freeway + flying metal object = dent!
09-26-2006, 04:33 PM
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was driving fine on 101N, unitl a 4x4 kicked up a soda can-sized steel rod from the side.
it hit my rear quarter panel, passenger side. left about a 10-inch gash, dented it about half-an-inch deep.
it hit along the the gas tank flap, and now it does not close properly.
any recommended body shops along the 880 corridor? bmw fremont recommended emc collisions.
arrrgh,
daydok
it hit my rear quarter panel, passenger side. left about a 10-inch gash, dented it about half-an-inch deep.
it hit along the the gas tank flap, and now it does not close properly.
any recommended body shops along the 880 corridor? bmw fremont recommended emc collisions.
arrrgh,
daydok
09-26-2006, 04:59 PM
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UGH! I kicked up--all on my own--a piece of leafspring steel (broken off from a car or truck spring) years ago. You should have heard that thing connect with my right front quarterpanel wheel well and door. It acted like, well, a spring! :'(
Funny, it looked so benign in the road that I didn't really try very hard to avoid it. Good luck,
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Funny, it looked so benign in the road that I didn't really try very hard to avoid it. Good luck,
Ray Hull
09-28-2006, 04:33 AM
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09-28-2006, 06:48 AM
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don't know about the 880 corridor but i recommend
haws import auto body
1812 arnold industrial pl
concord ca 94520
925.676.1944
i've had work done there and they do a great job plus excellent customer service. i also heard that cavallino was good as well.
good luck.
haws import auto body
1812 arnold industrial pl
concord ca 94520
925.676.1944
i've had work done there and they do a great job plus excellent customer service. i also heard that cavallino was good as well.
good luck.
09-28-2006, 07:49 AM
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thanks for the replies.
for this gash (10 inch long, half inch deep), i got a quote from a bmw referred site for $1300, about 5 days worth of work. didn't realize it would be that much/take that long. either they are very meticulous, or just slow. dunno.
for those of you with geico, you have to take your car to a body shop that has a geico adjuster. they don't come to you to assess the damage. just fyi.
for this gash (10 inch long, half inch deep), i got a quote from a bmw referred site for $1300, about 5 days worth of work. didn't realize it would be that much/take that long. either they are very meticulous, or just slow. dunno.
for those of you with geico, you have to take your car to a body shop that has a geico adjuster. they don't come to you to assess the damage. just fyi.
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Originally Posted by daydok' post='339577' date='Sep 28 2006, 10:49 AM
thanks for the replies.
for this gash (10 inch long, half inch deep), i got a quote from a bmw referred site for $1300, about 5 days worth of work. didn't realize it would be that much/take that long. either they are very meticulous, or just slow. dunno.
for those of you with geico, you have to take your car to a body shop that has a geico adjuster. they don't come to you to assess the damage. just fyi.
for this gash (10 inch long, half inch deep), i got a quote from a bmw referred site for $1300, about 5 days worth of work. didn't realize it would be that much/take that long. either they are very meticulous, or just slow. dunno.
for those of you with geico, you have to take your car to a body shop that has a geico adjuster. they don't come to you to assess the damage. just fyi.
You should check out BMW of San Francisco also. They have a full service collision center & body shop and have been in biz for years. I believe they're now called German Collision Motors of S.F. (right on Harrison Street in downtown S.F.), as they're servicing not only Beemers, but also Benz's, Audis, VW's, etc. Heard they do pretty good work overall. At any rate, another option for you. Hope you get all this behind you soon. Sorry again to hear the news bro. BEST REGARDS,
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