shkit happens!! (I guess)
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Well **** does happen. Looks like you need the pumper re-painted, a new rear tail light and a painted fender. The dent on the fender is fixable (very easy). Looks like it will not need any replacement part for the bumper but I could be wrong. I would say.... oh... 1200-1400.
Rear light - 300 (ish)
Bumper painting - 500-700
Rear fender paint (with dent removal - will have to blend into the C pillar and rear door FYI -- best to make it all match!) 700-800
My E55 was keyed down the side and that cost 1900 to re-paint alone.. some people!
Good Luck
Rear light - 300 (ish)
Bumper painting - 500-700
Rear fender paint (with dent removal - will have to blend into the C pillar and rear door FYI -- best to make it all match!) 700-800
My E55 was keyed down the side and that cost 1900 to re-paint alone.. some people!
Good Luck
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I am sorry to know that.
The first two photos show that the left taillamp is damaged. The third photo shows that the right taillamp is damaged. Unless the third photo is flipped reversed by your digital camera, else, it looks like both sides were hit.
In this case....it is a criminal damage.
cnt
The first two photos show that the left taillamp is damaged. The third photo shows that the right taillamp is damaged. Unless the third photo is flipped reversed by your digital camera, else, it looks like both sides were hit.
In this case....it is a criminal damage.
cnt
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Originally Posted by I1 ULOOZ
The damage was only on one side of the vehicle. The first picture is just taken from a different angle than the next two.
it still looks to me the first pic shows left tail , the third pic shows the right tail
cnt
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Left side or right side!
Mr. I1 ULOOZ:
it still looks to me the first pic shows left tail , the third pic shows the right tail
cnt
I spent some time yesterday tryoing to see "how in the world" Mr. cntlaw could see the first pic to "seem" to be the "left side... well... finally I made it...
Imagine yourself looking straight at your trunk right in front of the MB star.. then move just one step sideways to the left... imagine that angle looking at your LEFT tail light... if you look at your first pic, it would seem that what actually is the upper side of your right side fender it the actual trunk!... lol.. boy it took me time to see that!...lol
"Looks" like is the left side:
The other two pics look the right side...
Looks the right side
Yeah... definitely I had too much time on my hands yesterday to see what Mr. cntlaw...
Mr. cntlaw:
IT IS the right side man!... LOL (ALL 3 pics!)
Cheers!
Wiedermann
Originally Posted by cntlaw
Originally Posted by I1 ULOOZ
The damage was only on one side of the vehicle. The first picture is just taken from a different angle than the next two.
cnt
Imagine yourself looking straight at your trunk right in front of the MB star.. then move just one step sideways to the left... imagine that angle looking at your LEFT tail light... if you look at your first pic, it would seem that what actually is the upper side of your right side fender it the actual trunk!... lol.. boy it took me time to see that!...lol
"Looks" like is the left side:
The other two pics look the right side...
Looks the right side
Yeah... definitely I had too much time on my hands yesterday to see what Mr. cntlaw...
Mr. cntlaw:
IT IS the right side man!... LOL (ALL 3 pics!)
Cheers!
Wiedermann
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Originally Posted by Wiedermann
Mr. I1 ULOOZ:
I spent some time yesterday tryoing to see "how in the world" Mr. cntlaw could see the first pic to "seem" to be the "left side... well... finally I made it...
Imagine yourself looking straight at your trunk right in front of the MB star.. then move just one step sideways to the left... imagine that angle looking at your LEFT tail light... if you look at your first pic, it would seem that what actually is the upper side of your right side fender it the actual trunk!... lol.. boy it took me time to see that!...lol
"Looks" like is the left side:
The other two pics look the right side...
Looks the right side
Yeah... definitely I had too much time on my hands yesterday to see what Mr. cntlaw...
Mr. cntlaw:
IT IS the right side man!... LOL (ALL 3 pics!)
Cheers!
Wiedermann
I spent some time yesterday tryoing to see "how in the world" Mr. cntlaw could see the first pic to "seem" to be the "left side... well... finally I made it...
Imagine yourself looking straight at your trunk right in front of the MB star.. then move just one step sideways to the left... imagine that angle looking at your LEFT tail light... if you look at your first pic, it would seem that what actually is the upper side of your right side fender it the actual trunk!... lol.. boy it took me time to see that!...lol
"Looks" like is the left side:
The other two pics look the right side...
Looks the right side
Yeah... definitely I had too much time on my hands yesterday to see what Mr. cntlaw...
Mr. cntlaw:
IT IS the right side man!... LOL (ALL 3 pics!)
Cheers!
Wiedermann
LOL yea you do, but i see what you mean now
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Perspective
Mr. AlBoston:
LOL...I "had" to "figure" out what Mr. cntlaw would refer as "left" side... LOL... (you have no idea.. I sat "hollywood" style with my hands on my car making the "bracket" to keep the perspective on the diff angles on my car... just cause to me all pics looked the right side... just the first pic was a diff angle...lol)...
Once I finally saw it, I was a bit surprised myself:
1.- The resemblance to the actual left side
2.- How slick and cool is that engineering that the actual angle in which the pic was taken would allow the effect to look like the actual left side! (that impressed me more
)
Cheers!
Wiedermann
Originally Posted by AlBoston
LOL yea you do, but i see what you mean now
Once I finally saw it, I was a bit surprised myself:
1.- The resemblance to the actual left side
2.- How slick and cool is that engineering that the actual angle in which the pic was taken would allow the effect to look like the actual left side! (that impressed me more
)Cheers!
Wiedermann
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Perspective reloaded
The "main" reason why it took me time to figure it out was because if it was the "left" side; as I was trying to "force" myself to see it, on what woult be the bumper "strip" towrads the corner you should see the gap between the actual rear strip AND the strip that actually comes from the side of the bumper itself... if you look at the first pic, you will see is a smooth surface all the way to the corner, that is NOT how the strips are "if" that was the left side tail light
(Too much time... I will have to all hearterly agree with Mr. AlBoston here... (but hey!, it was the weeekend!!...lol)
Cheers
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(Too much time... I will have to all hearterly agree with Mr. AlBoston here... (but hey!, it was the weeekend!!...lol)
Cheers
Wiedermann
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Confusion
Mr. FrankW:
LOL.. that is what I said when I originally saw the posting from Mr. cntlaw saying he was "confused" and so forth...lol... so after spending some time looking at the famous "first" pic.. I finally was able to see it "how" he (Mr. cntlaw) got confused....
How he (Mr. cntlaw) made that "boo-boo"... don't ask me... it took me time to accept and "see" why he woould have mistaken it the side of the car...lol
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Wiedermann
Originally Posted by FrankW
how the hell can you mistake the right rear for the left.... 
How he (Mr. cntlaw) made that "boo-boo"... don't ask me... it took me time to accept and "see" why he woould have mistaken it the side of the car...lol
Cheers!
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Originally Posted by Wiedermann
Mr. FrankW:
LOL.. that is what I said when I originally saw the posting from Mr. cntlaw saying he was "confused" and so forth...lol... so after spending some time looking at the famous "first" pic.. I finally was able to see it "how" he (Mr. cntlaw) got confused....
How he (Mr. cntlaw) made that "boo-boo"... don't ask me... it took me time to accept and "see" why he woould have mistaken it the side of the car...lol
Cheers!
Wiedermann
LOL.. that is what I said when I originally saw the posting from Mr. cntlaw saying he was "confused" and so forth...lol... so after spending some time looking at the famous "first" pic.. I finally was able to see it "how" he (Mr. cntlaw) got confused....
How he (Mr. cntlaw) made that "boo-boo"... don't ask me... it took me time to accept and "see" why he woould have mistaken it the side of the car...lol
Cheers!
Wiedermann
anywayz, i still don't see it.
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Originally Posted by Wiedermann
Mr. I1 ULOOZ:
I spent some time yesterday tryoing to see "how in the world" Mr. cntlaw could see the first pic to "seem" to be the "left side... well... finally I made it...
Cheers!
Wiedermann
I spent some time yesterday tryoing to see "how in the world" Mr. cntlaw could see the first pic to "seem" to be the "left side... well... finally I made it...
Cheers!
Wiedermann
WOW! lol thats pretty funny man.
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Is that the left or the right side of the car???
Originally Posted by I1 ULOOZ
Originally Posted by Wiedermann
Left side or right side!
Mr. I1 ULOOZ:
it still looks to me the first pic shows left tail , the third pic shows the right tail
cnt
I spent some time yesterday tryoing to see "how in the world" Mr. cntlaw could see the first pic to "seem" to be the "left side... well... finally I made it...
Imagine yourself looking straight at your trunk right in front of the MB star.. then move just one step sideways to the left... imagine that angle looking at your LEFT tail light... if you look at your first pic, it would seem that what actually is the upper side of your right side fender it the actual trunk!... lol.. boy it took me time to see that!...lol
"Looks" like is the left side:
The other two pics look the right side...
Looks the right side
Yeah... definitely I had too much time on my hands yesterday to see what Mr. cntlaw...
Mr. cntlaw:
IT IS the right side man!... LOL (ALL 3 pics!)
Cheers!
Wiedermann
Mr. I1 ULOOZ:
Originally Posted by cntlaw
Originally Posted by I1 ULOOZ
The damage was only on one side of the vehicle. The first picture is just taken from a different angle than the next two.
cnt
Imagine yourself looking straight at your trunk right in front of the MB star.. then move just one step sideways to the left... imagine that angle looking at your LEFT tail light... if you look at your first pic, it would seem that what actually is the upper side of your right side fender it the actual trunk!... lol.. boy it took me time to see that!...lol
"Looks" like is the left side:
The other two pics look the right side...
Looks the right side
Yeah... definitely I had too much time on my hands yesterday to see what Mr. cntlaw...
Mr. cntlaw:
IT IS the right side man!... LOL (ALL 3 pics!)
Cheers!
Wiedermann
Cheers!
Wiedermann
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Originally Posted by Wiedermann
Mr. AlBoston:
LOL...I "had" to "figure" out what Mr. cntlaw would refer as "left" side... LOL... (you have no idea.. I sat "hollywood" style with my hands on my car making the "bracket" to keep the perspective on the diff angles on my car... just cause to me all pics looked the right side... just the first pic was a diff angle...lol)...
Once I finally saw it, I was a bit surprised myself:
1.- The resemblance to the actual left side
2.- How slick and cool is that engineering that the actual angle in which the pic was taken would allow the effect to look like the actual left side! (that impressed me more )
Cheers!
Wiedermann
LOL...I "had" to "figure" out what Mr. cntlaw would refer as "left" side... LOL... (you have no idea.. I sat "hollywood" style with my hands on my car making the "bracket" to keep the perspective on the diff angles on my car... just cause to me all pics looked the right side... just the first pic was a diff angle...lol)...
Once I finally saw it, I was a bit surprised myself:
1.- The resemblance to the actual left side
2.- How slick and cool is that engineering that the actual angle in which the pic was taken would allow the effect to look like the actual left side! (that impressed me more
)Cheers!
Wiedermann
Wiedermann,
I always enjoy your posts and the fact that you took all that time to uncover that small detail.
Next Time I am in LA I will have to connect with you cuz I think the stuff you smoke must be the
Oh yeah and I also want to check out your parktronic install and your sweet ride too.
:p :p :p
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Originally Posted by Prasith32
Wiedermann,
I always enjoy your posts and the fact that you took all that time to uncover that small detail.
Next Time I am in LA I will have to connect with you cuz I think the stuff you smoke must be the
Oh yeah and I also want to check out your parktronic install and your sweet ride too.
:p :p :p
I always enjoy your posts and the fact that you took all that time to uncover that small detail.
Next Time I am in LA I will have to connect with you cuz I think the stuff you smoke must be the
Oh yeah and I also want to check out your parktronic install and your sweet ride too.
:p :p :p
We need to set up a track day or canyon drive when you come to town. We can show you our little road course and see what you think of my terrible driving skills
When are you thinking of being in LA?
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Mr. Prasith32's in LA?!
Originally Posted by CynCarvin32
Originally Posted by Prasith32
Originally Posted by Wiedermann
Originally Posted by Wiedermann
Mr. AlBoston:
LOL...I "had" to "figure" out what Mr. cntlaw would refer as "left" side... LOL... (you have no idea.. I sat "hollywood" style with my hands on my car making the "bracket" to keep the perspective on the diff angles on my car... just cause to me all pics looked the right side... just the first pic was a diff angle...lol)...
Once I finally saw it, I was a bit surprised myself:
1.- The resemblance to the actual left side
2.- How slick and cool is that engineering that the actual angle in which the pic was taken would allow the effect to look like the actual left side! (that impressed me more )
Cheers!
Wiedermann
Mr. AlBoston:
LOL...I "had" to "figure" out what Mr. cntlaw would refer as "left" side... LOL... (you have no idea.. I sat "hollywood" style with my hands on my car making the "bracket" to keep the perspective on the diff angles on my car... just cause to me all pics looked the right side... just the first pic was a diff angle...lol)...
Once I finally saw it, I was a bit surprised myself:
1.- The resemblance to the actual left side
2.- How slick and cool is that engineering that the actual angle in which the pic was taken would allow the effect to look like the actual left side! (that impressed me more )
Cheers!
Wiedermann
I always enjoy your posts and the fact that you took all that time to uncover that small detail.
Next Time I am in LA I will have to connect with you cuz I think the stuff you smoke must be the
Oh yeah and I also want to check out your parktronic install and your sweet ride too.
:p :p :p
We need to set up a track day or canyon drive when you come to town. We can show you our little road course and see what you think of my terrible driving skills
When are you thinking of being in LA?
LOL!!!... not a problem!!!... it is always nice to meet in person enthusiast for sure!!... Mr. awiner and Mr. CynCarvin32 got the chance to see the actual installation of the PTS system first hand and also meet Mr. sunman who came from Houston to assist me with the install (Mr. Sunman knows how to take a W203 a part... and best of all, he knows how to put is back together!!!
)Regarding the smoking part... hmmm.. I think I have figured it out
... LA's smog!!! (yeah, wait until you get to meet Mr. CynCarvin32!!!, he is been here in LA longer than I have!!!...LOL )Do please let me know when you expect to be in the LA area, I'll come to your hotel to meet you for sure
Cheers!
Wiedemann
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Mercy!!!!
Mr. cntlaw:
May the power of the forged be with you... LOL... (YOU are beating a dead horse mang! )
Vader!:
Put this guy on our "To do" list .. we shall unleash the power of the empire on Mr. cntlaw!
Cheers!
Wiedermann
May the power of the forged be with you... LOL... (YOU are beating a dead horse mang!
)
Originally Posted by cntlaw
this one with the wheel shown still look different from the other two
cnt
cnt
Put this guy on our "To do" list .. we shall unleash the power of the empire on Mr. cntlaw!
Cheers!
Wiedermann
