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Pretty much same thing happened to me. F150 pulled in front of me and slammed his brakes. Only thing that saved me was that a witness called in. There's posts here about it somewhere.

Cost on that quarter panel is about $300 give or take a buck new. And it's really easy to take off. But I would have just repaired and painted it just like you did. The repair will likely show up in a year or two but no big deal. Once a front bumper is painted new or not you will always get...

59/WA8509 bc/cc. But didn't begin until 83' and the toners are different. So the color is a bit different. WA7498 group 50 was used 81' and 82' there again showing to have been used as a single stage. Here also the shade is different from WA7084. Richard.

On my paint software it returns "no line found" for bc/cc in almost the entire 50's family. It appears the entire grouping was originally single stage colors. It's important to know that for GM the code 50 is not a code for a color but for a grouping. The actual code is the WA# within the group...

Carefull that Frost Beige codes 59 and 50 listed in 81' are different colors. The actually GM library lists both as Frost Beige and the website lists them differently. Code 59 is WA7084 <--this one is grayer Code 50 is WA7498 <--this one is redder Both were single stage colors. Richard.

The "baking" thing is quite deceptive also. It's simply heat drying the paint to increase the amount of cars a Maaco can do everyday. The bulk of their business is cheesy car lots that send loads of cars there at $200 each. Maaco can paint a complete car every 30 to 45 minutes. So they "force...

Maaco refuses to use the high quality products required to even be in the realm of insurance grade repair work. They typically use Nason grade paints which are about $25 a gallon compared to the standard of around $400 a sprayable gallon. You should however be able to find some independent that...

What happens is the rubber sealing part splits off from the securing trim that holds it in place. Indeed it was originally two peices that were glued together. The fix is simply to glue it back together with super glue after using wax and grease remover to clean it. Richard.

Doesn't seem to matter which I use on my 85' because no matter what it's still at 200 degrees. Even with the double core radiator, extra cooling option, and fans running all the time. And I feel lucky keeping it at 200.

I dealt with that for years with my 85'. Some places had deals where you could trade in your broken one for a refurbished. Don't know if that's still going on. I did it 3 times until I got tired of dealing with it and just changed it to an aftermarket cd player. They seemed to only work for a...

You should alway bench test the starter after pulling it. But chances are good it's the ignition switch. Basically if you "jump" the starter selenoid with starter in the car and it works then I would begin checking voltage at the ignition switch. If jumping the selenoid doesn't work then you...

The only thing I find attractive about the C6 is the new engine. Although the interior had some cool features it's just not appealing to me overall. It's seems I keep seeing similar dashes in new car adds, specifically the looks of the center console appears to be similar to Kia's and Izusu's. I...

It will be the only thing on the left side of the tranny that the plug you have will match up to. The pics make it appear as though you can see it easily but it's actually fairly high up and you'll have to reach for it through a space in front of the axle. Richard.

Left side and had to reach up a bit. Richard.

That's not too difficult really. A quick measure to compare the distance between the wheels on each side then and x measurement underneath to see if the points are still even is a quick diagnostic for major problems. If that is still good then wheel camber won't be a big issue. Typically an...

There's a myth we independent shops deal with and it's the myth that a dealership can do a better job. The only thing we as independents don't have access to is the current year diag codes as the manufacturers don't release them for a couple years. I always say whether it's a dealership or...

You don't have to register your new car here at all if you don't want too. There's no reason to pay the taxes because you're shipping the car off. Richard.

You don't need any documents to buy the car. Most states will issue temporary tags to any individual that last one month for a fee. The car does not have to be permanently registered nor does it matter who's name the car is in for temps. You can buy insurance here one month at a time for a...

Some factory rep brought a C6 to the Late Great Chevy's car show on saturday and I got the inspect and drive it. If you have a C5 now the wow factor won't be as big. It's a nice looking car. The outside I thought look very good. My only disapointment was the interior. Everything was strait and...

Eventhough I own a collision shop and could change the oil here I don't simply because of the lifting. I go down the street to a Quicklube that has the under ground access. With the agreement they only change the oil and filter, I watch, and they don't touch anything else. Now I don't get in...