advice for respray postponed due to m.o.t. advice needed

[red6n2]

ok as most of you know i crashed big red back in september and have been driving around like this...



... since september... WOOF !

right so i have just been given a quote for 700 big ones for the following work to be done

front bumper resmothed
front bumper resprayed red
all lower grills sprayed gloss black
badge sprayed in both black and red (i.e. front piece black and rear peice red)
main grill sprayed gloss black
interior heater surrounds sprayed gloss black... goodbye horrible silver lol
bonnet sprayed red
passenger side wing repaired (rusted and end tip is bent outa shape and also resprayed red
front splitter sprayed in gloss black
oh and my new bumper some prick must have tapped it with thier car and its cracked so that to be plastic welded and repaired too

think thats all, is 700 pound cheap or about going rate ?...
also peoples opinions are welcomed...

when all this is done my black angel eyes will be going in too

[Adam-]

Dude, I've just had all the same work done (minus the internals and the grille), and it cost me 400?
I had:
Bonnet
Wing
Bumper
Door
Quarter panel!

I got one quote for 600, so i guess its not too bad.
The grille you can do yourself (that was the first thing i did when i got it back); and then the internals should be easy too, everything clips/torxs together..

My initial price was 350 though, but "paint cost more than expected.."

Good luck!

[red6n2]

i got a quote today for the same work even a smoothed front bumper as my rear is already smoothed... 300 quid ha ha think i know where im going

and i got ANOTHER PARKING TICKET... ASSHOLES !

[Jordy-6n2]

really cheap! my spoiler was £120

[red6n2]

lol this is cheap then, its my step dads mate so i suppose he is sorting me out he is letting me pay him in monthly payments of 100 quid aswell, work will take 3 days and will commence next week . im so excited cant wait till big red is actually red again specially with her black angel eyes now in i was thinking of getting certain door parts sprayed black too this is what i mean...



where the green arrows point... on both sides, both in gloss black... what you think ?

[BobbyG]

I think that look works very well.

[red6n2]

dont know if i can afford it just yet due to my mot being due on the 6th of march, i know i need at least one tyre. and i currently dont have any front washer jets will it fail without them, and also im guessing my 8000k hid kit wont pass so i need to put my 55w bulbs back in ?

[alexperkins]

front washer jets are only a requirement for OEM fitted xenons - most MOT test places will pass HIDs providing the beam pattern is still clean and crisp in line with what a normal halogen bulb will output.

For peace of mind, I would put halogen bulbs back in for your test.

[red6n2]

lol thanks i think ill definatly take the hid kit out for my m.o.t. just incase, i have one tyre that needs changing but other than that i think im ok to pass... fingers crossed... and also do you know if 6n washer jets are compatable and fit the 6n2 ?

[alexperkins]

Oh sorry do you mean washer jets for the windscreen? I thought you were referring to the xenons

Thats a fail if you dont have washer jets - its a requirement that you are able to wash the windscreen for MOT. The jets are pennies from a dealer or ebay dude! And no they arent - 6ns mount on top of the bonnet, whereas 6n2s are mounted underneath, plus they are a twin jet as opposed to a fan on the 6n2s

[red6n2]

how do you know so much lol ???

yeah and i meant windscreen lol, just gonna get a part worn tyre and washer jets then im ok... THEN get my car resprayed and resmoothed

[red6n2]

vw stealers want like 20 quid for em.... more expensive than the part worn tyre im getting !. cant find em on ebay for shizzle either lol...

[red6n2]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Front-Heated-W ... 27af348315

are these suitable ??? ???

[alexperkins]

lol I used to work for VW, and im a mechanic in my spare time

They will work, however the heated part wont but thats not particularly important

[red6n2]

Ahhh that would explain the knowledge lol. I have another question as I am litterally that tight I won't pay the £20 vw want for em will ones from a 2000 or 2001 lupo fit ?!? As there ate lupos is the breakers yards down here but there are never any 6n2's