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Great music for deer hunting.
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Window frame seems fine, but it was dark and I've been at work all day. Will give it a closer look this evening. Mirror shattered and fell out of the cover, it was dangling by the cables for the heater. That part alone is $500 without the glass, so its going to cost me something.
The thing is, I want it fixed properly all the way through. I had/have big plans for this car and I don't want to be disappointed by something like a bad repair or go cheap on fixing it.
Finding a used mirror that matches or buying a used one and having it resprayed should cost you much less than $500.
Also, PDR isn't a cheap or bad repair. They painstakingly message the dent out from the back to remove it 100% and it leaves your paint undamaged. In my opinion, it is the best way to go about it before having a body shop look at it because they will use filler regardless and respray the pillar.
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Great music for deer hunting.
Still Deer
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Finding a used mirror that matches or buying a used one and having it resprayed should cost you much less than $500.
Also, PDR isn't a cheap or bad repair. They painstakingly message the dent out from the back to remove it 100% and it leaves your paint undamaged. In my opinion, it is the best way to go about it before having a body shop look at it because they will use filler regardless and respray the pillar.
Agreed. I know this could be fixed with some PDR and some attention to the mirror.
I claimed the damage to my E90 after I slide into a snowbank last winter. The bumper had a small crack in the bottom but since it was an M-Sport, I knew the payout for the bumper, paint, labor and small accessories would be around $2000. I got $1500 after they subtracted my deductible and fixed it for around $1000, leaving some extra change in my pocket. Cool, right? Nope! Now I have an "accident" on my record, my insurance premium went up, I lost some safe driving discounts and it went on the CarFax. If I could go back and choose to fix the damage out of my own pocket, I would have 100 times over.
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Great music for deer hunting.
Does it link you my songs? The video is muted, but people keep saying this to me.
what dashcam is that? I’ve been considering one now for a little while and that one looks great
Its called a YI Dash cam, $50 on amazon + a micro SD card. It records all the time and then saves footage when it detects an impact. This was actually the only "mod" suggested by my wife.
Fun fact, you can trigger the acceleration detection by launching the car!
This is the one I use: Yi Dash CamAgreed. I know this could be fixed with some PDR and some attention to the mirror.
I claimed the damage to my E90 after I slide into a snowbank last winter. The bumper had a small crack in the bottom but since it was an M-Sport, I knew the payout for the bumper, paint, labor and small accessories would be around $2000. I got $1500 after they subtracted my deductible and fixed it for around $1000, leaving some extra change in my pocket. Cool, right? Nope! Now I have an "accident" on my record, my insurance premium went up, I lost some safe driving discounts and it went on the CarFax. If I could go back and choose to fix the damage out of my own pocket, I would have 100 times over.
I guess I'm a little confused, is this a franchised store or something else? I've never been in an accident before and I'm not sure where to go with this. From the sound of it I might be making a bad decision here, but whats the point of insurance if you don't use it when you get in an accident? I googled painless dent removal and it brought up the same shop I am meeting the appraiser at next Tuesday. There is also a big ding in the door and a couple scratches in the side, I just want it fixed all the way.
I don't see why they would raise my rates, this wasn't an accident and I have video to prove I couldn't really avoid it.
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A little context. Driving a second slower and maybe you would have hit it straight on and flipped it into your windshield. The side hit and getting away with a dented A pillar is a least worse scenario. Glad you're ok.
Good advice, just send it! Get through before the deer are crossing
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Sorry to hear about this. There is absolutely no way they are going to be able to PDR the A pillar, sorry to say.
How certain are you of this?
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Now that he says that, I do believe the pillar is fairly boxed since it needs all of that strength. They would probably have to drill a hole to get to the back side and I doubt they would want to be liable if you end up rolling your car down the line and the pillar was sacrificed=/
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I honestly thought so, but the cop couldn't find it. It smacked its head against the A pillar but must have got up and walked away.
great...now we have a deer with frickin brain damage roaming our back roads. this could only go well.
Dan
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How certain are you of this?
Between the high strength boron steel, multiple layers, cramped quarters, and heavier gauge than your typical body panel, it doesn't seem feasible to be able to do any PDR in there.
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How certain are you of this?
he said 'absolutely no way'. so maybe 50/50?
Dan
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Does it link you my songs? The video is muted, but people keep saying this to me.
I guess I'm a little confused, is this a franchised store or something else? I've never been in an accident before and I'm not sure where to go with this. From the sound of it I might be making a bad decision here, but whats the point of insurance if you don't use it when you get in an accident? I googled painless dent removal and it brought up the same shop I am meeting the appraiser at next Tuesday. There is also a big ding in the door and a couple scratches in the side, I just want it fixed all the way.
I don't see why they would raise my rates, this wasn't an accident and I have video to prove I couldn't really avoid it.
The video is not muted, lol.
Not sure what you mean by franchised store, I'm talking about making a claim with my auto insurance provider (Allstate).
No matter which way you go about this, you should get a few estimates. Since you collided with something, it's technically an accident. If you choose to make a claim, I'd pursue it under your "comprehensive" coverage because it was an animal. This way it might not be classified as a collision and you can potentially avoid paying a deductible.
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This^ or make the claim: "IDK I parked it outside overnight and came out to it like this in the morning."
Between the high strength boron steel, multiple layers, cramped quarters, and heavier gauge than your typical body panel, it doesn't seem feasible to be able to do any PDR in there.
This repair wont happen from the inside anyways. PDR is possible on Pillars if you go to someone with the knowledge and tools. This example in the link below is a crease, not a dent like you have. Yours looks like it should be easy to remove using the glue pulling method.
Images:
http://217dent.com/2015-chrysler-300-deep-pillar-crease-mobile-dent-removal-springfield-il-images/
Video:
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This^ or make the claim: "IDK I parked it outside overnight and came out to it like this in the morning."
Bingo.
After you decide, it wouldn't hurt to delete some of your comments
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This^ or make the claim: "IDK I parked it outside overnight and came out to it like this in the morning."
This repair wont happen from the inside anyways. PDR is possible on Pillars if you go to someone with the knowledge and tools. This example in the link below is a crease, not a dent like you have. Yours looks like it should be easy to remove using the glue pulling method.
Images:
http://217dent.com/2015-chrysler-300-deep-pillar-crease-mobile-dent-removal-springfield-il-images/
Video:
That is impressive, I have some deer damage on my Volvo that could be easily fixed that way I think. A deer ran into the rear quarter, it looks a little wavy in the sun light.
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This^ or make the claim: "IDK I parked it outside overnight and came out to it like this in the morning."
This repair wont happen from the inside anyways. PDR is possible on Pillars if you go to someone with the knowledge and tools. This example in the link below is a crease, not a dent like you have. Yours looks like it should be easy to remove using the glue pulling method.
Images:
http://217dent.com/2015-chrysler-300-deep-pillar-crease-mobile-dent-removal-springfield-il-images/
Video:
I don't know, this is kind of what I want to avoid. He didn't put it back how it was, just pulled the big dent out and then pushed everything else around it down so it looks like a clean line
And I know its hard to see in the pics, but the drivers door has a big ding in it too from the deers body. The mirror might be fine though, other than needing new glass.The video is not muted, lol.
Not sure what you mean by franchised store, I'm talking about making a claim with my auto insurance provider (Allstate).
No matter which way you go about this, you should get a few estimates. Since you collided with something, it's technically an accident. If you choose to make a claim, I'd pursue it under your "comprehensive" coverage because it was an animal. This way it might not be classified as a collision and you can potentially avoid paying a deductible.
So I feel really self conscious about my music now lol I forget what I was listening too and its not playing anything when I watch it on my computer or phone, so that's weird.
Anyways, back to the point. I started a claim with my insurance and the adjuster will look at it Tuesday, I do have full coverage and there is no way they can tell me that was my fault when I have a video of it and the impact is on my side. So this should be comprehensive all the way through, and not my fault.
I was confused about what you meant by paintless dent removal, it sounded like this was a shop somewhere (like when you say take it to an autozone).
I am going to take the car into a body shop tomorrow at lunch and have them do their own estimate so I have something to compare it too, and with my big ass deductible maybe I'll just eat the hit myself and not deal with insurance rates at all.
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