Bigjimg Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 (edited) Some silly female driver thought she would destroy the Z a week past on Saturday night in a brightly lit car park with no other cars next to it, she managed somehow to reverse into the door and wing of my car when no one was in it or near it. Luckily she was an honorable person and sought out my partner who had the car that night and admitted full liability. New door and wing and respray required. Got the go ahead from the lady's insurance yesterday to get it all sorted at a body shop of my choice, was a bit worried when I saw the estimate it might get written off, but the assesor was an ex Nissan salesman and seamed to know his stuff. So I have put the T-cut away for now Happy to know there are still some honest people out there! Edited August 11, 2016 by Bigjimg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Nice to hear there are still a few decent people that don't just drive off. Looks a straight forward repair 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Glad you have a positive outcome. Azure is always a bastard to match so make sure it is in good hands for the repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjimg Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) "] After 5 days at the body shop the 350 is back looking pristine.Got the original grill colour coded too and front bumper resprayed while it was in, so it looks realy good with or without the Zunsport grill. Very happy with the results. Brand new door and wing and full side painted, and matched very well indeed by the guys I got to do it. Forgot how quick the 350 was after driving a 2.0 rav4 turbo diesel courtesy car for a week. Edited September 21, 2016 by Bigjimg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Baton Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 You needed a whole new door and wing for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjimg Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) You needed a whole new door and wing for that! If you are going to get a job done , get it done right I say. The guys that I use for such jobs are perfectionists so they insisted for all new kit. It was a helluva bill, glad I wasn't paying for it! Edited September 21, 2016 by Bigjimg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Looks great. I'm always worried about colour matching in these situations but it looks great from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeybrain1234 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Brand new door and wing!! That's the reason insurance is so high ladies and gents. Glad it's fixed but seems somewhat ott. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouthwash Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 If it's bent and requires filler then why not? You pay your insurance for a reason and it's not for them to do the cheapest repair possible. You can be damn sure, after all the years I've paid insurance, if my car was bent I'd be wanting new parts and not filler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Whiplash and injury claims is the reason insurance is so high , repair costs are as low as they have ever been in some cases lower , what the repair costs are listed as and what the insurance company actually pays is two different things , the days of whacking filler in is gone as well as its cheaper to buy new parts than use the labour cost to repair them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Dont they reskin doors these days?! Glad its all sorted though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Nice result. Its just all the hassle that goes with insurance claims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjimg Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Must say the whole getting it sorted thing went very smoothly. Her insurance were great about the whole thing , hassle free. Not so happy today though, parked up away from everyone as usual in a car park and came back to a small ding in the other wing :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIGWEL Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I would want new panels on my car too. Why settle for filler. It wasn't there before and the car should be as it was originally.. I pay a lot on insurance. Car' van'motorbike. If I claimed it would be a small proportion of what I've already paid not taking into account future payments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth29 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Good result. Which insurance company are you with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Must say the whole getting it sorted thing went very smoothly. Her insurance were great about the whole thing , hassle free. Not so happy today though, parked up away from everyone as usual in a car park and came back to a small ding in the other wing :angry: My brother in law (to be) had his brand new van hit by the bin lorry a couple of weeks ago outside his house, they owned up straight the way and paid for the repairs which is great. He collected it all fixed yesterday and on the way home from the body shop got hit up the arse by a driver at a junction who then just buggered off. He's gutted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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