body shop recommendation (south bay)

[brwnrice]

got in an accident very early this morning and i need recommendation on a good body shop in the south bay who can work with me (i.e. buying "after market" parts to replace the damage parts.
http://www.norcalevo.net/gallery/albums/album48/CIMG1121.sized.jpg
http://www.norcalevo.net/gallery/albums/album48/CIMG1124.sized.jpg
http://www.norcalevo.net/gallery/albums/album48/CIMG1125.sized.jpg
http://www.norcalevo.net/gallery/albums/album48/CIMG1129.sized.jpg
http://www.norcalevo.net/gallery/albums/album48/CIMG1130.sized.jpg

here are the following parts that i want to buy:

-cwest front bumper (if insurance adjuster approve the replacement of the oem frot bumper) if not a do-luck cf lip
-MR headlights
-6k HID bulbs
-aftermarket oil cooler

[chris]

dang that hella sucks!

[twEeker]

Sorry to hear/see that man. A freind of mine wrecked his gt mustang a while back, like the whole hood was folded, and there was fluids sprayed out everywhere, the bumber was screwed, and basically the whole front in was smashed up. He took it to Evylen Auto Body (in sunnyvale) and they made it look good as new. I don't really know them, so I can't get you a deal, but just letting you know they did a good job. Of course, if I were you, I'd want someone with experience with evos. Good luck though.

[nebolic]

try the body shop next to AutoInnovation in milpitas. Their called Mongkols. Pretty good shop, been there quite a few times :)

Nebo

[BluEvo]

Ouch! it pains me to see that. are you okay? looks like your rim survivied the hit....

[DB8GSR]

wow.. jerrold! Sorry to hear your little incident. What happened?

How's the suspension? By the looks from this pix, looks like you may have bent something.

http://www.norcalevo.net/gallery/albums/album48/CIMG1124.sized.jpg

[brwnrice]

Ouch! it pains me to see that. are you okay? looks like your rim survivied the hit....

yeah the rims were not bent at all just a gash on each wheel.

[brwnrice]

wow.. jerrold! Sorry to hear your little incident. What happened?

How's the suspension? By the looks from this pix, looks like you may have bent something.

http://www.norcalevo.net/gallery/albums/album48/CIMG1124.sized.jpg

bent the steering rod and maybe the coilover is damaged.

[vtluu]

:shock: Ouch! Sorry to hear about your mishap! (BTW, what exactly happened?) Glad you're okay though...

[brwnrice]

fell asleep at the wheel after working a 20 + hours straight

[vtluu]

fell asleep at the wheel after working a 20 + hours straight
Yikes. Same thing happened to me about 5 years ago with my then brand-new Civic. Drove down to L.A., hung out with some friends, and on the way back, spaced out and went off 101 near Paso Robles (a town I'd care never to see again). Luckily there wasn't anything solid for me to run into, just some bushes that banged up the rear fender a bit, and I blew 2 tires on the "curb" at the edge of the road. Anyway that taught me to be real careful about (i.e. avoid) driving tired.

Look at it this way, could've been much worse. Again, I'm glad you're okay. And get some rest! ;)

[GokuSSJ4]

on the headlights, purchase the items that you need (like MR headlights) and when the body shop receive's the check from the insurance they should be able to refund you for it. Since you provide for parts (which most likely they will only pay the damage head light and not both) which is the housing only, unless the HID system got damage.
same goes for the other parts (as long as you provided them with parts they shouldnt charge you and refund you the money obtain from the insurance)
make sure you talk to the body shop about it so they know not to order certain parts for the car. It shouldnt be a problem, good luck with fixing your car and sorry to see that. :(

[brwnrice]

on the headlights, purchase the items that you need (like MR headlights) and when the body shop receive's the check from the insurance they should be able to refund you for it. Since you provide for parts (which most likely they will only pay the damage head light and not both) which is the housing only, unless the HID system got damage.
same goes for the other parts (as long as you provided them with parts they shouldnt charge you and refund you the money obtain from the insurance)
make sure you talk to the body shop about it so they know not to order certain parts for the car. It shouldnt be a problem, good luck with fixing your car and sorry to see that. :(

one oem headlight housing set costs $900+, an mr headlight set (2) costs $699. yeah, the hid got damaged and the back housing is in pieces.

[GokuSSJ4]

from what i understand just the oem housing (not complete assembly w/out the HID's) are 399.00 each
as for the MR headlights which they sell by the pair is 699.00
now if you are replacing the HID system its near 1000.00

the reason i know is because i went through what you did, some one damage or scratch the lense (not as bad as you or near as bad as how you damage was) one of my oem headlight housing. So the insurance or bodyshop cost was 399.00 each (once again with out the HID's)

[vtluu]

What about going with the Evo RS (non-HID) headlights? If you're not that partial to HID you can save a bunch of weight (20lbs?) in very front of the car.

[GokuSSJ4]

you can also purchase the evo viii lights(JDM) which they look similar to the MR and have no HID's as well
here is the link:
https://www.prostreetonline.com/buy/evo_8_head_lamp_unit/
299.00 for each headlight

[wilson1]

Sorry to hear this, Jerrold!
Fortunately you are okay, right?
Are you looking for a C-west front?

[brwnrice]

yeah i'm looking to buy a cwest front. contacted z1auto and they have it in stock. :twisted:

[brwnrice]

it's not white but what do you guys think?
http://www.norcalevo.net/gallery/albums/album48/album_pic.sized.jpg
http://www.norcalevo.net/gallery/albums/album48/tommy_s_car1.sized.jpg

[kimmievo]

Hey Jerrold, sorry to hear about the accident. Hope you are doing ok, and your baby can always get fixed....I really like the C-West front. I hope you buy it! ;)

[brwnrice]

Hey Jerrold, sorry to hear about the accident. Hope you are doing ok, and your baby can always get fixed....I really like the C-West front. I hope you buy it! ;)

thanks kim, so far i am leaning towards the do-luck lip but so far no vendor have it in stock and it will take about a month to get it shipped from japan :cry: don't want to be a biter from the other member from this board but i really like the lip ( :wink: :wink: jbigs, EVO VIII)

[ob4]

Sorry to hear about your accident! :shock: I am glad that you are ok.

-Terry

[jbigelow]

thanks kim, so far i am leaning towards the do-luck lip but so far no vendor have it in stock and it will take about a month to get it shipped from japan :cry: don't want to be a biter from the other member from this board but i really like the lip ( :wink: :wink: jbigs, EVO VII)

hey jerrold, glad to see you're OK.

do what you want! if you like the DO-LUCK lip, then get it!!!!! it's your prerogative and it's your character/personality of YOUR car!!!! you're not biting anyone!!!!!!!

-john

[twEeker]

Yeah dude, that do luck lip is hot as hell. Who cares if someone else has it, shit, we all got evos, are we biting off one another?

I plan on getting a do luck lip myself when I can get some extra cash.

[DB8GSR]

do what you want! if you like the DO-LUCK lip, then get it!!!!! it's your prerogative and it's your character/personality of YOUR car!!!! you're not biting anyone!!!!!!!

-john

Amen.. jbigs > W00t!! :D


I like the HKS kansai! 8)

http://www.kansaiss.co.jp/parts/img/kam3334_1.jpg

http://forums.evolutionm.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=44480


This one looks good too! Jbigs knows this thing. It's the Truth. :wink:

http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~truthcar/evo8fu21.jpg

[DRFTR8]

Hey rey, who makes that lip^^...

[GReddy_917]

Wow Jerrold...Im glad youre ok. Your poor car tho...jeez.

I hope you get her back in tip top shape asap. :)

[brwnrice]

thanks for all the sympathy guys. yes, i am okay and i got every body parts intact.

so far i have located a good deal on the jdm headlights (thanks cal!) everything is plug and play except for the fog lights. i can not find any vendor that has the do-luck lip in stock and it may take a month or so to get one shiped from japan. i am just going to stick with the stock bumper and lip.

[jbigelow]

do what you want! if you like the DO-LUCK lip, then get it!!!!! it's your prerogative and it's your character/personality of YOUR car!!!! you're not biting anyone!!!!!!!

-john

Amen.. jbigs > W00t!! :D

This one looks good too! Jbigs knows this thing. It's the Truth. :wink:

http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~truthcar/evo8fu21.jpg

whut up DB8GSR.

yes, the TRUTH lip is good looking too, too bad it's fiberglass. if it was polyurethane, i'd be all over it.

what about the TRUTH lip Jerrold?

[GokuSSJ4]

here you go this was cover about the JDM light and how to re-wire the fog lights :

http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/album139/MR_wannabe_2.sized.jpg
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/album139/MR_wannabe_1.sized.jpg

GOKU
japanese standard and us standard light bulb for fog light are different. their bulb socket type is same as hi-beam bulb.

http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/album139/Fog.sized.jpg

so you need to buy harness and "Y" connector to branch out from stock fog light wire.
you can get those from any autoparts store.

http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/album139/Fog_harness.sized.jpg
I'm holding stock fog light socket.

I used "Y" connector for just in case if I need to put stock one back.
Oh. don't forget to buy new bulbs. hehe

[brwnrice]

thanks goku!

[brwnrice]

jbigs, i'm liking the style of the truth motor sport lip but it's made out of frp :?

here's some more pictures of my baby :cry:
http://www.norcalevo.net/gallery/albums/album48/evotow.jpg
http://www.norcalevo.net/gallery/albums/album48/evotow2.jpg