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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 12:53 PM
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Somebody sideswiped my car for new years!!

Somebody sideswiped my car last night i am so mad.........my front left fender has the white paint all on it,think its posibble to buff it out??
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 01:12 PM
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Somebody sideswiped my car last night i am so mad.........my front left fender has the white paint all on it,think its posibble to buff it out??
is it the others persons paint? if so take a rag and lightly soak it in goo-gone and it will take off paint without harming ur finish but dont keep rubbing it in one area
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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 12:04 AM
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forget it my whole fender needs replacing its dented in, and i think my bumper needs to be replace it is slightly dented.....how much do you think this job will cost??....i am going wednesday to get it appraised by insurance for repair....in mean time im going to go get quotes at a few autobody's...also about how much do you think this job will cost....???
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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 10:30 AM
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I think the fender itself is around $1500, then figure labor and materials. Do you have a $500 deductible?
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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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no the fender with out painting is 440 and to paint is 600 i had mine replaced cause it got hit total was 1040 at the stealer good luck
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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by S500 Man
Somebody sideswiped my car last night i am so mad.........my front left fender has the white paint all on it,think its posibble to buff it out??
i know how you feel same thing happend to me about 2months ago. i was at church and some guy dented my door and ran away and left me with 3k of damage i had to pay my deductable of 500 which wasnt too bad but it still pissed me off..
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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 03:49 PM
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Yea I Know, I Am Getting It Done At A Mercedes Benz Certified Auto Body Shop, There Gonna Also Take Care Of Rust Spots Under The Warranty, Plus Make The Whole Rest Of The Car Look Like New....insurance Is Paying For It, I Have To Get The Deductible Out Of My Pocket....
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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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IF it's not too late, have you had one those dentless-repair guys take a look?
You can still do that rust repair under warranty.
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i guess there going to do the rust, i take it mercedes doesnt want rusted cars running around huh???
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