[s-cars] Clear corner marker for S6

[Lee Levitt]

Thanks Chris...her car is a '96 A6, so we shouldn't have any big surprises.
The body guy is *very* good and is a friend, so I don't expect any real
problems...

Lee

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: chris chambers [mailto:fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 3:44 PM
> To: lee at wheelman.com; Scar
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Clear corner marker for S6
> 
> Lee,
> 
> A word of warning from my experience.
> 
> #1.
> The insurance companies software they used to write estimates 
> provided part numbers and pricing for Audi 100 parts not S4 
> parts. It took me getting a quote from the dealer before the 
> adjuster would accept the fact that his computer was wrong.
> 
> 
> #2.
> Getting a new fender instead of used isn't dependant on your 
> body shop, but on our insurance contract AND the availability 
> of the used part.
> Just don't tell them where to look for a used part, casue we 
> all know they are hard to find!
> 
> 
> #3.
> Watch out for depreciation, they may want to depreciate the 
> amount the pay due to the age of your car.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:
> 
> > Anybody have a clear front corner for a '95 S6?
> > 
> > My wife had a brush with an 18 wheeler and did some light damage to 
> > the LF fender, bumper cover and the clear corner light on her A6.
> > 
> > Bubbled a tire, scraped a wheel. $2500 later...
> > 
> > She *thought* the truck driver saw that she wanted to pull into his 
> > lane. He didn't.
> > 
> > This was from a dead stop. Could have been a *lot* worse.
> > 
> > I *think* the adjuster is a little short on this...he only 
> put in for 
> > painting the front door, not the rear, and he specced a used 
> > replacement fender. I don't think my body shop will go for 
> *either* of 
> > those...they are too good for that!
> > 
> > Lee
> > 
> > 
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