Z Vandalized, any good body shops in the GTA?

Originally Posted by Ire

elite concepts is fine too. ive brought it to them also but they're also not guaranteed. phil also owns a 370 if that matters (but barry from velocity drives a 911) .... whatever it doesnt matter what the owners drive lol

I am not affiliated with either shop.

i dont mind just saying what happened to my car.
short short version:
- i spun out and hit a curb in the rain
- car went 180 and airbags on the drivers side went off. front and read bumpers got crushed. my CF lip was torn in half. my drivers side rear wheel was bent in half and my suspension parts on that side were ******. sideskirt was also heavily scratched and i think the rear fender was also hit cuz the wheel hit it coming up onto the curb.
- the tow guy was retarded (he actually didnt know how to tow at all) and ended up dropping the car twice. it scratched my GTHaus exhaust coming off the flatbed. im getting mad just typing this. whatever, there was a ton of scratches all over from the accident AND the tow retards.
- i got sick for three days afterwards from standing in the rain for 6 hours teaching him how to lift the car because he didnt speak english.
- ended up leaving the car in front on velocity @ 5AMish.
- harvin is this guy

he knew i was sick so took care of everything for me. he's also barrys friend (who runs velocity)
- when i was done being sick i went to check on the car. this is what i got back

i couldn't have been happier. perfect paint. perfect fitment. great customer service. but i can say it took longer than he said it would (but thats mainly because they had to wait for parts to arrive)
the whole time it was being repaired i dropped by on my way after work and if barry was there he'd walk me through what was happening that day and/or what part they're expecting to arrive. It was never outdoors unless they had to move things around in the shop and never left outside. the shop is super dusty btw so EVERYTHING was covered in a layer of dust after a day, but barry had my car detailed before i picked it up (which took another day but whatever, id rather it done right than corners cut to be faster)

and an additional plug for the car since i get to show it off a bit lmao
this is a week or so before it started snowing:



if you click on my pics button in my signature you can kinda see what the car was before. though i doubt you can tell much from those but i do have numerous pics during the repair process from when i dropped in to chat and hang out. you can see how dusty the car is and how they left it on the rack so theres no risk of anything touching it

Originally Posted by Ire

elite concepts is fine too. ive brought it to them also but they're also not guaranteed. phil also owns a 370 if that matters (but barry from velocity drives a 911) .... whatever it doesnt matter what the owners drive lol

I am not affiliated with either shop.

i dont mind just saying what happened to my car.
short short version:
- i spun out and hit a curb in the rain
- car went 180 and airbags on the drivers side went off. front and read bumpers got crushed. my CF lip was torn in half. my drivers side rear wheel was bent in half and my suspension parts on that side were ******. sideskirt was also heavily scratched and i think the rear fender was also hit cuz the wheel hit it coming up onto the curb.
- the tow guy was retarded (he actually didnt know how to tow at all) and ended up dropping the car twice. it scratched my GTHaus exhaust coming off the flatbed. im getting mad just typing this. whatever, there was a ton of scratches all over from the accident AND the tow retards.
- i got sick for three days afterwards from standing in the rain for 6 hours teaching him how to lift the car because he didnt speak english.
- ended up leaving the car in front on velocity @ 5AMish.
- harvin is this guy

he knew i was sick so took care of everything for me. he's also barrys friend (who runs velocity)
- when i was done being sick i went to check on the car. this is what i got back

i couldn't have been happier. perfect paint. perfect fitment. great customer service. but i can say it took longer than he said it would (but thats mainly because they had to wait for parts to arrive)
the whole time it was being repaired i dropped by on my way after work and if barry was there he'd walk me through what was happening that day and/or what part they're expecting to arrive. It was never outdoors unless they had to move things around in the shop and never left outside. the shop is super dusty btw so EVERYTHING was covered in a layer of dust after a day, but barry had my car detailed before i picked it up (which took another day but whatever, id rather it done right than corners cut to be faster)

and an additional plug for the car since i get to show it off a bit lmao
this is a week or so before it started snowing:



if you click on my pics button in my signature you can kinda see what the car was before. though i doubt you can tell much from those but i do have numerous pics during the repair process from when i dropped in to chat and hang out. you can see how dusty the car is and how they left it on the rack so theres no risk of anything touching it

Originally Posted by Ire

yeah i was on the fence about the amuse wing so i didnt pick it up when i got everything. i test fitted a GT wing a little while back and im still undecided. The INGs GT wing is one of the most expensive GT wings so im still not sure. the only difference between that a regular GT wing is the mounting bracket. it sits further back and i like the look, just not sure if its worth that price.

phil = Elite Concepts
barry = Velocity
harvin is just a friend who also owns a Z.

the damage was very superficial it turns out. it was a single control arm and just some body panels which are cheap. i didnt buy the body kit from Velocity, i have a lot of friends in the car scene and i had one overnighted from japan

as for the camera control its another friend. he runs a youtube channel... yeah he does stupid **** like shifting with one hand, controlling a camera with the other and steering with his knees while following me weaving through traffic lol he drives a G35

pics are here btw : Raised By Wolves or here Instagram (more current but less car related)

Originally Posted by Zeetah

how long since the accident, bc im curious if the paints holding up.. if its only been a 2 or 3 months, not sure if it needs to be longer than that to tell? idk.

thanks again for all the great info, greatly appreciated

Originally Posted by SIKHRYDE

Hey Zeetah,

I'm the dude with the blue Z (that got smashed!)

Ummm as per "write off" I guess it all depends on your insurance? Who knows how it works... all I know is my damage is 24k and they are fixing it .... and I took it to an autobody shop of my choice - not theirs.... but when I told them I am taking it there they said thats fine they have done work with them before anyways...

I was also worried about the work and the paint job and all that other stuff that follows... unfortunately its too early for me to give any feedback as to their quality of work - I just signed the paperwork for them to start and they have to order all the parts bla bla bla - I am guessing it will take 4-6 weeks for them to repair it total....

The best advice I can give is talk to the body shop owner - make them feel good ... no lie (as corny as this may sound) I brought them some snacks ... lol if anyone knows what Samosas are ... you get like 4-6 of them for like $1 and everyone seems to love them.... so I bought $5 worth when I went in .... I mean I do that everytime I go to Nissan Dealership for my car and they always knock off the tax or something - so I spend $5 but get back like $20/30 in savings just for doing that...

Anyways I am going on a tangent - what I am saying is work with them. The shop I am going to, the owner agreed after the work is completed he will tow my car to the Nissan Dealership of my choice and pay for the full inspection - and that way I can feel all warm/fuzzy my Z was fixed the way it should be ....

I got everything in writing... maybe because I watch too much Judge Judy.... but better safe than sorry....

Sorry to hear that happened to you - I can relate... I miss my Z a lot ... and I'm stuck driving my moms Buick now.... well... at least it has A/M FM radio... lol... and a casette player!

Good luck!

Originally Posted by LMBmikeZ

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Originally Posted by LMBmikeZ

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Originally Posted by zefaulter

DIY, maybe?