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YOUR RESEARCHI got hit! Bumper Recommendation?
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Save the mod's for later once you are sure the car is repaired properly.
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Once you have the repaired and have it inspected and given an OK -- I had my buddy inspect my car and the senior techs at the dealer -- then you can focus on what you want to do to the car.
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Fortunately with the Turbo "used/salvaged" parts were scarce but the shop spent some time dealing with the pressure to fit salvage parts.
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Once you have the repaired and have it inspected and given an OK -- I had my buddy inspect my car and the senior techs at the dealer -- then you can focus on what you want to do to the car.
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I already have the facility lined up and the price quote and details for the repair complete.
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Finding a qualified repair facility is the first step.
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Once you have the repaired and have it inspected and given an OK -- I had my buddy inspect my car and the senior techs at the dealer -- then you can focus on what you want to do to the car.
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Right, what does the insurance company care if they give you money for a stock bumper and you put the money toward whatever bumper you want then have it repaired properly (with the new bumper).
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It can use the fact you want to modify the car to drag its feet in the hopes it can get you to accept less than you would otherwise just to get the car fixed.
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Today, some 20-something reversed into the front/side of my 1999 911. Damage is a dent and a torn bumper cover. I'll try to make a bad situation into something positive. I'll update my bumper.
What bumpers do you guys recommend? Obviously, I'll need to buy side skirts and a new rear spoiler. And a new set of wheels to make me feel better.
So please help me turn this into a happy situation..what do you recommend?
My advice in these situations is to focus on getting the car repaired to its pre-collision condition.
Save the mod's for later once you are sure the car is repaired properly.
To repair that damage could require not only a new front bumper but a new fender as well.
If a new fender is required pay close attention to the fit of the headlight in the new fender. Getting the headlight platform moved to the new fender and adjusted properly so the headlight fits in the fender the same way the original fits can be a real chore. Body shops have been known to cut corners on this to save labor time.
Get this
OEM GT3 bumper
from trendy (good seller, BTW), skip the wheels and get aero side skirts instead. Later on, get a taco wing. Done.
And heed Macster's advice.
I already have the facility lined up and the price quote and details for the repair complete. It's the finest facility in the city and its where exotics go for repair. And since this is an insurance job, the body shop can't cut corners. The insurance company doesn't pay until I say "ok, it's good." So it would be to their detriment to cut corners. Worse, their reputation would suffer greatly. I have no fears of corner cutting from this place.
^^^
Right, what does the insurance company care if they give you money for a stock bumper and you put the money toward whatever bumper you want then have it repaired properly (with the new bumper). Why go through the process twice?
I just went through this last month. New fender and they managed to repair the bumper cover as it may not be as bad as yours. 2800 bones. all panels blended.
Good luck with your repairs.
Cool RRocket, it looked like some of the advice you were getting was not related to what bumper you should use and was instead about process. I guess I was affirming your process.
If you believe a body shop can't/won't cut corners I have some beach front property in Idaho to sell you.
I'm not saything this particular shop would, but if the shop has some kind of business relationship with this insurance company, if it gets enough of its business from this insurance company, the insurance company can bring pressure to bear on the body shop.
When I had my 2003 Turbo in for accident repair -- mule deer hit -- the 1st body shop owner was very upset with the insurance company. It was pressuring him to cut corners. He told me he got around 40% of his business from this insurance company and that represented a lot of money in business, year after year after year.
I asked him what I should do and he said I should get mad at him and yank the car out of his shop and take it to another shop, one that didn't have a business relationship with this insurance company (or one that didn't rely upon so much of its annual business from this company) to have the car fixed. He recommended a shop and I yanked the car out of his shop and had it repaired at this other shop.
Even then the insurance company tried to get the 2nd body shop to cut corners. Fortunately with the Turbo "used/salvaged" parts were scarce but the shop spent some time dealing with the pressure to fit salvage parts. I resisted this in a letter pointing out the car was under a CPO warranty and I insisted upon the car being repaired in such a way that this warranty remain in effect. I made this clear the insurance company too.
In the cases where I have had to deal with a damaged car I find it best to just get the car back the way it was before.
If one elects to go custom then the insurance company can balk at even paying the same as it would pay for standard/stock parts. It can use the fact you want to modify the car to drag its feet in the hopes it can get you to accept less than you would otherwise just to get the car fixed. It uses your desire to spruce up the car to get you to accept a less than full settlement.
Your strongest position is to push to have the car restored to its pre-collision condition. And this is the condition you can best determine it has obtained as you have the the undamaged side, or other cars, to compare your car too.
Once you have the repaired and have it inspected and given an OK -- I had my buddy inspect my car and the senior techs at the dealer -- then you can focus on what you want to do to the car.
