Thanks John,
The issue is the cost of shipping a big 300 bumper. That could easily be in the $400 to $700 range for the round trip from the West Coast.
James
From: John Grady <jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 06:38
To: henry.schleimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: James Douglas <jdd@xxxxxxxxxx>; Bob Jasinski <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>; chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} bumper 300K
Custom auto specialist, Brillion Wi
just did rear for me , 50 stude, Bob Merritt had recommended him
past work has been spectacular , 300 bumper IS a lot larger . But reasonable number for truly top shelf work, imho .
Took a while but worth it . Look up on facebook , guy is very proud of his work posts the hard ones he did
lets get some hard numbers on 300 bumper plating so we can get somewhere ?
If you are in no way at fault, I would claim on her insurance. That way it gets properly assessed, no arguments with someone who is clueless, and you don’t pay any excess. Similar
thing happened to me with body damage and bent chrome bumper. Because their repair shops couldn’t guarantee a repair with existing rust in the area concerned, they didn’t want to do the repair and just gave me a cheque for the quote to repair. $600 was allowed
for the bumper straightening and re-chrome. Instead, I picked up a good replacement for $100 and pocketed the difference. Didn’t need a new bar on a not so new car. Also did a dodgy panel repair for $100 and kept the $2000 for that. I doubt I would have
been able to force $2600 out of the person directly. That’s why I pay my insurance company to negotiate on my behalf. All in all, I was happy to make money out of the exercise as compensation for someone backing into my parked car, but I would have been much
angrier if it was our new car.
Henry
What I am seeing is as low as $700 to as high as $2500.
I guess I will tell the lady that $1000 is fine if she wants to pay it herself. If not and we have to go the insurance route then it will be the actual cost, plus shipping plus
labor and possible a rental car until it is done as this is my daily driver now as I have the 1947 Desoto off line.
What a PITA.
James
yes — what is the number that is “reasonable” . we need to find that fair guy and reward him .
I hear good things about a guy in Tennessee , — my go to guy in Mn ( spectacular work) has gone way up . I am Still there , but getting crazy . To me 2k up is getting crazy , 3500
up is extortion but unless we share numbers no one knows anything .
win win here if we handle this right .
James , my first drive around town in my 300C convert , a core plug blew out of head spewing coolant snd steam , about 5000 feet from my home on way back , first drive . A friend
in town saw me , spun around U turn “ love your car “ etc I am in a big big hurry have ~ 5 minutes to really big trouble . I turn corner onto my street fast , Edison co and cops blocking road(!) bucket truck
Had to stop quickly , friend piles into new bumper waving hello .
Cop puts hand up yelling about going fast , steam pouring out . Cant make this stress level up in a very bad dream . In 40 years never saw road blocked they came in , during
the ten minutes i was gone . Followed by big bump from the rear.
Did not buy lottery ticket that day , scratched C bumper —brand new plating gorgeous - still on the car today , over $ cost for new one / plate another ( looking for core and
plate )
Be sure guy doing your motor knows how to set the old Chrysler disc type core plugs , cannot be gentle. Experts are NOT on that . Several times now . PIA , today’s experts never
saw one till you came , despite acting cool about it .
Might put “ how to do that right ” on our site , or machine block / heads for brass cup type
2) keep well intentioned friends off your tail at all times
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