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Originally Posted by JEDI
If financially able: Don't report/claim on insurance, buy new - used parts, have color matched, install yourself. I'd go this direction if the cost of parts was less than $1500,you are financially able, and mechanically inclined or know someone who is. No report on carfax, no loss of resale value. Dishonest? Depends how good the color matching is lol. Since their insurance is covering the costs my idea is kind of dumb. Although I've never bought a used car with an accident reported on a carfax either.
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For damage like that fixing it yourself and not getting it on a record would not be dishonest in my opinion. Hell, dealers do it all the time with brand new cars damaged on the lot or in transit.
Now if there is structural or mechanical damage and you hide that then that is a whole different matter.