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AHR31

By AHR31,
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My wife was t-boned in her V35 coupe this morning just outside the primary school by a Nissan Navara. As you will see from the photos the panel damage is fairly extensive. The other driver has admitted fault and our insurance (Shannon's) is covering all the relevant costs. Its been nearly 20yrs since I needed a repairer so I am seeking recommendations from club members to ensure the wife's pride and joy is returned to its former glory. Unfortunately this wont buff out!!!

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Chris Rogers Grand Master

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hit up jamie noy . there is a fellow in the valley that does work on exotics and the like. damn good at what he does. name escapes me for now.

looking at that it is a rear quarter and probably some internal structure. she's not going to be a cheap job.

t5iv Grand Master

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That will probably need a good cut and polish :P

Seriously though, hope that everyone is ok! CDR Paint and Panel are a club supporter - or almost are.

Scott, our president, who is furking picky when it comes to detailing and paint work has pretty much given these guys the go ahead.

They are located in Archerfield and would be worth a chat.

t5iv Grand Master

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hit up jamie noy . there is a fellow in the valley that does work on exotics and the like. damn good at what he does. name escapes me for now.

looking at that it is a rear quarter and probably some internal structure. she's not going to be a cheap job.

Jamie's guy in the valley is bloody exxy though. Don't know if he'd touch these as he works with the likes of Ferraris and what not - if we are thinking of the same guy.

t5iv Grand Master

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we are thinking of the same one. he did that car and a R35 that was hit VERY hard and fixed both perfectly.

Yeah. He's the guy that colour matched Jamie's midnight purple R34. Great workmanship but would he accept a V35? He would be worth a call as well as CDR.

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Thanks guys. Just spoke to Nicole @ CDR and they have worked on a couple of these cars before. Will flatbed it over there tomorrow and begin the process. Thanks for the quick responses!

t5iv Grand Master

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Thanks guys. Just spoke to Nicole @ CDR and they have worked on a couple of these cars before. Will flatbed it over there tomorrow and begin the process. Thanks for the quick responses!

Hope that it works well mate. When she's back on the road, bring her out to a few events. We have a few 31s and Vs in the club already. :)

SABBAi Grand Master

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As Tony has said, I can be a little particular about paint finish and I have nothing but praise for CDR paint and panel. Both Nicole and Jarrad are very accommodating and don't like doing a half arsed job. I've had repair work done by CDR on my 34 and my Stagea has had a full respray by them, brilliant work.

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As Tony has said, I can be a little particular about paint finish and I have nothing but praise for CDR paint and panel. Both Nicole and Jarrad are very accommodating and don't like doing a half arsed job. I've had repair work done by CDR on my 34 and my Stagea has had a full respray by them, brilliant work.

whats it cost for a good respray these days?

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whats it cost for a good respray these days?

cost me $6300 for a full respray including door jams and engine bay by camerons bodyworks, as a bonus i got free runs and imperfections, then every time it went in to get something fixed it came back with more marks and scratches than it went in with, no attention to detail at all

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Update, Finally got the assessor to approve the quote late yesterday so parts are now on order. Quarter panel to come from Japan so have been told (worst case) it could take 6-8 weeks. Rays been sent to be repaired, thankfully only scratches, no buckles. Chassis and all suspension checked out okay so that was good news.

For those unfortunate enough to find themselves in a similar situation and without their car whilst its been repaired, I was not aware but its a legal obligation for the party at faults insurer to pay for a hire car whilst yours is being repaired. Acorn Rentals is a company that handles this for you. A simple online form (providing you have full details of the party at fault) and they do the rest. Don't get tricked in to renting one yourself (if a hire car is not included in your policy) and then sending the claim to their insurer and hope (pray) they reimburse you! The wife just wanted a small 3-door like a Toyota Yaris but we got a free upgrade to a Nissan Duallis so very happy.

As for CDR, Nicole has been brilliant in keeping us informed with every development of our claim from their end. Extremely impressed with their customer service. I have every confidence in them restoring the coupe to its former glory and putting a simile back on my wife's face...she so misses her Skyline!

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