Esitmate to repair this damage?

pudzey101

Posting this for my fiancee as her and another car collided yesterday , anyone have an idea of price to repair this damage ? just an approximate estimate not an exact figure


thanks

visual

3 panels damaged im guessing your in the 3 to 4 k range for professional repair through insurance.

Could be cheaper if paying cash to smaller crash repair shop.

But its all guessing as the only one who can give you quote is a repair shop

pudzey101

3 panels yeah , cant go through insurance as both only have TPFT . guess il have to wait and see what a repair shop can do . just hope its not above the 2k mark !

pippip

TPFT on a 09, that seems insane to me.

From past threads people say 350-500 per panel.

pudzey101

I know and was fully comp the last 4 years !!! Madness but no talking to her . It's just the front bumper that she really Wants sorted and the scrape on the wing .

djimi

Is there any damage to the wheel/suspension?

TouchingVirus

So who's at fault? That'll determine if you get your repairs for free or not

colm_mcm

I'm guessing 1700 or so for an average finish.

pudzey101

No just cosmetic damage no engine , suspension damage . Both at equal fault no one in the wrong .is plastic welding reccomended

visual

For a crack maybe but you have lumps out of front bumper.

Cheapest option would be 2nd panels and bumper from breakers and professional respray
There may be hidden damage behind bumper

pudzey101

Yeah was thinking that too have a wing and bumper sourced if that's the case for about 150 delivered , itl be getting em sprayed thatl be the dear part

Henry Ford III

Did she collide with one of your brothers by any chance?

pudzey101

No lol another woman coming out of the same estate

Dia1988

I am not recommending this, but....


What if you waited for the Third party fire and theft policy to expire or cancel it.
Then insure the same car with Comprehensive cover

Then make a claim and report the sane incident.

Would they know?

pudzey101

Taught of that but the policy was only renewed less than 2 months ago

michael999999

Dia1988 wrote: »

I am not recommending this, but....


What if you waited for the Third party fire and theft policy to expire or cancel it.
Then insure the same car with Comprehensive cover

Then make a claim and report the sane incident.

Would they know?

You mean fraud?

quadrifoglio verde

Provided there's no structural damage, you might find the panels in a scrap yard. Would work out much cheaper.

pudzey101

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Provided there's no structural damage, you might find the panels in a scrap yard. Would work out much cheaper.

Just purely cosmetic damage is all finding the parts is no problem just the cost of getting them sprayed

djimi

Dia1988 wrote: »

I am not recommending this, but....


What if you waited for the Third party fire and theft policy to expire or cancel it.
Then insure the same car with Comprehensive cover

Then make a claim and report the sane incident.

Would they know?

Insurance assessors look at damage to cars on a daily basis. You can try and fool them if you like, but Id say its extremely unlikely you would get away with it. Then of course you have the problem that you lied and basically attempted to defraud your insurance company, which I doubt they will like too much. Have you any idea how hard it is to get insurance after you have had a policy cancelled?

pudzey101

No where not going down the insurance route just going to bring to repair shop tomorrow and see what they say was just looking for an estimation here really :)

quadrifoglio verde

pudzey101 wrote: »

Just purely cosmetic damage is all finding the parts is no problem just the cost of getting them sprayed

Have you tried finding them in that colour?
If you can't, a respray of a bumper and two wings wouldn't be too expensive.
I'd source the panels yourself, then get the quote for the respray.
I know of a person who got his entire car resprayed for less than a grand and it was decent as well.
Now flawless, but if you want flawless then you'll pay big bucks.

pudzey101

Near impossible to get in silver know of a black , grey and navy colour I can get shipped cheap , was hoping it would be in the 400-700 range all in to fix

quadrifoglio verde

pudzey101 wrote: »

Near impossible to get in silver know of a black , grey and navy colour I can get shipped cheap , was hoping it would be in the 400-700 range all in to fix

Buy the grey and get it resprayed. You should be able to get three panels resprayed decently for less than 700

pudzey101

Nice one verde il see what my guy can do tomorrow will have to go with cheapest option anyway as cash is tight

goz83

Pm sent

pudzey101

Just an update got quotes ranging from 340-1200 today, from 5 different places . providing I source a new bumper going to go with a quote of 500 to fix and spray all in as get a 3 year guarantee aswell there was also more damage than expected as air conditioning hose was snapped , and a slight bend in the chassis arm

Stallingrad

Someone quoted €340??! I paid a tad less for a small dent on a boot lid!

pudzey101

Yeah 340 was the lowest for 3 panels sprayed not too bad but no guarantee with the work

visual

Chassis leg bent is a bit of concern

on a plus side its cheaper than I had one panel repaired on a car years ago

challengemaster

Post up pics of the repair job when it's done.

Westwood

Yes and we want a clear explanation of the accident and how neither party are at fault....:)

pudzey101

Ah chassis Isint bent itself it's just an arm or leg of it il post up before and after during the week

visual

From the photos so far it would appear the crash bar behind bumber took a big hit and with chassis leg bent I be concerned the car wont be right after cosmetic only repair.
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knifey_spoonie

I would be very surprised to see any quality of repair for €500, there is €200-250 of materials alone in that repair. Even allowing for you getting parts there is still 10-12 hours work too. If someone is willing doing it for 500 quid they can't be doing it right.

Parts wise i would be looking at Bumper, Bumper Bar, Bumper retainer. Then checking wing liner and fog light blank for damage.

pudzey101

i have to source a new wing and bumper for it , then another 500 for the job so its costing the guts of 700 bumper crash bar will be re-done , chassis re jigged out , its not bent a whole lot you'd really have to see it to know what im talking about . and the lower air conditioning hose has been snapped in 2 . the company has been around years and guarantee a 3 year warranty on their work . the owner himself said himself for anyone else your talking 1500+ ,:) think they take before , during and after work of all cars for their website so il put a link up here when done

Dia1988

Has the Insignia been repaired yet?


If so, any detailed pics of repair and over all cost? Thanks

Henry Ford III

Keep your siblings away from this when it's fixed!

pudzey101

Yeah was repaired for 550 all in with a 5 year warranty , will get pics as soon as the missus comes home from work. Worst thing was giving opel 30 quid for a blank fog light cover !! Lol