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...thats what the bodyshops down here seem to do. :S

I have been looking at getting some bits on the VR done after they werent done very well last year. Since my old bodyshop packed up and left the country about a month after 'finishing' my car i cant go back to get it repaired, so im trying to source another one. *-)

Anyhoo, i have so far tried three well known companies in the area and this is what i was quoted for doing:

- two doors

- bootlid

- roll rear arches.

1) £300 Cash

2) £500 Cash

3) wait for it...£1407.65 :o

Now i do wonder how bodyshops work out the price. Before getting quotes i thought £300-£350 would be a fair price....

What do you guys think *-)

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£300 cash - I would have ripped his arm off!!

I've got a mate who is awesome - he rebuilds and restores mk1&mk2 escorts as he loves them.

I'm picking my car up tomorrow off him after he's:

rolled the arches,

sprayed and fitted new front grill

fixed front lights and sprayed

painted calipers yellow

plastic welded a plate on rear bumper

smoothed front and rear bumpers using fibreglass and sprayed

sorted some rust on one of my sills

debadge the tailgate and removed spoiled welding plates etc and smoothed plus sprayed

Body coloured door handles

Sprayed rear blistered arches

Then finally gone over car touching up anyway he think needs and and bluffing a wax finish :-)

Lol - Point being all that was £700 + £120 for a new rear window.

So yes you can get bargains but make sure they are by good people.

If you want to come up to south wales i'm sure i could get him 2 do you a good deal?? He is sh*t hot 2

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The tailgate only needs sanding back and respraying, The quality of work is good as he showed me two of the cars that had just been finished. Put it this way, it cant be any worse than what it looks like @ the moment.

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You should speak too my mate Mrgreygolf on swdubs' date=' he is a sprayer by trade and a very good one at that you only have too look at the quality of his mk 2

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I will see if i can find him on there and send him a pm. Thanks

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