My car was clearly totaled by a drunk driver (original Kelly Blue Book value of $2900. Frame damage, the trunk is gone, the rear windshield is gone. The city prosecutor is requesting two auto body repair estimates to try and reclaim the my loss. The car is neither safe or legal to drive so I am unable to drive it in to a shop. I have no intention of repairing the vehicle, so this is obviously an inconvenience for an auto body shop to spend significant time on. How do I get these estimates?
My car was clearly totaled by a drunk driver (original Kelly Blue Book value of $2900. Frame damage, the trunk is gone, the rear windshield is gone. The city prosecutor is requesting two auto body repair estimates to try and reclaim the my loss. The car is neither safe or legal to drive so I am unable to drive it in to a shop. I have no intention of repairing the vehicle, so this is obviously an inconvenience for an auto body shop to spend significant time on. How do I get these estimates?
My insurance company is not covering the damages. Chances are I will get nothing from this guy, so I am not looking to extend my losses further by paying someone to come out to tell me the car is totaled. Will photos work at a body shop? I also found online estimators, but would those be suitable for legal purposes? The car is clearly totaled.
and of course he had no insurance. So my property damage is being considered with his criminal charges.
Posted by Paintless Dent Repair on June 18th, 2010
A Bondo body patch is simple to use, and the first step is mixing a small amount of body patch with a screwdriver or putty knife. Avoid using too much Bondo body patch with help from an ASE-certified mechanic in this free video on auto repair and maintenance. Expert: Tom Brintzenhofe Bio: Tom Brintzenhofe has been a mechanic for more than 17 years. Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC
Posted by Paintless Dent Repair on June 18th, 2010
In Texas an automotive repair shop that sales parts in the repair of a vehicle, not for over the counter sales but only sales items to be used by that repair shop in their day to day services offered to customers ?
Posted by Paintless Dent Repair on June 16th, 2010
My car was kicked in a parking lot and has a big shoe sized dent above the passenger rear tire. I have seen ads on TV for fixing dents yourself vs calling the insurance and paying big bucks. Do those things work? Do they work on new cars or just on my old one that was metal? Think the panel is a composite of some kind…not metal (but unsure). Thank you all in advance.
Posted by Paintless Dent Repair on June 14th, 2010
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Posted by Paintless Dent Repair on June 14th, 2010
More info: www.metacog.com This video is from the early 1990’s. It provides rock solid info on electronic ignition systems. It’s a great teaching aid for automotive students and DIY’ers.
Posted by Paintless Dent Repair on June 12th, 2010
As vehicles have developed over the past century, bumpers have evolved greatly. Older vehicles had very rudimentary steel bumpers which were rigidly mounted to the vehicle’s frame. When the bumper was solidly struck it would either damage the object which was struck or was damaged itself. This design remained fairly constant for several decades, even as bumpers evolved from simple pieces of steel beams into very highly-styled chrome-plated monstrosities. Approximately forty years ago, some bumpers began to be designed and manufactured from various energy-absorbing plastics and were more integrated into styling of the vehicle. Today’s bumpers for cars, SUV’s, mini-vans, cross-overs and even many pickup trucks have reached the point where they are barely recognizable as bumpers but appear to simply be an integrated part of the overall vehicle. The energy-absorbing steel bumper superstructures are designed to be lightweight yet meet very stringent guidelines for absorbing impacts in the case of an accident. However, those superstructures are completely hidden from view by highly styled soft plastic bumper covers which allow for the flowing front and rear treatments on modern vehicles. However, these soft plastic bumper covers are very susceptible to being damaged by fairly modest impacts which occur on a daily basis and which are simply part of typical driving. Stones, rocks and other road debris are typically hurled at them from other vehicles. They get impacted by objects such as the bumpers or swinging doors of other vehicles, shopping carts, and parking barriers. Rear bumpers are often used to rest objects which are being lifted into or out of the cargo areas. All of these daily occurrences can result in unsightly damage to bumpers. But when damage occurs, a bumper repair can be quickly and inexpensively performed by a trained technician, often done in the vehicle owner’s driveway or garage. Your vehicle’s bumpers are designed to absorb the bumps and bruises of everyday driving, but a bumper repair can quickly restore the vehicle’s appearance and value, without a time-consuming wait or expensive repair bill.
Posted by Paintless Dent Repair on June 11th, 2010
www.denttime.com of San Diego & North County once again shows the possibilities of paintless dent repair. Dent Time demonstrates experience when it comes to creases and complex dents. Dent Time also offers advanced paintless dent removal repair training.
Posted by Paintless Dent Repair on June 11th, 2010
What method is used to repair a plastic bumper that has been MINIMALLY bent inwards? I know about heat treatment. Is that very successful? I wouldn’t call it a dent, more like a slight shift in the straight line, about 4 inches long, that occurs from hitting a metal pole sideways, so that the pole forces the bumper inwards slightly?
you’d have to look at it sideways or run your hand over it to see the damage..
Posted by Paintless Dent Repair on June 10th, 2010