Well this happened today...

[RED_Y_]

Originally Posted by Maverik259

How bought this, do you have to have the bumper on the car to do an alignment?

Nope,no bumper needed, has nothing to do with body parts.

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by RED_Y_

Nope,no bumper needed, has nothing to do with body parts.

Hmm cuz he swore up and down that I can ask any certified alignment shop...even the dealer that the bumper is required to do an alignment.

[menelaos]

Originally Posted by Maverik259

Hmm cuz he swore up and down that I can ask any certified alignment shop...even the dealer that the bumper is required to do an alignment.

"Off" topic, how long did it take for new bumper to arrive....or still waiting for it and wanted to do alignment w/o it?

[RED_Y_]

Originally Posted by Maverik259

Hmm cuz he swore up and down that I can ask any certified alignment shop...even the dealer that the bumper is required to do an alignment.

I am not a pro, but honestly from my car knowledge I can't see why would bumper matter for the alignment. Not quite following the logic.

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by menelaos

"Off" topic, how long did it take for new bumper to arrive....or still waiting for it and wanted to do alignment w/o it?

It took 2 weeks. And the reason I asked them why they didn't simply do the alignment without the bumper on is because they forgot to order a air duct and thus didn't install the bumper which caused my car to be delayed 4 days.

[CatalinP]

It has to be M-Sport bumper and Style 375 wheels.

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by CatalinP

It has to be M-Sport bumper and Style 375 wheels.

? Lol

[Maverik259]

So drove it home Friday and drove straight to the dealer. Worst 120mile drive of my life. And I'll admit straight up that it wasn't the smartest thing but I among many factors I needed to get home and didn't want to sit in the middle of no where waiting hours for a tow truck and pray that he would let ride with him the 100 mile rest of the way home.

1) Almost immediately I could feel a large issue in braking. But I convinced myself that it was just because I have been in 2 different cars for the last 3 weeks and maybe my brakes just needed replacing anyway. Turns out nope....tech immediately reinforced my initial thoughts when I got to the dealer as it was the first thing he said when he put it in gear. FML. Air in the lines he thought.

2) at slow speeds I could hear a line grind when turning hard in either direction. Sounded like plastic rubbing on the tire. Got out and checked but didn't see anything so ignored it and continued the drive. Not much longer the noise got worse and worse and now was making it regardless of the wheel angle and go worse the closer to centerline oddly enough which made me real uncomfortable. After I pulled over about 30 miles into the drive I felt like it sounded like a wheel bearing issue. And that I could keep driving on it. I did not see anything rubbing under the car or regarding any of the new suspension components. Turns out the wheel bearing disintegrated in the hub and only thing holding the wheel on was the nut that loves to rust...FML.

3) turning the car to the left...no issues. Turning to the right...Major issues. I found that at speed (~45mph and above) when turning to the right, well, things got interesting. After about 10deg of deflection the car jerked to the right. Now this would be a problem on the track but on a hwy (almost no cars on it) I was able to at least prepare for it and with two hands control it enough to remain in the lane. Looks like I'm getting a new steering rack. And again. FML.

4) then I get home after my wife picked me up from the dealer to find my 150lb Bull Mastiffs toe nail sticking straight up and blood all over my floors (thank God we put in wood when we bought it). How....just how even does one do this....Hello $300 emergency vet bill. FML.

5a) then while at the vet Enterprise calls me and tells me there is quite a number of dents and scrapes on my rental car that I left with the body shop back in MD that I am responsible for...when it rains it pours. FML

5b) now I can report that as of this afternoon I was able to get a hold of the tiny shop I rented the car from and reminded him that I pointed out all of the damage before I left with the car and he said "oh ya your good I know about all that"....apparently the other enterprise that picked up my car from the body shop was not aware of this information and it was a "miscommunication" between the two rental shops....ya call it what you want as long as I'm not paying for anything else I'm good...

Now I just hope they total it lol ($11k now and I'm guessing another $5-7k for the wheel bearing and steering rack and associated alignments and labor etc) and I can rent a car for a couple weeks before deployment. Then save up and come back next summer ready for the next chapter of 4 wheel adventures!

[RED_Y_]

Wow man, this is rough day you got. Why did you pick up the car anyways? Get a rental and drive around until insurance does the appraisal and give you verdict on the car. For know, pour yourself a glass of scotch, bourbon or whatever you prefer, take a deep breath and relax. Whatever happened happened.

[Russmov]

Holy shit Maverik259 sorry about your troubles man. Glad you at least made it safely.
Hopefully they total it out for you and that's one less headache for you.

[menelaos]

It looks like it will be totaled, glad you weren't sir!
I guess being in the military makes these "mishaps" look unimportant.

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by RED_Y_

Wow man, this is rough day you got. Why did you pick up the car anyways? Get a rental and drive around until insurance does the appraisal and give you verdict on the car. For know, pour yourself a glass of scotch, bourbon or whatever you prefer, take a deep breath and relax. Whatever happened happened.

The car has been in the body shop for 3 weeks and they supposedly finished the work Friday which is why I picked it up. It was the last day possible for me cuz where I and the car was is about 150 miles from home as I was out of town for the last 6 weeks for work. I finished my schooling Friday's and wasn't about to leave my car/take it back to them to do anymore work. Besides this is now mechanical and I don't trust a collision center to do mechanical work over the dealer. Especially one that is so far away.

Still waiting for the dealer to hear from my damn adjuster so we can get rolling.

[Maverik259]

Just got word. Another $10,200 in repairs. Can't total it out cuz the first wave of repairs has already been completed and paid. Yay me. Oh and the kicker. Car won't be done until after I deploy lol. FML. And they won't give me a loaner cuz it's "insurance" work. So here comes a $800 rental bill.

[201]

Originally Posted by Maverik259

Just got word. Another $10,200 in repairs. Can't total it out cuz the first wave of repairs has already been completed and paid. Yay me. Oh and the kicker. Car won't be done until after I deploy lol. FML. And they won't give me a loaner cuz it's "insurance" work. So here comes a $800 rental bill.

Wow man sorry to hear. Im no expert when it comes to insurance but can they do that? 20k+ in repairs and the fact that it doesn't get totaled is mind boggling. Sounds like major bullshit when it's clear that you got into a front collision yet they did not check for obvious components like your steering rack and bearings WTF... Then to say they won't total because they have already paid for the first fix can they do that? If that's the case wouldn't every shop turn an eye in a situation like this just to avoid getting it totaled only to gain for more repairs thats some shady ass shit

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by 201

Wow man sorry to hear. Im no expert when it comes to insurance but can they do that? 20k+ in repairs and the fact that it doesn't get totaled is mind boggling. Sounds like major bullshit when it's clear that you got into a front collision yet they did not check for obvious components like your steering rack and bearings WTF... Then to say they won't total because they have already paid for the first fix can they do that? If that's the case wouldn't every shop turn an eye in a situation like this just to avoid getting it totaled only to gain for more repairs thats some shady ass shit

Talked to my rep again today and he said he would run the numbers and an evaluation on my X5s worth. He tried to tell me it was probably in the low $40s which I about laughed out and told him that if it was in the $40s then I would have sold it for sure and taken a $10k in profit as I only owe $30k as of today. But even at $22k in repairs it would need to be below $29k to get 75%.

[-c-]

Hey I thought I'd chime in! Hey maverick! Sorry this happened to you and happy your safe and sound!


When they totaled my 2012 x5 with 156k miles on the clock my insurance paid out $13,900. And that was a few months ago.

Was able to take my car and take all the mods off of it as well so another 6k went to the bottom line.

For
Some reason the insurance numbers for the X5's are higher than market value.

My x5 was worth 4500 tops for trade in and maybe 8k resale.

When they offered what they offered for my 35i all depression left and I was happy for the change.

Made my 34k dollar 40e purchase only cost $14k
So not a bad upgrade.



Mainly it's hard to total some cars nowadays because of the high residual value insurance companies give these trucks......

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by -c-

Hey I thought I'd chime in! Hey maverick! Sorry this happened to you and happy your safe and sound!


When they totaled my 2012 x5 with 156k miles on the clock my insurance paid out $13,900. And that was a few months ago.

Was able to take my car and take all the mods off of it as well so another 6k went to the bottom line.

For
Some reason the insurance numbers for the X5's are higher than market value.

My x5 was worth 4500 tops for trade in and maybe 8k resale.

When they offered what they offered for my 35i all depression left and I was happy for the change.

Made my 34k dollar 40e purchase only cost $14k
So not a bad upgrade.



Mainly it's hard to total some cars nowadays because of the high residual value insurance companies give these trucks......

Ya my problem is getting an answer. Right now It's like getting the right hand to talk to the left. I have two different body shops doing work. One is a certified shop by my insurance and they have yet to submit the full invoice to my insurance because...reasons???? Ya. Anyway. Now I have a second body shop (dealer) who just got a supplemental claim approved and paid I may add for another $10,500 which brings us to over $22,xxx in repairs. But my insurance only thinks it's $18,000 which is well under 75% evaluation. So I'm trying to ask them what they are valuing my X5 at. I did get a number from them today that came from the original body shop of $30,000 (without options) he said. I find that interesting cuz KBB has me at a max of $30,000 with every option I could come up with. And 22/30 is right at the border of 75%. But 18/22 is 60%.

[Maverik259]

Allegedly will be getting my ride back today. Just got a few QC test drives to go

[Maverik259]

Got her back. Drives like new and boy did I miss driving her. So much power. God almighty.

But I will say I've only confirmed that the original body shop did the worst paint job known to man. So much orange peel down around the bmw roundel on the hood. Omg it's bad.

Also some pit marks from where the paint like didn't stick and so it left like a pin head size hole if that makes sense. And some other issues just ugh.

But my refinished rims are gorgeous. Haha

[P1]

Orange peel can be taken care of. The other thing you describe are called "fish eyes" and that's is when the surface is contaminated in some fashion before paint is applied.

[Russmov]

Originally Posted by Maverik259

Got her back. Drives like new and boy did I miss driving her. So much power. God almighty.

But I will say I've only confirmed that the original body shop did the worst paint job known to man. So much orange peel down around the bmw roundel on the hood. Omg it's bad.

Also some pit marks from where the paint like didn't stick and so it left like a pin head size hole if that makes sense. And some other issues just ugh.

But my refinished rims are gorgeous. Haha

Glad you got it back and it is driving great for you! At least you have one less thing to stress about.

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by P1et

Orange peel can be taken care of. The other thing you describe are called "fish eyes" and that's is when the surface is contaminated in some fashion before paint is applied.

Awesome. Thank you. I knew they had to have a name! And I know orange peel can be taken care of. However that's a cost that I should not have to deal with. Don't get me wrong. There is orange peel all over the oem paint job but I can't physically feel it lol.

Oh ya forgot to mention when installing my front reflectors the passenger one isn't even stuck in properly and I can push it in with my finger. Just begging for water to enter and eventually compromise the rest of the tape holding it in.

And they couldn't find the M50d bumper trim pieces Ben sells (which I told them not to ask the dealer for them because they wouldn't find it for my car, shocker they didn't listen). So they just put on the one that wasn't damaged and left the passenger side empty. SMH. Just insane.

Did I mention they didn't paint part of the bottom edge of the front lip of the hood. It was like bare grey primer. So he put touch up on it. And when I found bubbles in the paint. He wet sanded that spot. So now I have these glorious scratches in about a 1 foot circle where the bubbles used to be.