# Question about body repair **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 3, 2006, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849 "2006-03-03T12:04:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/1 "2006-03-03T12:04:38Z")
Ok…so i am getting body work done to my car. One of my smoked corners broke (which was my fault not theirs) and the dealership tells me that they are gonna replace it with the stock amber corner light. Question is…can the do that, or do they have to replace it with another smoked corner? ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/2 "2006-03-03T12:07:13Z")
you can dispute it just bitch a little bit, tell them to leave it broken and to knock the retail value of the piece of your bill ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Beckington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mr\_Beckington](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_Beckington)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/3 "2006-03-03T12:07:52Z")
I believe they would have to return it back to original (OEM) condition. Especially if its your fault. You can’t dent a rim, and then expect them to buy you a new one. I would look at the price difference, and offer to pay that, for the smoked. ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/4 "2006-03-03T12:10:05Z")
yea…just figured i’d see what people thought…no big deal either way because the smoked corners are not too much $$$ ---
**Author:** ![AKA-FERRARI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aka-ferrari/32/7260_2.png) [@AKA-FERRARI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AKA-FERRARI)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/5 "2006-03-03T12:26:58Z")
TELL THEM U DONT WANT THE CORNER LIGHT… u are in the drivers seat so-to-speak… buy a smoked one on your own if u want ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/6 "2006-03-03T12:29:01Z")
ok basically…my car is at towne right now getting body work done…because people are stupid…and like to hit my car… the insurance is covering everything but my deductable… now it’s covered…so that;s why i am wondering if they have to replace it as it came into the shop…which was with a smoked corner light ---
**Author:** ![AKA-FERRARI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aka-ferrari/32/7260_2.png) [@AKA-FERRARI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AKA-FERRARI)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/7 "2006-03-03T12:29:06Z")
> [@Mr. Beckington](#): > > I believe they would have to return it back to original (OEM) condition. Especially if its your fault. You can’t dent a rim, and then expect them to buy you a new one. > > I would look at the price difference, and offer to pay that, for the smoked. that is not true----they have to repair it to PRE-ACCIDENT condition. ---
**Author:** ![Muscle50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@Muscle50](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Muscle50)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/8 "2006-03-03T12:32:04Z")
> [@AKA-FERRARI](#): > > that is not true----they have to repair it to PRE-ACCIDENT condition. Took the words right outta my fingers ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/9 "2006-03-03T12:37:13Z")
Don’t forget that you trunk liner was involved in this incident. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/10 "2006-03-03T12:38:36Z")
^^HAHAHA how did i know you were gonna say something about that ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/11 "2006-03-03T12:38:59Z")
tell them u want the smoked and u will pay the difference between OEM and smoked… ---
**Author:** ![Muscle50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@Muscle50](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Muscle50)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/12 "2006-03-03T12:44:41Z")
> [@MaximaSE98](#): > > tell them u want the smoked and u will pay the difference between OEM and smoked… Doesn’t have to , they have to repair it exactly the way they got it, unless he gives his consent to change it. I could understand if it was the other way around and he was changing it from stock to aftermarket, then maybe pay the difference . Say he screwed up one wheel in this accident and they were aftermarket wheels, they arent gonna throw one OEM wheel on it. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/13 "2006-03-03T12:45:39Z")
(skunk, none of this is directed at you specificly, its a general description of the way stuff works, especialy with some of the cheap ass shit people install) technicly, they have to repair it to pre accident condition. this doesnt always happen tho the reason why is usualy that its a bitch to get some of teh stupid crap that people have on their car. no body shop wants to sped 5 hours on the phone calling places trying to find a copy of some crap you put on your car from EVEN YOU dont know where, and you dont remember the size, and the exact color, and what you had to modify on the part to actualy get it to fit … now obviously a corner light is easy stuff… maybe but if you make THEM put the corner light on your car, then its THEIR fault if it doesnt fit, and no body shop realy wants to deal with that shit then figure how they feel about ebay rims, which only come in sets of 4 or aftermarket mirrors, those only come in pairs or a cold air intake thats not even good quality … “need one, ins. paid for only one, can only buy them in sets of 2 / 4 / 9 / 87” situations a very unprofitable for a body shop hense why unless you can provide them with the proper replacement parts, they are going oem …or they are leaving it broken if the go oem, you get the diff btween oem cost and what ins paid (if anything) if they leave it broke, you get what ins paid to do it yourself, despite what it might ACTUALY cost ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/14 "2006-03-03T12:45:52Z")
> [@Muscle50](#): > > Doesn’t have to , they have to repair it exactly the way they got it, unless he gives his consent to change it. I could understand if it was the other way around and he was changing it from stock to aftermarket, then maybe pay the difference . Say he screwed up one wheel in this accident and they were aftermarket wheels, they arent gonna throw one OEM wheel on it. that is a good point my little one… a very good point ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/15 "2006-03-03T12:47:17Z")
> [@AKA-FERRARI](#): > > that is not true----they have to repair it to PRE-ACCIDENT condition. :word: You just need to show them receipts from everything. Even aftermarket parts. I’ve done this a few times. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/16 "2006-03-03T12:52:14Z")
oh yea, aftermarket wheels, grey area if you can show that its available, and that your busted wheel was in great shape, you can get full replacement cost if you have some cheap ass 7 year old 3 blade wheel that they arent gonna be able to get, they will pay you what one of the cheaper factory alloys cost my s10, the ins company wrote the estimate to include the price of one stock steelie, despite having aluminium 17’s all the way around ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/17 "2006-03-03T13:33:15Z")
i doubt i have any receipts… oh well…no big deal ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/18 "2006-03-03T14:15:03Z")
see if they will work with u. in my car accident they had a estimate written for three rims to be replaced. i only got 2 new rims so they took the other rim and credited my deductable ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/19 "2006-03-03T14:20:05Z")
^^^^ cough **illegal** cough ---
**Author:** ![AKA-FERRARI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aka-ferrari/32/7260_2.png) [@AKA-FERRARI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AKA-FERRARI)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849/20 "2006-03-03T15:18:09Z")
> [@SkunkApe](#): > > i doubt i have any receipts… > > oh well…no big deal for something like that u prob dont need reciepts, but they arnt gonna go outta their way to look for your aftermarket parts, just tell them not to put and lamp it and to credit you the amount allowed. and just go buy your own lens [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-body-repair/8849.md?page=2)