Replace it!!! On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Matt Drew <t3vanagon@gmail.com> wrote: > Volks- > > Quick one for those in the know: > > * Body shop initially told me that they could shape the front panel (below > the grille/above front bumper cladding) back to "new" for considerably less > than the 22 hours it would take to replace it. > > * I was sent me an estimate that included replacement of the panel (at 22 > hours) and when I called to ask why they didn't do the estimate to include > the reshaping, was told it was due to replacement being "the right thing to > do". > -Note: He still is saying that he can do it, but that replacement is > (again) "the right thing to do". > > * My question: If the panel can be re-shaped to look the same as it did > before the accident, why is replacement "the right thing to do"? Is it > because he'll make more money replacing it rather than reshaping it (making > it the right thing for HIM to do)? > OR, rather, are there structural integrity issues at play that I've not > been > advised of? > > Insurance *may* cover replacement, but I want to make sure that I'm doing > the REAL "right thing" for both me (fiscally) and my Van. > > -Drew > '90 GL "Blackbeard" > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ >
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