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Old 05-16-17, 11:59 AM
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Took a picture recently since the hit and run damage has been repaired and the rear bumper replaced from someone hitting me while stopped at a traffic light. Overall, I'm happy with the repairs. The paint matches a little better on the rear bumper than the front fender, but most people would walk by and not notice the difference. After 2 hits, my family refers to the car now as "punch buggy". While the car was in the shop, I had Dent Doctor remove all the door dings so the body is close to perfect. So sad 2 Carfax issues listed against the VIN. It really doesn't reflect the car's condition.


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Old 05-16-17, 06:20 PM
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looks beautiful; drive it carefully and with pride. with your documentation, should not be a problem for future sale!
Old 05-16-17, 07:31 PM
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It looks great. I suggest you just keep it forever. There is nothing current that comes close to these cars unless you spend $100K.
Old 05-16-17, 07:36 PM
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Sorry to hear but glad it came out looking amazing. Unfortunately ********* are everywhere and you cant seem to go long without one being involved in your life one way or another, no matter how hard you try. Some people just have no moral compass.
Old 05-16-17, 07:57 PM
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Sorry to see the hit and run but glad it's fixed up!

If you look at the two pictures you posted, when they painted the fender, they actually painted your driver door as well. You can see where the silver base coat was sprayed and blended on the front 2/3 of the door and entire door re-cleared.
Old 05-17-17, 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 97-SC300
Sorry to see the hit and run but glad it's fixed up!

If you look at the two pictures you posted, when they painted the fender, they actually painted your driver door as well. You can see where the silver base coat was sprayed and blended on the front 2/3 of the door and entire door re-cleared.
Agreed. Once the clear coat has had time to dry, I plan to do a cut and buff to blend the surface on the entire car. They did not blend over the hood and that's the only area you can see a difference in the paint colors, but it is very slight.
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Glad to see that you got it back into shape.
Old 05-23-17, 06:29 AM
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Poqnan

Can you have the body shop respray the door?
I don't know if you can buff it to reblend ?

The other option is to buy an 10
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