bodyshop

[AB 0]

hi sorry if this is a common one does anyone in the portsmouth area know of a reliable good bodyshop. or a reliable mate who could show how good their work is and wants a bit on the side. i am after a blow over and my fogs, indicators and number plate recess removed. thanks for any suggestions.

[VR6 South 0]

I'm on a similar quest at the moment and will be shopping round over the weekend. I'll let you know how I get on.

[AB 0]

i was going to try hordean body shop and a few go through the yellow pages. so if i find any good ones i will also let you know.

[VR6 South 0]

i was going to try hordean body shop and a few go through the yellow pages. so if i find any good ones i will also let you know.

I visited there today for a quote :shock: :shock: I have had work done by them in the past and it wasn't that good. I went into Horndean Crash Repair Centre (Enterprise Rd) who were very helpful and reasonable. They are currently working on a twin engined golf which I'm going back to have a look at once it is out of the oven. I think I'll get then to do some work on the Polo and if it's up to scratch they'll probably get to do the respray on the C.

[AB 0]

found a reliable bodyshop in gosport will do a full respray and smooth my front bumper £1200. going for it hopefully.

[VR6 South 0]

found a reliable bodyshop in gosport will do a full respray and smooth my front bumper £1200. going for it hopefully.

Will they be removing the windows, trim etc?

[Shaggy 0]

mate go have a look at this place! may be a little far to travel but, they are brilliant! and the prices are reasonable to.

 

http://www.rwmasters.co.uk/

 

To be honest £1200 sounds a bit cheap for a full respray, i am guessing you should be looking for figures of atleast £1500 upwards.

 

It may be worth having a chat with these guys , just so you can get an idea of what they charge.

 

They are just past chichester way, iam getting some work done on mine there pretty soon when i get the chance to drop everything off!

 

Just have a word with the likes of Darren from G-werks they reccomend this place highly aswell!

[AB 0]

the respray is a bit cheaper due to the roof not needing any paint and a couple of other reasons. i will have a look into this tho thanks. what sort of work you having done??

[VR6 South 0]

Probably the whole lot, windows out etc. Most people think that my paintwork is fine, but I'm too choosy for my own good. As there are only a few small Tesco dings the prep costs shouldn't be too bad. Plus I intend to keep it for a good while yet.

[AB 0]

sounds good. not sure if i have seen you around waterloville in it??. mine was a bit mistreated by it previous owner so i want to restore the paint to its former glory with a few smoothing touches.

[VR6 South 0]

There's a few Corrados in the area, we must all go out at different times!

[Shaggy 0]

sorry to bring this thread to life, has anyone managed to find a decent bodyshop in our area??

[AB 0]

i used dts in gosport for my respray they done a good job and done everything i asked them to. i imagine there are higher quality ones out there but they put in a lot of effort in to smoothing the side indicators, rear badge, rear seams and number plate recess. if you wanted a look at my car to see if the workman ship was to your satisfaction thats fine. but for a budget respray i was well impressed as i was worried it would come back covered in orange peel but it has a good finish on it.

[VR6 South 0]

I'm still searching too. AB - how much did your respray set you back (if you don't mind me asking)

[AB 0]

it was about £1200 ish this was cash so it had no vat and it was through a friend of my boss. but he would have charged no more then £1500 cash. that was every panel painted and i can be fussy but i really cant grumble about the job. he even removed window seals for that. like a say if you want to have a look at an example of their work you are more than welcome to give my car the once over. i will not take offence if you dont use them as i am over the moon with the job.