how much to fix this

guil · 24-12-2011 8:37pm #1

the gf's brother reversed into my car this evening, any ideas on how much to fix it?
thanks

24-12-2011 8:44pm

Focus? I dunno are the Focus wings bolt on or weld on, if they're weld on it might be more cost effective to fill and spray it, if they are bolt on a new wing might be cheaper.

€€€s wise I dunno, I had a wing filled and sprayed on a new Mondeo years back in the main dealer and it was €400 iirc.

guil · 24-12-2011 8:46pm

no 02 mondeo, he was driving a focus though the dozy twat

guil · 24-12-2011 8:57pm

also how do i go about claiming for it, he said go through the insurance so do i go straight to his insurer or do i involve mine at all

24-12-2011 8:58pm

... he really is a dozy twat :cool:

guil · 24-12-2011 9:00pm

to make things worse he tried to deny it at first and said oh i dunno and then he offered me 60 quid ffs

mickdw · 24-12-2011 9:00pm

That colour is going to be difficult to get exactly right. The amount of silver cars with mismatched panels is crazy.

I Was VB · 24-12-2011 9:01pm

You should be able to buy a second hand wing for about 50-70, if its silver (common colour in the Mondys) its a bolt on job, maybe 150-200 labour for a mecanic to fit it.

George Dalton · 24-12-2011 9:02pm

I agree with mickdw. If it is going through his insurance then make sure whoever replaces the wing flashes the bumper and door as well to ensure a good colour match. It will cost the best part of €1000 going through the insurance I reckon. You could get it done cheaper if you wanted to be nice about it and he was paying out of his own pocket.

24-12-2011 9:03pm

Should be no bother to match it really

Mixed properly from the right code and using the right shade variant it should be spot on. The mismatched ones are generally the wrong variant of a code or sloppy mixing rather than an issue with matching silvers

A bit of blending into the door would help too.

guil · 24-12-2011 9:03pm

i could fit it myself but i don't want the hassle of doing it

guil · 24-12-2011 9:05pm

yeah there's a bit of a mark on the door aswell where the horizontal crease is but i'll get a better look at it tomorrow

Hal1 · 24-12-2011 9:07pm

There's a fair crease in that. I would replace the panel if it is a bolt off job.

24-12-2011 9:09pm

I Was VB wrote: »

..... its a bolt on job......

Ooops

Now that I think of it maybe the Rord chap said a new wing was more labour than just sorting the one that was on mine

Chriscl1 · 24-12-2011 10:41pm

Ouch!!! Had something very similar happen to my car recently in the same spot but also needed plastic welding on the skirt, no idea how much it cost but i can recommend Kildare crash repair centre in newbridge, done a smashing job repairing it, dealt with a lad called ollie, dead sound fella. My car was collected from my house, left me with a car to use and dropped my car back when the work was done. Might be worth getting a quote off them.

guil · 24-12-2011 10:57pm

nice one, i'm only in the curragh, are they on the athgarvan road

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