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Hi folks. An asshat in a Jeep pulled out of a side street and smacked the side of my excellent condition 2003. After 2 weeks of getting his Mommy’s insurance to acknowledge the liability I’m working with a body shop to make the repairs. The doors will need to be replaced and more worrisome to the shop folks is the slight dent to the door sill area right where the front and rear doors meet. That is a one piece construction surrounding the doors.
my questions:
I’m thinking I can locate both doors probably in factory colors ( White with gold bottom trim). Does anyone have some leads?
Second; body shop thinks the Lariat decals are discontinued.
Ouch
Last edited by FranklinF150; Dec 10, 2019 at 06:13 PM.
Reason: Updated
There's a couple of guys on Craigslist here that run a home business by running to Texas and buying doors, hoods, tail gates, etc., to sell up here in the rust belt. You could try Craigslist to see if you have the same in your area. Here's an example:
Looking at the pic, I'm kind of surprised that your existing doors can't be repaired. I may be wrong, but the damage looks like it's pretty much restricted to the outside door panels. Many years ago, as a teenager on the farm, I ran a swather into my old man's Plymouth (long story; I was a bit of a reckless kid or at least I was so told) that resulted in damage kind of like in your pic. No insurance claim, of course, because that would have cost more than just repairing the damage out of pocket. The body shop punched out the dents, puttied them smooth, and re-painted the side of the car with the damage (had to do the whole side or the new paint areas would have stood out). I know things have changed in the industry but somehow that seems less hassle than what you're going through. Best of luck with it.
Looking at the pic, I'm kind of surprised that your existing doors can't be repaired. I may be wrong, but the damage looks like it's pretty much restricted to the outside door panels. Many years ago, as a teenager on the farm, I ran a swather into my old man's Plymouth (long story; I was a bit of a reckless kid or at least I was so told) that resulted in damage kind of like in your pic. No insurance claim, of course, because that would have cost more than just repairing the damage out of pocket. The body shop punched out the dents, puttied them smooth, and re-painted the side of the car with the damage (had to do the whole side or the new paint areas would have stood out). I know things have changed in the industry but somehow that seems less hassle than what you're going through. Best of luck with it.
thanks. I take it that the labor and other stuff exceed the cost of new doors. Plus I won’t go the bondo baby route! Both the shop and insurance company have lifetime guarantee on color match and workmanship including rust.
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