DANNY-B

Well my 3 door is currently in a paintshop that will remain un-named for now and the owner thought it would be a great idea to leave the car outside all day on good friday....upon his return some bastard has jumped up and down on the bonnet making a rite mess of it. He is demanding he straightens it out himself and refuses to pay the £170 for a replacement bonnet. Whats one meant to do???

Oranoco

It happened whilst the vehicle was with them and they have a "care of duty" so whether he likes it or not he needs to sort it out, in full, to a standard you are happy with at HIS expense or you drag him into the small claims court and go through trading standards.

He must have insurance so you may be able to claim off that.

fiend

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The bonnet will probably end up full of filler.

rsfido_1989

any cctv?... id be removing the car with police and getting it repaired else where with bills going to him... or are you happy its repaired?

ajamesc

i have body shop probs with the f**king cowboys in newbury called headly bodyshop its very dis heartening isent it i guess you will just have to let him do it then when its done just pick holes in it and say theres no way your haveing that what sort of kids find it funny to jump on somenes bonnet anyway would have been good to catch them just so you could have shown them how to really dent it with there heads!

DANNY-B

im a perfectionist mate, probablies one of the biggest fannys ever when it comes to body work, thats why im getting a respray done on a car that was already fairly tidy, just wasnt upto my standard. ive never been so pissed off....the stupid thing is im more annoyed at him for leavin it out than i am the bastard that jumped on it.

DANNY-B

p.s

I forgot to mention!! he wasnt going to tell me...he was going to try and fix it before i seen it!! thats what else pissed me off!

ajamesc

there all chancers unless they specialize in older cars or in restoring them they carnt be arsed with it as there trouble they just wont things in and out fast ready for the next insurance job!

BRAMMER

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Fuck that replacement bonnet or you pull the car out and don't pay for any work done

Oranoco

Problem is they rush and fudge some of the insurance jobs. Some of the stuff I've seen as "repaired" was frankly a joke even to my fairly untrained eye

Glenn_

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The cheeky bastard. I just hope he does it to a high standard.

Rikochet

As said before he has a duty of care for your vehicle whilst it is on his premises. I'd call your local Trading Standards office and get them to have a word. Get a new bonnet, don't take no for an answer. It's his fault and there's no way he should just 'repair' your bonnet.

phil robson

in my experience you cannot repair a bonnet to the standard it was before being jumped on etc, sounds very untrustworthy, hard to find a good bodyshop imo

R4N SS

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What a Cunt. Id demand a new bonnet and have it all repaired for free

phil_focus

there are some truly shocking body shops out there.

when my dad's mondeo was crashed into the repair was £4,500. it was repaired 3 times as they first 2 were shit! first one anyone could see it was shit with overspray on plastic and a MASSIVELY rippled sill, doors missaligned etc. second one was inspected and found to be shit so then we argued with the insurance company and took it somewhere we were recomended who ripped everything off and started again with all new pannels!

i would tell him cost shouldn't be an issue if he's insured and a big pannel like a bonnet will not "repair" properly and it should be in the condition you gave it to him in and therefore not full of filler!!

rstdave

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As said, finding a GOOD bodyshop that's 100% trustworthy and reliable is a bloody nightmare.....if he's repairing the bonnet and you're a perfectionist you know you won't be happy with it so when he's done his best tell him you're not happy with it and the reasons why!
I've had various bodywork done in the past and have never been truly satisfied with the work, and it's silly money too.......i had a door replaced on my work van last year after a ding and they couldn't even get that right (poor colour match/alignment of door/trim and flat as hell paint that hadn't been polished) etc, but being a work van i just couldn't be bothered to argue too much about it. Trouble is that's the standard they try and do your pride and joy car to

atm

new bonnet all day long for me!

especially if the bonnet has never been repaired, then why put up with it being repaired?

theres two reasons i wouldnt have a fillered bonnet,

first is especially on a cosworth with the heat produced from the engine you`ll soon get shrinkage on the filler so the repair will become obvious sooner or later,

second bonnets are flimsy enough as it is, so even with the standard flexing a bonnet does theres a good chance it will crack before long.

your not talking filling a ford badge in, its going to be filler everywhere!

scottyrs

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gutted for you mate i wouldnt be happy id want a new bonnet hope it all gets sorted for you bud

Eagle

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agree

Gary F

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Danny I'd go mental, tell him to get it replaced!

Marvin_hagler_

Yo man your lucky ! imagine how you would feel if you found that someone hopped onto the roof and jumped up and down a few times and then hopped off the spoiler cracking it and then booted both rear qtrs right on ther swage line. Would take 15 seconds to completely ruin that car as opposed to the easiest fix which is replacing the bonnet.
I agree if its a shit repair say you keep it fucker and get me a proper bog free bonnet or else

Rsmat

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Gutted for you mate...If it was me i would be making him put a new bonnet on.

Moonstone Mo

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Gutted Danny bit of a coonts trick hes trying to pull tho,demand a replacement bonnet or tell him to fuck rite off.

And you have said and i also know how anal you are so chances are bud your gona know how its been repaired and focus on that point only therefore cost yourself more when you decide that you aint happy and it aint up to your standards.

stuboy

what an idiot..

how did u find out about it.?

james kiely

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thats just shocking danny ,if thats his attitude he really aint up to much

jason_nike

Dont blame you mate, I would be exactly the same

CosworthGuy

Theres someone not far from me got one on ebay. Its a moonstone blue one and currently at £20. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/sierra-coswort...item2a1012937b

pani_k

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I'd try supply him the bonnet mate if you can get him to reimburse you and have him respray it.

STAFFY OWNER

I wouldn't even give him the chance to try to repair it as you know you won't be happy with it and then when you reject it he will try to use the time he has already spent on it as a bargaining tool with you. Also he will claim that it's already cost him a few hundred to carry out the repair so he won't want to put any more of his money into the job when you reject it.
As others have said i would stick out for a new bonnet and possibly take legal advice so that you can be sure how you stand if he fails to go along with the replacement bonnet.

DANNY-B

i bought this very item last night, i explained my situation to the guy selling it and he's give me it for £40 and im arranging for a courier today to pick it up which is iro £30. I rang the guy at the bodyshop and told him and he's now agreed to pay for it.

scottyrs

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great news mate glad its sorted still shouldnt of happened in the first place tho! p.s i spoke to my mate about the saff he said hes still going with the other 1 sorry

david 100

Would'nt you just love to jump on the head of the twat that did it.

Chip

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TBH im sure at least 75% of bodyshops would do that given the chance!

Chip

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Fantastic outcome overall I reckon

Hope that the car is upto the standard you are looking for once its all finished

maxest

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Fingers crossed the courier takes care of it,, might end up worse than the one the been jumped on once there finished with it!

kidsRS

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Shit news mate, glad its getting sorted now and hope your happy with the end result.

JamesH

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That would be a big worry for me, been there, done that

atm

+1

Rikochet

Was the new bonnet OK Danny?

studabear

I'm taking a frst bonnet to fiesta in the park tomorrow.

as the couriers that delivered a friend of mines replacement bonnet from cardiff to essex trashed it,