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Originally Posted by Mike Like you said, financially, you are best off keeping it. Find a great bodyshop and have it fixed right. I know if it was mine, the

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Old 01-17-2013, 07:20 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Like you said, financially, you are best off keeping it.

Find a great bodyshop and have it fixed right. I know if it was mine, the body shop I use here in Atlanta would have it fixed and you could never tell it was ever hurt afterwards.
I'm having Charles Body Shop here locally fix it. They are currently in the process of becoming a Nissan certified repair shop, and they are who the local Nissan dealership uses. I have talked with people, and everyone recommends them. I don't know of any better feasible options.

Mike, how much do you think this will de-value my car? How hard is it to match GM paint color/shade/quality/etc?

Parts are parts...they bolt on and come off and you adjust them.

Paint is something else entirely. Not sure how I feel :/
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I'm having Charles Body Shop here locally fix it. They are currently in the process of becoming a Nissan certified repair shop, and they are who the local Nissan dealership uses. I have talked with people, and everyone recommends them. I don't know of any better feasible options.

Mike, how much do you think this will de-value my car? How hard is it to match GM paint color/shade/quality/etc?

Parts are parts...they bolt on and come off and you adjust them.

Paint is something else entirely. Not sure how I feel :/
In all honesty I'd be worried about the parts of the car that don't need to be painted. I bet you'll end up with a few panels with much higher quality clear than the untouched factory panels!
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In all honesty I'd be worried about the parts of the car that don't need to be painted. I bet you'll end up with a few panels with much higher quality clear than the untouched factory panels!
From what I understand, good shops can match crappy factory quality. The guy who wrapped my car has an SRT8 Jeep that had been in a wreck and we talked about it. He said they can match orange-peal texture and everything, but I am a hardcore realist and seriously have my doubts :/
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