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Originally Posted by mjstallion
I had Litronics before, so I'd like to keep them. Anyway here's a pic of my car:
Jephs, why was your out of pocket expense 2K, was your wreck not that bad? My bumper and both of my headlights are definitely gone, and my hood might be.
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I guess, now that I think about it, my wreck was WORSE than yours in order to cost less.
Almost every part of what I needed for this conversion was damaged in the accident. So my insurance covered the cost of what it would replace all those parts, Boxster style, and I only had to pay the difference. For example, insurance would cover something like $800 for the bumper, and the Carrera bumper cost $900. My cost, $100. Fenders were identical in price, so no charge for me there. The Litronics were the greatest price difference (maybe $400 each?). Then there were parts that the Boxster didn't have that the Carrera did, and a few parts that were different, but not damaged. Those added up, but weren't over the top or anything (fender lining, headlight brackets, headlight wiring harness).
Too bad about your fenders not being damaged. That could have really helped you out, cuz those are kinda expensive. The hoods are the same on the 2 cars, so that's not a factor in your price difference.
Find a good body shop that will work with you. I interviewed a couple before deciding (interviewed, visited, whatever). One shop seemed good, but their quote immediately was too close to my price point threshold. So if some unexpected costs showed up, I'd be over budget. The next shop I found was really interested in helping me out by getting the car how I wanted it, as well as finding good deals on parts and thus saving me money.
Now that I think about it, my out of pocket may have included my deductible too. Hmm. Not sure, this was about a year ago that I did my car.