Rock Chips/Road Rash/body shop question
11/5/12, 05:12 PM
#41
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Body shop a knocked $1400 off...we are getting closer...now to talk to the adjuster
As for turning around...that was not an option...so much chaos with all the cars that have been waiting for up to 5 hours to get going
And the funny thing about the rockers...they faired pretty well lol
As for turning around...that was not an option...so much chaos with all the cars that have been waiting for up to 5 hours to get going
And the funny thing about the rockers...they faired pretty well lol
11/7/12, 09:49 AM
#43
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talked to adjuster's boss just as a last resort
still ~1300 off
called the adjusters boss with the concern that i thought maybe i was being steered to use a body shop they recommend
during the conversation the adjuster's boss asked if i thought about looking into trading it off...dealer may give me only 9000 less than its worth
i said i ordered this car how i wanted it...i couldnt find one similar...and i waited 3 months to get it...and that Deysha would hate me if i ordered a new one and bugged her again (ok well that last part i didnt say...because i didnt want him to think i was loopy...but it made me chuckle when i thought of it)
he is going to call me back and let me know what he finds out, and if he brings up the trading part...i am going to say "you buy my car, i will order a new one"
appointment set for monday at the body shop a...good news is body shop isnt going to charge me to paint louvers for the quarter windows
still ~1300 off
called the adjusters boss with the concern that i thought maybe i was being steered to use a body shop they recommend
during the conversation the adjuster's boss asked if i thought about looking into trading it off...dealer may give me only 9000 less than its worth
i said i ordered this car how i wanted it...i couldnt find one similar...and i waited 3 months to get it...and that Deysha would hate me if i ordered a new one and bugged her again (ok well that last part i didnt say...because i didnt want him to think i was loopy...but it made me chuckle when i thought of it)
he is going to call me back and let me know what he finds out, and if he brings up the trading part...i am going to say "you buy my car, i will order a new one"
appointment set for monday at the body shop a...good news is body shop isnt going to charge me to paint louvers for the quarter windows
11/7/12, 11:39 AM
#44
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i said i ordered this car how i wanted it...i couldnt find one similar...and i waited 3 months to get it...and that Deysha would hate me if i ordered a new one and bugged her again (ok well that last part i didnt say...because i didnt want him to think i was loopy...but it made me chuckle when i thought of it)
Good luck......I hope this all works out for you.
11/7/12, 01:48 PM
#45
For me personally, trading it, selling it, whatever route, and getting a new one would have been the only option for me. Been down that road with painting on brand new cars, doesn't work for me.
11/13/12, 08:24 AM
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talked to adjuster's boss just as a last resort
still ~1300 off
called the adjusters boss with the concern that i thought maybe i was being steered to use a body shop they recommend
during the conversation the adjuster's boss asked if i thought about looking into trading it off...dealer may give me only 9000 less than its worth
i said i ordered this car how i wanted it...i couldnt find one similar...and i waited 3 months to get it...and that Deysha would hate me if i ordered a new one and bugged her again (ok well that last part i didnt say...because i didnt want him to think i was loopy...but it made me chuckle when i thought of it)
he is going to call me back and let me know what he finds out, and if he brings up the trading part...i am going to say "you buy my car, i will order a new one"
appointment set for monday at the body shop a...good news is body shop isnt going to charge me to paint louvers for the quarter windows
still ~1300 off
called the adjusters boss with the concern that i thought maybe i was being steered to use a body shop they recommend
during the conversation the adjuster's boss asked if i thought about looking into trading it off...dealer may give me only 9000 less than its worth
i said i ordered this car how i wanted it...i couldnt find one similar...and i waited 3 months to get it...and that Deysha would hate me if i ordered a new one and bugged her again (ok well that last part i didnt say...because i didnt want him to think i was loopy...but it made me chuckle when i thought of it)
he is going to call me back and let me know what he finds out, and if he brings up the trading part...i am going to say "you buy my car, i will order a new one"
appointment set for monday at the body shop a...good news is body shop isnt going to charge me to paint louvers for the quarter windows
Deysha
11/13/12, 10:59 AM
#47
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haha thanks deysha
update on car...it went into body shop yesterday, gonna sacrifice getting new 64x rims to get my preferred bodyshop to do it...so i am going to go with RTRs
update on car...it went into body shop yesterday, gonna sacrifice getting new 64x rims to get my preferred bodyshop to do it...so i am going to go with RTRs
11/13/12, 11:07 AM
#48
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Is the shop painting the door jambs and under decklid/decklid drain area. Sounds nuts but you want to make sure there's no "seams" or obvious paint transitions. The door jambs are usually the giveaway that a car has had paint work by how it looks and feels. In addition, they are often overlooked by most shops. Just curious.
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11/19/12, 10:48 AM
#53
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12/11/12, 09:48 AM
#54
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Got it back last friday!
a week prior i went to look at it as they were waiting for parts, there were some issues that needed to be taken care of...and they did...awesome job...with the exception of not swapping out my bulbs and ballasts from the old headlights (luckily i still had those) so i had to take it back last saturday so they could do that...3 hours to do that since you need to take the bumper cover off to remove the headlights (doh)
turned out great...everything repainted except trunk and rear bumper...blend is great...added DG louvers (painted for free)
now i just ordered RTRs from American muscle and will put those on when they get here.
oh and since i kept all the headlights/foglights/mirrors...i was overjoyed when they replaced my pony projector lights too...and now i have 2 to mess around with (9v battery works awesome
)
here are a couple pics from when i went over a week before i picked it up
oh and a bonus of the AC Condenser
a week prior i went to look at it as they were waiting for parts, there were some issues that needed to be taken care of...and they did...awesome job...with the exception of not swapping out my bulbs and ballasts from the old headlights (luckily i still had those) so i had to take it back last saturday so they could do that...3 hours to do that since you need to take the bumper cover off to remove the headlights (doh)
turned out great...everything repainted except trunk and rear bumper...blend is great...added DG louvers (painted for free)
now i just ordered RTRs from American muscle and will put those on when they get here.
oh and since i kept all the headlights/foglights/mirrors...i was overjoyed when they replaced my pony projector lights too...and now i have 2 to mess around with (9v battery works awesome
)here are a couple pics from when i went over a week before i picked it up
oh and a bonus of the AC Condenser
congrats Chad... I am relieved to see it turned out the way you like..
