lotuskid

So on my way home from the Eurocharged Tune Day in Vegas I hit a blow out from a 18 wheeler in front of me...I couldn't avoid it since there was a car next to me. Well I thought I'll make this bad situation into a positive one by just doing a E63 bumper conversion since I'll be going through insurance. Can anyone recommend me a Bodyshop in the Los Angeles area that is familiar with doing this conversion? I heard Beverly Coachcraft is the place to go?
Any help is appreciated.

220S

imho, Avio Piombetti's shop is the best. All they do are high end cars (RR, Ferrari, etc..) Ask for Stan. I highly recommended them. Plus they have a lifetime warranty on their work http://www.aviocoachcraft.com/

The Fly 1

Damm 18 wheelers. I had that happend to me but just my fog light was dammaged
btw where did you get your yellow tented fog lense

lotuskid

Thanks I'll stop by Avio tomorrow, do they work fast or are they one of those bodyshops that just keeps pushing the completion date back?

The Fly 1, I just tinted the foglights with lamin-x.

sneakyneon

That looks all to fimilar, Check out my pictures!
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ts-needed.html

benz_addict

Damn! I like how your thinking positive! GL with the conversion and post pics when it's done!

nick 55

Man, that looks like my car did when I hit a racoon on the expressway! $5800 later, I was back in business. Stupid 210 E55s had so much front end stuff you never see that is super expensive. I never thought a fan clutch for my car would ever be $600.

Nick

220S

They'll be quick. Be sure to tell Stan that you need the car by a certain date. They can be busy but if they have a slot, they'll get it done on the promised date. I had them do some cosmetics on my Porsche and also an insurance job when a guy on a Harley split lanes and scraped the passenger side of my E63. Both jobs were flawless and done on time.

mikey33

at least if the insurance is paying you can get the real deal bumper and not have to get a replica. Let us know how it turns out, there is a thread with every single part you will need to do the front end conversion.

nlpamg

Ouch, sorry to see that.

Beverly Coach Craft is top notch. I haven't had experience with Avio, but I know Beverly Coach Craft is certified to work on Veyron's and SLR's (they're the body shop of choice for BH Benz).

When I was rear-ended in my M3, Beverly Coach Craft handled everything and did great.

Wow, I just looked up Avio, it looks like they're really close to Beverly Coach Craft. I think they're the ones that paint for AutoTalent and Lambo of BH.

bnzuovr

Dude that sucks time to get a upgraded heat exhanger and change ur pump while ur at it if u did'nt. This sucks i've noticed everybody has been getting in alot of accidents lately. Hope we all get some better lucky.

X2Board

Damn, were you able to catch up to the truck and get it to stop? I would hate to have my CF Lip run into one of those retread blocks.

220S

Avio paints for RR, Bentley, Bugatti, and Lambo. That's my 993 in the pic above sandwiched in-between the Veyron and the Phantom. (I was getting a bumperette and plate delete and euro corners. Beverly Hills style plastic surgery for the Porsche. They did a super job.)

I think either Beverly Coach Craft or Avio is the right choice for top work. My only personal experience is with Avio. But the OP can't go wrong with either shop.

MB_Forever

Sorry the beast suffered like that....

The good news is that the conversion is very straight forward without Parktronic.

JoelE55

Sorry to hear that, good thing that it's only the bumper..Time to convert this beauty..!!

K-A

SUCKS! Hopefully the best gets made of this, an F.L is the perfect compromise, so at least you feel like it happened for a reason.

Who did your headlights BTW?

lotuskid

Thanks for the support guys!

K-A I did the headlights myself. I bought the pre-cut headlight tint film from stickercity.com. The shade is called "Iron".

K-A

Cool, thanks man! If you have any pics of the car from different frontal angles I'd love to see how they look. Good luck with everything!