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Old 05-05-2005, 01:34 PM
Randomdude
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Find a body shop that dealers use. Outside of real artists, those shops will be the best. Visit first to make sure you like the look of the shop - clean, well organized, working on expensive/new cars... Then take it to them and let them do it correctly. Just because the adjuster said it would take $X to fix doesn't mean it will take $X. Body shops always find more wrong when they get into the repair than was visible from the outside. They file additional adjustments directly to the insurance company, which verifies the damage and then covers it.

After the repair is completed, your insurance company will require another inspection to verify the work was done. If they don't get the inspection they will never cover any other damage to that part of the car... so get it done correctly and get the inspection. The only reason to cheap out is if you don't like the car and will be getting rid of it soon. And I think we all know the answer to that.

-Ben
Marlborough, MA
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