The quote I have posted above is from the body shop recommended but the dealer I have tried several in my area £275 was the cheapest but had £400 and £550 quoted all saying it’s very difficult to match the colour so no guarantee it will not be noticeable depending on lighting best to over spray onto too the front wing and rear door is what I have been told on a new car.! Couldn’t believe it.Ouch!!
Who did you go to?
Bastards.£275 - over £800 for a bit of a repair. Done with a shopping trolley we think while parked
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Well ian you can’t really see from pictures but there is a dent about golf ball size and the marks are much deeper than I could show in a picture also get your mail into themIt doesn't look like the panel has been dented so at that price I might be tempted to touch up the bare metal with a little red paint and try a red colour restorer polish and see how much it hides the scratches. You'll know they are there but most people probably won't see them
That's fair enough. As Stuart says have a word with Chips Away or similar.Well ian you can’t really see from pictures but there is a dent about golf ball size and the marks are much deeper than I could show in a picture also get your mail into them
Les
In my case there was no issue matching the colour so I don't believe that complicates things unduly if the paint shop is competent.Alb I did remember this when I open the link, glad you got it fixed and the person that did agreed to pay for it.
What really was annoying about the whole thing is when was a body shop and a very reputable one at that, say to you we only do insurance work so you need to make a claim, is it any wonder that insurance is going up like it is,
I had seen the repair they did on my neighbors car MG5 same colour, they had it for around 5 months waiting for parts to arrive but when he got it back Xmas eve I think it was it was like a new car.
So I went straight to them to get a quote to be told we don’t do retail work only insurance claims ridiculous.
Thanks for all the comments go and try a couple more bodyshops tomorrow.
Les
It’s hard to see from the pics - but I would consider having it specialist dent removed and touched in rather than pay and have 3 panels painted or insurance claim (I guess you have excess to pay). Worth taking it to a specialist dent removal to have a look. The results can be excellent.£275 - over £800 for a bit of a repair. Done with a shopping trolley we think while parked
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Glad you ended up with a good result for a reasonable price, really annoying though.Repair sorted by MG dealer now as new again the reason I decided to let them do it was because the MG bodywork and paint in place and is fully guaranteed against any defects by MG as the rest of the car plus it was done at a reasonable price by a MG dealership at half of the price of the other. They removed the door all its trim mirror and handle painted it and refitted it so in the end did perfect jobView attachment 15083View attachment 15084
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