Fibreglass and roof damage
Discussion
All the advice for selling a car is to have it in top notch condition if you want the best money for it. And all the advice on here to anyone looking for a car is always that you buy on condition.
It could have been maintained by the gods themselves but if your first view of the car is the back end and that damage nobody is going to believe a word about how good the rest of the car is and how well you have looked after it.
It could have been maintained by the gods themselves but if your first view of the car is the back end and that damage nobody is going to believe a word about how good the rest of the car is and how well you have looked after it.
The 'Old Grocer' will be gutted. Auto Stich in Blackwood will do you a new rear window section, I paid £150 but it was a long time ago. I would imagine that midas pearl would be a pain to match and I don't think that you have a case of 'painting over', looks like you need some fibregalss work too. How'd the damage happen, was a nearly new roof wasn't it?
Edited by SwanJack on Friday 4th March 09:33
I agree. When selling with problems especially bodywork it becomes more of an auction rather than a sale. Also if the rest of the car is good, I doubt you'll simply get that value minus the repair costs because interested parties will likely over budget for the repairs when looking at the car.
I'm taking mine in to get some rear end damage done next week. (Some low life reversed into it and drove off)
Repairing is one thing, paint match is another!
You'll get told there's nowhere on Chimaera bodywork to ''loose'' the paint blend area so consequently the spray part might turn into a bigger job therefor more labour, more money. Joy
Repairing is one thing, paint match is another!
You'll get told there's nowhere on Chimaera bodywork to ''loose'' the paint blend area so consequently the spray part might turn into a bigger job therefor more labour, more money. Joy
The rear panel cracked when I put it down, was a cold day and I guess the plastic was too rigid. The body damage, same as Dog Man, I returned to the car to find someone had clipped it.
SwanJack said:
The 'Old Grocer' will be gutted. Auto Stich in Blackwood will do you a new rear window section, I paid £150 but it was a long time ago. I would imagine that midas pearl would be a pain to match and I don't think that you have a case of 'painting over', looks like you need some fibregalss work too. How'd the damage happen, was a nearly new roof wasn't it?
Edited by SwanJack on Friday 4th March 09:33
KPJ
Cant believe you`ve damaged my ex-pride and joy!!!!Gutted the sun is out and glorious driving conditions and the "Devils own "is no longer with me!
Enjoy my friend ,repair that simple damage with a little filler .I have details of a new roof for £395 complete ,and you may as well go for the respray we talked about now!!
A1 body repairs over my way ,by St Marys Gold Club will do teh repair at the same time as a respray ..........unless you want to return it to the Old Grocer at a bargain price!
Remember dont sell it without telling me ........I could park it at the train station and not inform Wifey!
Have fun
Old Groc
Rodders (Swans) good spot!
Cant believe you`ve damaged my ex-pride and joy!!!!Gutted the sun is out and glorious driving conditions and the "Devils own "is no longer with me!
Enjoy my friend ,repair that simple damage with a little filler .I have details of a new roof for £395 complete ,and you may as well go for the respray we talked about now!!
A1 body repairs over my way ,by St Marys Gold Club will do teh repair at the same time as a respray ..........unless you want to return it to the Old Grocer at a bargain price!
Remember dont sell it without telling me ........I could park it at the train station and not inform Wifey!
Have fun
Old Groc
Rodders (Swans) good spot!
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