Respray opinions and prices

[tonymor]

My son has a mk1 1997 in classic red . There is rear wheel arch rust to cope with but a partial / maybe full respray will be required . Anyone had this work done and any ideas on costs ?

[sbird]

If it were my car, I'd take the car down to Gareth and Chris here: http://www.themx5restorer.co.uk/ . They'll give you a realistic quote.

Their work is excellent - just take a look at one of their show cars. Both are well known within the MX-5 community.

[drgoatboy]

Prices to restore arches on the Mx5 restorers website - but its from £720 a side.
Feels a bit expensive but they are very highly rated, case of you get what you pay for?

I did a little research on a full respray myself (admittedly just on google). Anywhere from £1k upwards, with some folk suggesting £4k upwards for a decent job, thats without any welding...

I suspect fixing the arches with a localised spray job is probably the way to go!!

[tonymor]

Yes I think we will start with fixing the arches an look into the localised panel option first .again that's to be researeed / priced .

[MX-5 Lazza]

Gareth does a proper job with no corners cut. Cutting out all the rust, rebuilding all the inner & outer arch, inner sill, strengthening ribs & outer sill, all sprayed up to a top standard and fully undersealed inside all the crevices to make sure the rust does not come back. They even take pictures through the whole process and offer a full guarantee!
You can get it done at a local welders and I'm sure some would do an equally good job but MX5 Restorer has the reputation and are known to do top quality work.

[J-Tuner]

Mine had both rear arches, sills done and a complete respray. It wasn't the cheapest but i was very happy with the respray. If its a keeper i think its a good investment.

[drgoatboy]

J-Tuner said:

Mine had both rear arches, sills done and a complete respray. It wasn't the cheapest but i was very happy with the respray. If its a keeper i think its a good investment.

See you are in Herts, where did you have it done?

[J-Tuner]

Sorry i must of had a brain fart and forgot to mention that it was also the Mx5 Restorer that did mine. Its a bit of a drive but its worth it as the results are always decent which is rare in my experience.