# Re-edited and now deleted **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [March 28, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397 "2019-03-28T16:31:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hillarhee\_150043](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@hillarhee\_150043](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hillarhee_150043)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/1 "2019-03-28T16:31:31Z")
I received all the answers and responses I was looking for! Thank you sincerely to everybody who responded and offered advice. I appreciate it very much. ---
**Author:** ![Propane\_Car](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/propane_car/32/6561_2.png) [@Propane\_Car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Propane_Car)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/2 "2019-03-28T16:37:19Z")
Its hard to argue against the shop quote. Have you asked for other quotes? What does it really matter? Your insurance company will foot the full bill unless you are attempting to pay out of pocket to prevent a insurance claim. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/3 "2019-03-28T16:38:09Z")
Do you not have liability insurance ? If you do just let them handle it. As for estimate a lot depends on who is doing the repair and your location . ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/4 "2019-03-28T16:56:58Z")
It doesn’t look out of line to me, if I was the one footing the bill… ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/5 "2019-03-28T17:00:08Z")
> [@hillarhee\_150043](#): > > also we are trying to try out of pocket and not get insurance involved. That is really a bad idea . If there are problems with the repair latter you will just have more friction with the person you hit. Let the insurance take care of it and they will deal with the people and you are done. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/6 "2019-03-28T17:20:02Z")
Seems fine to me, but like the others said, you should use insurance. I will never understand why people pay all that money to get an insurance policy and then do everything they can to avoid using what they paid for. I over-insure myself. I’m at a little under 3 times the legal minimum for liability insurance. While I do my best not to hit things, if I do hit something, you’d better believe I’ll be using the insurance I pay for. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/7 "2019-03-28T17:34:26Z")
For conventional body work, yeah hard to argue that. It’s expensive now. High labor cost as well as material cost. I had a lady back into me and cost $3000 for bumper cover and head light and misc. However, that looks like a good candidate for the paintless dent remover folks. So inquire about that. A good one does a very nice job that is undetectable and now ruining the factory finish. I’ve used them twice with good results. I had hail damage with about 20 dings and they did a perfect job for about $1000. I also had basket ball size fender dent taken out for about $100. I was amazed at the work on highly polished black and nary a ripple. You probably don’t have much choice but suggest it to them anyway. ---
**Author:** ![hillarhee\_150043](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@hillarhee\_150043](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hillarhee_150043)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/8 "2019-03-28T18:21:56Z")
thank you for your response! ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/9 "2019-03-28T18:37:59Z")
You might check with a paintless dent repair for their thoughts on what they think about being able to repair the damage. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/10 "2019-03-28T18:55:49Z")
If someone hits my vehicle it goes to am actual Collision Center ( they used to be called body shops ) . I also want their insurance contact so I don’t have to deal with them about paint or any other problems after the repair. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/11 "2019-03-28T21:46:26Z")
> [@VOLVO\_V70](#): > > If someone hits my vehicle it goes to am actual Collision Center Well sure but most shops either have access to or have on staff, someone that can do paintless. The advantage is that you keep the factory paint with no body filler. For conventional work, they’ll grind the paint off, hammer the dent out, put on a coat of filler, sand, prime, paint and blend. Done properly? Will the filler stick or shrink? Will the paint be a perfect match? Will the paint quality equal the original? How long will the job take, 3-4 days compared to an afternoon? If you can do PDR, its the far better and cheaper alternative if the paint isn’t cracked or damaged. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/12 "2019-03-28T22:10:58Z")
Lucky you, I have never been to a body shop and offered paintless dent repair. ---
**Author:** ![hillarhee\_150043](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@hillarhee\_150043](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hillarhee_150043)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/13 "2019-03-28T22:13:37Z")
thank you so much for taking the time to read and respond. this is my first time hearing about such a procedure and so i looked into it and found much cheaper prices than an auto body shop, hope all goes through but either way, thank you again! super helpful 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![hillarhee\_150043](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@hillarhee\_150043](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hillarhee_150043)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/14 "2019-03-28T22:15:38Z")
thank you for your response, i used this suggestion and came out with a lot cheaper prices! ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/15 "2019-03-28T22:16:50Z")
> [@hillarhee\_150043](#): > > this is my first time hearing about such a procedure and so i looked into it and found much cheaper prices than an auto body shop, Did you get an estimate for paintless dent repair? The damage in the pictures appears to be beyond what can be straightened with paintless dent repair. ---
**Author:** ![hillarhee\_150043](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@hillarhee\_150043](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hillarhee_150043)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/16 "2019-03-28T22:17:19Z")
I did, total came out to be $655. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/17 "2019-03-28T22:18:21Z")
> [@hillarhee\_150043](#): > > i used this suggestion and came out with a lot cheaper prices! Doesn’t matter what prices you found, it’s not your car, the other guy is free to use any shop of his choice. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/18 "2019-03-28T22:20:59Z")
> [@hillarhee\_150043](#): > > I did, total came out to be $655. Did they actually see the vehicle because by the pictures it needs painting where the gouge is. ---
**Author:** ![hillarhee\_150043](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@hillarhee\_150043](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hillarhee_150043)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-edited-and-now-deleted/137397/19 "2019-03-28T22:20:59Z")
I am aware, I have contacted the person and we are currently working it out.