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so as most people know i was in an accident in november last year

i got the car back a little more then a month ago

on thursday night

11 pm

im driving down chapel street

in heavy heavy traffic

the car infront slows to a stop

i slow to a stop

i look in my rear view and i think wow that car isnt gonna stop

BANG

brand new clk 500 convertible rear ends me

i went apeshit at first then apologised to the guy saying sorry for loosing my cool

he said sorry and admitted he wasnt paying attention and takes the full blame

and half of chapel street had a good laugh

now my cars gonna be in another ********* shop again

anyone got estimates on how much work this is

im hoping no more then 2 weeks

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that doesnt look too bad

i had a hit like that ages ago, was gone for 1 week

1 week is reasonable, they might have to pull the boot out a bit

make sure you check if it aligns up properly when u get it back

and also make sure the boot opens / closes properly

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That sucks!

Get it checked properly, you may need:

- rear bar skin (S1 and S2 are the same)

- rear bar reo

- rear tail lights (if mounts are broken or rear plastic cracked)

- rear "SKYLINE" fascia (if mounts are broken)

- repairs to rear quarters, boot lid, and tail gate.

May take time and a bit of work to do it properly. If it's not done right you'll keep having on going issues with water in your tail light indicators.

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think youd be a lil more careful driving such a nice merc

these are good tips, thanks everyone. i dont really have any idea :S

im hoping to take it to "DT Panels"

they have been recommended from a friend.

hopefully they have easy access to all these parts

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My call is as follows

Rear bar

Rear bar rio

Boot floor

Rear panel

Skyline fascia

Skyline badge

Trust me, I know about these bloody rear enders.

Will be off the road for about 2 week once all the parts are in stock.

BASS OUT

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Exactly the same thing, happened to me but I was at the lights!

My quote was

TOTAL $3,346.00

NOTES :

THIS QUOTE IS FOR VISUAL DAMAGE ONLY

FURTHER DAMAGE MAY BE FOUND ON DISMANTLE

PARTS PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE!

It looks almost exactly the same but just imagine, your big dent on the right!

Such a horrible feeling!

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