The time has come (after 117,000 miles) to address some of the rust and bodywork issues on my coupe. I have had advisories for the past couple of years for rust on the jacking points, and the sill covers and rear wings have rust. There are also a few other areas needing attention (mirror bases, small area on the bonnet etc) which makes me think that I might as well go for a full respray.
So I am looking to get done:
- Underside of chassis cleaned up and rust-treated
- Both sill covers and rear panels replaced
- Full respray
I went to my local bodyshop today - apparently he used to do resprays for Knight's garage and has sprayed a silver coupe for Russell previously. He quoted around £5-6k for the above, not including the cost of the panels. Looks like these will come to around £1k from a dealer.
Does this seem reasonable? Or does anyone have any recommendations for trusted bodyshops around bucks or the surrounding area (I am in High Wycombe).
Thanks!
So I am looking to get done:
- Underside of chassis cleaned up and rust-treated
- Both sill covers and rear panels replaced
- Full respray
I went to my local bodyshop today - apparently he used to do resprays for Knight's garage and has sprayed a silver coupe for Russell previously. He quoted around £5-6k for the above, not including the cost of the panels. Looks like these will come to around £1k from a dealer.
Does this seem reasonable? Or does anyone have any recommendations for trusted bodyshops around bucks or the surrounding area (I am in High Wycombe).
Thanks!
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