> ......BIG SNIP..........BTW, I don't want to be "made rich", I was just > curious about the used door thing. The nearest dealer is two hours away, > and I really don't want to fool with getting the car there and back for the > body work.... > Look, you are going about this bass-ackwards. If you have chosen a body shop that can do the job that you require, get an estimate from them FIRST, And by the way, before the shop or your company sees the car, clean it up. And I mean clean. A clean car makes a big impression on those who have to work on it whether it's mechanical or body work and they will do a better job. If you bring in a dirty car with black wheels and crap all over the carpets, your question about paint matching will fall on deaf ears.
And taking it to a dealer for body work is no guarantee of anything and in fact most of them don't have a body shop and will farm it out, adding their profit to the bill. Your comment about letting your own company's adjuster decide what the repair cost is before the body shop sees it can be bad because what the company does when the shop calls to tell them that it will cost more, the answer is "If you want any more business from us, you will accept our price." Farmer's Insurance (for one) has done this and the quality of the repairs reflect it. Changing the door will cost far more than repairing it. RLE > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
