Ouch!! deep scratch on v8v

[Ballistic Banana]

I stupidly caught my V8V on my garage door frame and it's scratched the wheel arch pretty deep although it's not too long. It's down to the White stuff.
Can anyone recommend someone reputable that may be able to give me a quote on a repair in the Bedfordshire area ?
I know if I took it to Aston they would want to respray the whole car but I don't have the funds for that and am I right in thinking they put around seven coats on.

A well gutted and pi$$$ed off BB :-(

[Oggs]

Ballistic Banana said:

I stupidly caught my V8V on my garage door frame and it's scratched the wheel arch pretty deep although it's not too long. It's down to the White stuff.
Can anyone recommend someone reputable that may be able to give me a quote on a repair in the Bedfordshire area ?
I know if I took it to Aston they would want to respray the whole car but I don't have the funds for that and am I right in thinking they put around seven coats on.

A well gutted and pi$$$ed off BB :-(

How about the local chipsaway guy, heard he is good but that was a while ago

[Ballistic Banana]

not sure I'd want to use them. I've had good and bad experiences with them.
Probably to deep for them too.

BB

[Luckyluciano]

You can phone your dealer and ask who it is they use then give them a call privately.

[Neil1300R]

Just google Aston Martin approved body shop. It will list all the ones the dealers use in your area.
Having said that, having damaged my bonnet and claimed on insurance, got directed to an Aston approved Body shop, and I've had the car go back twice as the finish wasn't great - orange peel effect in the lacquer

[mikey k]

front or back?
Fronts are composite so a good paint repair should be OK
Rears are steel so if it has gone through the primer it will need proper body shop preperation and paint.

[Mako V12V]

Why not try Works Service at NP, they have bodyshop/paint facilities?

[Grant3]

Sorry to hear the news, these cars are so wide and hard to place in confined places.
I took a huge chunk out of my first V8's alloy wheel on a small bolt sticking out of the garage door, since then the bolts have been hack-sawed off and carpet stuck to the inside of the doors (yes really!!!)as it's a tight fit!

Best of luck with the repair.

[revs88]

Sorry to hear your news - the approved AM bodyshop is outsourced to a place in Stevenage called Fix Auto (I think until recently they were called MKG).

From what I recall it's the only one approved for miles around in Herts and Bucks.

Sadly had to use them a couple of times and there work is excellent.

You can call Adam on 01438 347 521.

Richard

[Good Soil (Pete)]

I can name somewhere in Cambridge if that helps. It depends where in Beds you are I guess...it could be closeish if you are East Beds but too far if west.....PM me if you need some details....

[Ballistic Banana]

revs88 said:

Sorry to hear your news - the approved AM bodyshop is outsourced to a place in Stevenage called Fix Auto (I think until recently they were called MKG).

From what I recall it's the only one approved for miles around in Herts and Bucks.

Sadly had to use them a couple of times and there work is excellent.

You can call Adam on 01438 347 521.

Richard

Cheers I think a friend of mine knows Adam so I'll likely contact him to get them to have a look.
It's the front wing so is the composite end .

Thanks for the input peeps

BB

[Ballistic Banana]

Hopefully these pics come put as used iPhone photobucket app !!!






BB

[alxce]

Heartbreaking!

You have my sympathies as someone who came very close to doing the same thing a couple of months ago. In fact I thought I had because I was stuck on the garage door frame and was expecting to see damage like yours when I finally gave up and got out of the car. But I got lucky because I had turned the front wheel enough it was that caught on the frame. It cost me the price of a refurb but I am guessing that is going to be a lot less than yours.

Hope you get it fixed to your satisfaction.

[mikey k]

So that's the front then
With that amount of damage I'd get it properly sprayed

[drcarrera]

Ouch! You have my sympathies ...

[Ballistic Banana]

mikey k said:

So that's the front then
With that amount of damage I'd get it properly sprayed

I was thinking nothing more than a proper job!!
But when you say that do you full body or wing??
I'm defiantly not thinking touch up lol...

Hopefully will get the guy down near Stevenage to look at it in next couple of weeks.

[mikey k]

I'd take it to an approved body shop and ask advice.
It looks like the bumper PU is cuffed as well.
A "proper job" will need both doing.

[JulesB]

I'd steer well clear of Chipsaway... lacquer they use is horrific and paint matching is even worse... Repairs will end up dull within 2 months and falling off within 6... Not sure where you can go, but where ever you go find out what guarantee you get on the repair!

[robdcfc]

JulesB said:

I'd steer well clear of Chipsaway... lacquer they use is horrific and paint matching is even worse... Repairs will end up dull within 2 months and falling off within 6... Not sure where you can go, but where ever you go find out what guarantee you get on the repair!

Jules

where do you get this info from?

Just asking as your surname is the same as a certain person involved with another SMART company that went under last year and you live in the same area!!!

If Chipsaway paints are so bad then why is there a lifetime guarentee on the repair?

[Tonto]

Ballistic Banana said:

I was thinking nothing more than a proper job!!
But when you say that do you full body or wing??
I'm defiantly not thinking touch up lol...

Hopefully will get the guy down near Stevenage to look at it in next couple of weeks.

Don't worry, its not a big job to repair that. Would be very surprised if it was more than 5-700 squid.