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since you dont race and you dont really beat the car that hard, i would go with what is cheap and easy to find, some of the parts might be oem and some might be aftermarket, it seems as if as long as you get the car on the road by any means its ok....though im sure you could find oem toyota parts to replace all your damaged ones, for me i would go aftermarket, but in your case oem should do just fine, i think someone here is a supplier or knows where to get oem parts

I had a slight front end collision with my 89. I took it to a "respectable" repair shop and they showed me a bill of close to $6,000. Well, the damage wasn't that bad, so I went to a toyota dealer and bought the parts I needed for about $700. The most expensive piece was the header panel (the upper portion of the bumper on MKIII's) There was no damage to the radiator or beyond, just some cosmetic stuff up front. Even the hood was O.K. except the "respectable shop" tore it apart to open the latch. Anyway, I took it to a guy who was recommended, handed him all the pieces, and within two days I had it back, looking damn good, and working perfect (lights, latch and everything) all for $225. After I spent the money at the dealer, wouldn't you know I find a Supra in the junkyard. I bought the hood for $70 and put it on. It was a silver/grey which I planned to paint black to match my car, but I really got to like the tu-tone look and am keeping it that way. When I went back to the junkyard, the owner told me he "crushed" it! Who crushes a Supra? Anyway, your car has much more damage then I had, but if you can find a decent body guy, and get lucky with some parts, you may get it back together with the $2,200, or at least close. I'm so sorry that this happended to your car. You have my sympathy.

Sincerely,

James in North Jersey

auto body panels. check google for the site. all cheap jap made parts. used em lots of times.

if you dont win your case, you might be able to find a supra in a junk yard w/ the body parts you need for cheaper than the dealership... and if you do win bunches of money, hell just go all crazy and get carbon fiber lol

Well, thanks for all of your support, and I'm off to repair my baby because I won my case out of court. I will recieve $5000 by tomorrow.