Any guestimates on what this'll cost to repair??:bang:
£300
Paint & filler more than that Dave!
new sill skin is cheaper than filler though
Oh dear! thats a simple repair, i would get 2 hours to repair and 1.5 paint, plus max £100 materials, new sill? £300 was a good estimate dave! Ant!
Its an option, make sure you treat any exposed metal in the damaged area before you cover it up though or rust will eat it...
The estimate i gave was accurate and would be checked by insurance company, if you can repair instead of replace they are happy, after all we are called panel beaters not panel fitters, we can not rip off insurance companys, they want detailed reports and pics as proof of repair, and will knock of any time as they see fit, Ant!
I didnt "manage" to get it, that was Inc VAT... metallic silver using original genuine VAG paint & it was what the body-shop quoted... , but £350 as a Private job.:yeahthat: looks like a simple job to do.
outer sill is usually more decorative than anything anyway, wrong Maddog... the steel outer sill forms part of a box section crucial to longitudinal rigidity, when cutting out the car should always be properly supported / braced. Only the GRP outer sills are decorative.
New panel won't cost much so whole panel can be cut out, new one welded in or just a section cut out and new section welded in. will be as good as/better than new. Not if I was buying it as a used car, on a car that age I'd want a new sill on it properly treated for anti-corrosion inside as well as out etc, not some botched up back street effort....
I don't know how you managed to get a quote of £1,300. that's pretty much whole car respray price. not even insurance companys would be happy with that sort of price!
I didnt "manage" to get it, that was Inc VAT... metallic silver using original genuine VAG paint & it was what the body-shop quoted... , but £350 as a Private job.
ahh..... just had a quote for £1890!!! bloke trying to convince me I need a new door!!! does he think I was born yesterday???!!!!:bang: