Another collision

[Herb]

Great just what I needed. I was waiting to make a left at a busy intersection. The light turned amber and I saw the approaching car slow down so I figured it was OK to proceed, then he changed his mind and sped up! I braked part way into the turn but he still grazed me.The damage is superficial, the upper and lower bumper cover is scratched/gouged up.

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[Herb]

The head lamp seems to be protruding out a bit as well.

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[Herb]

I heard the advertisement for the Micropaint system repairs and they can do superficial damage in hours for quite a bit less. I got a quote from them to refinish the bumper covers for $559.13CAN They can do it for less because they don't remove body panels or replace parts.Then I went to a body shop and they quoted $1383.85CAN this includes labor for removing the covers and headlamp, refinishing the covers and replacing the foam impact absorber ($187.50), and the arrowhead emblem ($51.45)Since insurance rules left hand turn impacts as a driver error on my part I think I might try to go for Micropaint repair. Especially since my insurance deductible is $500 it'll be better I cover the cost of the repair myself.I can always remove the headlamp to see if I can adjust it back to proper position, and I doubt the foam impact absorber has damage.

[808 Vibes]

Nooooooo!! Oh Herb, I'm sorry you had to encounter another stupid donkey. Poor Neptune baby!! I hope it gets settled soon.

[Herb]

Well not much to settle as my insurance already ruled I was at fault.Now either I go through insurance to have them cover the repair or I try to do it on my own.So I think I'll probably repair the damage outside of insurance as it's not much more than the deductible and that shouldn't impact my rates as negatively.

[808 Vibes]

{{{Awwwww}}}

[Herb]

Well some good news, the styrofoam impact absorber is intact so that's about $200 I saved.

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[Herb]

EEEKK!! Nekkid Vibe!!!

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[Herb]

Lower bumper cover crack repair from behind

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[northvibe]

what is this car accident season your repairs are looking good!

[Herb]

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »what is this car accident season your repairs are looking good!Thanks, but I can't take credit for the work. These are the guys who did the work: http://micropaint.ca/I removed the bumper covers because I wanted to try to reposition the headlamp. While they were off, I thought it would be easier for them to work on, but not really. They've repaired the scratches and the crack, then painted and wet sanded. They can't do a final polish until the bumper covers are on the vehicle so that will be sometime next weekBut here's what it looks like after re-assembly:

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