yesterday morning my car got backed into while it was parked in a driveway i took it to an autobody shop they gave me an estimate of just about 3 grand. i will post pics later

 

 

looks like you'll be needing both door skins and an entire re-paint of the driver side..3k seems about right..

 

yeah im going to go get a few more estimates today when i get off at 6 and ill drop it off tonight or tomorrow.

 

Sucks. At least it looks like they managed to miss the freshly done body kit.

 

Same thing happened to my WB last year. Did you catch the person? I did and his insurance paid about $4500 to fix. I got a NEW wing door, not just a skin...

Also had body shop remove racing stripes ( Looks a lot Cleaner)

took about 3 weeks to get my car back...

really sux....

here is the thread about mine

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/some-old-dude-took-out-my-rx8-129199/

 

it was my friends dad and his first accident ever. he backed into a parked car in his own driveway. his insurance is gooing to pay for it. ill get back to you on the other estimates when i get them after 6 tonight

 

umm any thoughts as to getting a WB parting out should be 600 for both doors.....

do the work yourself say $3,000....

 

Just a few months after adding the kit and this... but at least you don't have to pay for the damages... GL.... I just spent over 3 G on my rear quarter panel and bumper...

 

damn that blows dude. at least its getting paid for. i'd look for a parts car though.

someone took out my rear bumper and exhaust 2 weeks ago. geico paid me $1300, i bought a used bumper for $300 (good condition) and then bought a turbo xs exhaust for $500.

 

^Ha I did the same thing. Except the dudes insurance wrote me a check for $2200. I bought a door and fender from GR3DDY for $400. And had $1800 to put towards my MS bodykit

 

It cost me just a little more than that to fix my rear driver quarter panel a little over a year ago. The thread's around here somewhere. Good luck with it though. Sorry it happened.

 

omg... that sucks poor car

 

so i went by the other places tonight when i got off work at 6 and they were both closed. ill go back tomorrow. and see what they say. im pretty sure i need a complete new drivers door because the lock system is pretty effed up. ive got to open the door then press the lock button on the door panel then shut my door just for it to stay closed.

 

its only been about a month since i completely finished the kit.

 

does any body know of anyone selling winning blue driver side doors? if so let me know

 

put up a WTB in the parts for sale section.

 

that sucks man. i just got my ride back after 7 weeks in the shop. good luck

 

you might want to contact mazdamart. they are in our vendors section..

https://www.rx8club.com/mazmart-88/

i bet a door and a rear door used would be a lot less than a body shop. and match better also.. remove replace and swap a lock..

beers

 

thanks for all the help guys. i do appreciate it

 

my car goes in the shop tomorrow morning.

 

ouch, good luck man. hope it comes out better than new!

 

Did you check out how much the front and back doors cost? I found it cheaper to replace and paint them. And its new.. I had front fenders fixed like so! just paintwork for the body shop!

 

If there is no structural damage to your doors then get them fixed so the car remains original. I do not recall if the RX-8 has stickers on the bodywork to show it is original to the car like many of the other manufacturers.

Good luck on getting it fixed.

 

ouch, sorry to hear. sounds a bit pricey but the paintwork is what is running up the bill.

hopefully she'll come back as good as new