Sup,.....nice to meeting you at Sat. Junction Meet. And sorry to here about the accident. Incidents like this usually suck and both parties usually come out of pocket. Believe me--I know, this happened to my evo 3 weeks ago. To keep the story short; I got into a fender bender 1-2mph(rear bumper). I was at fault(ticketed). I'm with progressive(I pay for full coverage/500 deduc./rental provided up to 30days/yada yada). My insurance took care of the other parties car(which was a out of state rental--go figure). I was also given a rental. I don't have advice...sorry man, I'm useless. I just wanted to give P.O.V from the other side of guilty party. Only other advice I can give is to ask your insurance company where are they out sourcing repair facilities?(this is if you're doing repairs with your insurance instead of your own repair.)are they ASE certified?will OEM/aftermaket parts be used(in many scenerios if your car is not 2-3yrs old aftermarket parts will be used)?......I was fortunate enough in getting an answer to who and the kind of quality the repair shop offers. Since I opted to get work done with progressive; I knew where, how long, what parts, how much clear coat and the exact tech who drove my car and painted it. In a nutshell I'm saying give as much info the part to minimize delays of the part, get to know the repair persons. that is all.