Good bodyshops in Southampton...
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Hello hello. Here's the story:
MOT day was today for Clio Willy, and it failed. I thought I had repaired everything, and it is in very good order now, but the MOT tester picked up on headlight adjustment (obligatory Clio fail), a dodgy brake hose (nothing my new braided hoses won't sort!) and lastly (biggest pain of all), offside rear suspension component mounting prescribed area (what a mouthful) is excessively corroded.
Knowing my car well, having redone the suspension about 5 times myself, I knew there was no problem with it so was surprised to find they include anything within 30cm of the mounting area a 'suspension component', including the sills. How the sills affect the suspension is a bit of a mystery to me, however, that's the wonderful randomness of an MOT...it's almost as if they make it up as they go along.
I checked the area they pointed out to me and it is solid, with minor rust appearing, excessive, it is not (in my opinion), but then again I am not a trained MOT 'makeitupasyougoalong' tester, so who am I to judge?
Ok, rant and info over with: Do you, the reader, know of any respectable firms in Soton that won't botch a sill replacement job and won't charge vast sums of cash to boot? I don't want a new sill going rusty within the year either...
Thanks in advance!
MOT day was today for Clio Willy, and it failed. I thought I had repaired everything, and it is in very good order now, but the MOT tester picked up on headlight adjustment (obligatory Clio fail), a dodgy brake hose (nothing my new braided hoses won't sort!) and lastly (biggest pain of all), offside rear suspension component mounting prescribed area (what a mouthful) is excessively corroded.
Knowing my car well, having redone the suspension about 5 times myself, I knew there was no problem with it so was surprised to find they include anything within 30cm of the mounting area a 'suspension component', including the sills. How the sills affect the suspension is a bit of a mystery to me, however, that's the wonderful randomness of an MOT...it's almost as if they make it up as they go along.
I checked the area they pointed out to me and it is solid, with minor rust appearing, excessive, it is not (in my opinion), but then again I am not a trained MOT 'makeitupasyougoalong' tester, so who am I to judge?
Ok, rant and info over with: Do you, the reader, know of any respectable firms in Soton that won't botch a sill replacement job and won't charge vast sums of cash to boot? I don't want a new sill going rusty within the year either...
Thanks in advance!
haggy said:
Hi my dad has a bodyshop in west end, southampton. he's been doing body repairs at the same place since 1972 - recently replaced pretty much every single panel on a williams too!
Ask for Ted,
H&H Motors - 02380 477787
Sounds interesting.Ask for Ted,
H&H Motors - 02380 477787
I need a couple of bits doing, where abouts is he?
Neil
Neil.D said:
haggy said:
Hi my dad has a bodyshop in west end, southampton. he's been doing body repairs at the same place since 1972 - recently replaced pretty much every single panel on a williams too!
Ask for Ted,
H&H Motors - 02380 477787
Sounds interesting.Ask for Ted,
H&H Motors - 02380 477787
I need a couple of bits doing, where abouts is he?
Neil
t hot at spraying etc.In west end by haskins garden centre,
SO18 3HT
Neil.D said:
haggy said:
Heard you popped in for a quote Neil!, was speaking to my dad - was saying what a lovely clean car you have! he wants me to find him one now! haha!
Sure did Mike. Im going to book it in...I will take him for a blast when all is done!
haggy said:
Neil.D said:
haggy said:
Heard you popped in for a quote Neil!, was speaking to my dad - was saying what a lovely clean car you have! he wants me to find him one now! haha!
Sure did Mike. Im going to book it in...I will take him for a blast when all is done!
haggy said:
Hi my dad has a bodyshop in west end, southampton. he's been doing body repairs at the same place since 1972 - recently replaced pretty much every single panel on a williams too!
Ask for Ted,
H&H Motors - 02380 477787
Excellent Ask for Ted,
H&H Motors - 02380 477787
Thanks very much, just forked out a ton on various bits though. I'll need to nip a bit of rust in the bud on my arches before long and a bit of paint on other bits too!
snoopstah said:
Does he do fibreglass work?
I think so, he does'nt so much of it though i dont think but he's done a few bits on my uncles caterham when thats had a few knocks. What needs doing? you can e-mail me some pictures & i'll show him or he's open today if you wanted to pop down with it.snoopstah said:
Many thanks, just popped down and got a very competitive price. Nice chap too! Going to get it booked in next Saturday.
Snoop- did you get yours done? Had a bit of an incident with a Pheasant and I now have 5 small cracks around my headlight and a chunk out of my V!. Thinking its going to be quite expensive.DC said:
snoopstah said:
Many thanks, just popped down and got a very competitive price. Nice chap too! Going to get it booked in next Saturday.
Snoop- did you get yours done? Had a bit of an incident with a Pheasant and I now have 5 small cracks around my headlight and a chunk out of my V!. Thinking its going to be quite expensive.Sounds a bit nasty, you'll probably have to take the clam off to do a good repair
. If you can do that yourself though that'd help, and as I say, my quote was cheaper than I could have hoped for.Gassing Station | South Coast | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff