Exige Door Respray

[MilnerR]

Ok, it's time to sort out the bubbling paint on my S2 Exige, both doors have developed the dreaded acne after a couple of cold winters in the peak district. I've had one quote for £400 per door + VAT which seem a little on the steep side. What would people here expect to pay, or have paid?

Thanks.

[pthelazyjourno]

MilnerR said:

Ok, it's time to sort out the bubbling paint on my S2 Exige, both doors have developed the dreaded acne after a couple of cold winters in the peak district. I've had one quote for £400 per door + VAT which seem a little on the steep side. What would people here expect to pay, or have paid?

Thanks.

Not a door, but I paid £600 for both sills, and that was without having to strip them back entirely to get rid of bubbles. (I'd made a small hole in the bottom of one with the jack! Easy fix though, and then just a respray on both 'cause I'm a bit OCD).

It's apparently very time consuming if it's done properly - not just a simple sand and paint.

With that in mind, I'd say it's probably about right if you want it doing well.

Depends how much of a perfectionist you are. I've had an entire car painted for a grand in the past, and the quality wasn't **that** poor. I certainly don't think anybody would have known it had a complete respray (bar the lack of stone chips!!).

With the sills, however, the quality was sublime - so much better and flatter than the original OEM paint.

Are they taking the rubber channels out? Painting the insides of the doors as well? The insides of mine are quite scuffed from peoples' feet getting out, and I'd probably take the opportunity to respray the mirrors as well as they get stonechipped to buggery.

Edited by pthelazyjourno on Thursday 22 March 13:14

[MilnerR]

I'm hoping they're going to strip down the entire door and repaint for that, inside and out. I've got a few other people to hear back from but i'm interested to hear what experiences other people have had.

I've decided to spend my annual bonus on getting the car as good as it deserves to be.

[AndrewW-G]

Does the £400 +vat include blending the paint in to the surrounding panels? . . . .If so, that could be where the increased costs are incurred.

Edited by AndrewW-G on Saturday 24th March 19:25

[S Works]

That's not unreasonable tbh as they'll have to blend in the roof, wings and sills. Where's it being done?

[willld]

I got the door of my Elise done for £410 incuding VAT, however this included a minor repair on the front splitter. I can't remenber the exact split of the costs and the invoice doesn't say, the splitter might have been around £150.

The door bubbled again the next winter but they were good enough to do that for free. That was from OPTION 1 in Bromsgrove, who I'd thoroughly recommend if you're local(ish).

[MilnerR]

Funnily enough the quote I got was from option 1. I suspect that is how much a good job costs. Still feels like a lot to repair what appears relatively minor damage. If only Lotus could have got the paint right in the first place, this is the 2nd Lotus I've owned, and the second one to suffer from bubbled paint!

[MrSimba]

Having been to Frank at Option 1 I can tell you first hand he's an utter perfectionist, the quality of his work is absolutely second to none.

To get a 'like for like' quote would also have to be done to the standard that Frank will do, not many can do that!

I highly recommend Option 1

[MilnerR]

I've only heard good things about Option1 but I'm a northerner, which means if drop a quid coin it hits me on the back of the neck before it reaches the ground!

[s10too]

After 18 months of fighting, engineers reports and legal threats - I've got the selling dealer to replace the complete door on my 2007 S2 Elise for the same thing. Used sale of goods act and my local trading standards.