Hey guys.

Having my rear arches done on my saph finally after putting it off and saving for a couple of years.

heres some photos i took today.
the spray shop said they have taken a few photo's of each stage, aswell which i should be getting tomorrow.

 

Stage by stage should be good to see - very helpful mate

 

yep,in a way also shows they are doing it properly instead of plonking another panel straight over lol. but i know they are doing a proper job.

 

I had mine done a few years back, surface rust already, due to the idiot that did them not using decent stuff shame as looked ace.
tabetha

 

i need mine done aint it wierd how passanger side is mostly the side that goes and can i ask how much will a rear arch repair would cost

 

Around Ł200 per side for a decent job I'd say sure that's what I paid, hard to say as had a shit load of other stuff done at same time but 200-250 is around right.
tabetha

 

i need i rear arch and 2 plates where the driver and passanger seat bolt too and some on the roof just ubove the drivers door and a full front bumper spray

 

My dads just had both rear arches done on his mondeo mk1, as well as a new rear bumper(he hit something), all painted fitted etc, Ł450 inc vat, which I thought was good, job is ace, the same people doing my 4be bonnet and new bumper, and they give against thier work TEN YEARS WARRANTY against rust, even on the bumper he said!!
He's got a mk2 FRS as well so is a ford boy at heart.
tabetha

 

Ł200 to Ł250? wow
I am paying about 800 for this but they have cut out a little hole behind the n/s boot carpet on the floor bit as rain water was getting in the boot from the tyres spashing. only a 5pence hole though. and there was a lot of rust on the n/.s arch.
was hoping to pickthe car up tonight and post the photos on here but looks like ihave to wait till monday. bugger lol..

 

the company doing mine of the top of my head said they will give the arches a 5/6 year gaurantee

 

fook yeah.
i can pick my shonky up at 4.
pics to follow guys.

 

From this.


To this.








v happy with the result.
J.D.P Body Repairs LTD

 

very nice

 

nice job there. How far up did they paint?

 

to the silver lining i think. they have imo done a v good colour match. i will be polishing/waxing it all up now for my wedding this saturday.

 

i dont mean to be a cunt here but i can tell that they been filled by looking at the after pics, maybe its the way the pics were taken that could be it, paint work looks good

 

well they have not been filled. thats the reason why i have had them done because the previous, previous owner only had them filled in and did a shit job. i am getting the photos of the company tomorrow of each stage hopefully, cutting out, welding priming etc etc etc. yes they have used filler but that for the smoothing as in the pics at the top of this thread.

could be the way i took the pics, which was done quickly as it is raining here at the mo

 

Mint mate.I got mine done nearly a year ago now and the rust is starting to come back through ever so slightly.

 

aw they cut the whole the arch out? does no change the full 1/4 on the sapphires?

 

no no lol. didn't cut the whole 1/4 out. they.... (hard to explain lol) cut it around a couple inchs in as if it was having 24 inch wheels fitted. then they had the new panel and cut it to the required amount. basically where the filler looking stuff is on the first few photo's of this thread is the new part of the arches. they welded them in then smothed it down with a grinder i presume and then used the filler stuff to get it but smooth for priming and painting. i'll have a bucthers at the photos they are sending me tomorrow.

cheeRS glenny boy. happy you said rust is showing through already, NOT, lol.
did your's have similar to mine having the archs cut out?

i asked the guy what gaurentee he does and he said he would sort it out even if it rusts in 10 years time so to speak. he's restoring a mk2 escort himself so he like his fords

 

Look spot on mate. How many gold ones did you have to part with?

 

just shy of 700. they did a bit behind the n/s boot carpet aswell next to the sunroof drain.

 

i think the recipt says it all as it were.

 

The company you use in Plymouth mate?

 

Plympton right next to plymouth yes mate

 

these are the other photos the company sent me today.

 

top work

 

Looks like a pukka job.Just done my driverside arch myself,the same way as that.Only a slight skim of filler used to blend the shape back in.