2005 Z71-My driveway bodywork after accident

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Raserx63

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So ,back in June ,a local "Park Ranger" vehicle blew a red light and hit my passenger side fender and front bumper. Since I paid 2600.00 for this truck , I don't carry collision on it and the county parks department refuses to pay for the damages. But , thats a whole other story. Anyhoo ,rather than go with the 3k bodyshop estimate , I sourced the parts and had at it myself. The fender isn't a perfect color match but at least its not smashed! W wally.jpgAUTO RITE.jpgIMG_5188.jpgIMG_5199.jpgIMG_5244.jpg
 

drakon543

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nice later down the road if it starts bugging you a fender respray wont be much. well around me its not too bad for a single piece respray. 100 for a oem spoiler on a civic and 400 for a hood respray. still saving a bunch of money fixing it yourself even if you do have it color matched
 

wjburken

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Looks like some good work happened in your driveway.

I tell my kids that if they can learn to fix things themselves, they can save some money and end up being able to have some nice things.

Now - About those wheels.....They look great, but my OCD noticed the GMC centers on that Chevy Tahoe.o_O
 

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Nice job, saved a bunch there. I bet you could get that fender sprayed for a couple hundred especially right now because body shops are S L O W since people aren’t driving much. My buddy owns a shop and he’s been dead in the water for a couple months, just trying to get by.
 

Joseph Garcia

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Great job! And, you saved some serious money.

And, if you ever have to disassemble any of those front end parts again in the future, say for a mod or a repair, you've already broken through and removed any rust that may have accumulated on all of those bolts and fasteners over the years.
 
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