Update?

 

My car got keyed. Thankfully, it wasn't a big scratch, and it's not something glaringly terrible.

 

HE'S BACK LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!

After almost a month and a half - my baby is back and lookin' good as new!

Here's my repair list as printed:

repair - front bumper
rem/inst R&I bumper cover
repair FRT BUMPER COVER
refinish FRT BUMPER COVER
rem/repl emblem
HEALAMPS
rem/inst R FRT COMBINATION LAMP
rem/inst R FRT STONE GUARD
repair R FENDER PANEL
refinish R FENDER OUTSIDE
rem/inst R FENDER GRILLE
rem/insta R FENDER FRT LINER
rem/inst R FENDER REAR LINER
repair FRONT DOOR
rem/repl RT DOOR SHELL
repair add for clear coat
refinish R FRT ADD FOR JAMBS & INSIDE
rem/inst R FRT OTR BELT MLDG
rem/repl RT BLACK OUT TAPE SIDE
rem/int R FRT DOOR MIRROR
rem/inst R FRT DOOR TRIM PANEL
rem/inst RFRT OTR DOOR HANDLE
repair R REAR DOOR SHELL
refinish R REAR DOOR OUTSIDE
rem/inst R REAR LWR DOOR TRIM PANEL
rem/inst R ROOF MLDG
ROPE FRT & RR GLASS
repair R QUARTER OUTER PANEL
refinish R QUARTER OUTER PANEL
refinish R QUARTER PANEL OUTSIDE
repair R OTR QUARTER WHEELHOUSE PANE
repair QUARTER PANEL
rem/repl RT STONE GUARD REAR
rem/inst R REAR COMBINATION LAMP
repair REAR BUMPER
rem/inst R&I BUMPER ASSY
repair REAR BUMPER COVER
refinish REAR BUMPER COVER
FLEX
refinish RT ROOF RAIL BLEND
CLEAR COAT
repair COLORSAND & BUFF
TINT COLOR
MASK FOR OVERSPRAY
PAINT MATERIALS
repair REAR DOOR
rem/repl RT DOOR SHELL (ALU)
RT DOOR SHELL (ALU)
repair R REAR DOOR SHELL
REP/REF INSIDE DOOR
PAINT MATERIAL

Total DAMAGE: $4,694.35

Evidently the original estimate was different because when they originally attempted to pound out the dents - the door material cracked and wasn't worth saving - so they replaced em'.

 

Here's the pic's!

 

Tajabaho - you once wrote that the feeling of having your 8 back after having it been damaged and gone for so long can be compared to sex - my friend - you couldn't be more accurate...

The only thing i can really add or say is that the feeling is not so much like **** star sex...but more like a first night kinda thing...anticipation...butterflys...the whole 9...

Yeah yeah yeah i know...it's an AT but still...i forgot how responsive the car was...and how quick it is...i've been driving ford taurus', ford f-150's and 1 honda accord...so you can only imagine...

Thanx everyone for the support! tho it's only been a month it feels like a freakin' year...my 8 is new to me again!

 

Nice to see your car back--have you thought of getting some new rims? The 16" AT ones were a poor Mazda choice.

 

NICE!!!!! thats one more 8 on the road, i better catch you drivin the **** outta of it!!!

 

awesome. sure must have sucked waiting. and waiting.

 

Looks like they did a really good job.

 

yay Atilla!! she's lookin good

 

Yeah the 16's don't do the 8 justice

but during that grueling negotiation at the dealership when i first got my car...they told me that if i were to get the 18's it would've been damn near 2k for some OEM rims!

i know it was a damn lie but i guess that's what i get for talkin' em' down from 23k to 20,9 then telling them i actually had a 6k down payment...hehe

hopefully if everything goes well - i may pick up those 18"AME wheels from Lazi - Seeing as to how they're priced pretty well and their shop is located pretty close...

 

Hell yeah! I drove around your block the other day! where were ya mayng?

 

Yeah tell me about it - honestly if it wasn't for the fact they stalled me for the past two weeks i would highly suggest them...they did a damn good job - If i were just to grade them on their work tho, i would say that they're probably one of the best repair shops i've ever been to.

 

and she's riding great too...i almost forgot how quick those damn things were

 

lol, sorry I'm so late to this thread my friend, congrats man, now its my turn........

my car's windshield is cracked by this ***** ******.........

well, his ******* rock that is......


ill take pic of the damage later today

but anyhow, congrats man, now Ill drive to anaheim and hopefully Ill spot u haha

 

OH NOESSS!!111

ThAt5 Teh SuXx!1!

btw - go to the Autobac meet - i wanna see this foil thing you did with our K&N...hehe...i'm gettin' an idea...ha

 

lol, its not that hard, just foils damn it, foils!