a_j_mair
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you need it sprayed to blend in with newly sprayed bonnet bumper etc
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Butler
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Parts I dont even need-
Front bumper
front bumper moulding set
left headlamp
l/f wing extension
l/f tyre
l/f bumper moulding
l/f out bumper bracket
qsilver decal
r/f bumper moulding
left door foil
l/r wheel
l/f wheel
and pretty much all the spraying as i will source the parts myself.
[Edited on 13-01-2006 by Butler]
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CCA
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To be fair, if your insurance were to say they are going to write it off it may be easier to accept the money and get a new car and possibly buy it back and sell the parts
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Butler
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quote:
Originally posted by a_j_mair
you need it sprayed to blend in with newly sprayed bonnet bumper etc
which i dont even need
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Butler
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quote:
Originally posted by CCA
To be fair, if your insurance were to say they are going to write it off it may be easier to accept the money and get a new car and possibly buy it back and sell the parts
its not an insurance jobbie
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L33 LEG
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just buy the parts urself and fix what u can do urself. shudnt cost too much,tho ul never be able to get it perfectly straight again
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Butler
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I just wanna sell the cunt lol. Ive taken 6 calls on it since i crashed, a few people are interested even though its crashed, they will be ringing me back next week. im gonna get a quote from my local garage, theyve always been good in the past, il tell them il source the parts myself.
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L33 LEG
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just spend a bit of money making it look right on the outside and chuck it on ebay as mint condition lol
[Edited on 13-01-2006 by L33 LEG]
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mwg
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why do you think you dont some of those parts?
you say you dont need a new front wheel or tyre but by the look of it you do? or did you mean you dont need the garage to get it for you as you'll get it yourself?
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Butler
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quote:
Originally posted by L33 LEG
just spend a bit of money making it look right on the outside and chuck it on ebay as mint condition lol
[Edited on 13-01-2006 by L33 LEG]
PMSL, the lee leg way
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L33 LEG
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quote:
Originally posted by Butler
quote:
Originally posted by L33 LEG
just spend a bit of money making it look right on the outside and chuck it on ebay as mint condition lol
[Edited on 13-01-2006 by L33 LEG]
PMSL, the lee leg way
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Butler
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
why do you think you dont some of those parts?
you say you dont need a new front wheel or tyre but by the look of it you do? or did you mean you dont need the garage to get it for you as you'll get it yourself?
Would wack the spare on, the bumper isnt even damaged, the arch is in my boot
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mwg
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thing is if you dont tell them what parts you allready have then they will price for them. Maybe you did tell them and they haven't listened, I dont know.
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Butler
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Yeah i know, i expected wheel and tyre to be on there, cant see why front bumper is there though, or door, they are fine. Also they probably didnt know i still had the arch.
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L33 LEG
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maybe theyre like all garages and try and rip u off everyway possible. buy all parts urself and take it to a backstreet garage and say, right fit these to my car please
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mwg
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If you know what parts you need then right them all down and price them yourself then you know you are getting what you want
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Tom
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Scrap the fucker imo. or sell it fucked.
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Butler
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
If you know what parts you need then right them all down and price them yourself then you know you are getting what you want
im highlighting everything that is unnecarasy and going down later to talk to the person that estimated it.
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mwg
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If it were me I'd look around Ebay ,classifieds on car forums and car salvage websites like Simpsons Salvage and buy all the parts then do as Lee said but not a backstreet garage
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Butler
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Thats pretty much my idea, will get a quote from my local garage cos i know they are trustworthy, il ask them how much they would charge labour if i supply the parts
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Greasemonkey
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They are just doing what you would expect, before the accident the wheel wasnt as damaged so they replace it, the bumper could be repaired but before the accident the bumper was fine so instead of repairing it they will replace it. Its a good thing really. ya dont want a car with allot of bodged repairs ya want all new parts where necessary. Its the hidden damage that costs the most. I had some one hit my rear offside quarter on my GSI. looked like panel damage but it needed new rear Axle, the innder bodywork was bent the boot floor was bent etc etc. Take the money the car will never be the same again specially if ya do it on the cheap
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GT4Brody
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IMO you have 2 options, either find a smaller backstreet garage that can do the repairs for you(would prob be less than hafl your quote) or stick the car on ebay as is, reckon you would still get 1500 as is....
take it your not fully comp??
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Butler
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Not fully comp mate, otherwise I wouldnt be so bothered. Been to my local garage, they reckon looking at it they can do the job for under £1000, they will get back to me, meanwhile they are going to make a few calls and try and source second hand parts.
Spoke to the estimater, he only wanted a new bumper cos it had some webbing behind it apparently, i couldnt see, he said if you hit something else it will break, i said id like to think i wont hit anything else lol. He wanted me to get a new door for a small scratch and pay for half the car to be sprayed to match the paint work. I asked if they would be prepared to fit second hand parts if i sourced them and they said no. They also wanted me to buy a new l/r wheel which wasnt even damaged!
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mav
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way way steep that..
under a grand and you should fix it up..
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Rob R
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i said to you last night mate expect £1300 just for labour
i want to know what they charge you for under "miscelanous" 20 bensons and a few coffees?
Your paying for the work so you tell them what you want done!
Generally an accident and repair centre will "repair" stuff, not bin it and fit a new one
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