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Ghonzo

Ghonzo

The 47 Ronin
Ok so yesterday on the freeway on Pomona, CA I was driving and next thing I know some asshole hits me on the driver side while changing lane. Thankfully it wasn't bad but the guy kept going beyond the horizon... and I realized my side minor broke- mirror poped out, hinge broken...- anyhow I got off the next exit to inspect just how bad the hit was and noticed I cant open my driver side door no more than an 1-2inches or so and when I tried to open it after getting out of the passenger side I heard this loud pop. So I closed my door and inspected again and noticed theres a small dent in between the fender and the door gap. The dent is like a size of an small brick phone and the dent no more than a 1/4 inch or so. Theres a dent at the top of body just above the wheels and some paint scratch.

Does anyone know how much it will cost to repair it or a way to repair it at home?? I know for sure I have to replace my side mirror and that alone is going to cost me $350 or so. Can't believe this happened to my new car... wish I had installed a dash cam or something so I could catch this guy...:mad:
 
Wow that sucks. No idea how much it will cost. That happened to me when I was at a bar one night, I came outside and my driver side mirror was just dangling. Sorry to hear that, especially to a new car. If you have full coverage insurance, I'd give them a call and tell them what happened. They may pay for it.
 
Bummer. Sounds expensive. You're okay though, right? I hope you have comprehensive and/or uninsured/underinsured coverage. Were there any possible witnesses? Oh wait...freeway + Pomona = I asked a stupid question. Check with the CHP to see if there were other incidences this guy may have been involved in and do file a police report for a hit and run. You never know what else may have happened. That and posting a local ad for possible witnesses are long shots but may pay off. A broken hinge implies a fairly significant impact. You'll also want to get 2 or 3 repair estimates. Sorry to hear you got hit. Some folks are assholes of the serious kind.
 
civil servant said:
Bummer. Sounds expensive. You're okay though, right? I hope you have comprehensive and/or uninsured/underinsured coverage. Were there any possible witnesses? Oh wait...freeway + Pomona = I asked a stupid question. Check with the CHP to see if there were other incidences this guy may have been involved in and do file a police report for a hit and run. You never know what else may have happened. That and posting a local ad for possible witnesses are long shots but may pay off. A broken hinge implies a fairly significant impact. You'll also want to get 2 or 3 repair estimates. Sorry to hear you got hit. Some folks are assholes of the serious kind.
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Sigh... yea gonna take my car to the dealer and couple shops to get an estimate on the repairs. I gave the cops a call and they said they can't do much about it either :( Guess it was a terrible luck on my side thats gonna cost me money.
[MENTION=484]DeSiRe.[/MENTION] Im trying to avoid insurance if possible don't want my insurance cost to skyrocket if its something I can pay. Better to pay out of your own pocket if its not a big damage than going through insurance cause long run it will cost you more with insurance :(
 
I wouldn't have let that fucker get away... I'd had chased him down until I at least had a license number.

as far as the damage you are describing, sounds like you just need to pull that dent out. the reason you cannot open your door is because the forward door gap is getting stuck on the rear part of front fender. SHOULD be a minor fix unless the guy really nailed ya.

lookin at about $800 - $1200 incl paint
 
Shaun fbody said:
I wouldn't have let that fucker get away... I'd had chased him down until I at least had a license number.

as far as the damage you are describing, sounds like you just need to pull that dent out. the reason you cannot open your door is because the forward door gap is getting stuck on the rear part of front fender. SHOULD be a minor fix unless the guy really nailed ya.

lookin at about $800 - $1200 incl paint
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Is there a way to pull of the dent yourself?
 
Ghonzo said:
Is there a way to pull of the dent yourself?
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If you have never done body work before, you could possibly fuck it up more than fix it.

But you can google how to pull fender dent and buy the tools fairly cheap at Harbour Freight tool store
 
wow, you let the guy get away?!?! (n) yah, just google how to fix it yourself. harbor freight has cheap tools. ;)
 
Sorry to hear this man, I would have thought, you'd run behind him screaming, bomb down long!

Hopefully this doesn't cost you too much.
 
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