stardalo
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wow. I don't know what to expect now. I am going to take it to a regular auto body shop and also to the local Peterbilt dealer where i get some maintenance stuff done as they have a full body shop. I will update once the quotes received.
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rvrepairnut
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stardalo wrote:wow. I don't know what to expect now. I am going to take it to a regular auto body shop and also to the local Peterbilt dealer where i get some maintenance stuff done as they have a full body shop. I will update once the quotes received.
Unless your pictures are not telling,showing the whole story I still say 1500.00( i was the first one to post this figure)
Its one color so that helps a lot.The hole can be easly glassed over
etc.If u get crazy prices shop around
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ClassAGeek
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Repair the fibreglass yourself (cloth, resin and sanding), apply your own spray primer and then mask the area. It is easier than than applying multiple coats of RMP which seems to be the rage around here. 
You will be left with a minor paint job for under $500.
BUT if it were me, I would use a contrasting color to create a simple graphic and finish the job myself with a can of Krylon + clear coat. The results will look good and you will have a story to tell above the $3000 penalty you avoided.
No brainer for me.
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chrisnjackie
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I think you are looking at $2000 to have it fixed. I had something similar and that's what I paid to have it done by LazyDays in Tampa.
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UltraKen
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Personally I would never take a coach to a RV dealer for body work. Any private body shop should be cheaper.
It also helps to have a friend with a body shop. 
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wny_pat
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UltraKen wrote:Personally I would never take a coach to a RV dealer for body work. Any private body shop should be cheaper.
It also helps to have a friend with a body shop. X-2!!! And X-2 big time on the friend with a body shop!
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elvisdonnelly
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The aarp's Hartford rv insurance rates have been known to be reasonable and affordable. I’m insured by the AARP auto insurance program through The Hartford which gives me further discounts on the premium- worth taking a look.
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vfrmarc
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Well I managed to kiss the concrete abuttment on a toll booth leaving a couple of scratches on the passenger side from the nose to just past the front wheel. I too figured about $500.00, the estimate came back at $880. Cost is for paint matching, some machine that finds the exact match plus the labor for minor sanding, filling and paint. I did not punch a hole in the fiberglass.
So I think you are looking north of $1,000, I had a $7000 repair done last year on the back, lots of fiberglass damage and lots of paint work (a car hit me).
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bigred1cav
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vfrmarc wrote:Well I managed to kiss the concrete abuttment on a toll booth leaving a couple of scratches on the passenger side from the nose to just past the front wheel. I too figured about $500.00, the estimate came back at $880. Cost is for paint matching, some machine that finds the exact match plus the labor for minor sanding, filling and paint. I did not punch a hole in the fiberglass.
So I think you are looking north of $1,000, I had a $7000 repair done last year on the back, lots of fiberglass damage and lots of paint work (a car hit me).
Extreme Collision in Lancaster, Ohio. Great work and nice owner.
Tell him Terry from Canal Winchester told you. remind him I paid for his Carribian vacation the past three years.
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Lobstah
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Last year, while backing down my driveway and turning to back sharp right to get in front of my garage door, my left front wheel dropped off the pavement of the driveway, kicked up a tree branch that had fallen in the grass, and managed to push it through my lower front valance that holds the headlights....big fiberglass hole. Same branch also kicked up the other way and caused slight damage to the same valance but where it wraps around the left front wheel.
I took it to a body shop that's known for doing very good work, and they guy had it done and painted in a day, even gave me a small can of touch-up paint to carry with me.
My paint codes are all Sherwin Williams Auto Paint codes, so it was very easy for him to match the existing paint.
Total cost for my job was $600.
Had I taken it to an RV shop, no question it would have been 2-3X that amount.
Body shops are your friend, at least right now. Go get a couple of quotes...can't wait to hear what they come out to.
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