I'm in the process of trying to get my 318iS into shape, and one of the items required was some bodywork. The car required repairs to the bottom of the A-pillars and the horizontal panel in front of the front inner wheel arch repaired due to rust.
Found a local bodyshop who have a good reputation and booked the car in. The quality of the work was excellent. He had to weld in some metal at the bottom of the A-pillars as he found it had been previously repaired with filler!
The finish on the A pillars is so good, it looks totally original.
However, he fitted the panel about a half inch too high so the screw holes in the plastic wheelarch panels wont line up. I can get them to fit with a bit of work.
Instead of being happy with the work overall, all I can think about is that the panel is slightly off and feeling pissed off.
Am I just being a whinger?
Am I just being a whinger?
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smithy318i
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No. Take it back and get them to fit it properly. You have paid good money for them to do the job. and the job hasnt been done properly.
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smithy318i
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the plastic bit i mean! not re-weld
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LOOPYLEE1965
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:yeahthat: if you paid good money take it back matesmithy318i wrote:No. Take it back and get them to fit it properly. You have paid good money for them to do the job. and the job hasnt been done properly.
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LOOPYLEE1965 wrote::yeahthat: if you paid good money take it back matesmithy318i wrote:No. Take it back and get them to fit it properly. You have paid good money for them to do the job. and the job hasnt been done properly.
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no take it back - its not been done right
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I was thinking of fixing the wheelarch liners myself and use the issue as leverage on the price of the next job, see if he will knock some money off the sill repairs. Would this be a reasonable idea?
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No, take it back and get it done properly.
If they think they can get away with doing this job half-arsed they might think the same about the next....
Plus of course if you do it yourself there's no proof there was ever anything wrong with the job they did anyway.
If they think they can get away with doing this job half-arsed they might think the same about the next....
Plus of course if you do it yourself there's no proof there was ever anything wrong with the job they did anyway.
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:yeahthat: I'ts good advice.
Peejay.
Peejay.
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Bob_S
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take it back, aint on. I still aint had my car back from bodyshop altho I have a valid reason it's written off.. it was stolen from their premises 
bloody pikey scum
bloody pikey scum