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« on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 14:00:51 » |
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Neighbour has opened his car door onto my car and put a dent in the wing - he's offered to pay for the damage so I'm getting quotes, Fish Bro's want £500 which is daft, been recomended a place over Kembrey Park called Dingmaster - has anyone used them ? they seem really cheap
Anyone recomend anyone else ?
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 14:10:51 » |
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Vehicle Body Repair Centre in Cheney Manor.
Whatever you do, steer clear of Nationwide Accident Repair in Hawksworth.
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Ardiles
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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 14:14:48 » |
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I drove into a friend's low wall in Glasgow last summer and put a dent in the front left door. The local Ford dealership quoted £550 to sort it out. I declined. Then took the car to a back street body repair shop and they did a faultless repair for £180.
I don't live in Swindon so can't help there. Simply making the point that dealerships will effectively price themselves out of work like this because it's not their main business and they don't want the work.
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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 14:22:24 » |
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Sippo
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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 14:27:58 » |
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If it were me I'd take it to a dealer. Then its done by the manufacturer dealership. Might be pricey, but end of the day you're not paying for it.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 15:20:39 » |
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 15:41:50 » |
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if the neighbour is so daft he cannot open his door without damaging your car then tough shit on him.take it to the dealer as mentioned by sippo.i took mine to fish bros when some twat security guard dropped a gate barrier on the roof of my old car when i was driving through it.they did a good job.
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 16:01:14 » |
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I was hoping to get my door dent (sounds like pretty much the same place as p2p's) done this year - at those prices i wont be.
Sounds silly but can you do it yourself with a hammer?
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Sippo
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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 16:02:04 » |
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You can do depending on the dent and where it is. I'd advise not to use a hammer though.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 16:04:59 » |
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Reminds me of that bit on father ted.
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 16:22:29 » |
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Sounds silly but can you do it yourself with a hammer? You'll need a slide hammer, it's a specialised tool for knocking the dent out bit by bit. There's a bit of a skill to it though and you'd probably be better off taking it to someone who knows what they're doing, otherwise it could end up worse than it started! |
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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 16:27:42 » |
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Of course, if you used an MC Hammer, you can't touch this
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Luci
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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 16:49:34 » |
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You'll need a slide hammer, it's a specialised tool for knocking the dent out bit by bit. There's a bit of a skill to it though and you'd probably be better off taking it to someone who knows what they're doing, otherwise it could end up worse than it started!
A slide hammer, hmmm interesting. Im seriously considering it as the dent annoys me. How would I get the inside panel off the car though - take it that would need specialist removal? |
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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 16:51:25 » |
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There should be loads of little round caps on discreet parts of the door. Pop them off and underneath you will find screws. I'm sure even you can work the rest out!
Alternatively get a Haines manual.
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