NO_WUR_E

Wow...not a pretty site to see your car in that condition. Hope all goes well with the rebuild.
Any damage to the other vehicle (Volvo)? Was the other driver pissed or injured?

superduper

Things happen, although I know it sucks, at least your okay. I hope they fix it to your satisfation. Did Mercedes give you a loaner while they are fixing yours?

Justinius7

Doug,

Sorry to hear about that... Thats pretty harsh. These pics show much more damage than the ones on the camera phone.

You do have to say, at the end of the day... the car held up pretty well and at least it can be repaired. Hope your deductible is not too high.

Also, I see no reason why you can not persuade a 05 bumper rather than the older. If not, ask to pay the difference... Its probably about the same price, just a difference of what numbers they plug into the order form.

Also, you should be able to get a loaner car. MBSD had my coupe for 5 weeks, i had a loaner the entire time...

Keep us informed on your situation...

P.S. if your Bi-X's are "re-usable" let me know, I'm definatly interested!

drexappeal

Doug!

Oh man, I'm sorry to see that, bro. but definitely glad you're alright.

Hopefully, she'll be up and running soon.

drex

blk900t

Sucks that happened,

but next time Pay Attention!!!

That is my worst fear while driving as I ha a whiplash injury as a result of this... no fun.

This woman although in a Volvo may have those injuries and you may be liable.

p.s. nice pic of you btw

ctC230K

oh man sorry to hear about this! i hope the repairs go well

scoot

Sorry about your accident and really glad you weren't hurt. Hope your mods turn out OK when all is done. Best wishes.

CitronC230K_03

Slight damage, i pushed her into the car infront of her. She was upset, like crying, not really pissed. She did get out of the car yelling "could you go any faster?"

CitronC230K_03

i dont know if MBSD body shop will do it. when i mentioned it yesterday to them, he was like, im going to stop you right there. when it comes to swapping out parts, it gets complicated. so i dont know.

i talk to steve and he has an entire 05 front end that i can buy, but the body shop doesnt seem to want to go along. i wish they would. steve said the 05 strips with PTS holes will fit my sensors fine. man i wish i could pull some mods out of this deal.l

drexappeal

Doug, they may be more willing if you can compile as much step by step information as possible and provide it to them. In that case, all they would need to do is follow instructions. I wish I could help, but I haven't done a conversion and since mine is a sedan, there may be some differences.

Justinius7

depending what insurance company you have, you can request the check to go directly to you. Then you could specifically say that you want the 05 bumper.. and you know it can be done. We've seen it done.

They will do it. Any body shop will, its just a matter or "wants" and lazyness that prevents them.

LorinserCClass

I smell a Brav/Perz Benz p shop coming-OGGLE where are you??? lol


Sorry to hear about the accident Citron At least you didn't hit the Bentley-they would have taken your house to pay for the repairs on that sucker

M230K

ooohhh mannn sorry dude, I got my car rear ended by some 17 yr ol KID and he was driving a piece of Sh*t 82 honda!!!! this was acutally like 5 days ago. mine was that bad though .. I was stopped at the red lights ( coming back from a party on a friday night ) and i looked in my top mirror, saw a red car coming and it wasnt stoppingg!!!! i was like "oooo nooo dont tell meeee" and he "bumped" into me a sec later loll..errrrr B*stard!!!
so now i have these scratches and a little dent in the back bumper, getting it fixed on oct.3 from mercedes, i dont trust a auto body shop to tell you the truth. i wanted to beat the crap outta of him ERR

well.. hope they fix it properly! good luck

JamE55

Sorry to hear about that Doug! But glad you are ok! How soon before you get your car back?

FrankW

take it to a certified bodyshop if MBSD doesn't want to do the upgrades for you. I know a shop that does a good job, but it's in the San Gabriel area.

r3v1ls

Lately a lot of MBworld members been getting into accidents, i hope this isn't an epidemic...
Sorry about what happend, it's always a shame to see a beautiful car in such shape

Justinius7

i sure hope its not an epidemic!

i was rearended on monday on the way to work, but nothing to citrons extent. My accident was dual fault. I was purposly hit, by a road raged mid life crisis ego blown guy in a old *** mini-van. Forutnaly it was a scratch, that well, i can only see.

CitronC230K_03

a response from my Body Shop Advisor:

I understand your point of view on this subject; however, I am unable to do any modifications. As a Mercedes-Benz dealer we have agreed to restore the cars to there factory condition. I am sorry, but I am not able to accommodate your request. Please know that if there is anything else I can do to help.

I responded I hope I can still keep my PArktronic! He says he can order the Euro Impact Strips with the holes. I dont know!

Though some good news, I am getting both BiX to keep!

CitronC230K_03

what do you think i should. pull it from MBSD, and go else where!

or keep it so they can do the certified work?

amdeutsch

OK, stupid question. If the car is free and clear why can't they get the parts you want. Afterall you had them installed and hopefully advised your agent on these changes. if this is true than wouldn't they have to restore it to its pre-oops condition instead of the of the boat delivery condition. I'm sure that Steve, sorry if I stepped on your toes here, would provide you with the necessary pruchase paperwork to prove your case.

CitronC230K_03

yeah, didnt even think of that!

jedcred

Sorry about the crash, Doug. It's great to know that it was one of those live-and-learn moments as opposed to those live-and-learn-with-(insert physical injury here) moments. :p

So you have an 03 car? If there's not much left on your warranty, and you would really like to get that 05 bumper, I would go to another body shop. I just don't believe in "certified," simply because getting a certification doesn't seem to mean so much anymore. I've yet to hear of a body shop losing its certification for a bad job; if it meant so much, they'd put effort into pleasing you.

Also, as someone mentioned, other body shops will probably be better about it in terms of claims amounts, whereas this body shop seems to be so tight-laced about things that they won't even entertain the thought of helping you out with your insurance. My only real point of concern of going with another body shop (besides the time and effort asking around to find a good, affordable one in your area) is that, while they will do their best with color matching, this body shop is likely to have direct access to your color paint. And I know how you like your Citron Green. If they just try color matching though, just dump them. There's no advantage otherwise (besides the "certified" work).

JohnCL

I might have missed it, but are the BiX jacked up? They look OK.....

Cappa26

Ouch, good thing your not hurt, hope everything goes well

CitronC230K_03

the passenger side lense is cracked. the driver side top mount bracket is busted. the bulbs do work. i turned them on just after the accident which shows the bulb and ballast are ok. they are giving me the headlights so that will be ok i can make some money one the bulbs and ballast i guess. i would really like the 05 bumper just because i think it will really look nice and different with my other 05 mods.