looking for nice car collision repairmen in pittsbugh (Oakmont, Penn: price, shop)

[andey21]

yesterday, bad day, I drove my wife's car crash my Mazda6 car. I went to shop and got estimate, they estimated about $1,400! For me it is too high. I have to repair 2 cars. Someone could recommend a shop with lower price, Thanks!

[I_Like_Spam]

Originally Posted by andey21

yesterday, bad day, I drove my wife's car crash my Mazda6 car. I went to shop and got estimate, they estimated about $1,400! For me it is too high. I have to repair 2 cars. Someone could recommend a shop with lower price, Thanks!

You can try Extra Mile Automotive, S. 18th St. and Josephine on the South Side.

Its along side the upper tracks, and they aren't very expensive.

I've gone there with an old car that wasn't insured and it turned out fine.

[luabear]

We have used Armstrong Auto Body on Penn in Garfield and were happy.

[gg]

You could try Ron Scott Auto Body in East Oakmont. That should really have a new fender. If you want to save BIG money, you could do a search for your car in that blue that has rear end damage and hopefully find the fender. That would save you a ton. Try and get someone to find a used part to replace your smashed one. It can be done on the Internet. Have your vin handy. For starters you can call All Foreign by the 62nd St Bridge for your part and go from there.

[greg42]

Originally Posted by h_curtis

That should really have a new fender. If you want to save BIG money, you could do a search for your car in that blue that has rear end damage and hopefully find the fender. That would save you a ton. Try and get someone to find a used part to replace your smashed one. It can be done on the Internet. Have your vin handy.

You also want the paint code if you're going to try to match. This is usually inside the door frame on an info sticker. It's a heckuva trick trying to match though. If you are willing to put in the time and wait out trying to find one it will save some money, but it will take some time. I did this with my older car and a hood. Eventually I turned up a perfectly usable one in the right color code, required no fixing at all. It was complicated by the fact that the hood on the 2-door and 4-door versions of this car was the same, but the silver color was different, so I had to find the right match for that too, with rear damage and not front. Tricky, but it can be done.

Even if you don't match color though getting a used right (looks like) fender from something damaged in rear or on left side should be possible. Then it can be repainted to match. Should be cheaper than getting a new part and better made than aftermarket part.

If you find a color match, or just take non-matching part to get painted, you can potentially consider putting on the part yourself. Not sure how difficult that is. If I understand it all properly the outer fender piece should bolt on separately so you are not taking off things in the engine bay and such just to replace the fender.

I think you're better off starting searches on your own than with a yard, but maybe not. This is the site I used to search. Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market The inventory changes all the time. Searches all over the country. Always best if you can see it though, that's the thing. When you go through a local yard and they source a part, it's not clear what happens if the condition doesn't mesh well with what's in the computer. Doesn't matter for mechanical parts. I can tell you first hand that what is in the used part finding systems won't match the actual condition of body parts; you have to see them. Plus shipping of large body parts eats into the cost.

[andey21]

Originally Posted by I_Like_Spam

You can try Extra Mile Automotive, S. 18th St. and Josephine on the South Side.

Its along side the upper tracks, and they aren't very expensive.

I've gone there with an old car that wasn't insured and it turned out fine.

thank you Spam, I like your ID.

[andey21]

Originally Posted by h_curtis

You could try Ron Scott Auto Body in East Oakmont. That should really have a new fender. If you want to save BIG money, you could do a search for your car in that blue that has rear end damage and hopefully find the fender. That would save you a ton. Try and get someone to find a used part to replace your smashed one. It can be done on the Internet. Have your vin handy. For starters you can call All Foreign by the 62nd St Bridge for your part and go from there.

Is it easy to do? I guess it is hard for me but I can try, thanks.

[andey21]

Originally Posted by luabear

We have used Armstrong Auto Body on Penn in Garfield and were happy.

I am going to try to get estimate, thanks.

[Moby Hick]

Unless you've got metal pushing into some space where you need the clearance, I'd just put some touch-up paint on the bare spots and go on. An extremely casual attitude about the appearance of cars is one of the nice things about this area.

[gg]

Originally Posted by Moby Hick

Unless you've got metal pushing into some space where you need the clearance, I'd just put some touch-up paint on the bare spots and go on. An extremely casual attitude about the appearance of cars is one of the nice things about this area.

So you drive it all messed up for years as it rusts due to the finish being destroyed, then when you sell it you want to fix it up a bit to get more money, so THEN you replace the fender. Yeah, that makes sense.

Just try and find a fender with your paint. Believe me, the savings could be a grand.