Smoktya
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- Joined
- April 1, 2011
- Messages
- 64
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- City, State
- Bethlehem, PA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2011 4WD XLT
My Explorer got hit last month by an 88 year old guy. He was pulling out of a parking space and hit our car square on the driver's side front door, towards the bottom. Luckily there were two witnesses because he pulled a hit and run, otherwise we would have had to pay for $3200 in damages. I thought they would just have to replace the skin, but I found out that the whole door needs to be replaced because of the safety beam in the door being bent. The collision center said in order to paint match (Sterling Grey), they have to pull of the front fender and rear bumper. To say the least, I am a little concerned since this is the first 2011 explorer they are working on. I am also a bit **** about appearances, so hopefully all things will go smoothly, but them having to remove all that stuff has me worried about all the nuts and bolts that come along with that. I feel the probability is pretty high that somewhere something will be loose when i get it back. Does anybody have any experiences with this yet, and is there anything i can look out for. Wish me luck......Mike