Hey guys I was recently in a car accident where the other party was 100% at fault. My custom headlights were damaged in the process. The housings were painted glossy black, and it was fitted with TSX projectors. The insurance company needs to know how much they cost to make (paint, parts, labor). I don't know how much it cost because I bought them used off of craigslist and the person I bought them from is not responding to my emails. I found out the retail price of the projectors, but I need to know a ballpark figure for the paintjob, projector installation, and headlight installation. Does anyone have an idea? Or better yet, can anyone recommend a shop in the LA area that can give me an estimate? Attached is a pic of the headlights, as you can see the paintjob was top notch. Thanks in advance

 

2k with parts labor and materials..

 

Cant believe insurance will spring for that..

 

^Clearcorners.com sells their moded and painted headlights for bout that price (2k)

I'd say that's pretty close........it's a bitch to paint them especially if you do bezel in a diff color then entire housing.

 

Thanks everyone for your responses, it was very helpful. It is the responsibility of the insurance company for the party at fault to restore the vehicle to its original condition before the accident. Some insurance companies do not do this such as AAA, but the person who hit me had Access General and they do cover aftermarket parts. They already cut me a $1400 check for my nismo bumper/paint/labor. Thanks again for the quick replies!

 

You're lucky that they're going to cover it. When I got hit (100% other driver's fault) a few years ago, it destroyed my TSX/TL quad projector setup. The other person's insurance (Farmers) never responded to my emails. My insurance at the time (Mercury), said that they would cover it, but when it came time to do so, they claimed that they never said that they would. Then they magically transferred my case to a new person who of course claimed complete ignorance and idiocy.

I dropped Mercury after that. Bastards.

 

At least your car wasn't totaled and you weren't seriously hurt.

My car was hit, 100% other drivers fault. Since my car was totalled they just sent me a check for the KBB... and not the other 4k in aftermarket parts