$800 to fix this? Are they crazy?
03-09-2007, 08:07 PM
#22
2nd Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location:
Posts: 165
RE: $800 to fix this? Are they crazy?
ORIGINAL: Derf00
Prepping a damaged area for painting is 75% of the cost of having a body shop do it. The actualpaint is the cheap part. Wife's 06 Escape got rearended. Totaled the other car but just had to have her bumper replaced. It was just a black plastic bumper (not painted). That was $550 ($450 was the bumper) They said if it had been a painted bumper that would gone up to about $1500-$1700.. R&R bumper then primer, paint, blend with surrounding panels. They would have also had to remove tailights and other accessories in order to paint it correctly.
Part of the $800 they're charging you could be to check the alignment of the door..?
Prepping a damaged area for painting is 75% of the cost of having a body shop do it. The actualpaint is the cheap part. Wife's 06 Escape got rearended. Totaled the other car but just had to have her bumper replaced. It was just a black plastic bumper (not painted). That was $550 ($450 was the bumper) They said if it had been a painted bumper that would gone up to about $1500-$1700.. R&R bumper then primer, paint, blend with surrounding panels. They would have also had to remove tailights and other accessories in order to paint it correctly.
Part of the $800 they're charging you could be to check the alignment of the door..?
It was just labor...bumper cover removal, headlight removal, paint, prep..I mean..even down to removing the stupid GT emblem
03-10-2007, 01:11 AM
#24
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location:
Posts: 306
RE: $800 to fix this? Are they crazy?
I like how everyone says go to the body shop and bend over i guess none of you know the amount of work that's involved in repairing a car.I am a painter in a local body shop and there is a lot more to repairing and painting a car then you may think and the paint is not the cheap part . Sounds like a good body shop to me they want to blend the fender for color match and remove the headlamp and front cover so there is no paint lines and they will be able to sand in those tight spaces next to the headlamp and around where the cover bolts to so there is no peeling problems believe me there is a million short cuts and ways to do it cheaper noneof which is good if you plan to keep your car sounds like a pretty good shop to me but you can always go to maaco
03-10-2007, 01:37 AM
#25
Multi-Tasking Moderator!
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Detroit Rock City!
Posts: 15,618
RE: $800 to fix this? Are they crazy?
Get more quotes and ask for a quote in writing that you can bring to the other auto shops for comparison and maybe get a better deal. I think that sounds right and there really is no paint fade and if the shop you choose says you can never get the paint to match they are lying. You can as the paint code was applied and processed by a computer at the factory and is a precise match to the paint applied for the repair. I have had many cars at various stages of age that needed paint repairs for what ever reason and they all turned out great and this at that time I was using Maaco! (no really I was ....young teen then.) Hope this helps J
03-10-2007, 04:20 AM
#26
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location:
Posts: 560
RE: $800 to fix this? Are they crazy?
RIP OFF!!! I swear I feel like anytime we go to get some type of service/repair/modification/etc people think they can slam us with astronomical rates b.c. we drive newer cars... Just a speculation I suppose, but I just dont remember feeling this way when I drove avg trucks a few years older... That dimple you have in your car is very minuscule and for some bodyshop to estimate that to cost $800 is ubsurd. I mean come on talk about screwing people! These guys sound worse then car sales man, Im glad I havent had a prob with mine yet... I dunno if you've heard of Macco, but they are a franchise that has a reputation of doing VERY affordable work.. However, I cant say they do 5 Star work for that price, but Ive had them work on MANY of my vehicles over the years and I honestly couldnt see them charging any more than $150-$200 for that out the door! Anyhow just my 2cents, I wish you the best!!
03-10-2007, 10:15 AM
#27
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location:
Posts: 306
RE: $800 to fix this? Are they crazy?
Well just for the hell of it i did a estimate at work 4 ya it would be right at 860.00 but i included R&I of the trim panel ,mirror,handle,belt moulding,fender skirt,and loosen the rocker moulding.Make sure these items are on your estimate and if so its really nota bad estimate.Now you can just fix the door and not blend the fender or R&I anything and you would be a little over 400.00 but this way we would mask off the door handle ,belt moulding mirror, and rocker moulding but as i said before this is a [sm=badidea.gif]cause you CAN NOT sand behind these places with out these parts removed which will lead to problems down the road .If you choose to go the cheaper route most shops will not warranty the work cause theyknow what will happen but if you do it the right way the work isguaranteed for as long as you own the car also there is not any color that's a perfect match if u have just the door blended u will see a difference next to the fender ,well i say this lets just say i could see it most people that are not in this trade may not but some colors are worse then others and anyone could see it.I saw someone asked why they would not paint the quarter panel also there is no need cause what they will do is blend the color into the middle of the door and fender then clear both panels so there will not be any color next to the 1/4 or the front cover. This is the RIGHT way to do it . Hope this helps and please don't take your baby to maaco.
03-10-2007, 12:12 PM
#28
2nd Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location:
Posts: 165
RE: $800 to fix this? Are they crazy?
ORIGINAL: Bulitt
Well just for the hell of it i did a estimate at work 4 ya it would be right at 860.00 but i included R&I of the trim panel ,mirror,handle,belt moulding,fender skirt,and loosen the rocker moulding.Make sure these items are on your estimate and if so its really nota bad estimate.Now you can just fix the door and not blend the fender or R&I anything and you would be a little over 400.00 but this way we would mask off the door handle ,belt moulding mirror, and rocker moulding but as i said before this is a [sm=badidea.gif]cause you CAN NOT sand behind these places with out these parts removed which will lead to problems down the road .If you choose to go the cheaper route most shops will not warranty the work cause theyknow what will happen but if you do it the right way the work isguaranteed for as long as you own the car also there is not any color that's a perfect match if u have just the door blended u will see a difference next to the fender ,well i say this lets just say i could see it most people that are not in this trade may not but some colors are worse then others and anyone could see it.I saw someone asked why they would not paint the quarter panel also there is no need cause what they will do is blend the color into the middle of the door and fender then clear both panels so there will not be any color next to the 1/4 or the front cover. This is the RIGHT way to do it . Hope this helps and please don't take your baby to maaco.
Well just for the hell of it i did a estimate at work 4 ya it would be right at 860.00 but i included R&I of the trim panel ,mirror,handle,belt moulding,fender skirt,and loosen the rocker moulding.Make sure these items are on your estimate and if so its really nota bad estimate.Now you can just fix the door and not blend the fender or R&I anything and you would be a little over 400.00 but this way we would mask off the door handle ,belt moulding mirror, and rocker moulding but as i said before this is a [sm=badidea.gif]cause you CAN NOT sand behind these places with out these parts removed which will lead to problems down the road .If you choose to go the cheaper route most shops will not warranty the work cause theyknow what will happen but if you do it the right way the work isguaranteed for as long as you own the car also there is not any color that's a perfect match if u have just the door blended u will see a difference next to the fender ,well i say this lets just say i could see it most people that are not in this trade may not but some colors are worse then others and anyone could see it.I saw someone asked why they would not paint the quarter panel also there is no need cause what they will do is blend the color into the middle of the door and fender then clear both panels so there will not be any color next to the 1/4 or the front cover. This is the RIGHT way to do it . Hope this helps and please don't take your baby to maaco.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
bradleyb
Classic Mustangs (Tech)
3
11-27-2015 07:50 PM
