Body shop FAILURE!

mjohn617 · 04-05-2011, 05:16 PM

So I got into a fender bender about a month ago and took the car in to a local body shop to get the repairs done. Because the car was so new all the parts were ordered as new straight from parts source.

The day that I brought the car, the estimator asked where the bumper was, I told him it completely came off but I did take every nut bolt and fastener off and bagged it for the auto techs.

Didn't really seem like that big of a deal.....

Two weeks turned into just shy of a month, I called and got the same answer: "we didn't have a bumper to start with so it's been hard getting all the parts".....PATIENTS...

So we finally went in today to get the car.....THEY SPRAYED THE ENTIRE FASCIA!

BEFORE

AFTER!

zmyride · 04-05-2011, 05:19 PM

FAIL!!!

and you didnt complain and drove it home?

c41006 · 04-05-2011, 05:21 PM

Not surprising. My dealership damaged my rockers during service and I had to take my car back to the shop 3 times to get them to do the job right

m4a1mustang · 04-05-2011, 05:25 PM

NISMO braces.

Dembflyr · 04-05-2011, 05:27 PM

Ha ha. Or the infamous Dorkfish.

TypeOne · 04-05-2011, 05:34 PM

Ugh! I would be so pissed.

Body shops hate me because I act like I can do it better...

The sad thing is, if I had a spray booth..I could.

Bring it back to them with a picture of how it was before and tell them to redo it.

All it takes is a little more work to tape it off and make it right; those guys are just lazy.

kenchan · 04-05-2011, 05:34 PM

unique?

mjohn617 · 04-05-2011, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zmyride

FAIL!!!

and you didnt complain and drove it home?

Oh there has been complaining, its under warranty from the shop...needless to say I am PISSED!

I don't really care how it happened, I just want it fixed. I have yet to receive a response from the manager, I will keep you posted.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TypeOne

All it takes is a little more work to tape it off and make it right; those guys are just lazy.

That center section is suppose to be bare plastic can you remove the paint and keep it looking original? That it was I am thinking they are going to say...I'm going to FREAK if they propose that!

Cmike2780 · 04-05-2011, 06:39 PM

Tell them to get you a new bumper. Keep this one on until they have it on hand. No way I would accept this.

corner3garage · 04-05-2011, 06:46 PM

They should definitely redo that!

Red__Zed · 04-05-2011, 07:07 PM

hahahahaha...epic

metz · 04-05-2011, 07:12 PM

Is the plastic removable?

b1adesofcha0s · 04-05-2011, 07:47 PM

Wow that's retarded.

IDZRVIT · 04-05-2011, 08:01 PM

Looks awesome! Did you tip the painter?

Montez · 04-05-2011, 08:03 PM

Man, no if ands about that....make em fix it and fix it right. I wondered what my color Z would look like if the grille was painted out, epic fail.......

04-05-2011, 05:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
mjohn617 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Posts: 132 Drives: 2014 Lexus ES350UL Rep Power: 416	Body shop FAILURE! So I got into a fender bender about a month ago and took the car in to a local body shop to get the repairs done. Because the car was so new all the parts were ordered as new straight from parts source. The day that I brought the car, the estimator asked where the bumper was, I told him it completely came off but I did take every nut bolt and fastener off and bagged it for the auto techs. Didn't really seem like that big of a deal..... Two weeks turned into just shy of a month, I called and got the same answer: "we didn't have a bumper to start with so it's been hard getting all the parts".....PATIENTS... So we finally went in today to get the car.....THEY SPRAYED THE ENTIRE FASCIA! BEFORE AFTER! Last edited by mjohn617; 04-05-2011 at 06:15 PM.

04-05-2011, 05:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	NISMO braces. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

04-05-2011, 05:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dembflyr Track Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 886 Drives: G37S Sedan Rep Power: 16	Ha ha. Or the infamous Dorkfish. __________________ 2012 G37S Sedan 6MT - Project Practicality 2009-6MT-Sport/Touring-Dembflyr's Journal-TT Build Thread-CAR IS SOLD

04-05-2011, 06:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 29	Tell them to get you a new bumper. Keep this one on until they have it on hand. No way I would accept this. __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

04-05-2011, 06:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
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04-05-2011, 05:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
zmyride Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 631 Drives: 10 Black Sports 7AT Rep Power: 17	FAIL!!! and you didnt complain and drove it home?

04-05-2011, 05:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
c41006 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Atlanta Posts: 9,034 Drives: '10 G37 Coupe BO 7AT Rep Power: 114	Not surprising. My dealership damaged my rockers during service and I had to take my car back to the shop 3 times to get them to do the job right

04-05-2011, 05:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
TypeOne A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 2,682 Drives: BSM 370 Rep Power: 1851	Ugh! I would be so pissed. Body shops hate me because I act like I can do it better... The sad thing is, if I had a spray booth..I could. Bring it back to them with a picture of how it was before and tell them to redo it. All it takes is a little more work to tape it off and make it right; those guys are just lazy.

04-05-2011, 05:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	unique?

04-05-2011, 07:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	hahahahaha...epic

04-05-2011, 07:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
metz Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 347 Drives: 05 Roush, 2010 40th Rep Power: 15	Is the plastic removable?

04-05-2011, 07:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	Wow that's retarded. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

04-05-2011, 08:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
IDZRVIT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Halifax Posts: 1,659 Drives: '13 CTS-V, '76 Vette Rep Power: 27	Looks awesome! Did you tip the painter? __________________ "America.... still builds rockets!" Vette: 355 cid, 400 rwhp '13 CTS-V Coupe: 6.2L LSA, 556HP

04-05-2011, 08:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
Montez Track Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Manhattan Beach, Ca Posts: 604 Drives: 16 LEX GS,09 Z,03Max Rep Power: 17	Man, no if ands about that....make em fix it and fix it right. I wondered what my color Z would look like if the grille was painted out, epic fail.......

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