My First Fenderbender v. Advice plz

Mdub · 03-13-2009, 07:14 PM

So a girl reversed into the side of my car (100% her fault) and she put a nice sized dent, messing up my front left fender and my driver's side door. Both might need to be replaced.

I'm thinking of going to a body shop (which you guy's will need to recommend to me

) and getting an estimate and seeing if her family wants to just pay for the repairs...Or go about getting the insurance to take care of everything.

What do you guys think? One of my main concerns is paint matching and getting my fender and door replacement done well (my friend has sent his car to our local Maximum Collision twice and both times they've done a **** job).

My baby is damaged.

Thanks in advance for help.

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Yannerd · 03-13-2009, 07:21 PM

A search will net you all the body shops people like going to so I'm going to let you do that. A good bodyshop can match the paint and get your car coming out looking like nothing happened.

As for the insurance bit, ICBC is the way to go, no questions asked. She can choose to pay out if she wants.

rockcrete · 03-13-2009, 07:21 PM

Go to ICBC and report it right away, then she can opt to pay it out herself instead of letting insurance pay it.

Otherwise she'll cook up some story and get fake witnesses and you're screwed - I've seen it multiple times.

rs420 · 03-13-2009, 07:24 PM

dial a claim # is on the back of your insurance papers. call it in, then follow instructions

steve · 03-13-2009, 08:12 PM

All of the above.
The bottom line is that if you notify ICBC, she can still opt to pay the damages out of pocket, and her insurance won't go up. It protects you in the event that she changes her mind about what happened, which happened to me once. Trust me, you don't want to go that route.

Drakar · 03-13-2009, 08:32 PM

+1 to all advice mentioned above.

ICBC first to protect yourself.

dasnowman · 03-13-2009, 11:03 PM

agreed to the above commets.

I went to B..d when I had a hit and run last summer, and they did great work and I was really happy with everything.

But I just had some work done by them last week and what a freakin nightmare.

It's a long story and best suited for a wings or B&B meet....plus it's still on going and I don't want to bad mouth a company ( for it's not my style) so I'll leave it at that.

shawmacs · 03-14-2009, 01:02 AM

If you go with ICBC, you are also covered if the bodyshop buggers the repairs up. If you are dealing privately, there's going to be a whol lot of fighting going on if the repairs aren't done right.

Ken · 03-14-2009, 01:30 AM

Agreed. Go with ICBC. If you need to get a rental while the car's in the shop it sounds like you shouldn't have a problem getting the other party's insurance to cover it, etc. etc. I hope it works out.

Flaps · 03-14-2009, 04:01 PM

For what it's worth, go to ICBC to get it looked at.

I had a fender bender (not my fault) that was bad enough that I thought my fender should be replaced with a new one. Replacement cost insurance was still in effect, but the bodyshop I took it to first wanted to bang it out and repair it, they even told me ICBC would say to do the same thing.

Took it to ICBC and the first thing they said was that they'd just replace it with a brand new one!

Needless to say I didn't go back to that bodyshop.

wrxposer · 03-14-2009, 05:25 PM

same thing just happened to me...

Lady backing out of an alley right into the driver's side front fender.

Front fender has to be replaced, fender liner, bumper painted and driver's door fixed/ painted. Hopefully <2000 so it doesn't have to reported at resale, but body shop says it'll be close.

Definitely go through ICBC.

I've used Automind in the past with great results. Gonna use the opportunity to get some sideskirts and rear aprons painted.

good luck.

03-13-2009, 07:14 PM	#1
Mdub Scooby Newbie Member#: 152847 Join Date: Jul 2007 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Vehicle: 2007 WRX the blue one	My First Fenderbender v. Advice plz So a girl reversed into the side of my car (100% her fault) and she put a nice sized dent, messing up my front left fender and my driver's side door. Both might need to be replaced. I'm thinking of going to a body shop (which you guy's will need to recommend to me ) and getting an estimate and seeing if her family wants to just pay for the repairs...Or go about getting the insurance to take care of everything. What do you guys think? One of my main concerns is paint matching and getting my fender and door replacement done well (my friend has sent his car to our local Maximum Collision twice and both times they've done a **** job). My baby is damaged. Thanks in advance for help. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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03-13-2009, 07:21 PM	#2
Yannerd Scooby Specialist Member#: 111637 Join Date: Apr 2006 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Vancouver Vehicle: 2013 BRZ White	A search will net you all the body shops people like going to so I'm going to let you do that. A good bodyshop can match the paint and get your car coming out looking like nothing happened. As for the insurance bit, ICBC is the way to go, no questions asked. She can choose to pay out if she wants.

03-13-2009, 07:21 PM	#3
rockcrete Scooby Newbie Member#: 196721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Maple Ridge Vehicle: 1993 GF8 WRX Wagon Black	Go to ICBC and report it right away, then she can opt to pay it out herself instead of letting insurance pay it. Otherwise she'll cook up some story and get fake witnesses and you're screwed - I've seen it multiple times.

03-13-2009, 07:24 PM	#4
rs420 surf ninja Moderator Member#: 157784 Join Date: Aug 2007 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: north shore Vehicle: 02 swapped bugeye 2.5L wagon / 05 wagon	dial a claim # is on the back of your insurance papers. call it in, then follow instructions

03-13-2009, 08:12 PM	#5
steve Scooby Guru Member#: 4718 Join Date: Mar 2001 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Location : Location Vehicle: ~ too many to list	All of the above. The bottom line is that if you notify ICBC, she can still opt to pay the damages out of pocket, and her insurance won't go up. It protects you in the event that she changes her mind about what happened, which happened to me once. Trust me, you don't want to go that route.

03-13-2009, 08:32 PM	#6
Drakar Scooby Specialist Member#: 68402 Join Date: Aug 2004 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Vehicle: 2000 Impreza RS Silverthorn Metallic	+1 to all advice mentioned above. ICBC first to protect yourself.

03-13-2009, 11:03 PM	#7
dasnowman Scooby Specialist Member#: 125450 Join Date: Sep 2006 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Tricities, B.C. Vehicle: Gone 07 SWP STi LTD 07 Nissan Nismo 4x4	agreed to the above commets. I went to B..d when I had a hit and run last summer, and they did great work and I was really happy with everything. But I just had some work done by them last week and what a freakin nightmare. It's a long story and best suited for a wings or B&B meet....plus it's still on going and I don't want to bad mouth a company ( for it's not my style) so I'll leave it at that.

03-14-2009, 01:02 AM	#8
shawmacs Scooby Specialist Member#: 111284 Join Date: Mar 2006 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Squampton Vehicle: 2005 WRX Wagon Platinum Silver	If you go with ICBC, you are also covered if the bodyshop buggers the repairs up. If you are dealing privately, there's going to be a whol lot of fighting going on if the repairs aren't done right.

03-14-2009, 01:30 AM	#9
Ken NASIOC Supporter Member#: 34 Join Date: Jun 1999 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Burnaby, BC Canada Vehicle: 2005 WRX STi World Rally Blue	Agreed. Go with ICBC. If you need to get a rental while the car's in the shop it sounds like you shouldn't have a problem getting the other party's insurance to cover it, etc. etc. I hope it works out.

03-14-2009, 04:01 PM	#10
Flaps Scooby Newbie Member#: 105490 Join Date: Jan 2006 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Langley, BC Vehicle: 2005 Impreza 2.5RS PSM 2.5L of N/A fury :-(	For what it's worth, go to ICBC to get it looked at. I had a fender bender (not my fault) that was bad enough that I thought my fender should be replaced with a new one. Replacement cost insurance was still in effect, but the bodyshop I took it to first wanted to bang it out and repair it, they even told me ICBC would say to do the same thing. Took it to ICBC and the first thing they said was that they'd just replace it with a brand new one! Needless to say I didn't go back to that bodyshop.

03-14-2009, 05:25 PM	#11
wrxposer Scooby Newbie Member#: 188219 Join Date: Aug 2008 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Burnaby Vehicle: 2007 2.5i Ltd. CGM	same thing just happened to me... Lady backing out of an alley right into the driver's side front fender. Front fender has to be replaced, fender liner, bumper painted and driver's door fixed/ painted. Hopefully <2000 so it doesn't have to reported at resale, but body shop says it'll be close. Definitely go through ICBC. I've used Automind in the past with great results. Gonna use the opportunity to get some sideskirts and rear aprons painted. good luck.