Scratched side mirror of another car, need advice *resolved*
Gf was driving today and we parked beside a recent year model Mercedes. The parking space was on a slope, and when gf opened the door, she didn't hold it, so the door continued to swing in the direction of the slope which ended up causing a couple of scratches/scuffs on the folded passenger side mirror of the Mercedes. We left a note on the windshield of the other car and met up with them after they came back. The owner/driver offered us the option of settling privately. She said she would get a repair quote from the dealership and get back to us in about a week. However, she "warned" that most likely the entire mirror would need to be replaced. Just wanted to get RFD's opinion on whether replacing the entire mirror would be reasonable. The damages were definitely cosmetic and not functional and the couple scratches were probably 1cm to 1.5cm in length.
Do you guys think the dealership would go along with it if she said she wants to replace the entire mirror rather than just repair the scratches? If yes, then what do you guys think a ballpark figure would be? Assuming we opt to go through insurance, would the insurance companies even go along with replacing the entire mirror in this case? Thanks for all advice.
EDIT: added a pic (sorry didn't take a better pic)
EDIT 2: Also, while I hope that the owner of the MB is an honest person and would reciprocate, but you never know. How can we protect ourselves from being liable for additional damages that were not part of the accident? What if the owner decides to claim that we damaged other parts of the car, not just the side mirror housing?
EDIT 3: The MB owner got back with the quote from an authorized MB repair centre and they are just going to buff out scratch on the housing and replace the turn signal lamp. Part and materials is $130 and labor is $320, for a total of ~$450. I think we got pretty lucky, so I'm really happy about it. Thanks to all who replied.
Do you guys think the dealership would go along with it if she said she wants to replace the entire mirror rather than just repair the scratches? If yes, then what do you guys think a ballpark figure would be? Assuming we opt to go through insurance, would the insurance companies even go along with replacing the entire mirror in this case? Thanks for all advice.
EDIT: added a pic (sorry didn't take a better pic)
EDIT 2: Also, while I hope that the owner of the MB is an honest person and would reciprocate, but you never know. How can we protect ourselves from being liable for additional damages that were not part of the accident? What if the owner decides to claim that we damaged other parts of the car, not just the side mirror housing?
EDIT 3: The MB owner got back with the quote from an authorized MB repair centre and they are just going to buff out scratch on the housing and replace the turn signal lamp. Part and materials is $130 and labor is $320, for a total of ~$450. I think we got pretty lucky, so I'm really happy about it. Thanks to all who replied.
Last edited by IceCreamPanda on Aug 27th, 2019 6:08 pm, edited 4 times in total.