Richud Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Lupo GTIBoot• Recess behind WV badge smoothed over• Remove small dent from just underneath the window• Boot Handle removed, hole blanked and smoothed• Remove brake light from new spoiler and fill in the void (vw accessories spoiler)• Remove glass and spray boot and spoiler Bumpers• Spray front and rear bumpers in reflex silver• Remove small scratch from above number platehave been quoted £600 for all of the above, the place thats doin it is a jaguar/landrover center of exellence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bickerton Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) Hard to say as no idea what their past work has been like.Also I hope the recesses are being welded as opposed to filled Edited February 14, 2011 by Bickerton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richud Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hard to say as no idea what their past work has been like.Also I hope the recesses are being welded as opposed to filledwell just from their reputation there work should be pretty good, jaguar and landrover get all their paint work done there.the boot handle hole will be welded and filled to finish, didnt really ask how they would do the badge recess, whats the best way to do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bickerton Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 i have read that the badge recess is best welded also I thinks.If they will do a mint job I would go for it, probably get a few more prices elsewhere too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 All the smoothing on the boot will need metal welded in or the filler will sink and eventually crack and need to be redone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Thats a fair price IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richud Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 thanks for the advice chaps, car is goin in on monday morning.will have to start a member cars thread soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Probs been priced at 150 per bumper and 300 for the bootlid work, a tad pricey but it is a jag/ land rover place so You would expect those kind of prices it also depends where you live and what the going rate is in the area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOCK Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 If you smooth over the 3rd brake light, then I'm pretty sure that it will fail it's MOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 If you smooth over the 3rd brake light, then I'm pretty sure that it will fail it's MOT.no it wont.if the place has a good reputation and its a good job then i would say its a fair price.personally i think when you're having custom work done such as removing parts and having them smoothed its best to go to a custom body shop as thats what they do everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOCK Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 no it wont.It will stillAre you sure? I thought that any car built after a certain date had to have 3 brake lights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bickerton Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Also is it a written quote not an estimate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bickerton Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 "Vehicles first used on or after 1 January 1971 Must be fitted with at least two obligatory stop lamps."Taken from http://www.ukmot.com/1-3.asp#Text_top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Pugh Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 If its not there to be test it wont fail, if it was there and had all its bulbs out then it would fail i believe.Correct. Ellies is currently out on her gti so we just put tape over it for the MOT. Ghetto stylee! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 mot's are odd. if you have rust on your boot or doors that it could fail on, take them off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 mot's are odd. if you have rust on your boot or doors that it could fail on, take them off!Or cover it in tape as the tester cannot remove anything from the vehicle.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 They can bash and poke about at things they think may be unsafe to check their integrity though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowey Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 It will still pass but id rather leave it in as most people when following look for the 3rd brake light i find.Above notion, seconded.3rd brake light definitely improves road safety,especially when one of your brake light bulbs go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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