Arrrrrrgggghhhhh!!!!
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Arrrrrrgggghhhhh!!!!
Well I've just joined the crowd of crunch.......
My 17 year old was driving the new 07, today, I was in the passenger seat. Not paying attention to where she was backing up..... and by the looks of it, neither was she. Yes she's still alive, her mother didn't kill her like we thought, but I feel responsible since I was the teacher. 
Anyone have any idea what if might cost to replace the left rear tail light, and since the box is made out of 'crap" there is also a big wrinkle behind and along the F X 4 sticker... to me it looks like they will have to replace the whole side of the box..... Can this be done these day's or am I looking at a whole new box now? It's not a big ding. but there's no way to get the kink out of it either.
My 17 year old was driving the new 07, today, I was in the passenger seat. Not paying attention to where she was backing up..... and by the looks of it, neither was she. Yes she's still alive, her mother didn't kill her like we thought, but I feel responsible since I was the teacher. Anyone have any idea what if might cost to replace the left rear tail light, and since the box is made out of 'crap" there is also a big wrinkle behind and along the F X 4 sticker... to me it looks like they will have to replace the whole side of the box..... Can this be done these day's or am I looking at a whole new box now? It's not a big ding. but there's no way to get the kink out of it either.
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pending your color and the amount of damage, but for a tail light, side bo
yes you can get just the side) and labor to prep and paint your looking at around 1400-2300.
now pending your color it wil be the lower end or high end. if its white or black lower, but if you have a color, really if you have a metalic looking paint, if you see sparkels in the paint when you look close, then(if you want a pro job) they need to blend it.
yes you can get just the side) and labor to prep and paint your looking at around 1400-2300.now pending your color it wil be the lower end or high end. if its white or black lower, but if you have a color, really if you have a metalic looking paint, if you see sparkels in the paint when you look close, then(if you want a pro job) they need to blend it.
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Ouch! I new it wasn't gonna be cheap. Color is two tone, brown on top tan on bottom. The wrinkle goes all the way to the tan at the bottom. Missed the bumper, and the back up sensors didn't work until it was too late. The sensors don't fan out very wide, and if she had been 2 inches more to the right, she would have missed it. It was a big 5 yard garbage bin.
It's frustrating knowing that such a little ding. is going to cost so much to repair. .... I could have put some nice mod's on for that kind of money......
thnaks for the estimate with my luck today..... the paint will be on the high end too........
It's frustrating knowing that such a little ding. is going to cost so much to repair. .... I could have put some nice mod's on for that kind of money......
thnaks for the estimate with my luck today..... the paint will be on the high end too........
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are you paying out of pocket? or insurance?
out of pocket thats a big OUCH!!!!!!
yea two tone will be on the pricy end. with colors it hard, you cant just buy the ford paint and spray. every batch of ford paint is diffrent, its never the same color. sure you could just paint it with the ford paint, and you would probly not know the diffrence, unless you looked for it and looked hard.
but a proshop will blend it to the rest of the car so your new paint will match perfectly to the tailgate, side doors, ect. . . . .
pro paint job = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
out of pocket thats a big OUCH!!!!!!
yea two tone will be on the pricy end. with colors it hard, you cant just buy the ford paint and spray. every batch of ford paint is diffrent, its never the same color. sure you could just paint it with the ford paint, and you would probly not know the diffrence, unless you looked for it and looked hard.
but a proshop will blend it to the rest of the car so your new paint will match perfectly to the tailgate, side doors, ect. . . . .
pro paint job = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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Gonna pay out of pocket.... Insurance companys, "Never" loose money... When we inquired about the Explorer (daughter in-law) They said that our insurence rate would go up for the next 5 years...... So might as well pay it now, and work Overtime for the rest of the winter to cover the cost.......
I will have it done profesionally no matter what. I don't do body work.....
I will have it done profesionally no matter what. I don't do body work.....
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Originally Posted by Packrat Super duty
...and the back up sensors didn't work until it was too late. The sensors don't fan out very wide, and if she had been 2 inches more to the right, she would have missed it...
that sucks, mine go off if i get anywhere near anything...
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Originally Posted by Packrat Super duty
Gonna pay out of pocket.... Insurance companys, "Never" loose money... When we inquired about the Explorer (daughter in-law) They said that our insurence rate would go up for the next 5 years...... So might as well pay it now, and work Overtime for the rest of the winter to cover the cost.......
I will have it done profesionally no matter what. I don't do body work.....
I will have it done profesionally no matter what. I don't do body work.....
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Originally Posted by rg200amp
your looking at around 1400-2300.
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In this type of deal, it's either insurance or your own pocketbook(or someone else's pocketbook if it was an accident with another person's vehicle, which in this case it is not) that is involved. The only warranty that I could think of that you would be talking about would be the Ford warranty and that in no way applies to accidents, unless it was caused by a ford part; this was driver error, so I don't think that it would apply to this.
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Find a salvage replacement tail light, about 75% cheaper than a new one. Do a web search, you can find plenty of them. Takes about 2 minutes to do it yourself. As for the sheet metal, You might want to seek a good paintless dent repairman, sometimes wrinkles can be massaged out without much problem.
good luck.
good luck.
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Originally Posted by TexMexF250
Find a salvage replacement tail light, about 75% cheaper than a new one.
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Replace the tail light and just keep your eye out for a box the right color to swap out. Front impacts is what totals these out and enough people go with flatbeds that it shouldn't be too hard to find a whole box in good shape.
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Originally Posted by cartmanea
Replace the tail light and just keep your eye out for a box the right color to swap out. Front impacts is what totals these out and enough people go with flatbeds that it shouldn't be too hard to find a whole box in good shape.