cheez22

Just got my '01 Vette back from Abra Collision (Geico recommended that I take it there to get lifetime warranty). I had hit a large piece of tire tread on the highway that cracked my hood and bumper cover. It also bent my center air dam underneath the car.

My wife picked up the car when they finished the work (all done in one day btw). It was raining that day, so on the weekend, I washed and dried it to see how they did. They somehow didn't notice the bent center air dam piece underneath and I noticed overspray specks all over the rest of the car (not the hood or the bumper cover, though). Not to be too particular, but I also noticed where the bumper cover meets the edge of the front of the hood, it was kind of over-polished and burned. You could notice a little fading on the edges where the high speed polisher burned it.

I called and explained everything to the Manager and he said they would order a new center air dam piece and a new bracket that it connects to. Also, he said they would polish the whole car to get the overspray off. So, a week later when the part came in I dropped my Vette off (they gave me a rental). This time it took 4 days to get back. I couldn't pick it up, so my wife did.

Well, I just washed it and noticed the same over spray all over. The fender color don't really match up with the bumper and hood when you hold up a halogen light. The new air dam is some HIDEOUS after-market part that scrapes the ground when you hit bumps and looks like sht. It don't even match the two side pieces. The pics are listed below.

I don't want to waste any more time and money with these clowns. Can I call Geico and make them pay someone else to start all over??? Help. I'm freakin pissed!

Here's a couple of pics. It's kind of hard to really see how crappy it looks from the pics.

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damilleniumboy

The air dam seems to be backward

mcgilles

you have a right to get your back back into the same condition it was before, don't give up on this! you should have insisted on OEM parts from the beginning. if you can you need to show them the problems you see in person. be nice so they will be willing to work with you. show them the overspray, and ask them to replace the air dam with an OEM one.

glassman15

Yea I would be pissed as well. But I never would have let my insurance convince me where to go. I would only use reputable shops that I know.. Good luck with that situation...By the way its not even legal for the insurance to tell you where to go! You pay the insurance you pay the deductible you pick the shop!

Ikester

looks like they cheaped out and bought some universal air dam.

Humanoid 2.0

it is on wrong i think

Funn One

BaileyD

Definately backwards.

ZEEEEOOOOSIC

Unbelievable push this issue hard to get this corrected no reason for this type of clusterf@%k good luck my friend

cheez22

I had the option to choose but when they said if I chose Abra, they would warranty the work for the life of the car.

50thcoupe

totally wrong... demand it to be fixed right by your choice and don't go back to them!

cheez22

Come to think of it, they did say that they ordered it from the Chevy dealer. Maybe it is on backwords... F'ckin clowns!

mud flap

I would think the auto body shop would do everything possible to keep Geico happy or risk losing their business. If I were you I'd complain to Geico but in all honesty I seriously doubt Geico's going to pay someone else to redo your car.

glassman15

Dont know about where you live but the body shops around here all warranty their work for as long as you own the car...Either way I would not have them fix it get a better shop to do it. The tech working on your car should have known better..

damilleniumboy

Yup, so do you have pics of the paint job?

cheez22

I don't think the overspray will come out on pics. It needs to be sunny. Or put a halogen light up to it. I'll go see if it comes out. If it does, I will post.

bgreen83

idiots. They messed your car all up. I would def get it fixed somewhere else.

cheez22

Here's a decent shot. Notice the fading/graying of the fender compared to the hood and the bumper cover. Tell me what you guys think.

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dobewillie

sorry cheez but it looks like a second rate job hope you get a good outcome!!!

Fast Cop

I just redid my bumper cover, drivers side fender, radiator cage/skid bar and air dam. Your air dam, as others have already pointed out is on backwards.