price for bodywork repairs
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How many quotes have you had?
What car is it?
What colour is it? (Pale metallics often have colour issues & need adjacent panels blending to avoid having one panle a different shade to the rest of the side - worst case would involve painting the whole side)
If you post pics you may get better suggestions.
Is this damage to her own/your car or has she hit another car & is picking up the bill rather than involving insurance - you post is a bit coy on this - as the owner may want to use a specific bodyshop.
What car is it?
What colour is it? (Pale metallics often have colour issues & need adjacent panels blending to avoid having one panle a different shade to the rest of the side - worst case would involve painting the whole side)
If you post pics you may get better suggestions.
Is this damage to her own/your car or has she hit another car & is picking up the bill rather than involving insurance - you post is a bit coy on this - as the owner may want to use a specific bodyshop.
Edited by paintman on Thursday 7th August 09:31
paintman said:
How many quotes have you had?
What car is it?
What colour is it? (Pale metallics often have colour issues & need adjacent panels blending to avoid having one panle a different shade to the rest of the side - worst case would involve painting the whole side)
If you post pics you may get better suggestions.
Is this damage to her own/your car or has she hit another car & is picking up the bill rather than involving insurance - you post is a bit coy on this - as the owner may want to use a specific bodyshop.
waiting for another quote What car is it?
What colour is it? (Pale metallics often have colour issues & need adjacent panels blending to avoid having one panle a different shade to the rest of the side - worst case would involve painting the whole side)
If you post pics you may get better suggestions.
Is this damage to her own/your car or has she hit another car & is picking up the bill rather than involving insurance - you post is a bit coy on this - as the owner may want to use a specific bodyshop.
Edited by paintman on Thursday 7th August 09:31
it is a vectera in silver
she hit another car and is picking up the bill
she did a good job
Seriously get an ebay door.
I don't know the year of that one but there are hundreds on ebay in really good condition for £25 to £100
This looks close http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-VECTRA-C-PASSEN...
Just to add - does the front of the rear arch involve a dent? If not its not a big job at all.
£500 tops including a new door and fitting and sorting out the arch should be more than enough.
I don't know the year of that one but there are hundreds on ebay in really good condition for £25 to £100
This looks close http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-VECTRA-C-PASSEN...
Just to add - does the front of the rear arch involve a dent? If not its not a big job at all.
£500 tops including a new door and fitting and sorting out the arch should be more than enough.
Edited by trickywoo on Thursday 7th August 11:34
From the pictures it does look as if the door "could" be repaired, but nowadays most places will just replace, so on that basis to skin the door, repair the rear 1/4, front door and paint the side, I'd say its very cheap. They haven't noted the wheel damage, if it was an insurance claim you'd probably want a geometry check if the wheel has had any sort of impact but in reality it's unlikely to have moved anything.
Just realised this is the damage your daughter did to the other persons car and they've got their own quote? In that case I'd say its extremely fair!
Just realised this is the damage your daughter did to the other persons car and they've got their own quote? In that case I'd say its extremely fair!
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