Joined
·
36 Posts
Hi All,
I came back from a walk into town yesterday evening to find that a neighbour had reversed into the drivers side door of my Mk5! As far as damage goes there are quite a few dents in the door (about 4-5) and then there is considerable scratching and paint chips on the door and trim running along the length of the door. I don't know if this always happens with crashes, but the strength of the door panel seems to have completely gone too and I can push the panel in towards the car without any effort at all.
The guy said he is happy to either pay for the repairs out of his own pocket or if it's going to be really expensive then we'll have to go through insurers. Just wondering if anyone has any advice to give, and if anyone has had this happen to them, what repairs were needed and how much did it cost?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Wainy
I came back from a walk into town yesterday evening to find that a neighbour had reversed into the drivers side door of my Mk5! As far as damage goes there are quite a few dents in the door (about 4-5) and then there is considerable scratching and paint chips on the door and trim running along the length of the door. I don't know if this always happens with crashes, but the strength of the door panel seems to have completely gone too and I can push the panel in towards the car without any effort at all.
The guy said he is happy to either pay for the repairs out of his own pocket or if it's going to be really expensive then we'll have to go through insurers. Just wondering if anyone has any advice to give, and if anyone has had this happen to them, what repairs were needed and how much did it cost?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Wainy