Best and cheapest place to buy replacement body parts?

Rough morning for me… not going into details but I jacked up the front right fender. What are my best options to fix?

 

do you have insurance? i did a similar thing but to the back of the bed, insurance covered it all. just make sure your plan comes with a rental car

 

Yeah but I’m 19, male… idk if it would just be cheaper to replace it rather then risk my insurance going up

 

zoomer, not all claims make your insurance go up. its mainly auto accidents and traffic tickets that do. call your insurance company and ask then go from there.

 

^^^ call and ask what your deductible is also, its all good dude stuff happens plus it adds a little character for the time being

 

Not the cheapest but if you used this is comes prepainted and thats one less step to do:

https://www.revemoto.com/collection...rs/products/2020-toyota-tacoma-fender-painted

 

The dishonest way would be to say you were in a parking lot and came out of the store to find it that way.

But cheapest fender to find would be from a junk yard. If you can find one, you can pay a body shop to mount the fender and paint it, if needed.

 

Check www.car-part.com and see if maybe you can find a clean, used fender in the right color. That'd probably be the best "cheap" option.

 

That’s likely best option after the Wolverine encounter

 

Take it to a professional body shop and get an estimate. It’s not going to be cheap.

 

#1. Get an estimate at a body shop.
#2. Call insurance company and inquire into consequences for submitting a claim.
#3. Make decision on what the best course of action is.

If you hit something you would be held liable and likely be subject to a deductible. Being that you're 19 it is unlikely you have any sort of claims forgiveness. If the shop estimate is high, you could look at replacing the panel yourself. A body shop may cut you a deal paying cash for you handing them a fender for them to paint and you can install it. Just keep in mind aftermarket panels do not always fit perfect and may require some finessing. Shit happens dude, at least the truck is drivable.

 

might look to liability only or a really high deductible, if you won't make a claim for another decade or more.