so i finally got a hold of my estimate from state farm, and they want to total the car . they estimated $2776 for a fender, bumper, bumper supports, headlight covers and a few other random parts, which is utterly fucking ridiculous. i can kit the whole car, put on fiberglass fenders, and have it all painted for less than that (not to mention the intercooler they won't cover because they are teh gay). i tried negotiating with the claims handler, but she said she can't cut me a check without totaling the car or getting an estimate from a shop that shows a bit less than the total value of the car.

the itemized stuff is ridiculous, for example the headlight covers/bumper supports and "front bumper emblem" total up to $427.81 on their estimate not including labor.... i will be handling labor myself up the painting stage, and these parts they totaled up to $427 i got for $20 yesterday at pull-a-part . do i have any kind of recourse other than getting a shop to write up an estimate for me and waiting some more?

so far i have a total of $290 into repairing the car and all i have left to do is get fenders/bumper and have it painted. that's including replacing the intercooler and couplings and getting the headlights/bumper reinforcement/headlight supports and all other hardware other than the actual bodywork pieces.