Hey guys, newbie here.. Lurked for the past couple of years when needed and finally signed up. So long story short, I was hit by a lady in the grocery parking lot. I was inside shopping, lady wasn't paying attention and pulled right into the front of my 6, smashing my top front grill and emblem. Unfortunately witness didn't get license plate as the woman drove off after realizing the damage. Sooo, no luck finding her, I don't want to pay the $1,000 insurance deductible, and no need to have my insurance go up because of this idiot.

This all happened about 2 months ago by the way (I've been waiting to do anything to give the police time to try/get lucky and find her...no luck).

From what I can tell after my non-professional inspection, everything is fine and where it should be except my Mazda Emblem and 90% of my grill. Most of the center and off-center parts of my grill were crushed and in 100s of pieces where she hit me in the parking lot.

My question is: Assuming I only need to replace the emblem and grill, do you all have any recommendations as to where I can get the best bang for my buck, OEM vs. custom options, and any other tips or recommendations from members who have replaced their OEM grill with the same or aftermarket?

Thanks in advance!

 

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