yes, cut out the damage. You have to trim that exact same spot to put on any RB kit... even the K4MSH

You said you will slap on a wide body after the repair is fix, if you are thinking it will hide the cuts let me tell you that you won't see ANY cut, you car will look like how it came out from the factory, you should be checking for match paint if anything. Don't worry insurance got you covered.

Not saying it isn't possible might want to hit up more information on the forum / rocket bunny section, just want you to know the insurance most likely won't cover the cost of doing the entire RB wide body

legally the insurance wont cover it, (BUT UNDER THE TABLE) : you can ask the body shop to claim full OEM parts price and use aftermarket parts and get a bodykit or even earn some money back.

bottom line, they HAVE a way to increase the total cost and you CAN get extra out of your repair. Heck you can even get them to take our your deductible. OF COURSE you have to deal with the shop.

That a fantastic idea until you realize the consequences of getting caught doing that. Insurance fraud is not something anyone should suggest openly on a forum, let alone condone.

OP, call your insurance company and ask them what you need to do, That's what you pay them for.

im not saying you should do it, but it's just something 80% of Asian body shop do in Nor Cal.

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You Could cover the part behind the doors buy adding flares. it would make your car look better and fatter :w00t:

Do bodyshops still cut up panels for repairs on new cars? The way the panels on cars are designed now I thought they just get a whole brand new panel, paint and swap? I would have thought this is both faster and easier. The bodyshop still charges the insurance company the same though of course.

And this is why insurance is so expensive, it the shop is offering to pay your deductable, how much are they ripping off the insurance company??

We all love to complain about how much insurance costs but the reason it costs so much is because there is an entire industry based around getting as much money out of the insurance company for a repair that costs significantly less.

We had a analogous situation in Australia recently, there was a program created by the government to incentivise installing home roof insulation, the government would pay up to $1500 for each installation. Want to guess how much the majority of the installations cost? $1500, what a coincidence!!!

That's typically not the case when shops pay your deductible. What usually happens is they 1/2 arse repairs on your cars to absorb the price they are knocking off. Examples would include:

• Taping trim off instead of removing it
• Repairing parts instead of replacing
• Getting paid for new part and using Used and/or Aftermarket
• Panel painting instead of blending