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Originally Posted by Citroënbender
PJ: How would you estimate the damage, in dollars? Removing the inner trim to access that pushed-in forward part of the quarter panel is a headache. Only structural elements affected are sill gouges and distortion of the welded portion to the lower door hinge. Rear bar needs blending, and there is existing delamination to the bonnet.
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For a insurance job, its a total loss, the repair would be worth more than the car is worth, a scratch is $1000 so a whole side isn't going to be cheap.
If you have the basic gear lying around and could do the repairs yourself, I couldn't see more than $1000 in parts and materials, including repainting the bonnet, but soon as you get a panel shop involved you are paying by the hour.
Being a E46 coupe its worth from $5000 ( for a ****ter ) to $15000 tops if its a smick manual, so as a private repair its worth it, the wreck is only worth $1500 - $2000 as it sits.
Cant see you paying much more than $200 for a door shell and under $100 for a guard privately, if your lucky you could snag the panels in the right colour and only have to do a pillar, sill and quarter repair.
With the sill and 1/4 repair one of these is perfect and cheap without removing trim
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/17419391...Bk9SR8qHhbbsYQ
Here is one wrecking, Nino
has the door shell listed for $80
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/thor...-10/1305095791