Hi crew. I'm hoping to take advantage of your expertise. My coupe has been parked parallel in front of my house off and on while I've been working on my other car in the garage and someone staying at the AirBNB across the street backed into it. Here's the outcome. (NOTE: It's the obvious dent, but not the grey primer spots. Those are where I'm trying to control the layer of filler primer from the paint job in the 80s as it chips off. Different issue.)
-The other party is insured with Progressive. I assume I'll call my insurer and they'll call theirs and that's how this will begin;
-It looks so far like the hood nor the inner fender nor the suspension are any worse off, visually of course. Lucked out if that's the case;
-Haven't driven it any farther than into the garage. Hopefully the wheel is ok;
-I see fenders are no longer available. Am I likely to be the one sourcing a fender vs. a having a collision shop try?;
-Could a talented dent specialist get any traction on this? As I said, paint work is in this car's future no matter what;
-Is there anything I need to remember when getting the damage assessed? Should I have collector specialist look at it?;
-Have I forgotten anything important?
Thanks! And sorry for adding to the dread on the forum this week! We'll all get a handle on our coupe issues, I'm certain.
-The other party is insured with Progressive. I assume I'll call my insurer and they'll call theirs and that's how this will begin;
-It looks so far like the hood nor the inner fender nor the suspension are any worse off, visually of course. Lucked out if that's the case;
-Haven't driven it any farther than into the garage. Hopefully the wheel is ok;
-I see fenders are no longer available. Am I likely to be the one sourcing a fender vs. a having a collision shop try?;
-Could a talented dent specialist get any traction on this? As I said, paint work is in this car's future no matter what;
-Is there anything I need to remember when getting the damage assessed? Should I have collector specialist look at it?;
-Have I forgotten anything important?
Thanks! And sorry for adding to the dread on the forum this week! We'll all get a handle on our coupe issues, I'm certain.