gav91183

I get the call Friday that my car is done and I'm not able to go and pick it up till Tuesday because of work. Well my brother sees the car and says I'm not gonna be happy and sends me some pics, he was right. This morning I get up and go "check out my car" while the shop is closed because the car is out front. Let it be known I'm not happy and they have had the car for a MONTH AND A HALF!!

PICS OF COMPLETED JOB ON POST #3 OR PAGE #3

http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2575
Accident pics

day i bought it
http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142778


a chip in the hatch they tried to "cover up" with touch up paint

gav91183

gav91183

this is what it looked like



edit for some completed pics
So here she is done! It looks ALOT better!! I still see a tiny part of a flap on the right.Let me know what you think, will get some more pics tomorrow.

battousai

iTrader: (3)

I would demand that they fix that, for a month and a half, thats a crap job...

bj350hp

iTrader: (4)

wow refuse pick-up and show them the old pic of your car.

That sucks man..

gav91183

yeah yall have no idea how pissed off I am! Guy seemed like a stand up guy but now if they expect me to take this HELL NO! Even said they were going to paint the bottom like the CETA mod for me and I showed him a pic. I hope Allstate looks at this and says fix it OTHERWISE Im getting my ins company involved or talking to a few lawyer friends i know

Im thinking they are getting pressure to get it out from allstate since they are paying for a rental.

blkbird

iTrader: (28)

Thats similar to what happened to mine. Im going to replace the rear body panel where all that mounts to and fix it. Id rather do this myself and know that its going to be done right. I have a thread i started a couple of days ago with pics.

Brangeta

I'm not familiar with Firebirds, but the fitment issues look remarkably similar to how bad the aftermarket plastic bootleg/unlicensed/crappy copies of the '93-'97 Camaro front bumpers fit. I bet you they didn't use an OEM urethane rear bumper. On the unpainted side, see if it's made of a yellow material or if it's black if you can manage to see anything while underneath the car with a flashlight. The OEM urethane is yellow/ivory and the typical plastic, cheap crap is black.

gav91183

where the paint was starting to come off, the under color was black

Brangeta

That could be black primer. Check the backside of the bumper if possible just to make sure. If it's an insurance paid job, I'm not sure how far bitching will get you concerning the part, but a healthy dose of anger should get the paint corrected.

We've had an aftermarket front fender on the '95 since it was vandalized in 2002 or 3, and I've been unhappy with the fitment ever since. The sad thing is, OEM bumpers, fenders, etc. were still being produced back then, our insurance specified OEM, and the work was done AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP and somehow we still ended up with an aftermarket one that doesn't quite fit right. At least the paint job was near perfect though.

maxgee

iTrader: (5)

the a/m manufacturers cannot use company names on there parts and insurance companies cannot put those parts on estimates if the part has a name engraved in the part. many oem companies are putting their name on headlights and bumper for this very reason...so insurance companies put oem on the estimate.

87 ws6 T/A

if i where you id demand they re-do it or takem to small claims court...

BLULS1Z28

iTrader: (1)

parts wise a shop is suppose to use whats on estimate weather its used aftermarket or new. as for time it took has no baring on anything parts could have been a issue getting frame time and waiting on adjusters all play into things plus its only 30 days 5 or so hours on estimate is a day

yodas little brother

iTrader: (2)

just show them what you dont like with the job and go from there but try to be nice no reason to go in there like some crazy person.now if the guy turns into an *** then go from there just make sure you say something when you go to pick it up not weeks or months down the road.yes the ins co. is calling everyday im sure,they do here no matter what you tell them.looks like a nothing job dont know why nothing is lining up like that

$750 L98

iTrader: (7)

Wow, that is horrible. I'd be ashamed if I installed a rear assembly like that...

NDFORSPD

Its hard to tell if they used A/M parts or OEM. I think(hard to say thru pics) that the frame below is off a little bit or the fitment of the bumper leads me to figure its A/M and needs some tweaking still

Do NOT pick up until its 100%

Tobias05

iTrader: (1)

Horrible. I hope everything turns out right in the end.

jay7199

iTrader: (9)

its aftermarket ****, it never lines up and it looks like they didnt put the 1/4 panel on right.

kcs02ta

iTrader: (7)

wow i would be so pissed! But then again i had the same problem with a fix on mine one time where they kept ******* up the paint etc at the dealership took them over 2 months before the fixed it and its still not right everyday i find something new and i take it back same ole **** so i feel ya.

APG12

iTrader: (25)

Wow that's terrible. Like others said, to not take the car till its 100%. Once you take it, its your problem.