People are arseholes - panel beater needed

voxpop

So come out to my car today at lunch time and find that some f***ing prick has gouged out, right down to the metal, a massive scratch across the rear door and panal.:mad: No info left, noone saw anything but I have a feeling it was the "across the road" neighbor's windows cleaning man - drives a beatup nissan or focus with ladders on the roof.

Since this arsehole window cleaner (Rio or something he was called) has no contact details and Ive no proof anyway -looks like I'll be paying for the repair myself.

So anyone know a decent body shop around the Templeogue area that I can get a quote from - want a good job. Tried one place already- said Id need to have both door and rear panel completely done otherwise you would spot a "cloudy" area on the repair - is this right ? quoted me 500 quid - which sounded a bit steep ?

Any recommendations - willing to travel a bit(if needed) for a decent and reasonably priced job.

peanuthead

bloody hell, sorry to see and hear that OP, that is crap. There is nothing worse than when something like that happens.

cantdecide

What a pain in the rocks :mad:

That sounds alright price-wise but in panel beating, you get what you pay for. If the car's very new/ expensive and it has to be right, I'd be expecting more. A five star job would normally cost more, IME.

kyote00

I have used carcraft.ie twice in the last year - both results were very good.

Unfortunalely the "bump and run" is a wide spread problem.... the only solution is to park carefully away from the (m)asses....

In the past, I dinged the bumper of a car in the UK outside a IKEA store. Tried to page the car reg etc but after an hour had to leave. I left my details on his window. He phoned me later to thank me and say he'd sort it out himself....karma lives....

Owen

If it's a bodyshop, 500 is cheap. I'd go back before he changes his mind.

Voodoomelon

Thats nasty. Is that an E39?

johnos1984

You don't need a panal beater you need The A-Team to track the fecker down!

I used a place in Churchtown beside the Toyota garage and found him reasonable.

Can't remember his name but the garage recommended him

voxpop

Yeah its an E39 - but an old one (97). Had a day off today - so usually wouldnt even be there.:(
The car itself probably isnt worth a huge amount and has a few small scratches so dont really want to spend an awful lot - still a bad job would annoy me - is the guy in the bodyshop right about the paint looking cloudy if they only fixed that one area ?

Voodoomelon

Have a look on the end of your mans ladder next time you see it.

mayflyatr

Sorry to hear this, I have a friend who has a crash repair garage in Co.Dublin. I can PM you details if you would like to give him a call for a price?

Let me know,

Nick.

Owen

voxpop wrote: »

is the guy in the bodyshop right about the paint looking cloudy if they only fixed that one area ?

Kinda. It's the lacquer which will look cloudy. Unless you're good with fade out thinners and know exactly where to stop the new lacquer, it's difficult to get a good quality finish without relacquering the entire door and quarter panel. If you stop lacquering half way across the panel, where it finishes ends up being a cloudy haze.

Merch

voxpop wrote: »

So come out to my car today at lunch time and find that some f***ing prick has gouged out, right down to the metal, a massive scratch across the rear door and panal.:mad: No info left, noone saw anything but I have a feeling it was the "across the road" neighbor's windows cleaning man - drives a beatup nissan or focus with ladders on the roof.

Since this arsehole window cleaner (Rio or something he was called) has no contact details and Ive no proof anyway -looks like I'll be paying for the repair myself.

So anyone know a decent body shop around the Templeogue area that I can get a quote from - want a good job. Tried one place already- said Id need to have both door and rear panel completely done otherwise you would spot a "cloudy" area on the repair - is this right ? quoted me 500 quid - which sounded a bit steep ?

Any recommendations - willing to travel a bit(if needed) for a decent and reasonably priced job.

that quote sounds ok, I was quoted more but the person that did mine left a much bigger gouge in my car, sick when I saw it. I guess said excuse for a person that did mine pissed off as they knew they would have to pay up, if i saw someone doing that to my or anyone elses car I'd flip (well assuming I saw them making off that is), I'd inform the owner with glee who the perpetrator was.

Wats_in_a_name

Theres a place in Monkstown Pauls Crash repairs is the name afaik. They fixed my front door & sill for €380. Might be worth giving them a call.

Car before repair



Don't have an after shot but its like brand new! Picture doesn't give justice to just how much I dented the car!

Merch

€380 thats good for that damage, mine wasn't as bad as that but it cost more, I'll see if i have a before pic but I think it was on a phone.

Wats_in_a_name

I know. First place I went to wanted €1,100 second place wanted €860 or so. Was on my way home after deciding I couldn't afford it and spotted this place. Was amazed at the value.

voteforpedro

Jeez dude that is so f***in annoying!!! i have heard good reports about dennings up the road also

RandomAccess

Wats_in_a_name wrote: »

Theres a place in Monkstown Pauls Crash repairs is the name afaik. They fixed my front door & sill for €380. Might be worth giving them a call.

Car before repair



Don't have an after shot but its like brand new! Picture doesn't give justice to just how much I dented the car!

Jaysus.. was that a stealth bollard or a wall!