Nov 18, 2008 2:34:55 PM
- Alex_997TT
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Nov 18, 2008 2:34:55 PM
Nov 18, 2008 5:27:49 PM
Alex_997TT:
Just got the quote for replacing the back bumper and re-painting whole back of the car so the colours match: £2400 !!!!
I feel sickThe Police better find this guy.
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MY2008 997 Turbo - Cargraphic stage II powerkit (544PS/798Nm) | HRE P40's | Bilstein Damptronics | GMC Sway/Toe-steer/Dog-bone kits
After seeing your photograph of the damage, I am amazed that the repair shop wants to repaint the rear of the car to blend in the color match.
Like Lars (post above), I went through a phase where other people were using my Porsche to stop their cars. Three minor rear collisions repaired by replacing the outer plastic rear bumper, and never any issues with color match. The costs for that should be nearer half the 2400 pounds you have been quoted.
Nov 18, 2008 7:10:10 PM
fritz:
Alex_997TT:
Just got the quote for replacing the back bumper and re-painting whole back of the car so the colours match: £2400 !!!!
I feel sickThe Police better find this guy.
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MY2008 997 Turbo - Cargraphic stage II powerkit (544PS/798Nm) | HRE P40's | Bilstein Damptronics | GMC Sway/Toe-steer/Dog-bone kits
After seeing your photograph of the damage, I am amazed that the repair shop wants to repaint the rear of the car to blend in the color match.Like Lars (post above), I went through a phase where other people were using my Porsche to stop their cars. Three minor rear collisions repaired by replacing the outer plastic rear bumper, and never any issues with color match. The costs for that should be nearer half the 2400 pounds you have been quoted.
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fritz
I didn't mention that my biggest concern with "blending" new and old paint on the (steel) rear panels of the car would be the risk of discoloration of the blended areas with aging.
If just the bumper paint were new, this issue would still be "well-contained", if it should arise at all at a later date.
Nov 18, 2008 8:31:54 PM
Whoa Whoa Whoa there..... "Repaint the whole back of car so the color will match"????????????????????????????????
Absolute insanity, and this is from a fellow who's a classic car collector and Concours veteran...
First off, sh** happens, and there's no way you can "un-do" what's been done.
NOW, the main goal here is to minimize the damage... You want to repair it the best that can be done, but at the same time, you want to isolate the work to the minimum amount of the car possible...
Just get the bumper cover repaired and resprayed. Period. If you allow them to spray all over the back of your car, the NEGATIVES WILL OUTWEIGHT THE POSITIVES...
There is no godly reason why they can't get the silver to match so close, nobody will ever know except maybe you... That beats the hell out of overspray all over your car, mask-lines, and future adhesion and durability issues that you can never predict until they happen.
If your paint shop doesn't know how to use a tint-kit, or does not have the equipment for doing a digital-match against your fuel lid, then find another...
Respraying the entire back of the car would be tantamount to redecorating an entire room in your house.... just because your cat pee'd on the rug...
Nov 18, 2008 9:06:27 PM
69bossnine:
............. and this is from a fellow who's a classic car collector and Concours veteran...
If you've got an issue, here's a tissue...
Apropos car collections: I recently tried to visit a car collection which I had read about 'cos I happened to be in the neighborhood, just to be told by a counter-hand of the very slick outfit owning it that it is only open to the public during special events.
But since it was just off the highway, it didn't take me much out of my way and I didn't need that tissue ............
Nov 24, 2008 2:38:33 PM
No real surprise, but the Police have just closed the case, with no action.
I will apparently get a written explanation why through in the post, but it looks like I am going to pay for the damage myself.
Not a happy camper!!
Hopefully VAT rate will come down this afternoon in the budget so can save myself a tenner on the repairs, whopdee-dooo!!
Nov 24, 2008 6:35:41 PM
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Dec 18, 2008 7:18:03 PM
This is why I avoid taking my car in, anywhere, for anything.... For everything they fix, they screw at least one other thing up...
When my daughter dropped her little motorcycle against my bumper cover and made a little scratch, I removed it and took the cover to the paint shop... Didn't want my car near the place.
Dec 18, 2008 8:52:22 PM
69bossnine:Which just takes us back to the beginning of this thread, where the relative merits/de-merits of letting the shop repaint anything but the "blemished" bumper skirt were discussed.
This is why I avoid taking my car in, anywhere, for anything.... For everything they fix, they screw at least one other thing up...
When my daughter dropped her little motorcycle against my bumper cover and made a little scratch, I removed it and took the cover to the paint shop... Didn't want my car near the place.
Dec 18, 2008 10:18:15 PM
Dec 19, 2008 5:11:40 PM
They probably figured you wouldnt mind w/ such a small blemish but I'm 100% w/ you that's unacceptable. That's why I cant understand when guys say instead of getting 3M/Venturefilm they'll just respray. Painting your Porsche is the absolute last resort.
Just curious - Did you notice it right away at the shop? You must have I guess. Just wondering what the excuse was for not being perfect.
08 PORSCHE Turbo Cabriolet, 06 Ferrari F430, 04 Durango HEMI, 04 Harley FLHTCSE, 93 Harley FLSTN
Dec 19, 2008 5:51:11 PM
I had the car redelivered to my home address and so I made sure the delivery driver witnessed there was a scratch before he took it off the truck.
He offered to take the car back but I thought that would mean I didn't see it again until New Years so I declined and called the company to complain.
These guys are the bodyshop for Porsche GB, so you would think they would be the best...
Dec 20, 2008 2:38:59 PM
69bossnine:
This is why I avoid taking my car in, anywhere, for anything.... For everything they fix, they screw at least one other thing up...--
Right. When I got my cracked windshield replaced it was the first time in my life I ever got my car back WITHOUT any "collateral damage." I was expecting screwheads to be sparkling with broken finish, plastic bits blemished and gouged by the removal process, stuff reassembled with alignment problems.
My faith in humanity was restored when I got the car back and I couldn't find ANYTHING awry! The glass shop did a great job. Of course they were proud to say they prefer to work exclusively on Ferrari, Bentley, Porsche, any expensive to insanely expensive car brand.
Again, there are some good car repair guys out there; ones with the "right stuff:" a respect for doing things well. Hopefully the glass shop guys will be available for my heart or brain surgery should the need arise.
I know the odds are very slim of finding that sort of quality workmanship again.
BTW. Here's a tip: train yourself that "it's just a car!" Mine are sitting in the garage on battery maintainers with a crummy scummy film on the paint, filthy wheels, windblown streaks above windshield on roof from high speed dirt.
Don't cringe too much: they got a good coat of wax before this current period of off-season neglect.
LOL