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<blockquote data-quote="Remix5x" data-source="post: 1386797" data-attributes="member: 27790"><p>Hello everyone! Was wondering if any of you have been through a similar situation or can help with some knowledge on what I am going through.</p><p></p><p>So this past week I drove up to Northern California for my buddies wedding. While up north we had rented an AirBnB and were partying and all that good jazz. A buddy of mine borrowed my truck to go by beer pong cups (I know stupid as ****). As he was backing out he hit a pole that he didn’t see which gashed up the drivers side door and bent the running board so that it is facing down. So now that I’m back from the wedding I went and got a few estimates to give to my buddy to fix.</p><p></p><p>I went to the Ford collision website and looked for auto body shops listed there. There are 2 shops close by so I made appointments for them. I also called my local Ford Dealer (Galpin Ford) and they referred me to their exclusive auto body shop.</p><p></p><p>First estimate was to the tune of 4700ish which would be to replace the door panel and install brand new running board on the drivers side.</p><p></p><p>Second estimate the guy immediately told me this is a 20-25grand job within seconds. He said that the frame was bent and they would have to replace the frame. He had done 6 of these recently and the reason it’s expensive is because he will have disassemble the entire left side and some of the interior up to the center console. The estimate came back 17.5grand in writing.</p><p>(This is my local dealer Galpin’s auto body shop)</p><p></p><p>I have appointments for 2 more body shops left this week.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Has anyone had their running boards damaged and replaced? I didn’t expect such an massive difference between estimates. I want to know if Auto Body shop # 1 didn’t do their due diligence? Or if shop # 2 is full of shit?</p><p></p><p>The 2nd shop said it’s expensive because it’s aluminum.</p><p></p><p>Now my buddy was backing up going 5mph and hit a pole, would that bend the frame and require 17k in damages? Doesn’t seem right and I would be frankly pissed if the truck is so fragile it needs a huge expensive repair bill for such a minor incident. Anyone have a similar repair situation? How did it go for you?</p><p></p><p>Sorry if my grammar sucks.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for your time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Remix5x, post: 1386797, member: 27790"] Hello everyone! Was wondering if any of you have been through a similar situation or can help with some knowledge on what I am going through. So this past week I drove up to Northern California for my buddies wedding. While up north we had rented an AirBnB and were partying and all that good jazz. A buddy of mine borrowed my truck to go by beer pong cups (I know stupid as ****). As he was backing out he hit a pole that he didn’t see which gashed up the drivers side door and bent the running board so that it is facing down. So now that I’m back from the wedding I went and got a few estimates to give to my buddy to fix. I went to the Ford collision website and looked for auto body shops listed there. There are 2 shops close by so I made appointments for them. I also called my local Ford Dealer (Galpin Ford) and they referred me to their exclusive auto body shop. First estimate was to the tune of 4700ish which would be to replace the door panel and install brand new running board on the drivers side. Second estimate the guy immediately told me this is a 20-25grand job within seconds. He said that the frame was bent and they would have to replace the frame. He had done 6 of these recently and the reason it’s expensive is because he will have disassemble the entire left side and some of the interior up to the center console. The estimate came back 17.5grand in writing. (This is my local dealer Galpin’s auto body shop) I have appointments for 2 more body shops left this week. Has anyone had their running boards damaged and replaced? I didn’t expect such an massive difference between estimates. I want to know if Auto Body shop # 1 didn’t do their due diligence? Or if shop # 2 is full of shit? The 2nd shop said it’s expensive because it’s aluminum. Now my buddy was backing up going 5mph and hit a pole, would that bend the frame and require 17k in damages? Doesn’t seem right and I would be frankly pissed if the truck is so fragile it needs a huge expensive repair bill for such a minor incident. Anyone have a similar repair situation? How did it go for you? Sorry if my grammar sucks. Thank you for your time. [/QUOTE]
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