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taurus
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Oct 18, 2015 16:36:01 GMT
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No way of estimating costs from a photo, best thing is to take it in and get someone to look at it.
In my experience - a good back street place is usually better than the big glitzy bodyshops. Post up where you and see if someone can recommend somewhere local to you.
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Oct 18, 2015 16:53:12 GMT
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usually £100 per panel large panel s are as easy to fix as a small one , back st garage s do a far better job
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cjhillman
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1979 Capri (Rolling Project) 1985 Escort mk3 (Daily)
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Oct 18, 2015 17:16:04 GMT
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Someone just reversed into my Escort and bent the bumper... they wanted £340 to fix it and paint the panel behind it. Decided to go with £150 cash as i can get some nice bumpers for it then rather than one shiny one.... so probably a lot more depending on where you live and if they're an insurance garage.
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Oct 18, 2015 17:39:42 GMT
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Ok the insurance will not repair any panel damage so if its any more than paintwork damage - i.e theres a dint they will price for new panels. The only guide price I have was a guy in East Grinsted who was charging about £100 per panel (cash) and he came to you with a marque and IR lamps to dry everything out
He was good as well, sadly I don't have his number.
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dannyb
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Oct 18, 2015 20:59:29 GMT
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I repair loads of panels for insurance company's, especially 1/4 panels, they love it.
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oldisbetter
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If it has a ECU it's complicated :)
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Oct 18, 2015 23:01:01 GMT
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Thanks for all the comments, i think i'll just take a day off and get some quotes.
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oldisbetter
Part of things
If it has a ECU it's complicated :)
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Well it seems to be an insurance thing now as the man that reversed into my drivers side me at 90 degrees while i was stationary thinks it ws my fault.
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dbdb
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Oct 20, 2015 10:11:00 GMT
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When you are choosing the body shop, have a good long look at cars they have repaired there. Look at the quality of their work - at the paint match, the degree of orange peel (or rather lack of it - and also look at the paint from an oblique angle to see if you can spot waves in the paint. Resprayed paint is often wavy like this if the car has not been prepared and sprayed just-so. Basically, can you see their repairs.
Some back street garages are excellent - but some are rubbish. Likewise, some of the glitzy places can be poor too. The good glitzy places are likely to be expensive. You could however be lucky and find a good value back street garage that does excellent work. Even if a place comes recommended to you, still check its work carefully. People can have significantly different notions of what constitutes a good job - you may not agree with them!
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oldisbetter
Part of things
If it has a ECU it's complicated :)
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Oct 20, 2015 17:38:32 GMT
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dbdb, Thanks for that advie, and i do have a good eye for bad repairs, i can see a dink at 20 feet normally, the first price i have got back is arounf £2000, which i know is costly, the main problem seems to be the paint colour and match, 
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Oct 20, 2015 19:16:39 GMT
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would you pay 2k to fix that , thats ripping the balls out of it , but it wasnt you fault so get your neck checked now as well , it l pay for next years hols
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Oct 20, 2015 19:49:28 GMT
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would you pay 2k to fix that , thats ripping the balls out of it , but it wasnt you fault so get your neck checked now as well , it l pay for next years hols I would check what insurance body shops are actually charging before going off on one. Plus you can't see the damage at all in that photo |
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Oct 20, 2015 20:29:48 GMT
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fixing a panel , not going of on one , putting my point in like everyone else , its a public forum isnt it
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