Why do you sound like a d*ck so bad ? You have no helpful tips & advices, only bark like a loser about how he should have done this or that ?. Nate is right, only if the car is going through insurance for repair, then the salv title apply. If he spend his own money on it, who care ? As long as he reported the accident to DMV that it's more than $750 for repair, that's all fine. And what accident nowaday cost less than $750 ?

Do society a favor: don't bread !!!. We don't need people like you.

 

It is white color, with fog light and the stripe. $200 pick up.

 

At this point, you might not have to go w/ OEM part, not to mention lot of bodyshop now use aftermarket part anyway.

I do a quick check, and you can get a fender on eBay for $120, hood for around $250-300. You probably want to call junkyard and get even better deal (and OEM part !!!). You already have the light, for the bumper, I'm sure you can strike deal w/ people around here for $300 or less (lot of people upgrade light & bumper, so there're stock part available).

Since it's look like your suspension & steering system are intact, the fix to internal damage probably limit to light mount & radiator mount, couple hours labor.

Don't know where you're in SoCal, but judging by pix of your car, provided that you have all of the replacement part, I think I can have my friend shop take care for all of the labor (including repair & paint) for $1000-1500, $2K at most. His shop is in Redondo beach, handle lot of European car.

Btw, your bumper might be repairable (since it's only the bumper cover, not the one that handle crash absort), some shop now use carbon fiber to path it.

 

Thanks Zam for the replies and support, I went to local junk yards in hopes of finding some pieces, but only found pieces that had many dings etc. Today, I dropped off the car at Kelly's Auto Body, they gave me a quote of $5000, but I get to take $500 off from that since I have the headlight and fogs. So basically $4500 for the job, and it will be slightly less since $4500 is only a quote. I am located in Anaheim, CA. Where is Redondo Beach? I can't find it in google maps :$

 

Well I guess I'm being ignored but I'll post the info. anyway. I have a body shop and a junkyard at my figure tips and their both owned by friends. They are both in the San Fernando Valley just about 10 mins. north of the Burbank Airport. I don't know if they'll have all of the parts you need but I know for a fact there are quite a few W210's in the lot. Here is the name and number of the junkyard; don't forget to ask for Tony or Jesse and tell them that Jimmy sent you and that you're from mbworld:

Mercedes & BMW Auto Parts & Dismantling Inc.
(818) 897-9180
benz_bmwautoparts@verizon.net

If you care and need the info. to the body shop, don't hesitate to ask. I'm out...

 

Yo a fender aint $600 like tommy said. I paid like 450 for my AMG fender. regular fender is cheaper. Hood I dont know, cant be that much. **** I got a hood but it's for 2000+.

 

Redondo is about a mile south of the end of the 91.

 

I did give this guy advice, to scrap the car. There is no way that his cost and value estimates are accurate. Its worth less than he thinks witout an accident worth far less than he thinks after a major repair. And, Nate this is a public forum and if you do not like the replys to your questions don't ask them here. Your response to my comments are as lame as his, maybe you are 2 of a kind!!

 

I second on Jimmy. I've heard people buying part from this place w/ great deal. You definitely want to give them a try. After you get all the part, I think either Jimmy or I should be able to refer you to bodyshop that we know.

 

Thanks Jimmy, i'll give them a call on Monday seeing that it's probably closed today. Hopefully they will have the parts and I will be able to pick them up. Zam, if you are just near the end of the 91, then you aren't far from me at all.

Sosh, get off my thread please. I don't care for your comments and others don't care for them either. So I would appreciate if you left. Also, i'm not offended by you telling me that I should scrap the car, I'm offended by you telling me that I committed fraud and that I am going to end up in court etc.Yes, it is a public forum, but accusing me of those sort of things are insults.

 

Yes, you are correct. On the quotes, a new fender is about $300. I can probably get a used one for about $150ish?

 

As I had previously said, this is a public forrum and I am certainly within my rights to post my feelings about your questions here whether you like them or not. Its not your thread

 

whose thread is this then??

Nate these damages aren't worth scrapping the car, trust me on this and keep making trips to the scrapyards, and you will find parts that you're looking for. and find a really good body shop

And as for you slush plz crawl back to that hole were u came from you lowlife freak

 

Lady and gentlement: WE HAVE A WINNER !!! . The long long search for the biggest loser in America stop here: Mr POOOPP, I mean SOSH.

Please present the trophy (music.....). Alright, Mr Pooop, pls make your speech, make it as long and as pathetic as you want, since it's your freedom of expression to execise here.

Alright, done w/ your speech ? Back to your cave, boy.

 

Haha, thanks everyone. I couldn't stand Sosh so I just added him to ignore :p I'll continue making trips to salvage yards looking for parts. The body shop is supposed to start working on my car tomorrow!

 

seriously the estimates you got are ridiculous, those shops are trying to rape you.
get second opinions, thirds, etc. whatever it takes.
don't you guys have any russian shops around? they would fix that baby up with 3000 max including everything, even paint
as for parts, check local junk yards first, they are networked countrywide so they can get them for you if another yard has them etc.
take your time, put some effort into it and you'll save a bunch
regards

 

Nate, I was just wondering ...

I bet you know the price and detail of every single component in your car but how in the world do you manage to own and drive a car and not realize you don't have comprehensive insurance? Don't you get your monthly bill from Geico? I get mine every month and need to renew the insurance policy every six months. My auto insurance card is one of the most important documents I keep in both my wallet and my glove compartment and whenever the cops give me a ticket it is one of three things they ask: Driver's license, Registration, and Insurance. Are you a teenager (meaning your father pays for all insurance costs) hence you were not aware of your car's insurance.

I sympathize with you dude in this extremely painfull mistake and I pray and hope for your sake that you don't make the same mistake again.

 

comprehensive is theft, vandalism, etc.

i'm sure you mean collision instead

 

[QUOTE=Paxfobiscum;2051358] Are you a teenager (meaning your father pays for all insurance costs) hence you were not aware of your car's insurance.[QUOTE]
Correct. I pay for repairs etc. my father pays for insurance as birthday/christmas presents.

 

this sucks, i hope everything works out for u, its such a nice car...

 

If you dont decide to keep it, I might be interested in the wheels + tires

 

I agree fix this car it does not look that bad... hehehe yah look for russian body shops they will do much better then price you got... good luck and enjoy your ride

 

Fix and sell, then upgrade.

 

I'm in the process of fixing it, I decided im going to drive it till it dies. I really do love this car. Ill maybe hit 250k miles then get rid of it it. I'll keep it through college.

 

I'm starting to understand why your policy was liability only. Insuring a teenager in a high repair dollar car, in a heavy traffic urban environment is expensive. I wouldn't even want to hazard a guess as to the premium. The collision/comprehensive coverage for your car is probably almost as much as the coverage for all the other vehicles in your household. Your father probably weighed the cost of full coverage versus the value or repair cost of your car and hoped that you would A) not be involved in an accident or B) you wouldn't be at fault if you were in an accident.

After you get the car repaired, no doubt insurance coverage will be an important question for your household.