Model 3 Rear Ended: Repair Journey

[dhu1]

Final tally for my repair bill $7850 +PPF replacement costs....actual repair time was 5-7 days, but getting the parts took about 2 months to get everything. They not only had to replace the bumper, floor pan and deck lid, but had to add paint to other parts of the car to ensure full blending. I certainly can't tell the difference between original and replacement painted areas. Unfortunately, they had to paint parts of omg rocker panel so had to rip off the PPF in that area as well. Will have to wait at least 30 days to replace the PPF since the paint on the bumper/rocker panels needs to cure.

Happy to have the car back and the car looks pretty much back to its original condition.

 

[John Lamoureux]

Final tally for my repair bill $7850 +PPF replacement costs....actual repair time was 5-7 days, but getting the parts took about 2 months to get everything. They not only had to replace the bumper, floor pan and deck lid, but had to add paint to other parts of the car to ensure full blending. I certainly can't tell the difference between original and replacement painted areas. Unfortunately, they had to paint parts of omg rocker panel so had to rip off the PPF in that area as well. Will have to wait at least 30 days to replace the PPF since the paint on the bumper/rocker panels needs to cure.

Happy to have the car back and the car looks pretty much back to its original condition.

Holy moly! Almost $8K for what first appeared to be some decent scratches?

 

[dhu1]

Holy moly! Almost $8K for what first appeared to be some decent scratches?

Not sure I would call the hole in cracked bumper and crumpled deck lid scratches. I think you’re looking at the wrong pictures.

 

[Thomas Edison]

Not sure I would call the hole in cracked bumper and crumpled deck lid scratches. I think you’re looking at the wrong pictures.

I'm not sure if they realize that your car is different than the one in this thread.

 

[John Lamoureux]

I'm not sure if they realize that your car is different than the one in this thread.

Yep, my bad guys. Sorry about that. Didn't realize there were two different bumpers in play here...

 

[Kcharwood]

My parts came in yesterday. Dropping car off Monday.

Took 2 weeks for bumper to come in once ordered.

Will keep you posted on what happens next!

 

[dhu1]

My parts came in yesterday. Dropping car off Monday.

Took 2 weeks for bumper to come in once ordered.

Will keep you posted on what happens next!

Don't be surprised if they somehow have to apply paint to parts surrounding the bumper to ensure color consistency. I was surprised how many parts they wound up touching/ painting. They dismantled the entire backside including back seats. I had a really reputable body shop (who does a ton of Teslas/high end cars) so they really knew what they were doing. between my PPF installation and the body work, all of the panels of the car feel like they have been reassembled and and any panel or gap issues I might have had (I didn't notice any, but I also didn't look closely), they practically took care of it.

Best of luck with the repairs

 

[rollo.martins]

Any news here, looks like the thread just stopped. How much did you pay in the end? How much work had to be done? What did they have to paint? Thank you!

 

[Bentesling]

I’m also interested in whether or not the offending party’s insurance pays out a diminished value claim. Keep us posted on that please.