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Thanks to some ford owner, i now have a new rear end on the skyline. :)

He was towing a trailer, and somehow didn't see me stopped in traffic on Springvale Rd last night and went straight through me.

I guess that the damage is not all that bad. The bumper is pretty messed up and popping out at the sides. It has been pushed in enough so that the boot lid is sticking out about 5cm. The lights aren't broken, but their housing now has a gap between it and the panel.

The worst part, he is not insured, but he said that he will pay for it all.

So, now i have to get quotes for it all, and was wondering if anyone knows of any good body shops that will do the work well.

I'm in the SE suburbs, around Glen Waverley.

Thanks

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theres a good one down this way near the moorabbin airport... ive seen plenty of Skylines, 350zs, porsches, Turbo Fords etc getting fixed there... getting a quote off them today about my car and got them to paint the filler flap off my gfs soarer... will get some details and let u know.

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Yep, nark i vouch for those guys

Palm Motors on Center Dandenong Road just after the Moorabbin Airport heading towards Nepean Hwy

Con is the boss, he may be expensive, but will do the job properly

His done a fair amount of work for us through our company

And seeing as your not paying and he run up YOUR ass get the best job for the car

DONT take it to a place that the guy that caused the incident suggested, youll never get the job done properly and have problems later on

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I'll have to give these guys a call.

As you said, I'm not paying for it, so I'm happy to go to someone who might cost a bit more, but will do it right the first time. I will just have to make sure that i get a few other quotes around their price.

I agree with what your saying regarding not going to a place he might suggest. For all i know, it could be one of his mates doing the dodgy for him. He is in the wrong, so he will do as i want. I don't want to screw this guy over, but I'm not going to get screwed in the process of being decent.

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arsn i actualyy work at a panel shop in clayton nth is ya still need help with you car drop me a pm and ill be glad to give ya the address

just a note ive repaired enough skylines in my time and i know where to get brand new parts if needed

i have 15yrs experiance in the industry

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lol whistla... might go for another midnight run past ur house :D oh wait its 2am already

went down today and yeah they know what they are doing.. hes also got a pair (not all 4) of 18" 350z wheels and tyres which im guessing he wants to offload if anyone wants em :P

will be going back to drop off my 32 (they had a 32, 2x 33s, s14 and a few others in there at the time) to get the GTR front end put on and sprayed... will attach all the parts myself and repair the minor dints then get them to do the rest.

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hey narkeh... u gonna use you're stock front right hand guard? I've got a few dents in mine and want a clean black one.

BTW do you know how to take the rear bumper off? think its about time I bent that bracket back into shape.

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it aint hard dude... judging by the way the bar joins the main body i would assume it has 2 10m bolts/nuts u need to undo inside the boot on each side... im sure u can find the rest with a little rummaging... right hand guard (stock one on mine) has some scratches on it... ones that wont buff out.

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Why is it that every ****stick that hits you never has insurance??

I've had about 2 guys hit me over the years, and neither have had insurance. Least my insurance policy has the "we **** them up the ass in court and you still get your car fixed" :P With people like that, they deserve it.

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I dropped into that Palms place on Saturday morning. He said that it is going to take a bit of work to get it all fixed. Said that it should cost about $4000, and he'll need my car for about 2 weeks.

But he did really sound like he knows what he is doing, so i figure that i will go back there. I'm just going to go through my insurance company and let them chase him for the money.

I'm now wondering what I'm going to do for 2 weeks without my line. I don't think that I'll be able to handle it.

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ouch 4k... that sux. 2 weeks is a long time to go without ur car... i feel for u. I will have to do the same once i take mine there to get the car sprayed and GTR front end fitted.

but i';ll have the gfs soarer so it wont be all bad

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I might have to steal my mothers car so that i can get around, but that is a dodgy seca. That thing is way too slow for me.

I just called the insurance company and they want me to take it to one of their approved repairers to get a quote from. I just hope that it is high so that i can take it back to Palms and get them to look after it. I don't want someone who knows nothing about skylines to look after it. I might have to shock him with some info about how hard they are to fix.

Any ideas?

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