Wanted help needed gutted

[MICHAELROSCO]

Well my wee car has been hit by a twat, tried to drive through my drives side to get into a car park, Insurance are talking about writing the car off so I’m looking for prices for the following Bonnet, Drivers wing, Sill and door in Alpine 300 white if possible, I know long shot

 

[mmm-five]

I guess the insurance are worried (rightfully) about any expensive chassis or crash structure damage.

 

[MICHAELROSCO]

Been underneath looks all ok seals still in tact, insurance looking at parts, labour and paint honestly a nightmare situation

 

[Silverstar]

Unless there is chassis damage, I can't see how that can be write off. From the photos is looks like the Bonet can be repaired, just needs new wing indicator and door. My guess would be around 200 GBP for a second hand door and around 150 for the wing. Look on Ebay there should be some there.

 

[Dave 2 dogs]

Not what you want to hear, but, they wrote Stuartt’s
E89 off , most people thought that was crazy too .
Though he’s was front end mostly, crazy how the insurance companies work these days . Truly hope you get a result your looking for out of this and the car can be saved . Absolutely gutted for you

 

[Mr Tidy]

It's really sad to see a Z4 like that.

I hope you can get the car repaired.

 

[firebobby]

Sad to see that, hope you get it sorted
Here is a sill
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2013-BMW-Z4-2-Door-Convertible-Sill-Cover-Side-Skirt-OS-Right-Drivers-166/401815532410?fits=Car+Make%3ABMW%7CModel%3AZ4+Roadster%7CPlat_Gen%3AE89&hash=item5d8e12737a:g:MN4AAOSwJQxdKqLU

And a door
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z4-E89-RIGHT-OFFSIDE-DRIVERS-DOOR-TITAN-SILVER-354-09-16-BREAKING/292144409744?hash=item440529ec90:g:BEUAAOSwz71ZOXk3

And wing
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z4-SERIES-E89-M-SPORT-2009-2015-RIGHT-DRIVER-FRONT-WING-QUARTER-PANEL-WHITE/202765792473?hash=item2f35c874d9:g:fXYAAOSwMeVdZX-f

 

[MICHAELROSCO]

Thanks for all the reply’s

 

[MICHAELROSCO]

Sad to see that, hope you get it sorted
Here is a sill
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2013-BMW-Z4-2-Door-Convertible-Sill-Cover-Side-Skirt-OS-Right-Drivers-166/401815532410?fits=Car+Make%3ABMW%7CModel%3AZ4+Roadster%7CPlat_Gen%3AE89&hash=item5d8e12737a:g:MN4AAOSwJQxdKqLU

And a door
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z4-E89-RIGHT-OFFSIDE-DRIVERS-DOOR-TITAN-SILVER-354-09-16-BREAKING/292144409744?hash=item440529ec90:g:BEUAAOSwz71ZOXk3

And wing
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z4-SERIES-E89-M-SPORT-2009-2015-RIGHT-DRIVER-FRONT-WING-QUARTER-PANEL-WHITE/202765792473?hash=item2f35c874d9:g:fXYAAOSwMeVdZX-f

Thanks

 

[MICHAELROSCO]

Unless there is chassis damage, I can't see how that can be write off. From the photos is looks like the Bonet can be repaired, just needs new wing indicator and door. My guess would be around 200 GBP for a second hand door and around 150 for the wing. Look on Ebay there should be some there.

they have priced the parts at just under 2.5k + paint and labour waiting to speak to an engineer, they are talking about car value at 9k nearly fell off my seat :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

 

[MICHAELROSCO]

Unless there is chassis damage, I can't see how that can be write off. From the photos is looks like the Bonet can be repaired, just needs new wing indicator and door. My guess would be around 200 GBP for a second hand door and around 150 for the wing. Look on Ebay there should be some there.

tell me about it, placed a low value on the car

 

[MrPT]

Really sorry to see this. Rubbish luck.

Insist on a full quote for the repair, including labour, and a damage assessment that includes some definitive wording re. the nature of the structural damage (i.e. door crash structure and panels only and not inner sill, chassis etc). The former you can get from your insurer, but the latter you might need to nudge the engineer about when they look at it.

Then at least if they can't repair it economically back to an "as new" state, you have proof that you can do so yourself to a "roadworthy" state in the event that you decide to buy it back as scrap. And buy back prices seem to be as alarmingly low as valuations!

 

[Silverstar]

Unless there is chassis damage, I can't see how that can be write off. From the photos is looks like the Bonet can be repaired, just needs new wing indicator and door. My guess would be around 200 GBP for a second hand door and around 150 for the wing. Look on Ebay there should be some there.

they have priced the parts at just under 2.5k + paint and labour waiting to speak to an engineer, they are talking about car value at 9k nearly fell off my seat :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

Looking at the photos I don't think there is any structural damage, it looks mostly cosmetic to me. If they quoted 2.5k for parts plus labour and paint and valued the car at 9k, I still don't see how that can write the car off. There can't be around 5 to 6k labour and paint in that! You really need to find out if there is any chassis / structural damage. If the car drives it might be worthwhile to go to good independent (independent from your insurance company) bodyshop and let them have a look at it. With all the required parts purchased second hand I can't see how the repair would cost more than 1 to 1.5k

 

[Zed Baron]

Really sorry to see that , you could try Hills auto salvage, I recently got some M sport seats from a low mileage alpine white E89 from them: https://parts.hills-motors.co.uk

 

[AveZ4coop]

Really sorry to see this. Rubbish luck.

Insist on a full quote for the repair, including labour, and a damage assessment that includes some definitive wording re. the nature of the structural damage (i.e. door crash structure and panels only and not inner sill, chassis etc). The former you can get from your insurer, but the latter you might need to nudge the engineer about when they look at it.

Then at least if they can't repair it economically back to an "as new" state, you have proof that you can do so yourself to a "roadworthy" state in the event that you decide to buy it back as scrap. And buy back prices seem to be as alarmingly low as valuations!

Let them write it off, then buy it back for peanuts and do the repairs yourself as discussed. you keep the same car, and have a wedge in your back pocket. Won't be worth as much at resale time, but you should be 'quids in' by quite a large margin?

 

[ben g]

Unless there is chassis damage, I can't see how that can be write off. From the photos is looks like the Bonet can be repaired, just needs new wing indicator and door. My guess would be around 200 GBP for a second hand door and around 150 for the wing. Look on Ebay there should be some there.

Insurance approved bodyshops don't repair. They replace. They certainly wouldn't deal with second hand parts either.

 

[Silverstar]

Unless there is chassis damage, I can't see how that can be write off. From the photos is looks like the Bonet can be repaired, just needs new wing indicator and door. My guess would be around 200 GBP for a second hand door and around 150 for the wing. Look on Ebay there should be some there.

Insurance approved bodyshops don't repair. They replace. They certainly wouldn't deal with second hand parts either.

That is true, they quoted 2.5k for the parts. However I am pretty certain I read somewhere that these days some Insurance companies have begun to use second hand parts to reduce costs, maybe I am wrong. Here in Spain they repaired the bumper on my 1 year old 1 Series instead of replacing it, I was surprised by that! Thought they would replace it being only a year old.

 

[Angelus666]

It's really hard to match white paint, shows any discrepancy more than any other colour.