bowthruster Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Hi im sick of looking at the rust,so how much is a decent price to do both.Ive included pics.Theres a good backstreet bodyshop near me and ive seen his work-its very good.What sort of price do you think for each side?Cheers stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 400 for both I'd say. Depends though, have you had a quote ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowthruster Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 !Removed! idiot! I posted the same side twice. :( I Have altered it now both sides.Tiny bubble on drivers side.Stants no I haven't had a quote yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Haha I didn't want to point out that it was a duplicate, just get a few quotes see what you think and what kind if feel you get from the shops, My mazda had sill/arch work done, took it to what I thought was a reputable bodyshop the work looked good but the metal used was so thin the sill started to bubble again after 12 months 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowthruster Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Stants-youre to polite mate.I'll shop around next week,trouble is there's lots of rip off main dealers in this town who are charging £90+vat per hr labour! Robbing !Removed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 My mate just paid 5oo on his sti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowthruster Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Wot the F**K! Im not paying that..If its that figure then that's remap money :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobyghost Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 My classic had both arches done just before I bought it. It cost £435 with a bit of touch up paint on front and rear bumper. I'm not sure how bad the rust was though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 if its that bad on the outside then its worse on the inner side!! Depending how far they have to cut back, see if i got a pic in my phone what he sent me another mate paid near a grand to sort his Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 first bit, just rubbed back this is how much had to be cut out and rewelded inside and out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowthruster Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Went to the bodyshop today....£300 inc vat max.Hardly any work needed on drivers side,its mainly the n/side..But cant book me in for 2 months!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Least it shop's that he's busy which is better than nothing I suppose. Have you done anything to try and stop it from growing ? I'd maybe take the paint off the worse side and treat the rust then pop some zinc based primer on it. Least it will slow it down a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Good price that though :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Quite hard do real long lasting job as does need all rust metal removed, pre weld primers applied prior to new sections added & likes of epoxy primers used due due high corrosion area. Inner side needs treatment too. Don't do bodywork myself & even in trade it hard get real quality, prices vary by 100% & big price not always the best work. Always get some idea on warranty against corrosion return, seen to many rear arches on nissan & subaru with repairs that don't make 2yrs & that shocking really with modern paints & chemicals ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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