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sadly i don't think so, I had the newer style faired in lights (mk4) and a front end paint, after 20 years it was quite heavily marked with the normal stone chips etc and one corner of the font bumper needed filling/flatting/painted as was caught on a high kerb.
the lights inside (behind the clear plastic) werent finished to the same standard as some of the other paint work and have lots of bits of debris, dust and look poor on close inspection, but the worst area by far is between wheel arch and door where I have two big thick heavy paint runs of 2-4 inches in length where the swage line is, here paint has accumulated, settled and been left to dry there, due to the dark colour its not instantly noticeable but once close up when cleaning it stands out to me like a mile, because of it sitting in the line I doubt whether you would be able to get it out without taking the rest of that curved area outside of the swage down to much..
I know when it was done they apparently had to do it twice as had problems matching the paint (i didnt think mine was that different tbh) but either way I would have thought anyone working the body would have noticed the above during final polish.
the lights inside (behind the clear plastic) werent finished to the same standard as some of the other paint work and have lots of bits of debris, dust and look poor on close inspection, but the worst area by far is between wheel arch and door where I have two big thick heavy paint runs of 2-4 inches in length where the swage line is, here paint has accumulated, settled and been left to dry there, due to the dark colour its not instantly noticeable but once close up when cleaning it stands out to me like a mile, because of it sitting in the line I doubt whether you would be able to get it out without taking the rest of that curved area outside of the swage down to much..
I know when it was done they apparently had to do it twice as had problems matching the paint (i didnt think mine was that different tbh) but either way I would have thought anyone working the body would have noticed the above during final polish.
ptholt said:
sadly i don't think so, I had the newer style faired in lights (mk4) and a front end paint, after 20 years it was quite heavily marked with the normal stone chips etc and one corner of the font bumper needed filling/flatting/painted as was caught on a high kerb.
the lights inside (behind the clear plastic) werent finished to the same standard as some of the other paint work and have lots of bits of debris, dust and look poor on close inspection, but the worst area by far is between wheel arch and door where I have two big thick heavy paint runs of 2-4 inches in length where the swage line is, here paint has accumulated, settled and been left to dry there, due to the dark colour its not instantly noticeable but once close up when cleaning it stands out to me like a mile, because of it sitting in the line I doubt whether you would be able to get it out without taking the rest of that curved area outside of the swage down to much..
I know when it was done they apparently had to do it twice as had problems matching the paint (i didnt think mine was that different tbh) but either way I would have thought anyone working the body would have noticed the above during final polish.
the lights inside (behind the clear plastic) werent finished to the same standard as some of the other paint work and have lots of bits of debris, dust and look poor on close inspection, but the worst area by far is between wheel arch and door where I have two big thick heavy paint runs of 2-4 inches in length where the swage line is, here paint has accumulated, settled and been left to dry there, due to the dark colour its not instantly noticeable but once close up when cleaning it stands out to me like a mile, because of it sitting in the line I doubt whether you would be able to get it out without taking the rest of that curved area outside of the swage down to much..
I know when it was done they apparently had to do it twice as had problems matching the paint (i didnt think mine was that different tbh) but either way I would have thought anyone working the body would have noticed the above during final polish.
When you first see the car after it has been done, it is hard not to get over-excited, as it does look much better than when you took it in - but then again, for the price, it should.
It's only when you start to live with the car, clean it and give it a good look over you realise it isn't as good as you first thought - speaker wires not connected, sat-nav not working, tension wire completely missing from the new rear hood - when driving in torrential rain and the wind screen wiper comes off, flailing about on the windscreen - this was just the start for me. I think the worst is the callipers though, paying almost £360 (That is well over a weeks wages for my wife)! for something I could have done a much neater job myself with a £20 tin of calliper paint. AIUI, they are just going to 'scrape the paint off the calliper seals' this time.
I had the car serviced, too. It ran worse when I got it back (but in fairness, this could just be coincidence) - But you cannot help think that, if some of the more expensive work is such a let down, how well was the car serviced? This is why I took the Tam to Dom's, in part to get everything checked out. I am not saying it wasn't serviced properly, but you naturally have reservations, based on what you have seen of the rest of the work.
chris watton said:
When you first see the car after it has been done, it is hard not to get over-excited, as it does look much better than when you took it in - but then again, for the price, it should.
It's only when you start to live with the car, clean it and give it a good look over you realise it isn't as good as you first thought - speaker wires not connected, sat-nav not working, tension wire completely missing from the new rear hood - when driving in torrential rain and the wind screen wiper comes off, flailing about on the windscreen - this was just the start for me. I think the worst is the callipers though, paying almost £360 (That is well over a weeks wages for my wife)! for something I could have done a much neater job myself with a £20 tin of calliper paint. AIUI, they are just going to 'scrape the paint off the calliper seals' this time.
I had the car serviced, too. It ran worse when I got it back (but in fairness, this could just be coincidence) - But you cannot help think that, if some of the more expensive work is such a let down, how well was the car serviced? This is why I took the Tam to Dom's, in part to get everything checked out. I am not saying it wasn't serviced properly, but you naturally have reservations, based on what you have seen of the rest of the work.
Sadly it was honking down when i collected mine so had little option but to look at it in the workshop where on intial - its saturday afternoon hurry up were closing and going home, it seemed fine.
They are part of the reason I gave up TVR ownership, the bills were presented in a very matter of fact way while chit chatting away, then boom......mega bucks for a service, don't ask them to do any small jobs, without first getting a price, if you don't ask then expect a fully loaded invoice.
The owner boss makes a good living from Ade, he is the talent, Ade should go alone and offer realistic value for money, top bloke knows his stuff, does a great job but his work is spoiled by a heavy invoice.
The owner boss makes a good living from Ade, he is the talent, Ade should go alone and offer realistic value for money, top bloke knows his stuff, does a great job but his work is spoiled by a heavy invoice.
Right, am back home with my Tam.
The rear screen now has the wire and looks better, and the windscreen trim is a thousand times better. The windscreen was re-seated and tested, I was told..!
Back where she belongs, ready for a lot of mollycoddling, and needs another good wash:
Finally, look at that fat arse - Oversize mampy!
Regarding the callipers, I was told that it's too much hassle to take them off, as they would need bleeding (! - £360!). I will get these done properly next year, as, and you can call me Mr Picky if you like, I think the car deserves better.
And so my chapter at Central comes to an end.
The rear screen now has the wire and looks better, and the windscreen trim is a thousand times better. The windscreen was re-seated and tested, I was told..!
Back where she belongs, ready for a lot of mollycoddling, and needs another good wash:
Finally, look at that fat arse - Oversize mampy!
Regarding the callipers, I was told that it's too much hassle to take them off, as they would need bleeding (! - £360!). I will get these done properly next year, as, and you can call me Mr Picky if you like, I think the car deserves better.
And so my chapter at Central comes to an end.
Edited by chris watton on Friday 3rd October 14:22
chris watton said:
Regarding the callipers, I was told that it's too much hassle to take them off, as they would need bleeding (! - £360!). I will get these done properly next year, as, and you can call me Mr Picky if you like, I think the car deserves better.
And so my chapter at Central comes to an end.
Was the service only a 6k? Otherwise I would have expected the brake fluid to be replaced anyway. It also isn't being picky to expect the calipers to be removed for £299+vat as it isn't a perticularly hard job. The fact that the website explicitly stated removed and painted though makes what they did an absolute disgrace.And so my chapter at Central comes to an end.
Edited by chris watton on Friday 3rd October 14:22
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