what would i expect to pay..

[antz]

Hey folks,

 

After poking round my won car at ford fair (never a good sign when you poke your own car) i have decided its time to get two new rear arches and a spare wheel well fitted this winter as they are manky.

 

I also have 2 dents in my bonnet and one in my rear panel.

 

how much would i expect to pay a bodyshop to cut out the old arches and put new oens in, spare wheel well, skim in the dents and give the whole car a respray...(not a bare metal job)

 

i know i pay for what i get...what i want is a ballpark figure so i can tell if im being ripped off or not.

 

i would love to do the work myself but i cant weld, or spray

 

please help

 

BY THE WAY IT HAS A VINYL ROOF SO THAT DOES NOT NEED SPRAYING

[Wessie]

it really does depend on the bodyshop you go to, and like you've already said - you get what you pay for

[antz]

i know what you mean wessie.

 

i just wanted some kind of rough ballpark figure so i know how skint ill be and what would be in my price range.

 

the car doesnt NEED a full spray but if im getting the rear quarters, rear panel, bonnet, wing tops done i might as well do the rest.

 

this is gonna be an expensive winter think my rally fuel tank will have to wait til next winter along with a new vinyl roof.

[MightySprocket]

my fabricator charged out at £20 ph but I suppose each job is quoted on its own merrits, my respray was £1200 and that included loads of prep coz mine wasn't good enough i tried . But the 1200 was from a friend of a friend and was a foreigner, I know you can pat lots more and lots less. Best bet is to take the car somewhere I guess and get a quote

[antz]

im having trouble finding a bodyshop i can trust

 

the garage down the road has a shit hot sprayer but he wont do a full car cos he gets more money doing the odd panel for old ladies who crash into each other

[jamesg]

i'd ask the bodyshop's about their hourly rate etc. might be worth seeing if anyone will do a private job for you.

[antz]

think ill have to travel round and see what i can find...i dont trust people near my car though...might ask my dads mate the jaguar bloke as he deals with 2 spray shops bepending on your wallet size

 

i know a guy who used to really good and did all the bodykits for the local boy racers. was really good at air brushing too.

 

then he became an alcoholic and i wouldnt take a banger racer there to get sprayed gone downhill really badly.

[bigglesmk2]

C'mon Antz,your arche's arent that bad check out mine

 

 

There alot of plag hiding in there

[antz]

one of mine isnt far off

[bigglesmk2]