ALMOST DONE #3!!!!
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ALMOST DONE #3!!!!
Damn... have I had bad luck lately...
Well, i have my car back for now, but its going back to the shop today.
After 3 of the longest weeks of my life, i had a chance to see my baby all made over. I went to pick it up but to my surprise, the 4 piece body kit was transformed into 3. The shop "lost" the rear lip, then denied ever recieving it (although i was sitting there when it was delivered). Then, i was looking around the car and noticed that the freshly painted front bumper had nice noticable cracks in the paint along with a scratch. Well, i took the car cuz i couldn't talk to the owner (he was at Import Expo) and when i got to my g/f's house, i noticed the side skirt was falling off. wow, a reputable shop did this...
Well i talked to the owner on monday, and he found the lip and had it painted right away. He also said to bring th car in wednesday and the front bumper would be repainted, and the side skirt would be reattached... THE RIGHT WAY! He even called his employees MORONS! lol...
well, we'll see how long i'll be without a car again... I'll be updating again soon...
keep your fingers crossed...
Well, i have my car back for now, but its going back to the shop today.
After 3 of the longest weeks of my life, i had a chance to see my baby all made over. I went to pick it up but to my surprise, the 4 piece body kit was transformed into 3. The shop "lost" the rear lip, then denied ever recieving it (although i was sitting there when it was delivered). Then, i was looking around the car and noticed that the freshly painted front bumper had nice noticable cracks in the paint along with a scratch. Well, i took the car cuz i couldn't talk to the owner (he was at Import Expo) and when i got to my g/f's house, i noticed the side skirt was falling off. wow, a reputable shop did this...
Well i talked to the owner on monday, and he found the lip and had it painted right away. He also said to bring th car in wednesday and the front bumper would be repainted, and the side skirt would be reattached... THE RIGHT WAY! He even called his employees MORONS! lol...
well, we'll see how long i'll be without a car again... I'll be updating again soon...
keep your fingers crossed...
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Rep Power: 0 I hate body shops. Seriously I do.
After my accident, they gave me a quote of $800.00 to fix my car. I came back the next day and was quoted $1200.00 "Out the door special price".
I was also told that nothing was wrong structial and I could just get replacement parts (hood, headlights) which I did, and when it was installed the hood didn't latch because something behind the front bumper was pushed in (radiator) so then a first estimate is $325.00 to do that, too expense for my taste and will be looking around, which I hate to do. But oh well.
You can see the gap, with the picture below if you look close enough.
Ray
After my accident, they gave me a quote of $800.00 to fix my car. I came back the next day and was quoted $1200.00 "Out the door special price".
I was also told that nothing was wrong structial and I could just get replacement parts (hood, headlights) which I did, and when it was installed the hood didn't latch because something behind the front bumper was pushed in (radiator) so then a first estimate is $325.00 to do that, too expense for my taste and will be looking around, which I hate to do. But oh well.
You can see the gap, with the picture below if you look close enough.
Ray
