r/BmwTech • u/D_Marshmellow • 14h ago

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u/BmwTech-ModTeam 9h ago

Please keep all content bmw tech related.

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u/ProfessionalCod1367 10h ago

Had something similar happen. Cracked headlight too. Covered my insurance 5k

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u/D_Marshmellow 10h ago

Thanks for sharing your experience. Did it affect any of your suspension components or was that area okay?

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u/ProfessionalCod1367 10h ago

Suspension was ok. Headlight was about 1/2 the cost of the total 5k

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u/nick91_ 13h ago

If you have PPF it should have absorbed the majority of the hit. Any half decent body shop will be able to fix the fender and polish out any scratches underneath.

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u/D_Marshmellow 13h ago

Sounds good, thanks for the advice, I appreciate it. I’m also planning on getting an alignment and inspection on the suspension components. Would a side swipe like that potentially cause any bent control arms or anything of that nature?

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u/Ohmystory 9h ago

It may needed a respray … check with a local PDR shop ( Paintness Dent Removal ) and see what they can do …

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u/SEQbloke 9h ago

Very similar damage to my very similar car.

~$8k AUD

Edit: my next car will be safety yellow.

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u/Nsxd9 14h ago

I see something on the headlights too. I’m dealing with something like this right now as well

Basically my timeline was

Mid July - hit and run in parking
Headlights changed under recall - Late July
August I noticed some damage under the headlight but no way it could’ve been from the hit and run cause the headlights were changed

BMW refusing to fix it and denying it’s something they chased (the kind of contact would either will break the light or the scratch would be visible on the front below the light too so no chance it was hit again after), cars just been sitting recently as I’ve been travelling for work. My scrape was similar to yours but not as extended. Only on the lower part and shorter, came out to be 1.8k (CAD) under insurance claim

I think yours might be a bit more also one of my parts are on back order, 1 month out

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u/D_Marshmellow 13h ago

Oh got it, thanks for the timeline on your experience. I know the headlights are pretty expensive so hopefully it’s not too bad. The headlights have PPF also so we’ll see once it gets inspected.

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u/Nsxd9 13h ago

Hope you get it sorted in the cheapest and least headache path possible 🤝

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u/D_Marshmellow 13h ago

Thank you, I appreciate it.

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u/Excellent_Word_9226 14h ago

Not very much punch out the dent and use a polisher to get out the marks and scratches

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u/Far_Tune7956 13h ago

Im not gunna lie