Something bad happened, please help.
 

Well, as I approach the six-month anniversary of my dear car's purchase...some knucklehead decided to go and egg it. Hard.

There is a huge impact site, it resembles a crater on the earth from space...actual paint waves emanating out from the impact site, and you can see down to the metal in the troughs of said waves. A dent about 1.5" across and 1/4" deep.

Also, there is a more than generous amount of damage...the egg ate all the way through the clear coat and the base coat and down into the primer.

Now, I know I'm going to have to have quite a bit of repainting done, and I would like to know what kind of figure I am going to be looking at. I'm scared to think that it is going to cost several thousand to repaint, but if that's what needs to be done, so be it.

Can anyone help with a figure that is a fair price for repainting the rear bumper on a 09 370Z, along with the...I guess you'd call it a hatch? That part you open in the back to get to the "trunk" (I know I'm a tool, bear with me, I'm distressed, and I'm very bad at negotiating, hence why I paid full sticker for my car). Also, there is a roughly 2"x1" spot on the roof of the car, right next to the satellite radio receiver. Is it even possible to re-paint that?

Again, any help would be most appreciated, even steps on how to clean it, if possible (already tried water and ammonia, plus had it professionally detailed. It made it worse). I am just looking for a FAIR price for what I would pay (am I making sense? I don't really care about the actual amount, if it's what everyone else considers fair). Thank you all for your time.

*addendum* A police report has been filed, no leads.

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Rear bumper....500-600

had to be the first on that. The egg ate thru it that fast? And it dented the car? Must of been a steriod egg.

go thru your ins

200-400 / panel, is what I've been quoted. Depends on the paint...

Contact your dealer. Let them get you an estimate. Then debate on if you want to claim that on your insurance or pay it out of pocket.

Deductible will apply...

Damn that really sucks. I'd agree that it would cost around $500 per panel

youll also have to figure in the cost of a private eye to track down the suspect and the gangster youll have to hire to slowly kill that person. Just saying....

Egg the bastard till he turns into a chicken!

Ostrich egg?

It definitely doesn't sound like it was Organic!:rofl2:


I agree, use your insurance.

Where are you located at? I am in Longview and had the same thing happen recently. Fortuantely I had a clear bra on my vehicle and it saved the paint... didnt even hurt the film. I do know of a paint and body shop guy here that is excellent and his rates are very reasonable. Send me a PM and I will get him your info... if you are interested.

that sounds like it was a fossilized terradactyl egg

I would track down every single 10-15 yr old male in a 5 mile radius and beat the ever loving sh*t out of them until they squealled and told me who did it... :tup:

ouch op. insurance is your friend.

Did you have VDC on? j/k

I know exactly what you mean about the damage. I had my Jeep egged 3 months after I bought it. On mischief night. I pulled over and took a walk into the neighborhood where it came from and found some kids. Shook them down and I noticed other kids driving away. I wanted so bad to beat the piss out of these kids. I saw some people looking out their windows of some houses and had a reality check. In the heat of the moment I just yelled at them and told them if I had seen who did it they would be in the hospital. I left. I should have called the cops right then and there because maybe that would have got the kids talking (if they did it or know who the a-hole was). And I would have gone through my insurance to have it fixed. I washed it off immediately and it still had a circular, radiating, rippled damage to the clear coat and paint.

My lesson, any damage to my car that is going to be more than deductible: I'm calling the cops and getting a report so that I can have it covered by insurance. That's what we pay for every month!

Thank you all for your responses. No luck yet on catching the perp, but I'm asking my neighbors if they saw anything. Again, thank you all for your time. I found a good body shop today, and they quoted me about 600 dollars for each panel. Luckily, my insurance does cover it, so I'm all good.

I know I sound like a broken record, but thank you so much for your responses! Have a great day everyone!

My friend had his rear bumper repainted at a reputable shop that uses quality paint. and they did it for him at $550.

At that rate, using quality paint (better than stock) you might as well re-do the whole car lol. :tup:

i agree with repainting the whole car and then clear bra-ing it. might as well, sounds like quite a few panels were damaged and this way you can get quality and uniform paint along the whole car. + might wanna make sure there arent any damages on the roof, i heard that roof damage could compromise the structural integrity of the car when u need it most even tho it may look light. chances are prob not cuz it just an egg but to be safe might wanna take a look urself for damage.

kinda high just for a bumper I think. I had my front bumper repainted for $150 I think it was. looks real good too.

That must have been one mother of an egg.

wow.. they either gave you a hell of a deal.. or youll probably see it chip like crazy in a few months...

you get what you pay for...

Done at Nissan, get in good with the service manager and you can get deals done.

Man i hate to hear this news man, im currently going through the process of getting my Z fixed after some gypsy lady parked into my car, literally, take a look at the thread i started entitled, i got it-help

AS long as your insurance pays for it, i would paint every single damaged part. MAke sure to ask the auto body a lot of questions, go to someone who has been in business over 15-20 years

I feel terrible -- I had my celica egged, people are ******* pieces of **** scum.