.
 
polywideblock said:
wait till you get halfway around and come face to face with an 80 year old woman going the wrong way on one :rolleyes:
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When I was a teenager, I was hit by a drunk driver going the wrong way on a 2 lane road (each direction). He was coming straight at me, I hit the brakes, cut the wheel and went sideways and I got hit behind the driver's door. He continued going a few hundred feet more and then ran off the road into a ditch.
 
OK, I'm going to the body shop today to get an estimate. What's the over/under on it costing more than 10 large?
 
Richard Cranium said:
OK, I'm going to the body shop today to get an estimate. What's the over/under on it costing more than 10 large?
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Good luck! Collision prices seem to have gone through the roof in the last 15 years. We had a minor accident with no structural damage to the rear quarter of our minivan and it cost over $3k... When I read through the estimate I almost fell out of my chair. Almost $700 to remove, respray and reinstall a bumper?

Seems crazy high to me. Insurance companies don't seem to have a problem paying for it, so maybe I'm just clueless, but:wtf:.
 
I went to the body shop & they won't give me an estimate at this time. Rather, they want a work order from the insurance company, drop it off & pick it up when it's done. Looks like I won't find out the cost until it's done.
 
Richard Cranium said:
I went to the body shop & they won't give me an estimate at this time. Rather, they want a work order from the insurance company, drop it off & pick it up when it's done. Looks like I won't find out the cost until it's done.
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They want to get it cut open to make an accurate appraisal of damage so they dont have to fight w/ insurance co. over supplements in middle of job, is my guess.
 
what is the labor rate for collision shops in your area? it about 48/hour here.....the insurance companies do their best to steer all the work to their "preferred" shops...... makes it almost impossible for small shops to compete.....
 
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based on the pic....

repair front door
replace rear door
replace cab corner.... they should just section the lower half, no reason to get too invasive (includes R&R bed and rear bumper)
replace bed side
replace step thingy....

just under 10K, without supplements...... it's really not that bad
 
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