Skizot's Random Thoughts Thread

[ibcnunv]

Dam Scott sorry to hear this bro.  I hope everything gets taken care of soon.

Thanks for always keeping us posted with updates they are aways great reads.

"not this one"

[skizot]

Well the good news in all of this is that most likely when they fix the front bumper and spoiler, they will NOT mold it this time. I think this a big part of why the damage is so extensive. My guess is that they will need to replace the entire front bumper cover and order a new lower tech art spoiler. I think the side spoiler is okay and just needs to be adjusted and reattached.

The better news is that I found an EXCELLENT shop to do all the work, called Daya's. They only work on high end cars, like BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Ferrari, etc. Also they referred me to the glass company, so I feel better about who will be doing the work now.

Skip - yes, you can always bring up that analogy. I fucking love it! Makes me smile every time!

[Skippy]

One day I will get off my lazy butt and MS-Paint a picture for it...it will be of awesome proportions..and there will be much rejoicing.

[skizot]

Just got back from Daya's. Cost of repair is a little north of $2,000. I did ask them if they rather then fixing the bumper and Techart spoiler, if they would be able to replace it with the Factory Aero (like GT3) bumper. They are going to look into doing that instead. I think it would be a little bit higher then the Techart and give me ever so slightly more clearance in the front. They did not promise anything, only they would see if they could get the price to be the same. At this point, they are actually quoting that to State Farm, so lets see what happens.

[skizot]

The windshield replacement company just left. They started at 9:15 and it took a little under three hours to complete. Granted we were talking and so I am sure I slowed him down some. He did not seem to mind. The guys who did the install (Sanders Auto Glass) is the owner/installer. He specialized in high end cars, although also does work for Nissan, Toyota, etc.

Anyway, I am amazing that so much stuff needs to be taken off the car to get the windshield out. I would have never really thought about it, until now.

The pillar covers, all the plastic fascia from the top of the trunk area, wipers, rain sensor, rearview mirror, clips and so forth. He did a good job making sure to be as careful as possible and was very understanding when I asked him to NOT clean up after himself. I explained, no offense, but I would much rather use my towels and cleaners. He was very understanding about it.

I have never needed to have a windshield replaced before where I was able to watch it being done, so it was very informative and very interesting to watch how it all takes place. I think the two most worrisome moments were when he started to screw in the two bottom windshield holding brackets that the factory does not leave in the car and then when he busted out a the big sawzall tool that was modified with a spatular looking end to break free the bottom part of the window. Otherwise, it seemed par for the course. I really hope to never need this done again in the future. It was painful enough watching it this time around. Lets hope that everything cures correctly and that no leaks or whistling noises comes from the replacement. Alright, well first part done, up next I hope that I will be taking it into the body shop. I hope they call me today with an update.