bodywork

[mk3pete]

hey guys if you can see this dint on the front of my bonnet wat do you think i got quoted today to get it fixed 400 doller to get the dint out and resprayed he reckons there is no way he be able to pop the dint out externally i would of thought there would be other methods but then again im no expert

also he quoted me 850 for the drivers door resprayed the front grill resprayed you can see in this pic and a professional cut and polish i thought that was a good price wat do others think

maybe i could get that front grill new already painted i would think that would be cheaper no??????

[DubSteve]

Two words ripped off!

[BL33SU]

Two words ripped off!

coming from the the one who gets ripd off the most lol

[DubSteve]

coming from the the one who gets ripd off the most lol

How on gods green earth would you know? If you pay for quality then you are going to pay more if you pay for things like your leaky cheap BOV of course your going to to get a good price

Obviously for all of those things to get painted and what he got quoted thats alot! Last October I painted my front guard, 2 front quarter panels, grille, bonnet and my rear hatch for $1000! The hatch included work in cutting and welding new metal to it.

[BL33SU]

How on gods green earth would you know? If you pay for quality then you are going to pay more if you pay for things like your leaky cheap BOV of course your going to to get a good price

Obviously for all of those things to get painted and what he got quoted thats alot! Last October I painted my front guard, 2 front quarter panels, grille, bonnet and my rear hatch for $1000! The hatch included work in cutting and welding new metal to it.

so yeh how do you know his not getting a good job done?? maybe the price he got quoted for is for a top quality job..

[DubSteve]

so yeh how do you know his not getting a good job done?? maybe the price he got quoted for is for a top quality job..

He probably is getting a good job done but thats alot of money to do that. The bonnet is probably about what I would pay for something like that but not for the rest!

[tassie_euro_mk1]

there is a guy here in tas (Ding-go he is called) located in Devonport (i know thats no to you help hahaha) but he removes dent like that buy drilling a small hole and pops it out using different levers and sticks. He is F**king awesome at his job. and charges $60 a panel, no matter how many dents on that panel. Ive used him and my old man works for Mitshubishi *cough* and gets him to thier cars all the time.

in your case he would go from underneath the bonnet and drill the hole near the dent. pop it out and put a gromet in place. ok not entirely a clean finish but if the hole is located somewhere where nobody can see it than why not.


anyone around where your located that can do that kinda work??

[Tim]

doors are expensive cos there is a lot of labour in removing the trims and door handles.

[mk3pete]

i told him i dont wont the bonnet done that just sounded too expensive for such a little dint that hole drilling job sounds like a diy lol i might even give it a try.
these guys do a top job i got my commodore done there once very happy
sheppards bodyworks in diamond creek
but wat about that front grill anyone know where i can get one from new and painted???
i still think 850 is a good price though--- drivers door, front grill, and a cut and polish