Today i got back from college to discover that the rear left arch has a large dent in it, chipped paint and a chipped rear light . I currently have builders working on my house so i asked them, and they fully denied it :bang even though it was obviously them). I've attached two pictures below, could anybody tell me how much around this would cost to get fixed ?

I know the damage desnt look too bad on the pictures but in peson it looks worse

Carlick said:

Today i got back from college to discover that the rear left arch has a large dent in it, chipped paint and a chipped rear light . I currently have builders working on my house so i asked them, and they fully denied it :bang even though it was obviously them). I've attached two pictures below, could anybody tell me how much around this would cost to get fixed ?

I know the damage desnt look too bad on the pictures but in peson it looks worse

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depends where you get it done and how good you want it done

you get what you pay for

Cheers, although i was thinking like, more of a figure? £50? £200? ... i just have no idea what i should be expecting

Carlick said:

Cheers, although i was thinking like, more of a figure? £50? £200? ... i just have no idea what i should be expecting

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looking at that id prolly say 150 around that mark but i really have no idea theres to many fatcors

just go to a local body shop they will be able to give you an estimate. Its really hard to judge how much it will cost. When my punto had a damaged wing a few years ago the paint was more expensive than the panel

go for the sympathy vote with the bodyshop explain what happened see if they would do you a deal beacause it was done to you in such a s**t way

Mayatt said:

go for the sympathy vote with the bodyshop explain what happened see if they would do you a deal beacause it was done to you in such a s**t way

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Don't waste your time...bodyshop repairers are all mercenary buggers!

There's massive variation in what a bodyshop will charge and the quality of the service they give.

When I had the front end of my C2 GT resprayed (solid black paint) bumper, valance, bonnet, both front wings and blending in on the doors, I had several estimates ranging from £400 to £1200...Compromised at the £800 quote and tbh it was a **** poor job.

As with any garage work I think it's good if you know them personally as your likely to get a much better job...at a much fairer price!

There's not too much surface damage on your's so it might just be a case of getting the dent out, dead cheap if the paint stays intact.

Thanks very much everyone, my mate knows a guy that owns the local body shop, I'll get my mate to take it in for me as I know he'll get the best price for me. Hopefully it wont be too much of a dent in my pocket as the car and the insurance has milked me to the bone as a 17 year old driving a GPS is'nt cheap!