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i didn't mean to sound like a dick. i was just wondering. sorry bro. for your loss too.chuyler1 said:
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chuyler1 said:
I'm sorry to hear about it. I konw how you feel, as I mentioned over the winter I had to have the drivers side sanded, painted and buffed when someone took a shopping cart down the side. I will say that a good body shop can match the paint perfectly, but it takes work and they have to paint a large area. For a small scratch on the rear door they had to remove all the molding on both doors and pint both doors and the rear panel.
I would just make sure that the body shop knows the work involved to match our paint and they are willing to fight for you to get it done right. Good Luck, I'm sure it will turn out just like new for you.
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chris good luck with the car, i'm sure they'll do a great job...are you going to have thenm fix the trunk?? it's a new car, you really should have them do it right? they'll be able to color match it
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the other thing is they can't see all the damage without taking things apart...there always seems to be "underling" problems to be fixed
I just got off the phone with Nick at FMW. He had the adjuster from my insurance company over this morning and managed to rack up another $2,000 onto the estimate, thus tripling the cost of the repair.
+ bumper reinforcement bar
+ additional hardware clips
+ strip, repair, and repaint trunk
+ replace bumper guard assemblies (near exhaust pipes)
+ new emblems for trunk
+ new trim piece for trunk
+ additional prep/paint/buff time
The best part of my conversation were the things Nick had to say about my car. This is a guy that works with Bimmers and Mercs all day in addition to the usual Hondas and Toyotas and occasional domestic. He was very impressed with the speed6 and couldn't believe it was a Mazda. He said he used to have an RX7 back in the 80's and thought the MS6 was like packaging up the sportiness of the 7 into a family friendly practical car...something his wife might actually let him buy.
I miss it already. Someone smoked in my PT Cruiser and the smell is getting to me. I might call Enterprise and request another vehicle.
+ bumper reinforcement bar
+ additional hardware clips
+ strip, repair, and repaint trunk
+ replace bumper guard assemblies (near exhaust pipes)
+ new emblems for trunk
+ new trim piece for trunk
+ additional prep/paint/buff time
The best part of my conversation were the things Nick had to say about my car. This is a guy that works with Bimmers and Mercs all day in addition to the usual Hondas and Toyotas and occasional domestic. He was very impressed with the speed6 and couldn't believe it was a Mazda. He said he used to have an RX7 back in the 80's and thought the MS6 was like packaging up the sportiness of the 7 into a family friendly practical car...something his wife might actually let him buy.
I miss it already. Someone smoked in my PT Cruiser and the smell is getting to me. I might call Enterprise and request another vehicle.
If I call, they should come bring me the car. I actually don't even know where the closest office is and chances are they won't be open when I get out of work. They met me at FMW.
Oh wait, I've got a business card...11 Blandin Ave Framingham. Nah, I'd rather call them.
Oh wait, I've got a business card...11 Blandin Ave Framingham. Nah, I'd rather call them.
chuyler1 said:
They won't bring you the car, rather they'll probably come get you in a car, bring you there, make you sign the new contract for the new car, then wait around for a while, then give you the new car. You would think they'd bring the paperwork to you but at least around here, enterprise isn't too smart
I'm surprised that FMW doesn't think it's enough to PDR out the trunk to be straight and then buff it out. Then again if they perfectly match it, then I guess you get a swirl-free trunk out of it!
Remember that you can't, must not wax the repainted parts for 90 days! (sometimes even 120) Double-check with the bodyshop, but they will give you a timeframe like that. Read explanation here.
Remember that you can't, must not wax the repainted parts for 90 days! (sometimes even 120) Double-check with the bodyshop, but they will give you a timeframe like that. Read explanation here.
Well they brought the car to me at FMW and had me sign everything there. Then the guy called the office to have someone pick him up. If I think of it tomorrow morning I'll call them on my way to work and see what they say.Kansei said:They won't bring you the car, rather they'll probably come get you in a car, bring you there, make you sign the new contract for the new car, then wait around for a while, then give you the new car. You would think they'd bring the paperwork to you but at least around here, enterprise isn't too smart
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altspace said:
IIRC the Velocity Red Mica paint is more than just paint and clear, I think there is a pearl coat in there too to give it that sheen.
Hmm, see this post. What is the "factory temperature" that the shop used? Still, I would play it safe and not wax for 30 days.Kansei said:
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