Body Work

DenT · Jun 12, 2006

My girlfriend and i backed into some dude driving his wife's hyundai Santa Fe (the mini SUV lookin thing) in seaside. the guy was nice enough to give us a chance to fix with without insurance. The plastic bumper has a scratch or two which i am hoping he'll overlook but we put a little dent on his rear fender. its a small indent about 2" in diameter perhaps a quarter inch in. no punctures and no crumples. its also right near the wheel well on a flat part. i feel that a body shop should be able to make quick work of it but who knows. i'll throw up a picture later

What i was wondering is if anyone knew a good place in northern jersey or even if you know approx this might ring up to.. thanks for reading

midnightrunxj · Jun 12, 2006

Post a pic and ill write up a quick estimate for you!

DenT · Jun 12, 2006

cant find my camera cord ATM but im workinn on it

DenT · Jun 18, 2006

there it is.... whatcha think? (found my camera cord)

mdl · Jun 18, 2006

Don't sweat it. That repair shoulden't be too bad. I do see a pressure crease however, you want to hope they don't replace that whole fender. They should be able to retouch the paint on the bumper and I don't think the fender will need any paint.

~$250 - $750 would be my guess.

CanMan · Jun 18, 2006

Sand, bondo, sand, more bondo, clean,mask off, paint, add another coat, clear, cut, buff, done.

DenT · Jun 18, 2006

12GaugeXJ said:
Sand, bondo, sand, more bondo, clean,mask off, paint, add another coat, clear, cut, buff, done.

yeah if it were mine i woud.... but its some strangers.... so i don kno how much his wife is gonna want me hackin at it.... -ong as it is sub 700 ish im go-den ... thanks for the estimates fe--as... as u can te-- my -etter key to the right of "k" doesnt work...

DenT · Jun 19, 2006

The top of that scrape in the fender paint wasn't rea--y creased if thats what u were ta-king about... was just the top of the scrape... everything was pretty smooth to the touch as i remember it...

midnightrunxj · Jun 19, 2006

Dont know how to post a .PDF so I converted it to .txt . Sort of hard to read but it came out to 996.50.

Date: 6/19/2006 11:23 AM
Estimate ID: 654
Estimate Version:

0
Preliminary
Profile ID: STANDARD

Hawley's Professional Touch

533 N. Main St. FUQUAY-VARINA, NC 27526
(919) 552-8087
Fax: (919) 557-2822

Damage Assessed By: Chris Hoeppner

Deductible: UNKNOWN

Owner Dent

Mitchell Service: 917723

Description: 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS
Body Style: 4D Ut Drive Train: 3.5L Inj 6 Cyl 4WD
OEM/ALT: O Search Code: None
Options: ALUM/ALLOY WHEELS, AIR CONDITIONING, POWER WINDOWS, POWER DOOR LOCKS
CRUISE CONTROL, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AM-FM STEREO/CDPLAYER(SINGLE)

Line Entry Labor Line Item Part Type/ Dollar Labor
Item Number Type Operation Description Part Number Amount Units
1 700314 MCH ALIGN FOUR WHEEL -M 2.1
2 701236 REF REFINISH R REAR DOOR OUTSIDE C 2.1
3 701252 BDY REMOVE/INSTALL R REAR BELT MOULDING 0.3
4 701254 BDY REMOVE/INSTALL R REAR DOOR MOULDING 0.3
5 701290 BDY REMOVE/INSTALL R REAR DOOR HANDLE 0.7 #
6 701893 BDY REPAIR R QUARTER OUTER PANEL Existing 4.0* #
7 AUTO REF REFINISH R QUARTER PANEL OUTSIDE C 1.6
8 900500 BDY * REMOVE/INSTALL R WHEEL LIP MOULDING Existing 0.5*
9 701851 BDY REMOVE/INSTALL REAR BUMPER ASSY 0.8
10 701853 BDY REPAIR REAR BUMPER COVER Existing 2.0*
11 AUTO REF REFINISH REAR BUMPER COVER C 2.4
12 AUTO REF ADD'L OPR CLEAR COAT 1.6*
13 933005 REF * ADD'L OPR RESTORE CORROSION PROTECTION 0.3*
14 933018 REF ADD'L OPR MASK FOR OVERSPRAY 3.00 * 0.3*
15 AUTO ADD'L COST PAINT/MATERIALS 176.00 *
16 AUTO ADD'L COST HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL 5.00 *

* - Judgement Item
# - Labor Note Applies
C - Included in Clear Coat Calc

Add'l
Labor Sublet

I. Labor Subtotals Units Rate Amount Amount Totals II. Part Replacement Summary Amount
Body 8.6 40.00 0.00 0.00 344.00
Refinish 8.3 40.00 3.00 0.00 335.00 Total Replacement Parts Amount 0.00
Mechanical 2.1 65.00 0.00 0.00 136.50

Non-Taxable Labor 815.50

Labor Summary 19.0 815.50

ESTIMATE RECALL NUMBER: 6/19/2006 11:23:04 654
UltraMate is a Trademark of Mitchell International
Mitchell Data Version: MAY_06_A Copyright (C) 1994 - 2003 Mitchell International Page 1 of 2
UltraMate Version: 5.0.214 All Rights Reserved

Date: 6/19/2006 11:23 AM
Estimate ID: 654
Estimate Version:

0
Preliminary
Profile ID: STANDARD

III. Additional Costs
Non-Taxable Costs
Total Additional Costs
Amount
181.00
181.00
IV. Adjustments
Customer Responsibility
Amount
0.00
I.
II.
III.
Total Labor:
Total Replacement Parts:
Total Additional Costs:
Gross Total:
815.50
0.00
181.00
996.50
IV. Total Adjustments:
Net Total:
0.00
996.50
This is a preliminary estimate.
Additional changes to the estimate may be required for the actual repair.
I ____________________________________have received a written copy
of this estimate for repairs to my vehicle and do authorize work to be
done at this repair facility. This also authorizes this insurance
company to direct pay this repair faXXXXy.
_____________________________________

ESTIMATE RECALL NUMBER: 6/19/2006 11:23:04 654
UltraMate is a Trademark of Mitchell International
Mitchell Data Version: MAY_06_A Copyright (C) 1994 - 2003 Mitchell International Page 2 of 2
UltraMate Version: 5.0.214 All Rights Reserved

XJLaredo · Jun 19, 2006

How long have you been writing Estimates? Refinish rear door? Maybe you ment "blend" but even that is not needed unless you have a bad painter, the damage is on the back of the qtr panel! And 4hrs on the quarter, maybe 3 at tops.

midnightrunxj · Jun 19, 2006

Your right I ment to put blend but it was a quick estimate. On the east coast 4 hrs is right, and its hard to tell from pics. Im just giving a worst case estimate. As for the blend, if you can get that gold color to match dead on with out a blend panel...More power to ya.

DenT · Jun 19, 2006

thanks for the input. seriously? wow.... i figured since the car was fairly new that the paint would be easy to match.. hell the paint isnt even that bad i betcha rubbing compound could take it out... y would they mess with the door? well i guess im no body work guy... wow... wish i could just fix the darn thing myself...

XJLaredo · Jun 19, 2006

midnightrunxj said:
Your right I ment to put blend but it was a quick estimate. On the east coast 4 hrs is right, and its hard to tell from pics. Im just giving a worst case estimate. As for the blend, if you can get that gold color to match dead on with out a blend panel...More power to ya.

Over here its expected to be done without a blend. Guess they are just picky on this side. It's a fun job huh!:banghead:

DenT You can rub those marks off, But the quarter panel is still dented.

87xjco · Jun 19, 2006

I manage a body shop and that's about what we would estimate here in Colorado. We would normally estimate to blend to the nearest adjacent panel if the damage was within 18" of the panel. And it's true that gold is a hard color too match.

I would also have R&I Rt. taillamp and may need to R&I quarter glass.

Quarter glass R&I can sometimes require a glass shop and cost $50 to $75 dollars.

Terry

DenT · Jun 19, 2006

87xjco said:
I manage a body shop and that's about what we would estimate here in Colorado. We would normally estimate to blend to the nearest adjacent panel if the damage was within 18" of the panel. And it's true that gold is a hard color too match.

I would also have R&I Rt. taillamp and may need to R&I quarter glass.

Quarter glass R&I can sometimes require a glass shop and cost $50 to $75 dollars.

Terry

not sure what that means... whats wrong witht the tailamp?

midnightrunxj · Jun 19, 2006

87xjco said:
I manage a body shop and that's about what we would estimate here in Colorado. We would normally estimate to blend to the nearest adjacent panel if the damage was within 18" of the panel. And it's true that gold is a hard color too match.

I would also have R&I Rt. taillamp and may need to R&I quarter glass.

Quarter glass R&I can sometimes require a glass shop and cost $50 to $75 dollars.

Terry

This is all true and Looking back I didnt R&I the mud flaps either. But we are not usually that picky if the customer is paying out of pocket.

87xjco · Jun 19, 2006

DenT said:
not sure what that means... whats wrong witht the tailamp?

R&I stands for "remove & install", taillamp needs to be removed to paint quarter.

DenT · Jun 20, 2006

hahah 75 buck to RI a tai--amp... im c-ear-y in the wrong profession if thats the rate of -abor for undoing a n e-ectrica- connector and a few nuts or screws...

he-- the car is probab-y on-y worth -ike 7 grand... i shou-d just buy the damn thi-ng off them se-- it and buy them a new one... i'd probab-y break even

sorry im just a -itt-e steamed... i mean i kno its an art and whatnot im sure...

why cant everyone drive a beat up cherokee -ike me... dents just add character... accents the oxidized paint...

XJLaredo · Jun 20, 2006

87xjco said $50-$75 to remone "glass" not tail lamp.

It's not like all this money goes straight to us, there is alot more to running a shop than you think.

midnightrunxj · Jun 20, 2006

XJLaredo said:
87xjco said $50-$75 to remone "glass" not tail lamp.

It's not like all this money goes straight to us, there is alot more to running a shop than you think.

Oh yea if people only knew!

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