Car repair help

[Bob2611]

Hi everyone

I am new to this forum and also newbie to cars really. I don't have much money so I am trying to repair my car as cost effectively as I can and also trying not to be ripped off by some mechanics who I have come across already. Honestly, as I don't know much, the industry feels a little wild west to me in terms of regulation and quality of services.

Anyhow, my partner crashed my car. The wheel is damaged and fender and light is damaged. The front may also need to be realigned. I purchased the car back from the insurance company as they didn't pay out in full.


I will do another post for the wheel but I am trying to get a fender. Some mechanics have warned me off aftermarket.

I found a fender in the completely wrong colour with a breaker. The question I have is do I buy a new fender primed (costs more) or get the different colour. What makes more sense. The second hand one is clearly cheaper.

Any help is appreciated

[robemcdonald]

Bob2611 said:

Hi everyone

I am new to this forum and also newbie to cars really. I don't have much money so I am trying to repair my car as cost effectively as I can and also trying not to be ripped off by some mechanics who I have come across already. Honestly, as I don't know much, the industry feels a little wild west to me in terms of regulation and quality of services.

Anyhow, my partner crashed my car. The wheel is damaged and fender and light is damaged. The front may also need to be realigned. I purchased the car back from the insurance company as they didn't pay out in full.


I will do another post for the wheel but I am trying to get a fender. Some mechanics have warned me off aftermarket.

I found a fender in the completely wrong colour with a breaker. The question I have is do I buy a new fender primed (costs more) or get the different colour. What makes more sense. The second hand one is clearly cheaper.

Any help is appreciated

Sorry to hear about your problem.

A few questions that might help people reply.

What car do you have? (Make, model, year)
What is the colour?

And most importantly where do you live?

You might get more replies with this information.

[Bob2611]

Apologies for lack of information. It's a skoda kodiaq 2019 in silver code a7w. I am based in the UK in essex

[smokey mow]

Who is going to be doing all the work?

Second hand parts can be a good buy if you’re planning to put in the graft yourself to prep, sand and then paint the panel. If however you’ll be paying someone else then the cost of their labour could quickly outweigh the additional cost of the new primed parts.