Quote Originally Posted by xPhantomSilviax
Get a couple of quotes from different bodyshops.

Send the most expensive one to the offender's insurance.

Tell them to cut you a check, not the body shop. (Make something up like you don't know when you'll be able to get it done or whatever).

Use one of the IA sponsor shops to get a hookup, or your own personal hookup.

PROFIT.
You can try this but it depends on what insurance company they are with b/c they might have their own adjusters come out to do the estimate and if that happens you will have stock aftermarket parts on the estimate to save money and theirs nothing you can do about that unless your car is a 2008 or above with less than I think 12000 miles. So you might have trouble doing it. Now if their ins company doesnt have their own adjusters your good.