a couple weeks ago, i was in a nasty accident w/ a curb and sign. some f*cker ran a light causing me to swerve around him, jump a curb, & slam into a sign. the damages totalled up right around $5500.

the guys that fixed my car did a damn good job considering the damages done. here's a list of some of the major damages...
-bumper+grille
-headlamp
-upper tie bar
-radiator
-hood
-fender
-tranny pan
-left control arm
-axle
-front left wheel

a week before the accident, i just installed my illuminas and tein s-techs. im lucky that no damage was done to my suspension mods.

 

Before

 

After

 

nice finish, but damn with that much damage i would have rather gotten my car totalled

 

Looks great, you cant get a 2000 GLE totalled with just 5,500 in damages. No insurance company would total that car based on the way it looked either.

 

Wow. Those should go in a broschure for the body shop. Great after shots! Tein drop looks great on the stockers.

 

They did a nice job. But on anoter note why don't we switch states cause I want to go outside my house and see some palm trees

 

I hear that, aint no palm trees here in Philly...

Teedot, your car turned out great, amazing how good of a job they did.

 

nice work. i have seen this twice. what is up with orgers getting clear corners in the front and leaving the stock ones in the rear. i have stock on the right pass side, cause i melted mine...is this a new fashion statement??

 

oh i know, my friend just wrecked his 02 mustang gt with 9k damage and they didnt total it. I was just saying 5k is alot of damage nevertheless

 

They did a great job! Looks like a new car.

 

thanks guys. as much damage as it was, i dont think i could split with my max... im glad it wasn't totalled.

the repair shop did an awesome job. im impressed w/ the paint work. they say that pearl is almost impossible to match but this shop pulled it off. i can't tell the difference between the new panels & the old ones. my only complaint about the body work is that the front bumper is not perfectly lined up. it's slightly off where it meets the left fender. you can also see (in the front pic) that there is a wider gap where the hood meets the bumper on the driver side. im not to fussy over that tho.

as far as the ride, there is slightly a little more engine vibration at lower rpms. i gotta go back to the shop & have them look @ my engine mounts.

all in all, im more than pleased with the outcome of this. im hyped that i got my max back & can't wait to start modding again.... anyone know where i can get a cattman y-pipe @ reasonable cost??

 

Man I got to used to the vert now I be seeing them like crazy on the rd. Sometimes I wonder if is you. Glad to have it back amn missed riding in the boat. We gotta go cruising soon.

 

How come they replace the tranny pan, it's a bit weird to have some damage from the front.

 

i jumped over a curb & hit a big sign made of plaster & re-bar. the curb f'd up the tranny pan.

 

they did nice work, but dont settle for mis-aligned parts. Take it back till you are satisfied. Make sure you go over it with a fine tooth comb, if you dont you will kick yourself later... just my $.02