I've had a little fender bender today, but with a very nice individual! A Ph.D., ironically a professor of criminal justice. (The pic is at the bottom.)
Now the question is, what should I do?
The dent in the door I think I can straighten out myself, it’s bent in maybe 2/16", very nice and round. Looks much worse than it really is. Even cleaning off the paint would make it pretty much unnoticeable.
The bottom part of the fender on the other hand is bent in pretty nicely. I might be able to hammer it out if taken off, but wont be perfect. The running board is obviously gone.
Now, I'm assuming they will get me a check for whatever amount the estimator seems appropriate (what is approximately appropriate here anyway?) Then...
a.) Take it to body shop and return to like before condition
b.) Take it to body shop repair door and fender, get sliders/nerf bars
c.) Take it to body shop repair fender, do door myself, get sliders/nerf bars
d.) Bang out the dents myself and get sliders/nerf bars (If I get Limited flairs think they will hide the imperfection at the bottom of fender?)
The Carnage.