Fender Bender

[junior]

Could a very minor rear fender bender (moving in reverse about 2 miles an hour, if your walking beside me we'd be at the same level) cost upward of $4K .
The corner driver side rear fender paint is gone (just the crease side), nothing else is broken/bent on the outside, and the panel fitment is about 3-5 mm off relative to the other side. The shop is claiming a $2000 internal Aluminum bracket is bend an must be replaced, plus diss-assembly and re-assembly and fender paint ($4K-$5K). Any advise will be greatly appreciated.

[Shadowman]

Could a very minor rear fender bender (moving in reverse about 2 miles an hour, if your walking beside me we'd be at the same level) cost upward of $4K .
The corner driver side rear fender paint is gone (just the crease side), nothing else is broken/bent on the outside, and the panel fitment is about 3-5 mm off relative to the other side. The shop is claiming a $2000 internal Aluminum bracket is bend an must be replaced, plus diss-assembly and re-assembly and fender paint ($4K-$5K). Any advise will be greatly appreciated.

This is a case where a picture could help neverthless the simple answer is yes.

Sadly sometimes the most minor of altercations carry a heavy repair bill. I do not know which bracket to which they speak however as an example the short rear bumper extension pieces are well over a $1000 each.

My only comment would be to confirm the damage and the associated cost and then to properly repair her because far too many of these gals (as I am being told) are being repaired in the fine tradition of a patch work quilt. In the case of these gal's beauty is not just skin deep.

All the best

Shadowman

[fjpikul]

Junior, you don't give a location, but Saleen in Troy, MI would be the ultimate expert. Make sure you're dealing with a bodyshop that knows how to deal with aluminum bodies (someplace that handles, say Jaguars, Astons, etc). It sounds like you might have bent the clamshell hinge bracket, quite a critical piece for rear panel alignment. Pictures would be good to see as Shadowman expressed.

[junior]

I was so upset after the hit, all I can think about is getting the car repaired. Location is So. Cal, and the body shop is very reputable according to the dealer. Had I taken a picture, it is very likely that one would not be able to tell the car was hit. I'll try to post a picture of the internal AL bracket damage since the rear fender is dis-assembled now.

[junior]

It's the AL bracket above the mufller area about 3-4 feet long in an upside down U-shape form. It doesn't even look bent, however the shop owner said it's best to replace it since if we try to re-align it and put it back, we won't know how it's going to allign until we put the fender back. I told him to get a new one. 3 days for the part to get here and 2-3 days to get the job done.

[SuperB]

I backed into a curb and chipped the diffuser, that was about 2K I think.

[Shadowman]

It's the AL bracket above the mufller area about 3-4 feet long in an upside down U-shape form. It doesn't even look bent, however the shop owner said it's best to replace it since if we try to re-align it and put it back, we won't know how it's going to allign until we put the fender back. I told him to get a new one. 3 days for the part to get here and 2-3 days to get the job done.

That would be the halo bar and as I was told long ago by The GT Guys it is "critical"

Sounds like your gal is in good hands

Regards

Shadowman

[junior]

Thanks for the comments and replies.

[STUNTS]

So CAL.... youhave SAlEEN in Irvine and there's always GALPIN... I know they're big and piss people off at times.. but they have done plenty O plenty of body work for the GT

[Empty Pockets]

What you're experiencing i$ what $ome here on the 'Forum refer to a$ "a GT tax", junior!

How did this happen anyway? Did you back into one of those dang "low" concrete light pole bases or the like? (You know. The ones you never see? The ones you only HEAR? )