Ugh - Someone rear ended my cabrio

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07-28-2014, 02:26 PM

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Good news, but surprising if the damage was so bad that the top was affected.

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10-31-2014, 12:02 PM

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Quick update - If all goes well, I will be picking up my car tomorrow.

I went for a full respray. I have visited the car in the shop a few times, the Guards Red paint just glows in the sunshine.

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10-31-2014, 02:07 PM

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Awesome Rob. Good luck with it when you get it back. It'll be nice and straight....

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10-31-2014, 02:24 PM

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...I have visited the car in the shop a few times, the Guards Red paint just glows in the sunshine.

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10-31-2014, 02:25 PM

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Awesome Rob. Good luck with it when you get it back. It'll be nice and straight....

I'm very excited to see it all finished and to have it back.

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10-31-2014, 02:27 PM

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Woohoo! Great news Rob.

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10-31-2014, 09:37 PM

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Yeah!!! Happy for you Rob, congrats!

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11-02-2014, 06:58 PM

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Yuck. Glad you are okay though!

I hope the shop is going to confirm all the frame dimensions, it may need frame straightening.

Good luck!

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11-03-2014, 08:29 AM

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I picked up my car on Saturday. The paint work turned out as good as I had hoped. Very happy. Unfortunately, the driving season is almost over. I'm hoping to get a few drives before it gets stored for the winter road salt season.

Thanks for everyone's support.

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11-03-2014, 11:31 AM

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Timely, I'm picking mine up today (hood and shark fin respray), hope they did as nice a job on mine as they did on yours.

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11-03-2014, 01:35 PM

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Looks great Rob, glad to hear you're pleased with the results. Did you end up using Mike's, or a different shop?

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11-03-2014, 01:38 PM

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looks good from here!

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11-03-2014, 01:53 PM

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Looks great Rob, glad to hear you're pleased with the results. Did you end up using Mike's, or a different shop?

Ken - Yes, I used Mikes Autobody. I received many glowing reviews and one strong negative. I decided to give Mike a shot and so far, I'm very happy with the service and results.

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