Rates for approved paintwork ?
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My 996 C4 Cab. has acquired a nasty stone chip on the bonnet, which has 'spread' from the original site as some paint has flaked off. While at AFN Reading for a service I asked for a quote for repair and was advised that I really needed respray of the entire bonnet, and given the state of the front bumper, that as well.
The quote for that little lot (Lapis Blue) came in around £1300 (BodyTechnic ? - Slough I think). I've since got hold of an emailed quote from another Porsche approved outfit near Birmingham at almost half that price.
I'm assuming there is no such thing as a standard price, so can anyone recommend a good Porsche approved shop where the price is reasonable and justified ?
Unfortunately, I don't see my insurance company paying out for this one...
The quote for that little lot (Lapis Blue) came in around £1300 (BodyTechnic ? - Slough I think). I've since got hold of an emailed quote from another Porsche approved outfit near Birmingham at almost half that price.
I'm assuming there is no such thing as a standard price, so can anyone recommend a good Porsche approved shop where the price is reasonable and justified ?
Unfortunately, I don't see my insurance company paying out for this one...
From what i can make of it, Bodytechnics are AFN Reading's Bodyshop of choice. I had my front end (lightish prang with a rear bumper of a Primera, driven by one of those prick's that go, Cor!, look a Porsche, i think i'll break test him in heavy traffic)done with them. Very good job, but very pricey. They attempt to justify this by the standard of their work, which in my case was good. But why shouldn't it be?, after all, they wouldn;t expect anything less on their own cars, but they would baulk at their own top end prices that they ask for. This whole Porsche Mystique lark wears a bit thin when they give you some old cobblers about umpteen coats of paint, Porsche standard (now there's another story) blah, blah. They assume all Porker owners are very loaded and don't recognise that some of us have to save a long time for such reality. Someone on here said something about 993 owners not being worth Porsche's trouble anymore, viz: watercooled mechanics. It seems to me that they want the sweets, but not the wrappers.
I'd apply the same logic as for technicians. If you are not protecting a warranty, find the ex Porsche bodyshop independent specialist. Not sure where you are, but there is Specialised Paint as already mentioned in Reading, P3 in South London (0208 853 4799) and probably loads of others to geographically suit. All very good and much more reasonable than the approved bodyshops.
I'm primarily considering any impact on resale value in looking at Porsche approved bodyshops (though I have a year left on my warranty).
I'm based in Maidenhead, but drive daily to North Acton, and I'll happily consider a 50mile trek to save £6-700.
I'd like to thank the overzealous gritters in this glorious land for their contributions to the state of my paintwork...seems as if I wound up behind a gritter on almost every drive home during the winter months :-(
Update: Spoke to Alan at Specialized and he 'quoted me happy' with a quote of £555. He did own up to not being Porsche approved, but highlighted that he'd worked on Porsche bodywork for years (including at Porsche) and that they are the main repairers for Lotus in the South East...so can't be too shabby :-)
>> Edited by craigbruce on Tuesday 30th March 15:48
I'm based in Maidenhead, but drive daily to North Acton, and I'll happily consider a 50mile trek to save £6-700.
I'd like to thank the overzealous gritters in this glorious land for their contributions to the state of my paintwork...seems as if I wound up behind a gritter on almost every drive home during the winter months :-(
Update: Spoke to Alan at Specialized and he 'quoted me happy' with a quote of £555. He did own up to not being Porsche approved, but highlighted that he'd worked on Porsche bodywork for years (including at Porsche) and that they are the main repairers for Lotus in the South East...so can't be too shabby :-)
>> Edited by craigbruce on Tuesday 30th March 15:48
craigbruce said:
I'm primarily considering any impact on resale value in looking at Porsche approved bodyshops (though I have a year left on my warranty).
>> Edited by craigbruce on Tuesday 30th March 15:48
You'll probably do more damage to the resale as the repair will be logged as the car having had bodyrepair. The paint warranty on a POrsche is 2 years I think and not really worth anything as it doesnt cover stone chips, bird dropping damage etc.
As long as the repair is good and cannot be easily detected then you are fine. FYI I use a bodyshop in Manchester who charged me £250 for a respray of a bonnet and front bumper on a 996. An immaculate job and much better than some of the cars prepared for sale at my local Porsche dealer. £500 sounds fair for a bone fide inc VAT Southern repair..but anthing with an extra 0 is taking the preverbial....
kamal996 said:
(lightish prang with a rear bumper of a Primera, driven by one of those prick's that go, Cor!, look a Porsche, i think i'll break test him in heavy traffic)done with them.
You mean you ran into the back of him beacuase you didnt allow enough of a gap
kamal996 said:
(lightish prang with a rear bumper of a Primera, driven by one of those prick's that go, Cor!, look a Porsche, i think i'll break test him in heavy traffic)done with them.
You mean you ran into the back of him beacuase you didnt allow enough of a gap
No, i don't mean that smartarse, i mean the prick was determined to get in front (he was in the left hand lane), and went past me no less than 3 times up the Finchely Road in north London, on the fourth occasion, he decided he would just jump in and test my reactions, he and the damp oily road won the contest, and just for the record, the impact speed was approx 15mph, but because his shitty primera has a high rear bumper and his tow hook was exposed, much money was donated to the Bodytechnics Pension fund. we clear now?
kamal996 said:
veewhy said:
(lightish prang with a rear bumper of a Primera, driven by one of those prick's that go, Cor!, look a Porsche, i think i'll break test him in heavy traffic)done with them.
You mean you ran into the back of him beacuase you didnt allow enough of a gap
Guess his insurance paid out to you in full then..There are so many iditots braking in front of Porsches to guage their reactions...those idiots who do it when they see red taffic lights are the worst
No, i don't mean that smartarse, i mean the prick was determined to get in front (he was in the left hand lane), and went past me no less than 3 times up the Finchely Road in north London, on the fourth occasion, he decided he would just jump in and test my reactions, he and the damp oily road won the contest, and just for the record, the impact speed was approx 15mph, but because his shitty primera has a high rear bumper and his tow hook was exposed, much money was donated to the Bodytechnics Pension fund. we clear now?
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