ok so here is my rex in all her glory...




while being painted at my buddies house...



then last monday on may 18th this happened...







i was rear ended by a jeep, right now im just waiting to hear back from the other drivers insurance company. i went to their shop and they only quoted me for a bumper, paint and body work for 950. then today after work i went to honda and they said they couldnt give me a quote because i re-painted it. so i went to the maaco over by arden mall and they quoted me 1097 for all new parts (bumper, reinforcement, foam insulation and clips as well as body work n paint) and if i repair it myself they can re-spray the car for just under 600.

now my question is has anybody had any experience with this particular maaco?

 

Take the Bumper off and take some more pics I want to see what damage was done.

 

well i dont wanna take it off till the insurance assumes liability. but under my tail lights there are 3 screws that bolt onto the support....
the red dots are where it bolts on to the support...

and here is a pic of the rear bumper assembly blown up and i added the red dots where they bolt on...

 

better blown up image

 

dont ever go to macco haha... go to precision on fruitridge, they do good *** paint jobs there

 

jeez. i would have the whole car repainted if thats really what your car looks like. There is a ton of orange peel! IMO, take it to a quality shop..

 

Yea I think I did an ok job for my first attempt at body work n paint. But yea I'm going to fix it myself, that's why I'm looking fir good reputable paint shops in Sacramento

 

emooheo is right there lot of orange peel...
took it to maaco.... here a pix of my homeboy civic "maaco paint job in sac (maaco on florin road)"

 

I thought it was a new kind of citrus fruit.
Cant knock it too hard.. He gave it a good shot and how are you supposed to get better if you dont practice.