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£2k Respray-Worth it?
#199533
26/09/2006 21:38
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I took the coop in to a bodyshop this afternoon to get a quote to take out a scrape the girlfriend put in the rear panel. As I was there I thought I'd get the black bits done. And the stone chips on the bonnet. In fact why not respray the whole thing. £2,000. Booked in for end of month. Have I done the right thing? The car cost me £4k 5 months ago, since then I've spent £2,500 on mechanicial bits, and now more cost on the way.
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
#199534
26/09/2006 21:41
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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26/09/2006 21:41
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You won't unfortunately ever get the money back...how many miles has the car done and what is the spec...4k seems to be the going rate for a better than average 'normal' 20vt, with leather and ac
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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26/09/2006 21:52
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It's done 70k..normal 20vt, ac and leather. Mechanically it's perfect, so I'm thinking that if it's just consumables and I keep it for some time (as I love it) then it's worthwhile. Surely as the current oversupply of uncared for examples dries up then we will see prices stabilise?
313bhp...GT28R, Pro-Alloy FMIC & SIP, Perfect touch Live Map, Powerfiat Exhaust, Eibach springs.
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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26/09/2006 22:00
26/09/2006 22:00
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I'd want a very very good job indeed for £2k.....I've heard people get quotes for colour changes from reputable garages for less than that!
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
#199539
26/09/2006 22:22
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Don't bother. Within a couple of weeks some numpty will probably opened their door onto it, or it'll somehow get scratched/scraped in a carpark.
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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26/09/2006 22:24
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Or your Girlfriend will have done it again.
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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26/09/2006 22:28
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you dont mention the name of the plce or where you are located. Also you should update your avatar info as its one of my pet hates on this forum when people ask stuff that is potentially for a local area only and they dont ahev the info up
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
#199542
26/09/2006 22:33
26/09/2006 22:33
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If i could afford it i'd go for it.
I hate seeing mine with minor scuffs/stone chips. Though saying that, its near on impossible keeping your car free from scratches, car park dings and scuffs if its a daily driver.
Coupe now sold!
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
#199543
26/09/2006 22:36
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Sorry. I'm getting it done in Basildon. I've had excellent work done there before. (newbridge in the Burnt mills estate)
Last time I was in they were doing a sludge green ferrari 456....
Apparently there might be an issue with taking the windows out and them breaking...or is this rubbish.
313bhp...GT28R, Pro-Alloy FMIC & SIP, Perfect touch Live Map, Powerfiat Exhaust, Eibach springs.
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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26/09/2006 22:45
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Sorry. I'm getting it done in Basildon. I've had excellent work done there before. (newbridge in the Burnt mills estate)
Last time I was in they were doing a sludge green ferrari 456....
Apparently there might be an issue with taking the windows out and them breaking...or is this rubbish.
I haven't tried removing the windows in mine but looking at the service manual it looks tricky but not impossible. They certainly shouldn't break them doing it.
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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26/09/2006 22:51
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Surely as the current oversupply of uncared for examples dries up then we will see prices stabilise?
I think you'll have a long wait, with this kind of car: 5 years? 10 years before prices start heading upwards?
If you've still got your Coupe by then, the 'new' paint will be 5-10 years old and there'll be lots more nice cars around for the same money (Perhaps one of those 8-year old 2008 Fiat Coupes)
I'd say, if you're keeping the car for a while and new paint makes you happy then £2k is worth it, but you won't get it back.
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
#199547
26/09/2006 23:11
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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26/09/2006 23:24
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Just get the side done with the damage circa £300, 2k on a coop for a respray is asking for your trousers to be ripped down. Lesson learnt dont give women your car.
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
#199550
26/09/2006 23:50
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i paid £1700 a couple of years ago and can i say..you get what you pay for i think you will get a top job for that..one you can be proud of. NO BITS your not really happy with.but it will do becouse it was done on the cheap....you dont wnat that
there has been loads of people who say they can get it done for less..but if you want top dollar ,you have to pay top dollar i read about some of the disasters of cheap jobs on hear,and smile to myself becouse i know mine was dare...but its purfect.....so you go for it ben
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
#199551
26/09/2006 23:51
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iv been quoted £1500 for a similar amount of work so it sounds about right, this still wont be a total strip down at that price but it includes fixing dings, rust, damage and some panel replacement. ask to pay cash and u wont get stung for the vat, most paint shops do this!...also see what sort of warrenty you get on it on my way too work i usually view a really nice old BMW that has been tatsfully modified and has some deep dish wheelz and about 1 month ago it was resprayed and wow it looks smart. today i walk past and there is a bloody great ding in the door .........this wont stop you having a respray but be prepared for your heart to break.
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
#199552
27/09/2006 00:19
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This is about right for a good quality job. I'm getting 5 panels, a rusty light ring and a dent done for £1200. I've seen his work on an old Maserati and I couldn't believe the quality. With painting you really get what you pay for unless you've got a mate who'll do it for mate's rates.
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
#199553
27/09/2006 00:34
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i agree that £2k is fair BUT ONLY if they really do a perfect job. too many bodyshops sont spray the roof, instead just mop it which whilst acceptable in most cases, for £2k id want EVERY panel full prepared, sanded down, and primer, paint and lacquer. ive seen £1k resprays and for that money the usually spray the bumpers whilst on the car, with overspray just about everywhere. just be sure that for £2k you are getting perfection, as once they have done it you end up arguing with them if it isnt right. oh and my personal opinion on your car ben? dont bother re-spraying. get the bits that need doing done, perhaps fit some skirts and colour code the black bits, then with the rest of the money invest in some good brakes, suspension and possibly a unichip and roller bearing turbo to join the 300bhp+ club.
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
#199554
27/09/2006 00:48
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is it 2k for standered colour if it is i'd say its a bit much but i agree with nellybear and cappo i would want an abserlute top notch job for that money
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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27/09/2006 01:00
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is it 2k for standered colour if it is i'd say its a bit much but i agree with nellybear and cappo i would want an abserlute top notch job for that money
just about to ask this because if it is make sure they do every where EG boot engine all the places that are not visable realy i know it sounds made but there will be a diffrence in colour as my mate found out when he got his car back
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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27/09/2006 02:38
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Thanks for all your opinions! I'm having it re-done in Sprint Blooo...(as it's the best colour) I am certain they will do an excellent job...they are all lifetime bodyshoppers, no YTS trainee types.. If it looks anywhere as good as frary's one in his sig, I think it's worth it. With regard to the front and back screens....they were worried that they might break if they took them out for a perfect job...anyone had this problem? They could mask it, but said it wouldn't be as good...are screens on the endangered list too, like bonnets? Cheers, Ben. Oh, and Rog, don't worry, once the Tarox are on, it's in the budget for FMIC, GT28RS, 18" wheels and a Unichip....surely that's obvious?
313bhp...GT28R, Pro-Alloy FMIC & SIP, Perfect touch Live Map, Powerfiat Exhaust, Eibach springs.
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
#199557
27/09/2006 02:43
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yeh forget the paintjob, not worth it.
If there gonna leave the windows thats not good.
Tidy it up, if you make it perfect it will only get marked.
I went down that route with a perfect bare shell colour change to a one off colour, was about 3 weeks work, just sold it and was keyed up in 1 week!
All ruined now!
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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27/09/2006 05:51
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Cheap re-sprays aren't worth it. There's a red 20vt for sale in a Dublin dealers (6 months now) with 100k miles and the world's worst re-spray. Saw the car before they 'did it up' and it wasn't too bad..looked what you'd expect from a 9 year old 100k. Bodgyshop did the paint in the wrong colour (red is apparently a s*d to match anyway)without masking it properly so its got overspray on 3 tyres, on the windscreen and windows. The paint is so thin the stone chips on the bonnet show right through and its done in a tasty shade of 'Pikey's tarts lipstick red'
Nice work boys!
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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27/09/2006 14:41
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Thanks for all your opinions!
I'm having it re-done in Sprint Blooo...(as it's the best colour)
I am certain they will do an excellent job...they are all lifetime bodyshoppers, no YTS trainee types..
If it looks anywhere as good as frary's one in his sig, I think it's worth it.
With regard to the front and back screens....they were worried that they might break if they took them out for a perfect job...anyone had this problem? They could mask it, but said it wouldn't be as good...are screens on the endangered list too, like bonnets?
Cheers, Ben.
Oh, and Rog, don't worry, once the Tarox are on, it's in the budget for FMIC, GT28RS, 18" wheels and a Unichip....surely that's obvious?
Went to a fiat approved bodyshop and they mentioned the same thing about the rear windows. Someone on here mentioned that they can be taken out using one of those army wire cutting things (they a peice of wire with two rings at each end). There is a also a removal guide in the manual.
Not sure about the front window.
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
#199561
27/09/2006 14:48
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.........and its done in a tasty shade of 'Pikey's tarts lipstick red'
any chance of getting the paint code for that colour?
2K is a heck of a wedge to be spending on a respray, especially with the recent posts about attcks on coops and parking dings. A quick mop might be a safer, cheaper option?
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27/09/2006 14:50
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If you're paying £2k go for a non std colour, search out radicz pics, now that a respray
agreed, now that was worth 2k of anybody's money...
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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27/09/2006 14:56
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I took the coop in to a bodyshop this afternoon to get a quote to take out a scrape the girlfriend put in the rear panel. As I was there I thought I'd get the black bits done. And the stone chips on the bonnet. In fact why not respray the whole thing. £2,000. Booked in for end of month.
Have I done the right thing? The car cost me £4k 5 months ago, since then I've spent £2,500 on mechanicial bits, and now more cost on the way.
It all depends on why you own that car. If you own it as a financial model of economic travel, then no, of course not. But if you enjoy owning the car, and every time you look at it in its newly resprayed glory, you feel proud to own it and enjoy its appearance, then yes, totally.
In terms of expenditure, my LE cost me 1800 quid, and I've probably spent 1k on servicing / fixing it in one year and probably about 4k or so on mods and tyres. It's about to have the head off to see why it's still drinking oil, a PA rad, new steering rack and probably a belt change as well, and then I'm going to get it resprayed.
Is it worth it ? No way.
Do I care? Same answer
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
#199564
27/09/2006 16:59
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I'd expect a perfect job for that money. As long as it is 100% perfect quality then i think it is worth it
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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27/09/2006 17:23
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Or Johns from Canada, forget his forum name sorry
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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27/09/2006 18:04
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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I got 2 quotes last week , to fit bodykit and try to blend in a couple of bits done badly in the past......ended up being convinced I'd need a full respray.....1st place quoted £2000 ....excluding the roof 2nd place said they would do the whole car for £800 ( & vat ) .....they have a excellent reputation, very good work . None of them mentioned taking windows out or bumpers off , ect ,but I was assured it would look like new So I'm getting a full respray in November for £800....I think £2000 is way over the top , I know I won't get my money back either but I plan to keep the car so I think its worth it . Kevin.
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Re: £2k Respray-Worth it?
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28/09/2006 06:14
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2k is what id expect them to charge an insurance company and slip a brown envelope to me.
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