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Sam
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On the Cougar, the bonnet has a few blemishes due to rocks hitting it from cars/trucks in front or whatever and these blemishes are also now starting to oxidise so it needs sorting and respraying.

The front bumper is cracked a little at the bottom and it looks like the previous owner did a bodge repair/spray job on it so that just needs completely stripping back/filling with fibreglass or whatever and respraying.

What sort of price do you think I would be looking at to have this work done?

I think it's silver frost, basically the same colour as this Wikipedia photo:



[Edited on 10-05-2012 by Sam]
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10th May 12 at 15:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What's the figure like of total spend on repairs for this car now Sam?

To answer, with filling and spraying bonnet/bumper, I'd take a stab at £250-300.
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I haven't repaired anything else since the "big" repair bill on it Brett
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If your going to do bonnet and Bumper I would reccomend getting the wings blended for not much extra cost.

Looking at around £400 ish.
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10th May 12 at 15:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ah fair enough, for some reason I thought you'd spent a bit on seperate occasions. Obviously it's up to you wtf you do with your money mind
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10th May 12 at 18:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd say around 400 mark
Sam
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Ahh OK, that was the sort of figure I had in my mind.

Just wanted to get rough ideas on here first before I get some actual quotes from bodyshops, don't want to get ripped off or anything
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quote:
Originally posted by Generation
I'd say around 400 mark


Id guess similar.
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quote:
Originally posted by Generation
I'd say around 400 mark



he's called sam not mark
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quote:
Originally posted by bigron1988
quote:
Originally posted by Generation
I'd say around 400 mark



he's called sam not mark


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We'd charge £300 for that.
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i got a quote to respray the fiesta bumper an bonnet and fix a small ding the bonnet (10p peice size)

£450 inc VAT
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One thing I forgot to ask you lot (as I've never actually had to get anything done in a bodyshop before), should I be asking to see examples of their work/photos etc.?

I remember my brother used to have a Corsa years ago and it was involved in an accident. Anyway, it was a Vauxhall main dealer that did the repairs and the quality of work was shocking, wing/bonnet didn't appear to sit right, and there was an obvious paint run down the wing from where the windscreen/bonnet is if that makes sense. Just don't want to pay for shit work like that

[Edited on 12-05-2012 by Sam]
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Instead of going to a shop and asking for examples, find out from people who's have work done in your area who's best. Oh, and rocks falling on it?
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12th May 12 at 09:54   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You could buy a complete car for what you'll pay for the bodywork doing.
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Tbh I doubt they would have pics of cars they have done.

Just take it to a reputable body shop. If your not happy with it after. Tell them before you pay. If they refuse to fix just drive off in It.
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
Instead of going to a shop and asking for examples, find out from people who's have work done in your area who's best. Oh, and rocks falling on it?


OK then "stones" being thrown up for cars/vans/whatever in front...
AndyCorsaSport
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Is the car worth £400?
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Where abouts in brierly hill are you sam? Theres a guy behind the police station thats good, only a small unit but hes been doing it nearly 50 years and hes cheap aswell, charged me 150 to do my cills and rear arch repaired and painted.
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I live near Cradley Heath mate.

Whereabouts behind the police station, what's his name?
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Ohh i thought u was brierly hill way, not to sure of his name tbh its only a small unit behind the police station
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Technically where I live is classed as Brierley Hill but I live a stone's throw away from Cradley Heath

I'll go check them out though, cheers
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No worries, its on a car park just past it, single unit on its own

 
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