Well guys, thanks very much for all of the great replies. I will definitely contact the body shop and see what they would prefer, and will leave it to their discretion. The body shop that I am dealing with is WONDERFUL - they work on Porsche, Ferrari, as well as tons of Mercedes. The guy was just great to deal with. AND they will have it back to me way sooner than the dealership would have been able to do. Six weeks is ridiculous in my opinion. Thanks again!

Peace-
Michael.

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