insane quotes for respray of bonnet, options in Bristol
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johntaustin said:
I want to respray my 2003 defender bonnet and i got a ridiculous quote of £1200!
Who knows of a sensible outfit in the Bath / Bristol area that I can get another quote from.
At this point, i can buy a new bonnet !
thanks
Joh
That new bonnet will need painting too, so budget around £1200 for paint! Who knows of a sensible outfit in the Bath / Bristol area that I can get another quote from.
At this point, i can buy a new bonnet !
thanks
Joh
More seriously, how much do you want to pay? Why is that price not ridiculous to have a good job done? Do people ever tell you, that you charge too much for your time and labour?
Cheap or good. Choose 1 that matters the most to you
BunkMoreland said:
That new bonnet will need painting too, so budget around £1200 for paint!
More seriously, how much do you want to pay? Why is that price not ridiculous to have a good job done? Do people ever tell you, that you charge too much for your time and labour?
Cheap or good. Choose 1 that matters the most to you
Useful More seriously, how much do you want to pay? Why is that price not ridiculous to have a good job done? Do people ever tell you, that you charge too much for your time and labour?
Cheap or good. Choose 1 that matters the most to you
BunkMoreland said:
Well you have a point , however lets assume the labour cost is not more than £70 per hour, paint £200 , does it really take 14 hrs to spray a bonnet ( thats off the car )
That new bonnet will need painting too, so budget around £1200 for paint!
More seriously, how much do you want to pay? Why is that price not ridiculous to have a good job done? Do people ever tell you, that you charge too much for your time and labour?
Cheap or good. Choose 1 that matters the most to you
That new bonnet will need painting too, so budget around £1200 for paint!
More seriously, how much do you want to pay? Why is that price not ridiculous to have a good job done? Do people ever tell you, that you charge too much for your time and labour?
Cheap or good. Choose 1 that matters the most to you
James6112 said:
BunkMoreland said:
That new bonnet will need painting too, so budget around £1200 for paint!
More seriously, how much do you want to pay? Why is that price not ridiculous to have a good job done? Do people ever tell you, that you charge too much for your time and labour?
Cheap or good. Choose 1 that matters the most to you
Useful More seriously, how much do you want to pay? Why is that price not ridiculous to have a good job done? Do people ever tell you, that you charge too much for your time and labour?
Cheap or good. Choose 1 that matters the most to you
FWIW last price I was given for a bonnet respray was several years ago - pre-pandemic - for a Peugeot 306 bonnet colour change from a local bodyshop whose work I know is fine & their prices cheap & that was a shade over £300.
johntaustin said:
Well you have a point , however lets assume the labour cost is not more than £70 per hour, paint £200 , does it really take 14 hrs to spray a bonnet ( thats off the car )
My gut is that they quoted you a daft price as they aren't interested in the work. Whether that's because they are far too busy, or they didn't like the condition of the bonnet itself. (and factored in a load of prep) or maybe just they took a dislike to you, we'll never know.
Was it from a bodyshop attached to a main dealer in some way?
BunkMoreland said:
My gut is that they quoted you a daft price as they aren't interested in the work.
That would be my take on it as well. Not unusual for busy companies to quote stupid prices when they don't really want the job, however if you're daft enough to pay it they'll squeeze you in.
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