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A few weeks ago my battery broke loose during a Sunday mountain drive. This caused a fair amount of spidering and a few punctures around two or three of the tail lights. Luckily insurance is going to cover it. I believe this is only because I had only had the car about three weeks when this happened. I had checked it, seemed to be secure but obviously was not.
It has taken some time to get through the process with the adjuster etc. The shop I went with and the insurance company are in agreement on cost to repair - a little under $10,000. I was floored by this as I was expect 4 to 5 grand. So, I am thinking there maybe some cash on the table here that I could put back into the car in other upgrades.
I've seen Sector 111 has refurbed clams for $3,000 and track clams for $1,500. My broken clam is probably worth $1,000 or more to someone, maybe even Sector 111 or Wire Wheel?
So, looking for some experienced thoughts here. Should I get one of these other clams and save some cash (towards SC upgrade or Ohlins maybe) or would it not be worth it? Too much risk on quality? I could probably find a cheaper shop, but these guys are very good so if it's going to get repaired I'd rather leave it where it is.
Here one pic. If you click it, you'll go to my bucket. Click the "<<PREV NEXT>>" to see other damage pics.

It has taken some time to get through the process with the adjuster etc. The shop I went with and the insurance company are in agreement on cost to repair - a little under $10,000. I was floored by this as I was expect 4 to 5 grand. So, I am thinking there maybe some cash on the table here that I could put back into the car in other upgrades.
I've seen Sector 111 has refurbed clams for $3,000 and track clams for $1,500. My broken clam is probably worth $1,000 or more to someone, maybe even Sector 111 or Wire Wheel?
So, looking for some experienced thoughts here. Should I get one of these other clams and save some cash (towards SC upgrade or Ohlins maybe) or would it not be worth it? Too much risk on quality? I could probably find a cheaper shop, but these guys are very good so if it's going to get repaired I'd rather leave it where it is.
Here one pic. If you click it, you'll go to my bucket. Click the "<<PREV NEXT>>" to see other damage pics.
