quote for inner + outer arches on the 320.

[e30bmlover]

hi all this is the quote i got for the above....

paint materials and sundries £124

cavity wax £6.95

welding materials £17.85

1 x offside wheelhousing £26.75

1x nearside wheelhousing £26.75

1x offside rear quater arch panel £29.80

1x nearside rear quater arch panel £29.80


paint materials+parts £262.70
labour £594.75
subtotal £857.45
vat £150.05
total £1,007.50

is this geezer haveing a Fucking laugh or what?

[E30BeemerLad]

if it's a really shit hot quality repair shop then probably not mate

I went through a similar situation with my car, which pretty much ended up with a full respray and I think that was about £2700.

needless to say the work didn't get done.

If your plans are to keep the car for a long time then yeah get a good quality job done and you will prob be the + side of £500 at least, but if you are likely to end up going for another car within the next 12 months then I would be more inclined to be a bit more cheap & cheerful

[e30bmlover]

iv got one more place to try, my mate had his mr2 done there and says the geezer(who turns out to be a relation of his!) is shit hot + hes old school.

[Chris-W]

What's the hourly labour rate on that quote?

[e30bmlover]

it hasnt got an hourly labour rate chris, hes just give it to me in one go.
here is the description of work.........
remove rear bumper,rear lamps and all trim and fixtures to rear quater panels
cut away corroded outer quater panel arches and inner rear quater wheelhousing panels.
trim and locate panels for welding.
weld inner and outer panels and seam sealer all joints.
galvtop stopper and featheredge outer panels.
prepare, mask off, etch primer and repaint quaters in matching basecote and lacquer and lowbake.
refit all trim and fixtures.
rustproof all work.
wax polish and finish off.

[e30bmlover]

the body shop was ''max bidwell & sons'' rackheath industrial estate.

[Chris-W]

Just seemed an odd amount for pre-VAT labour....

[e30bmlover]

i think he thinks im some sort of mug.

[e30bmlover]

nice one gav i will give them a bell, the 320 will be a gooden then!!!!!!!

[bigkev]

maybe the guy does'nt really want to do the work so is giving you a really high quote knowing you wont go for it and if you do he is making a mint

[StuBeeDoo]

An awful lot of bodyshops only want insurance work. Anything other than that they will try to price themselves out of.
AFAIK, average bodyshop labour rates are around £25-£30/hr.
Stuart.

[e30bmlover]

yeah thanks. i will give them a bell when i get up on friday(about mid day)