Just wreckt the LS...

Haha yea that is what I was thinking in my head too, I was like.. Well now my black sealant headlights are open.. lulz


But the Grill has every slat cracked on the drivers side, plus it is warped as a whole.
 
Couldn't see it in the pics. That sucks. And fogs?
 
they just dont cut you a check this is what you do and i have done this many times. find a autobody shop now and tell him what you want and also if your deductible is 500 or lower tell them you dont want to pay it, the will gadly mask that since thy dont want to loose your money remember your INS is paying so they know that your money is solid and your going to get it done then call up your INS and they then will meet with the autobody techs if they are already accredidted by the INS ( meaning they are already on their preferred body shop list) then the labor cost are already established. the INS pays $250 for laybor and paint per body part. looking at the pics just on labor alone you have $1000 of labor cost for un-installing parts and re installing parts and paint. the way that they hide the cost is in the parts they buy the charge for for new parts $800 for hood, $500 for quarter panel, $800 for bumber and plus more cash for the actual moldings of the bumper (sold seperately) and so on so your looking around $6,500 bucks easy what you have to do is then do your reaserch and see how much a LSE BUMBER cost compared to the original for your model year and then if need be pay the differene. THEY DONT CARE WHERE THE PARTS COME FROM so have them get used parts exept the LSE bumber for eaverything else so that way the shop makes cash. thats how it works trust me they will do watever you say cuz they dont want to loose $6,500 of easy guarantee money for $500 BS diductible. and the INS when they cut you a check if you say that your going to fix it it will be in the name of the shop and your name. why do they do that they want to make sure that you fix it so you wont do another claim for the same stuff later (wich happens lot by the way) either to them or anther INS if not they will total it and get rid of the obligation to fix the car. remember the INS recovers cash back when the total the car since they sell these cars to wreck shops and large national junk yards.
 
ps most shops dont know about the LS so the HID headlamps cost almost $1000 on the books with the HID balast and bulb compared to half of that when they get regular headlamps. MAKE SURE THEY GET HID ONES. most peaple cant tell the difference until its too late. and then you wonder why the new headlamp has glare and the old one is perfect. well now you know why if it happens to you. ohh and just in case you want to know how i know all these things i buy wrecked cars and fixe them up and sell them so i do this all the time.
 
somebody finally agrees with me about there being $6000 in damage,lol but ive been in about 3 or 4 fender benders and they have always just cut me a check ,or if you know somebody that owns a body shop just have them cash the check for you..
 
Well, from the daytime pics, it doesnt look nearly as bad as it did in the pics of the night of the accident...

Still a beautiful LS :)
 
I keep re-reading that post about the estimates and how to get the job done or whatever, but I am not understanding it still. It is difficult to read for me.

Are you saying to tell the shop i get estimates at, to add 500 onto the estimate to cover my deductible?

Then order the parts for them??? Like show them where LSKoncepts has that whole front fascia etc?

Sorry for not understanding, but I am interested in what you have to say.
 
If you can do the work yourself then i would go with just buying the stuff yourself and doing it that way ,because really its just taking off parts and putting on new ones...but he was saying if your taking it to a body shop for them to do the work get them to cover your deductable..and show them what parts you want and where to get them from.
 
Okay yea I think I got it.

Also I wonder if they will let me keep parts off of it before they replace them? Like can I pry the emblem off and take the fogs out or anything?

I don't want them to think I am cheating insurance or whatever. I am already kinda weary about the whole suggesting order places for LSE parts.
 
If you remove anything from the car the worst is that it will degrade the condition of the vehicle when a claims adjuster comes to look at it. They will come out and rank the vehicle (excellent, good, fair etc) and based on that they will give your car a value to compare against the amount of damage to decide whether it is totaled or not.
 
Andrizzle said:
Okay yea I think I got it.

Also I wonder if they will let me keep parts off of it before they replace them? Like can I pry the emblem off and take the fogs out or anything?

I don't want them to think I am cheating insurance or whatever. I am already kinda weary about the whole suggesting order places for LSE parts.
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I would avoid adding this complication. If the fogs are good, then they will reuse them. If they are bad, then what value are they to you?

Also, I wouldn't play any games trying to get out of the deductible. Where this might bite you is if the work has a problem and you have to come back at them to get it fixed. (They will have something to hold over your head.) Also, the good body shops won't play this game. Do you want to use a good shop, or a questionable one?
 
DO NOT TAKE IT TO THE "PREFERRED SHOP".

Think about it. Their "preferred shop" will work to the insurance company's favor, not your's. They will price out used parts, and only replace the bare necessities.

Take it to a shop you are comfortable with, and make sure they are using OEM replacement parts, and are returning the damaged area to like new condition.

As far as the deductible: Mention you have a 500 deductible, and just ask "if they can do anything about it". Hopefully they'll be able to help you out. Maybe you can source your own parts to save some money, and offset the deductible. Not likely anything will work though. If you can't afford the deductible, you should be paying more for a lower one. I have a 100 deductible on my LS. That's a lot easier to come up with when/if I have a claim.
 
Andrizzle said:
Okay yea I think I got it.

Also I wonder if they will let me keep parts off of it before they replace them? Like can I pry the emblem off and take the fogs out or anything?

I don't want them to think I am cheating insurance or whatever. I am already kinda weary about the whole suggesting order places for LSE parts.
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you can take whatever you want off, just make sure its still able to be towed and nothing obvious is missing,
 
Okay update today. Insurance contacted me and got all that dealt with.

Now I just need to get an estimate at a shop of my choice since all their preferred shops are too far away.

I am thinking of going to several body shops here in my City that I know of to get estimates, then obviously choose the highest one. Fax that to the insurance company.

They said they would then write me a check, for the amount - less my deductible.


So it sounds like I can come out of this with some extra money to cover the deductible and the ticket I received.


Maybe this will help out the 'new wheels' fund ;)

Oh and I am getting the 06/LSE Bumper.

Just need to get part numbers for all of the LSE bumper, fogs, brackets, that chrome trim, and the grill. Anyone have any quick links to parts catalog for like an 06 LS/LSE
 
Yea you are for sure gonna have some money left over ,you can get a lse bumper for $275 , a headlight for $50 ,A grill for $150 ,probally a hood for $250 and im sure you could put all that stuff on your self..
 
Let me get at those wheels you got on there now if you upgrade :D
 
nice.. the next step is take it to maaco they give free estimates most body shops charge you upto $50 for estemates and for good reason, they know that you are going to get thousands based on their estimates but that does not mean that you will be coming back for their services after you get the check. so go to MAACO get 2 free estimates from 2 diff shops. then after you get your check go to a local shop or back to maaco and work with them cuz remember your check will be $500 (or watever your deductible is) less than what you was quoted for. the advantege of this is that maaco has a really good itemized quote with the prices for all new parts. so when you go to another body shop and sit with them to look for parts you have a basis for prices so if they over quote you then you will know they are full of BULL and now you have the means to compare with a reputable shop like MAACO.

and by the way you can keep any parts that you want after they take them off they belong to you and you paid for them when you purchased your car the insurance will never ask you not to keep them unless they totaled the car in that case the INS now ownes the car because they paid you off for it. the fogs you wont need them since the LSE fogs are round so you can sell the old ones on ebay or something like that.
 
I have a parts list that a sent to a few people on here I think pektel posted it on here.. It has all the part numbers including lse's
 
I dunno about doing it myself... I was kinda planning on actually just taking it to a shop (that quoted less than the estimate) to have them do it after I get the check.

Would it not be best to just give them the LSE part #s I want in replace of the stock and then just let them order it all and I will pay that estimate from them?

I want to save more money out of it, but I mean I am sure there is bent brackets and all sorts of BS that I would have to deal with. Let alone all the parts I would need painted.

I wonder how a shop would react if I bought them my own parts after already getting an estimate from them? And therefore ask them to remove the parts i brought from my original estimate with them and I will pay whatever parts I did not have (and obviously labor/paint)


Any advice on the best way to do this? I really do not have the time (and probably some skills) to repair it all myself in the driveway...


For example, let's say the shop I want to repair my car 's estimate for me looks like this:

Hood
Bumper
Grill
Headlight
Foglights
Brackets
Misc. Plastics
Paint Labor (per part)

I then say thanks, go home and order an LSE fascia off LSKoncepts and therefore already get the Bumper, Fogs, and Brackets, Grille. I could even order that extra HID headlight that a member is selling on here (if it is drivers side). Therefore, is it even appropriate to do this? And then ask them to just not charge me for those parts?
 
well the best way to do it would be cash your insurance check,buy the parts that you need yourself and take it somewhere else that you didnt get an estimate from..That way all you are paying them for is the work they are doing because they are gonna make the estimate on the parts for full price on them ,and you can buy the parts yourself for probally a third of that..If you give me your email adress i can email you the parts list ,that way you know what you would need to order..
 
aoeplayer AT hotmail.com

Thanks man, appreciate it.

And that is a good idea about taking it to a shop I didn't get estimates at...


This is gunna get crazy. Do collision repair shops find it appropriate to bring your own parts? Like a bumper etc? It seems kinda odd. I would almost think they would prefer you not, and to make up for it, overcharge on paint and labor and the other misc. things?
 
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