Bodyshop recommendations in Wycombe?

Bodyshop recommendations in Wycombe?

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Targarama

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14,661 posts

290 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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I need recommendations for minor ding repair to what I think is a Peugeot. Bodyshop needs to be in High Wycombe. Suggestions appreciated.

Background:
Girlfriend dinged someone's car in the station carpark. Left a note, needs to pay for repairs (can't be much damage as her car is hardly marked, but that's not the point - she's doing the honourable thing).

Anyway the owner of the car is getting a quote from her dealer's bodyshop which is fine. Girlfriend rightly wants 2 quotes (we all know how dealers can sometimes be a mega ripoff and indies often do a far better job anyway - at least on our Audi and my TVRs they have).

slikk

2,135 posts

250 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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Markhams is your best bet - 01494 530 614

Kim

PetrolTed

34,443 posts

310 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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I've used a place in Old Beaconsfield who did a good job.

anonymous-user

61 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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Any of these any good for full resprays of a bare shell?

PetrolTed

34,443 posts

310 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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They did a replacement bonnet for me which involved resprays.

Tiger

769 posts

241 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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If its just a supermarket ding, it may be best to get Dentmaster or similar company to have a look.

Cheaper for you and better for other person as car won't need re-spray.

I've seen these guys get out some pretty big dents "tennis ball" size, and make a cracking job of it, anything over that I think is paint.

Targarama

Original Poster:

14,661 posts

290 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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Tiger said:
If its just a supermarket ding, it may be best to get Dentmaster or similar company to have a look.

Cheaper for you and better for other person as car won't need re-spray.

I've seen these guys get out some pretty big dents "tennis ball" size, and make a cracking job of it, anything over that I think is paint.


I polished paint of the bumper of our car so the other car definitely lost some unfortunately. I've not seen the damage.

base-1

42 posts

238 months

Monday 7th February 2005
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Fletcher's Bodyshop in Loudwater are very good but you can tell from the cost - so probably not great from your point of view....

LexSport said:
Any of these any good for full resprays of a bare shell?


However you might find it more useful! Or anyone that wants a good job doing, they have several awards for restoration of classics Rolls Royces, Jag's, Ferraris etc - and they do Slough Fiat's insurance work!

>> Edited by base-1 on Monday 7th February 19:11

Targarama

Original Poster:

14,661 posts

290 months

Monday 7th February 2005
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base-1 said:
Fletcher's Bodyshop in Loudwater are very good but you can tell from the cost - so probably not great from your point of view....


LexSport said:
Any of these any good for full resprays of a bare shell?



However you might find it more useful! Or anyone that wants a good job doing, they have several awards for restoration of classics Rolls Royces, Jag's, Ferraris etc - and they do Slough Fiat's insurance work!


>> Edited by base-1 on Monday 7th February 19:11


Funny world. One of the 'less good' bodyshops I've encountered is the one in Slough who do all the Audi/VW/Saab/Porsche work.

base-1

42 posts

238 months

Friday 11th February 2005
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Hahaha, really?! I did wonder why Fiat sent their cars all the way over here... surely there must be good cheaper places over there. Perhaps not then!