Hey everyone,
A sad day today. The driver's side of the Land Cruiser took a beating from (eh, maybe did more delivering of a beating to..) a little sedan today. Long story short, its first collision in 33 years
I guess I'm thankful that it wasn't much worse...but I'm still annoyed at the situation and myself for not avoiding it. I guess in the long run it'll be a small bump in the road to this Cruiser's slow restoration...
I'm still very early on in the process of insurance claims and all that greatness. But the coverage is comprehensive, so they should be issuing a check for the damage. What I'd like your opinion on is:
Anyway, thanks in advance for your advice! Here are some pics. I'll get better ones in the daylight.
A sad day today. The driver's side of the Land Cruiser took a beating from (eh, maybe did more delivering of a beating to..) a little sedan today. Long story short, its first collision in 33 years
I guess I'm thankful that it wasn't much worse...but I'm still annoyed at the situation and myself for not avoiding it. I guess in the long run it'll be a small bump in the road to this Cruiser's slow restoration...
I'm still very early on in the process of insurance claims and all that greatness. But the coverage is comprehensive, so they should be issuing a check for the damage. What I'd like your opinion on is:
- Any recommendations for body shops with a good reputation for these older bodies would be greatly appreciated (Denver area)
- Most of the damage was contained to the driver's side doors. Both of those doors are rusting out at the bottom (especially front corners). I would almost expect the easiest/lowest cost option would be to find donor doors (I'd just need the shells), paint, and slap them on. But I'd be curious to hear if anyone thinks my doors are worth saving given the rust and now damage? Has anyone fixed similar rust on their Cruiser?
Anyway, thanks in advance for your advice! Here are some pics. I'll get better ones in the daylight.
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