Street racing mishap
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Street racing mishap
So I was at the races and 5-0 happen to appear (azcashdays), everyone ran like normal, I got to my car, opened the door and somebody who wasn't looking where he was going ran into my door with his BODY. I barely had it open so when he hit it, it swung open a little bit then he flipped over it as it came to the end of the hinges.
As we get to the 2nd spot I check my door and notice a crack on the top of the door right above the door handle but below the glass, ended up getting $300 out of the dude but I doubt that will cover it.
So I was wondering where a good place in AZ is to get my door fixed and won't rape me.
Crying inside
Last edited by 602rwhpc5daily; Mar 17, 2016 at 01:57 PM.
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The doors have common STRESS POINTS. You have found one of them. Most body shops will NOT repair doors because, they often re-crack in the same area after the repairs.
That said,, with enough reinforcement in that area, you may be good to go. The question is, where ELSE is the door broken??????
They will need to completely STRIP the door out and look for more cracks, fix and repaint.
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Bill
That said,, with enough reinforcement in that area, you may be good to go. The question is, where ELSE is the door broken??????
They will need to completely STRIP the door out and look for more cracks, fix and repaint.
READ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Bill
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"I barely had it open so when he hit it, it swung open a little bit then he flipped over it as it came to the end "
Well damn
Yeah it looks pretty easy to fix. But its probably not gonna be cheap.
Well damn
Yeah it looks pretty easy to fix. But its probably not gonna be cheap.
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