Minor Car accident I think

[Cameltoeinspector]

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...

Don't you have a self serve auto salvage there. Go pull you're own mirror,fender,door off and change it out. You might be able to use a straight bar and pull the fender away from the door so you can at least open it.

 

[Ghonzo]

wow, you let the guy get away?!?! yah, just google how to fix it yourself. harbor freight has cheap tools.

That was my first accident XD and my side mirror split in half and I didnt want to fall off and hit some other poor car.

 

[Fasttrak]

If it is a quarter panel plus the door, it is going to be very expensive repair job. New sheet metal and primer paint for all plus the side mirror ain't cheap either. I am guessing, based on my only accident, two years ago in my WRX, that you are looking at about six grand in repairs. It is amazing how quickly sheet metal and paint time adds up these days. I can't believe you didn't at least get the guys license plate number, at the worse your insurance company would of forced his to split costs, if you had witnesses they could of fought for you to get a no fault attached which would of been the best scenario.


Fasttrak

 

[civil servant]

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http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=gringer

http://www.aliexpress.com/compare/compare-tools-auto-body-repair.html

 

[Nutbutter]

Do you have insurance.... better to let them take care of this one.... pay deductible and be done w/ it.... that doesn't sound like a repair i would try to take on with any major confidence in making things right... or for making it worth my money.... more than likely depending on the car like fast said you could be looking at 2 to 6k for the repairs if done right... if you wanna do the shade tree mechanic thing you had better be a pretty good body guy.... and even then your pushing it without buying new parts... if you buy old ones you have to try and match paint which is a whole other animal! I would file a claim under my ins if i had full coverage.