respray?

nikz · Post by **nikz** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:34 pm

hey guys, just went to the local garage today, need to get the little fiddly bit under the grill resprayed ( bought a new one as the guy before broke all the clips to put a shoddy DIY mesh "grill"). Got a quote of around 100 pounds

Now i don't know if this is really cheap and to grab the chance, or if its too expensive and i should search around for more quotes?

P.S. If anyone knows any good respray garages around north west london, Id be grateful for their details

dannyboi · Post by **dannyboi** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:59 pm

always best to get a few quotes dude , if you can get to harlow ive got someone who is bril

warrmr · Post by **warrmr** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:28 pm

have you thaught about DIYing it

http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... a1fbbaf894
that thread has a good guide if the pics work for you.

its alot cheaper and easyer if you can get a paint mach from vw in a tin can Â£10 for a can on colour coded paint.

R1CH · Post by **R1CH** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:42 pm

That aint cheap.I recently got a little roof spoiler painted and fitted for Â£60.

JoeG07 · Post by **JoeG07** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:52 pm

yeah that sounds pretty pricey i paid Â£70 for a whole front bumper to be done

septic · Post by **septic** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:14 am

Yea re-spraying and fitting can cost a bomb. The fitting and spraying for my tiny front splitter cost me Â£120!

nikz · Post by **nikz** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 2:33 am

ahhh garages tryin to take my money!!

well hopefully my friend who knows a guy will sort something out for me, the bit i want to get sprayed is even smaller than the splitter!! The tiny little thing u see under the grill and headlights!! Hopefully get some more quotes over the weekend, and if not, well ill have to try out my DIY skills!

tattooroo · Post by **tattooroo** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:39 pm

where an how much did you get that part for ? cheers bouy

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:24 pm

Â£100 isn't a rip off, in fact it's quite reasonable if they take it off to do it - that's 30 mins alone for fitting not even spraying.

Â£70 for a front bumper is crazy-cheap. fair play.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:32 pm

Â£100 is a bit steep Dave if it's just the grille surround, I paid Â£150 for a front bumper respray from a bodyshop not know for being cheap.

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:59 pm

ah, it's just the surround.

I still stick with my thoughts, as most bodyshops won't even lift a finger for anything less than Â£60, as they have to buy the paint in anyway. you'll find that whether it's a wing or a 2p piece they'd still charge the same quite often, then any extra for the fitting.

if you take them a surround and say "spray this" then it could be Â£70 or whatever, and then fit it yourself?

may as well DIY it to begin with, as this'll only cost about Â£20. as long as you flat the paint and polish it afterwards, it'll probably look OK. then you can shop around for quotes.

perhaps a small bodyshop might just buy the cans from VW to do the job if you ask them? anyone's guess.

JoeG07 · Post by **JoeG07** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:51 am

yeh a small bit like thatwld be worth having a crack at it yourself. think thers some guids on here for spraying but basically u just gotta sand it down, primer it, paint and laqour and it should look alrite. Im with dave if you take it off and refit it yourself youll probs save a bit its well easy to do you just unclip the grille and whack off the indicators and its two screws shdlnt take more than about 10 mins

nikz · Post by **nikz** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:01 pm

Tattooroo, got the part from a scrappy. Apparently I was well lucky as that particular part just gets snapped up straight away, and the car had just come in that morning! Got it for Â£20 as well as the original polo grill, so not too bad i dont think.
Yeah i know what u guys mean about the fitting,we took the part out of the original car, so its definitly not a hard job. Hopefully though a mate of mine is gonna hook me up with someone who wont charge for labour,mates rates n all because i dont trust myself with the car right now,once i get my hands abit more dirty with it, then ill start doing stuf on my own. Cheers guys for all the advice though!

Q · Post by Q » Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:26 pm

While we are on the subject, does anyone have a recommendations for resprayers in East London/ North East London.

I have a key mark, and a few little rust marks to deal with.