James, find out who did the work on Steve Chamberlain's bus. He had a bad front end wreck in his bus and the shop that did the work did a superb job. Don't know who they used. I'd find out. Steve is in Fort Worth, so its probably somewhere not too far from you. James Dwan wrote: > Well, the adjuster just left and wrote me a check for $2,500.That > includes 2 new chrome bumpers with impact strips ( $400.00) (only one > bumper was messed up and the impact strips were crappy to begin with) > two reflectors with housing (my est.$40.00) 1 new Hancook tire $50.00) > a dog leg ($106.00) new front door ($275) and 22.5 hours labor plus > paint. Hope I can get it done for less. $300 of that is for a rental > car for 10 days. > I told the guy I wanted their shop to do it (because they always low > ball you when the cut a check) but they won't work on anything older > than '82. > I am gonna check out Jay in Ennis. The guy in Arlington never called back. > > --- On *Tue, 3/31/09, wuzmop@xxxxxxx /<wuzmop@xxxxxxx>/* wrote: > > From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx <wuzmop@xxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Need a VW friendly body shop in Dallas... > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 2:23 PM > > I know a guy that had some work done. Acorn nuts on the wiring, > stuff like that. > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From*: sammie smith > *Date*: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:20:36 -0700 (PDT) > *To*: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Subject*: [tcb] Re: Need a VW friendly body shop in Dallas... > Robert is Robert. I personally would not give him a VW to restore > and I would not give him one to do mechanical work on. However, > all the cars I have seen that they did the paint and body work was > really good. > > --- On *Tue, 3/31/09, Fred McDonald /<texasbluebus@xxxxxxxxx>/* wrote: > > > From: Fred McDonald <texasbluebus@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Need a VW friendly body shop in Dallas... > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 11:17 AM > > Interesting you mentioned J & J Volkswagen, > Robert (owner) is coming out to my house to look at my bus and > make a bid on body & paint work. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Brad Tripp > <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=67type2@xxxxxxxxx> > > *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > *Sent:* Monday, March 30, 2009 7:56 PM > *Subject:* [tcb] Re: Need a VW friendly body shop in Dallas... > > > J & J Volks Wagon > > (903) 989-2617 > 13376 S Highway 121 > Trenton, TX 75490 > > Sam & Joe's Foreign Car Repair(817) 277-4321 > 2101 Duluth Drive > Arlington, TX 76013 > > > Austin Vee Dub Inc > > 1111 Old Bastrop Highway > Austin, TX 78742 > > > Here's some places to check out James > > Brad > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:20 PM, James Dwan > <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx > > <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>> > wrote: > > ...so it was Friday the 13th and some A-hole came out > of a topless bar parking lot on NWHWY in the driving > rain and proceeded to cause a 4 car 1 Bus collision > and left the scene. I was the last vehicle to be hit > and if I had left work 5 seconds earlier I wouldn't be > typing this email. > > I'll be out $250 for the deductible. It could be > worse. I only got un-insured driver coverage 9 days > earlier because of the miscreants I was driving next > to made me nervous on the way to Irving each day - > thank God. Anyway the entire driver's side of my bus > was scraped by car number 4 and even messed up my > brand new front chrome bumper. Anyway I don't want to > take it to their choice of body shop, so any > recommendations? Thanks! > > - > >