Mad repair costs

[duckers26]

Accidentally clipped a van coming the other way on a tight corner and smashed the winger mirror, no further damage. I phoned insurance company and they said to get estimate from their approved bodyshop for repair.

How much do you think for an electric folding mirror on an Audi Q5?

[Chicane-UK]

£800...

[duckers26]

Not quite but good guess! I was expecting £250!

[MuZiZZle]

£600 fitted?

I'm guessing, parts, labour & paint?

[Djdan]

am saying 1200. Usual overpriced Audi crap, although when you start working on aircraft engines car bits all seem cheap!!!

[MuZiZZle]

There's a pair on ebay for £199 each?

maybe do it yourself and save your premium / excess?

[duckers26]

Wouldn't be very confident painting them and apparently you need to somehow use a laptop to let the car know it has folding mirrors.

Quote is £1,050 but as it's so far above insurance excess it's a bit acedemic and will get it done.

[MuZiZZle]

duckers26 said:

Wouldn't be very confident painting them and apparently you need to somehow use a laptop to let the car know it has folding mirrors.

Quote is £1,050 but as it's so far above insurance excess it's a bit acedemic and will get it done.

That's just mental, your insurance will now go up too for a few years, I'd go the ebay route! & get it painted for £50

[GBTurbo]

You could buy a pretty tidy car with that sort of money

[JonnyFive]

duckers26 said:

Quote is £1,050 but as it's so far above insurance excess it's a bit acedemic and will get it done.

What the actual fk?

£1000 for a door mirror?

Thats disgusting.

[RB Will]

How much will the damage to the van cost?

[duckers26]

RB Will said:

How much will the damage to the van cost?

He didn't stop!

[Dog Star]

Merc SL auto dimming wing (door) mirrors. The glass (just the glass) was something like £450 last time I looked.

[duckers26]

Dog Star said:

Merc SL auto dimming wing (door) mirrors. The glass (just the glass) was something like £450 last time I looked.

Yes these are auto dimming and folding

[Captain Muppet]

JonnyFive said:

duckers26 said:

Quote is £1,050 but as it's so far above insurance excess it's a bit acedemic and will get it done.

What the actual fk?

£1000 for a door mirror?

Thats disgusting.

Yeah, rediculous price. You could easily make an electric folding mirror for way less than that using raw materials and googling the appropriate manufacturing techniques.

[GoneAnon]

Dog Star said:

Merc SL auto dimming wing (door) mirrors. The glass (just the glass) was something like £450 last time I looked.

Check the price for the complete unit - it was cheaper for me to buy a complete mirror than to replace the glass. Utterly and completely mad!

[egomeister]

A pair of gas struts for the boot of my Clio Trophy are £500...

[JonnyFive]

Dog Star said:

Merc SL auto dimming wing (door) mirrors. The glass (just the glass) was something like £450 last time I looked.

I have customers complain when the mirror glass costs £25.

Door mirrors are a maximum of £150, colour coded and everything!

I'm going to print this thread and show them next time they complain!

[kambites]

Well you did choose a car with ludicrously complicated wing mirrors, what did you expect when you needed to replace one? A new mirror for my car is 29 quid and is held on by two screws.

[Prof Prolapse]

Captain Muppet said:

Yeah, rediculous price. You could easily make an electric folding mirror for way less than that using raw materials and googling the appropriate manufacturing techniques.

I honestly think you should write to "Quest" or "The Discovery Channel", you've just come across a great idea for a series there.