GOOD BODY SHOP!
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GOOD BODY SHOP!
I just picked my car up from Autodent Care on Randolph Rd. right before the train tracks on the side opposite NTB. from day 1 they were VERY courteous and honest. my car was at the shop for a total of 7 days (wow!).
a list of the work i got done:
-paint/install eyelids
-repair cracked ings front bumper
-paint " " " "
-repair " " rear "
-paint " " " " (two-tone because i wanted the bottom part black and the "fins" to be body color like the rest of the bumper)
-repair a HUGE 1.5" dent in the passenger side door that a floor jack fell on (completely took off the paint and all)
-realign seibon hood (didn't feel like doing it again)
-repair driver's side fender which was completely rolled in around the wheel due to another minor incident
-reinstall fender liners (had them out during fmic piping fabrication and didn't have time to put them back in)
^^all of that cost me $1172 (got $800 from USAA for person who rear ended me). the quality of the work was excellent. also, they are the official body shop for the Jag, BMW, Mercedes, and Porsche dealers in Rockville.
if you live anywhere near Rockville, I'd highly recommend you check them out. i've accumulated a good bit of experience with body shops since summer and their prices are very reasonable considering other quotes I've gotten.
hooray for getting my bandwidth limit thing reset today
just need to get a fmic (currently running non-cooled 6-7psi), wing and diffuser and i'm done...with the exterior at least. finally gonna cover up that ugly void behind the front bumper!
front before:
after:
rear before (the part of the 'lip' that was broken actually came clean off):
after:
i don't have before pics of the other damage.
the paint match between the rear bumper and the rear quarters is not 100%. but in my experience with the old MDX and getting this kit painted 3 different times for various reasons, i've found that 1) suzuka is near impossible to match well unless you paint both of the pieces that are next to each other and 2) it is hard to get fiberglass pieces to match perfectly with metal pieces unless you paint both of them at the same time (and even then they don't always look 100% alike). the fender and door that i got painted match 99% with the panels they are adjacent to.
a list of the work i got done:
-paint/install eyelids
-repair cracked ings front bumper
-paint " " " "
-repair " " rear "
-paint " " " " (two-tone because i wanted the bottom part black and the "fins" to be body color like the rest of the bumper)
-repair a HUGE 1.5" dent in the passenger side door that a floor jack fell on (completely took off the paint and all)
-realign seibon hood (didn't feel like doing it again)
-repair driver's side fender which was completely rolled in around the wheel due to another minor incident
-reinstall fender liners (had them out during fmic piping fabrication and didn't have time to put them back in)
^^all of that cost me $1172 (got $800 from USAA for person who rear ended me). the quality of the work was excellent. also, they are the official body shop for the Jag, BMW, Mercedes, and Porsche dealers in Rockville.
if you live anywhere near Rockville, I'd highly recommend you check them out. i've accumulated a good bit of experience with body shops since summer and their prices are very reasonable considering other quotes I've gotten.
hooray for getting my bandwidth limit thing reset today
just need to get a fmic (currently running non-cooled 6-7psi), wing and diffuser and i'm done...with the exterior at least. finally gonna cover up that ugly void behind the front bumper!
front before:
after:
rear before (the part of the 'lip' that was broken actually came clean off):
after:
i don't have before pics of the other damage.
the paint match between the rear bumper and the rear quarters is not 100%. but in my experience with the old MDX and getting this kit painted 3 different times for various reasons, i've found that 1) suzuka is near impossible to match well unless you paint both of the pieces that are next to each other and 2) it is hard to get fiberglass pieces to match perfectly with metal pieces unless you paint both of them at the same time (and even then they don't always look 100% alike). the fender and door that i got painted match 99% with the panels they are adjacent to.
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OH FOOOWEEE!!!!!!!! my work PC wont let me see the pics!!!!!!!!! =/
well i'm off in 19 mikes anyways.......HA....i'll check it out Rashad.
Do you know them pretty well? cuz i need to get some good price qoates...
well i'm off in 19 mikes anyways.......HA....i'll check it out Rashad.
Do you know them pretty well? cuz i need to get some good price qoates...