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Rocker Panel Damage

KETCHUP

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Just got done ordering new Rocker Panels from ToyotaPartsCheap.com.

Filed and insurance claim for damage. I had the X at a shop here in EP recently for brake work. I didn't feel like doing my front brakes myself.....and I paid the price. Guy broke both my rocker panels. I walked up to the drivers side when I picked it up. He had managed to get it back on. Drove to meet my wife. When we left, I went to the pass side to put my son in the back. Noticed the entire pass side rocker panel was hanging off. FML!

So insurance is fixing. I don't know if I should fight to make him pay...or just consider it a loss and learn my lessons. I did drive off, so it would be hard to prove he was the one that damaged them. But I know. Plus, they did have some damage from privious oops(s).

Anyways, they should be here soon. Then the X is going back to one if its homes away from home.....the body shop :laugh:

Here are some pics:

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Driver side he broke the clips and the clip holders in a few spots. Didn't take pics of that.
Body shop is gonna repaint my eyelids and do some much needed touch up that he owes me.
 

KETCHUP

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^^I ordered the rocker panels and a new door check for Drivers side (previous damage) and total was 515 shipped.

Mechanical Catalog - 2012 - Toyota - TACOMA
body hardware, cab, exterior trim, rocker molding X-RUNNER Right 1 $193.98$0.00$193.98 Status: Ordered Mechanical Catalog - 2012 - Toyota - TACOMA
body hardware, cab, exterior trim, rocker molding X-RUNNER Left 1 $193.98$0.00$193.98 Status: Ordered Mechanical Catalog - 2012 - Toyota - TACOMA
body hardware, front door, lock & hardware, check arm Left 1 $80.36$0.00$80.36 Status: Ordered Sub Total$468.32Tax$0.00UPS GROUND - Shipping$46.83 Handling Fee$0.00 Total $515.15
 

o5oldblue

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I would make the shop pay. If it is a quality shop he should have garage insurance. I would file a claim with the shop.
 

spithead051

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Sucks man. The mechanic was probably too lazy to make sure the arms on the lift cleared properly and just slammed them into the panels.

Make him pay!
 

STEP X

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Ketchup Where did you take your truck im about to come home and dont wanna visit that shop. Ill be back in El Paso the end of next month.
 

madtrucker

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Well I'm going to learn from you and do a walk around on mine every time I pick mine up from the shop. I would call the shop tell them you know he did it. You can't prove it but if he keeps messing stuff up maybe they let him go.
 

BSP06XRU

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Make them pay and leave bad reports on Yelp and other similar sites! :top:
 

sinister07

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That's what pisses me off about repair shops. They don't care about other peoples stuff. Pure laziness and lack of respect. When I take my x to the shop (3 reasons only. 1-state inspection, 2- alignment, 3- tire mount and Balance) I won't let it out of my sight. I don't care if I'm that pain in the ass who stands around as you work on my vehicle. This has saved me at least once from loosing my rockers just last month I took it in for the inspection, with my freshly installed drop. Guy started to drive it on the lift which is like a ramp. Clearly my truck wasn't going to make it. He kept pulling up to it like he was gonna do it, then saw me walking up about to bitch slap him and shut it off and says yeah I didn't think it would make it but thought I would try. Idiot. Anyway I know if I wasn't there, he would have done it, and then I would be ordering rockers along with you ketchup. Maybe we could have done a group buy. Haha.
 

5000XD

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What a shit ass job. That's why I honestly like to do every thing on my vehicles, myself!
 
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