SHE'S BAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCKKKK - deer beware
05-30-2002, 01:44 PM
#1
SHE'S BAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCKKKK - deer beware
Finally! After 5 weeks of waiting and $11,835 I got my car back from the body shop.
It was done almost 2 weeks ago but they were waiting on a back-ordered passenger side seatbelt (which still hasnt come in, BTW) i got sick of waiting so i told them i'd take the car now and to call me when the seatbelt comes in.
everything seems to be fine except for the seatbelt which in turn is causing the airbag light on my dash to flash. also, they forgot to repaint my grill black. they told me to bring it in whenever i wanted and they'd do it for me but im still debating on whether i want to paint it back or leave it the stock "titanium" color.
the estimate was $9,700 but the total came out to be $11,835.41 - insurance took the tab.
apparently they got 2 new HID headlights but didnt give me the old ones like i had requested
so i am as happy as i can be right now. on question for you all: should i re-paint my grill body color or leave it the stock color?
i made the 2 hour drive home from school just to pick the car up and i am heading back in a few minutes. this is the same route i was driving when i hit the deer back in april. my fingers are crossed.
It was done almost 2 weeks ago but they were waiting on a back-ordered passenger side seatbelt (which still hasnt come in, BTW) i got sick of waiting so i told them i'd take the car now and to call me when the seatbelt comes in.
everything seems to be fine except for the seatbelt which in turn is causing the airbag light on my dash to flash. also, they forgot to repaint my grill black. they told me to bring it in whenever i wanted and they'd do it for me but im still debating on whether i want to paint it back or leave it the stock "titanium" color.
the estimate was $9,700 but the total came out to be $11,835.41 - insurance took the tab.
apparently they got 2 new HID headlights but didnt give me the old ones like i had requested
so i am as happy as i can be right now. on question for you all: should i re-paint my grill body color or leave it the stock color?
i made the 2 hour drive home from school just to pick the car up and i am heading back in a few minutes. this is the same route i was driving when i hit the deer back in april. my fingers are crossed.
05-30-2002, 02:20 PM
#3
Re: SHE'S BAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCKKKK - deer beware
Originally posted by Newman
my fingers are crossed.
my fingers are crossed.
glad you got your ride back!
05-30-2002, 02:29 PM
#4
Originally posted by DanNY
how about sticking those deer whistle things on your front end? it looks tacky..but i'm sure your insurance company would appreciate it.
how about sticking those deer whistle things on your front end? it looks tacky..but i'm sure your insurance company would appreciate it.
05-30-2002, 02:47 PM
#6
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Originally posted by deezo
To be honest, I've used those things on my truck and deer didn't seem to move away from the road (RT 15 in CT) when I approached them. It makes a whislting noise but I don't think it works.
To be honest, I've used those things on my truck and deer didn't seem to move away from the road (RT 15 in CT) when I approached them. It makes a whislting noise but I don't think it works.
BTW-I am sorry to hear about you hitting the deer. Since i sold my S4 over 2 weeks ago, I have been driving the Max and i hit a deer @ 75mph last weekend (If your wondering, the WRX is being picked up tomorrow). Pretty much 2 deer ran across the highway and i avoided the first one and almost missed the 2nd deer and clipped it. The deer flipped over my car and caused about $4K in damage, so I know how you feel man.
05-30-2002, 03:22 PM
#8
Originally posted by Chinkzilla
Fark,
Glad there's no deer where I live
Newman, personally I like the titanium on my grill, but that's cause it sorta matches my color.. on the other hand, GET THOSE HID's BACK FROM THEM!!
Fark,
Glad there's no deer where I live
Newman, personally I like the titanium on my grill, but that's cause it sorta matches my color.. on the other hand, GET THOSE HID's BACK FROM THEM!!
05-30-2002, 07:10 PM
#12
Originally posted by pocketrocket
Your bill's so high because of the HIDs and the airbags. Not cheap
Paint it black, and get those old HID's back ... I want the ballasts & igniter
Your bill's so high because of the HIDs and the airbags. Not cheap
Paint it black, and get those old HID's back ... I want the ballasts & igniter
im almost over my minutes on my cell phone from calling the body shop so much in the last 2 weeks. looks like im going to be calling tomorrow about the HIDs.
i think i had come to the conclusion that i was NOT going to paint my grill again but not a single one of you agrees with me on that one. i may have to go ahead and do it then.
05-31-2002, 01:19 AM
#13
Re: SHE'S BAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCKKKK - deer beware
Originally posted by Newman
Finally! After 5 weeks of waiting and $11,835 I got my car back from the body shop.
It was done almost 2 weeks ago but they were waiting on a back-ordered passenger side seatbelt (which still hasnt come in, BTW) i got sick of waiting so i told them i'd take the car now and to call me when the seatbelt comes in.
everything seems to be fine except for the seatbelt which in turn is causing the airbag light on my dash to flash. also, they forgot to repaint my grill black. they told me to bring it in whenever i wanted and they'd do it for me but im still debating on whether i want to paint it back or leave it the stock "titanium" color.
the estimate was $9,700 but the total came out to be $11,835.41 - insurance took the tab.
apparently they got 2 new HID headlights but didnt give me the old ones like i had requested
so i am as happy as i can be right now. on question for you all: should i re-paint my grill body color or leave it the stock color?
i made the 2 hour drive home from school just to pick the car up and i am heading back in a few minutes. this is the same route i was driving when i hit the deer back in april. my fingers are crossed.
Finally! After 5 weeks of waiting and $11,835 I got my car back from the body shop.
It was done almost 2 weeks ago but they were waiting on a back-ordered passenger side seatbelt (which still hasnt come in, BTW) i got sick of waiting so i told them i'd take the car now and to call me when the seatbelt comes in.
everything seems to be fine except for the seatbelt which in turn is causing the airbag light on my dash to flash. also, they forgot to repaint my grill black. they told me to bring it in whenever i wanted and they'd do it for me but im still debating on whether i want to paint it back or leave it the stock "titanium" color.
the estimate was $9,700 but the total came out to be $11,835.41 - insurance took the tab.
apparently they got 2 new HID headlights but didnt give me the old ones like i had requested
so i am as happy as i can be right now. on question for you all: should i re-paint my grill body color or leave it the stock color?
i made the 2 hour drive home from school just to pick the car up and i am heading back in a few minutes. this is the same route i was driving when i hit the deer back in april. my fingers are crossed.
05-31-2002, 07:07 AM
#16
Originally posted by pocketrocket
...and get those old HID's back...
...and get those old HID's back...
05-31-2002, 08:50 AM
#18
Originally posted by ejj5875
I'm pretty sure that the insurnace company has every right to keep all parts that they replaced, and they typicall do. I asked about my wheels that they were going to replace in my last accident (they ended up refinishing them) and they said that they keep, fix and sell all parts that they can that they replace.
I'm pretty sure that the insurnace company has every right to keep all parts that they replaced, and they typicall do. I asked about my wheels that they were going to replace in my last accident (they ended up refinishing them) and they said that they keep, fix and sell all parts that they can that they replace.
a friend of mine told me this story last night about her boyfriend:
in a nut shell she said he totaled his car and insurance gave him $ for it. a little while later he was playing around with carfax and put the VIN to his totaled car in and found that after he totaled it, it was fixed and then sold. turns out he was entitled to the $ made from the sale of the car since he was technically still the owner of the car. (insurance didnt buy the car from him, they just gave him what he supposedly lost due to the accident)
technically i still own the broken HIDs, i think. so they don't have the right to do anything with them. im calling the body shop now.
05-31-2002, 09:17 AM
#19
Originally posted by Newman
technically i still own the broken HIDs, i think. so they don't have the right to do anything with them. im calling the body shop now.
technically i still own the broken HIDs, i think. so they don't have the right to do anything with them. im calling the body shop now.
05-31-2002, 10:58 AM
#21
okay, so i just talked to the body shop. that seatbelt ive been waiting on came in today (of course it comes in the day after i drove 2 hours to pick the car up)
and about the headlights. he said "ill go check on the headlights and we'll have them for you when you come back next week to have the seatbelt installed."
he didnt guarantee me anything so im not sure he's going to come through for me.
and about the headlights. he said "ill go check on the headlights and we'll have them for you when you come back next week to have the seatbelt installed."
he didnt guarantee me anything so im not sure he's going to come through for me.
05-31-2002, 02:18 PM
#22
Originally posted by Newman
okay, so i just talked to the body shop. that seatbelt ive been waiting on came in today (of course it comes in the day after i drove 2 hours to pick the car up)
and about the headlights. he said "ill go check on the headlights and we'll have them for you when you come back next week to have the seatbelt installed."
he didnt guarantee me anything so im not sure he's going to come through for me.
okay, so i just talked to the body shop. that seatbelt ive been waiting on came in today (of course it comes in the day after i drove 2 hours to pick the car up)
and about the headlights. he said "ill go check on the headlights and we'll have them for you when you come back next week to have the seatbelt installed."
he didnt guarantee me anything so im not sure he's going to come through for me.
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