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Enigma, you put words in my mouth that I never said....

The only reason I suggested he does what I said is to get as much money out of it as possible while spending as little as possible. That's it.

That doesn't mean the adjuster shouldn't inspect the car and just base his estimate on yours, that's not gonna happen anyway. What he should do is notice things that the adjuster might miss, like road behavior or vibration etc...

I suggested he handle repairs on his own for the same reason listed above, because it's a very simple repair based on pictures. Any local shop can do it. And you only go to the dealership for thing that affect power train or mechanical/electrical.

Anyway... that's what I'd do. (That's what I've done...)