matt b Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 Except, if you get new trim it won't match the old trim and you'll wind up replacing all of it including the door handles, and bumpers if your whack like me.We need a thread dedicated to wrecks at this rate.Sad, but true.I meant that he should buy old trim and not new trim, or it will look like crap. If he replaces it with trim that has been sun dyed, it should match failry well. Otherwise, time to get a few bottles of Kiwi shoe dye or Forever Black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96PlatinumEdition850 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 Well the reason I'm paying any money is because the driver didn't stick around after the accident, still managed to get a picture of their license plate which was a temporary tag and finally today I called the MVA investigative division and they told me the temporary tag number was registered to a 2007 Isuzu and I was hit by a late 90's early 2000's Ford Taurus station wagon. So no luck as to finding the real people as this tag was probably stolen off the Isuzu but it's being covered under my uninsured motors coverage and that's why my deductible is $250.00 and why I'm claiming it against my own insurance Just found out like right now that we don't have much luck in tracking them down since the tag doesn't match the car. Unfortunately the police officer that responded to my accident wasn't much help and told me he wouldn't be able to find out anything on the temporary tag(lie).Your wheels look blue.haha they haven't been cleaned in a long time and they're due for a repaint but they look glossy black when they're clean.QUOTE (matt b @ Nov 15 2007, 04:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Sad, but true.I meant that he should buy old trim and not new trim, or it will look like crap. If he replaces it with trim that has been sun dyed, it should match failry well. Otherwise, time to get a few bottles of Kiwi shoe dye or Forever Black.Yup my trim was dyed black before so I'll just do it again no biggie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96PlatinumEdition850 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 Nothin' wrong with that! lolSucks man. I can't believe its only costing 850$ to fix that. Body shops usually charge an arm and a leg. I hope the respray matches properly, that certainly would suck... Good luck, that platinum colour is sweet.They said they have a guarantee on all their work and that includes paint match. The guy at the shop told me it's still a factory paint code so they should still be able to do and they have a machine that mixes paints to exact color and can also age the paint so that sounded pretty sweet and I mean all I have is their word but I'm hoping for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt b Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 They said they have a guarantee on all their work and that includes paint match. The guy at the shop told me it's still a factory paint code so they should still be able to do and they have a machine that mixes paints to exact color and can also age the paint so that sounded pretty sweet and I mean all I have is their word but I'm hoping for the best.Sounds about right.If they're willing to put a guarantee on their work, that's a very good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s70turbo1998 Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 that sucks jeff, at least it's not too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Betty Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 where in EC are you?sucks about the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PharmD Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 'Tis but a scratch :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesoam Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 is that all paint damage? hard to tell, if it is thats going to be more than the ammt you got Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96PlatinumEdition850 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 Not all paint damage, some of it actually will buff out but there are a few scratches in that mess and a couple dents, if it ends up costing more than the said amount they will deal directly will Allstate and I won't even be bothered with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicaljake Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 your car could have been alot worse....happy its all working out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alboguy Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 platinum is a difficult color to reproduce. when i got my r bumper repainted you could see the difference a little bit. glad you are ok though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomin850 Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 platinum is a difficult color to reproduce. when i got my r bumper repainted you could see the difference a little bit. glad you are ok though.My first thoughts too. 2-tone car ftl :*( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96PlatinumEdition850 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 Trust me, my exact thoughts too, I told them it'd be hard to reproduce the color but we'll see how well they do. I can only pray they do a good job and if they don't I guess I can argue it but I mean they can only match it so well and they won't be repainting the whole door only a portion and only a portion of the quarter panel so I imagine it won't be too noticeable if they don't match it 100% but I'm praying. Nov 30th I'll know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alboguy Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 here you can see a difference manlook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
850Stud Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 the R bumper looks really white in that pic.gahhh dont wanna run into this prob with my plat when i pick an R bumper up this spring and get all my scratches and chips touched up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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