full respray on an S1 -cost?
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JACK6284 said:
Pum said:
Down south I'd expect closer to £3k for a top quality job.
When my previous S1 was respayed via a Lotus garage near Stansted due to OAP heart failure taking out a wall and several Lotus/TVR cars and it came to £8k. But it was a insurance job though!zebedee said:
JACK6284 said:
Pum said:
Down south I'd expect closer to £3k for a top quality job.
When my previous S1 was respayed via a Lotus garage near Stansted due to OAP heart failure taking out a wall and several Lotus/TVR cars and it came to £8k. But it was a insurance job though!
) and then getting a nice new chip on the way home from the sprayer!
Are you sure you couldn't get the 'as new' look just by having certain areas done? The front clam, for example?
But yes, you are also right in that you shouldn't get too close to the car for you can always find imperfections - even after an expensive respray.
JACK6284 said:
Pum said:
Down south I'd expect closer to £3k for a top quality job.
When my previous S1 was respayed via a Lotus garage near Stansted due to OAP heart failure taking out a wall and several Lotus/TVR cars and it came to £8k. But it was a insurance job though!jondude said:
zebedee said:
JACK6284 said:
Pum said:
Down south I'd expect closer to £3k for a top quality job.
When my previous S1 was respayed via a Lotus garage near Stansted due to OAP heart failure taking out a wall and several Lotus/TVR cars and it came to £8k. But it was a insurance job though!) and then getting a nice new chip on the way home from the sprayer!Are you sure you couldn't get the 'as new' look just by having certain areas done? The front clam, for example?
But yes, you are also right in that you shouldn't get too close to the car for you can always find imperfections - even after an expensive respray.
PaulHogan said:
zebedee said:
...as well as the speedo reading 50mph out the whole tjme!
This can often be cured by turning the key from off to ignition to off to ignition etc as required, without firing the engine at any point in the process.Consider spraying it yourself, It's not difficult, the intial prep is the most important, I sprayed my car with 2pak, the modern paints are so good I never bothered even rubbing it down after spraying, cost if you DIY will be £60-100 for the paint depending on where you buy it.
Plenty of info online check it out
Plenty of info online check it out
Edited by S47 on Thursday 4th November 10:43
The 8k job- I would point my finger straight at a place called 'Hilton Coachworks' who are near Stanstead. They charge notoriously, daylight-robbery prices. They once quoted us £2.5k for a job which was done professionally for £400, and that included other parts! Repeatedly laughable.
They 'specialise' in Mercs and some Lotus work which is how they seem to get away with it.
I think you could hunt for a cash-in-hand job with a good specialist sprayer for ~£1k (I know of a fiberglass expert in Hertfordshire who could help if you want the details). But that said, having owned a lotus, the best thing you can do is just go and drive it and laugh any nicks/ chips off as you're grinning from ear to ear with all the fun you'll be having!
They 'specialise' in Mercs and some Lotus work which is how they seem to get away with it.
I think you could hunt for a cash-in-hand job with a good specialist sprayer for ~£1k (I know of a fiberglass expert in Hertfordshire who could help if you want the details). But that said, having owned a lotus, the best thing you can do is just go and drive it and laugh any nicks/ chips off as you're grinning from ear to ear with all the fun you'll be having!
Si_man306, could you pass on the details of that fibreglass expert in Hertfordshire to me? Been trying to buy a specific coloured Elise for a year now and the only one that has become available in my price bracket was sold by the time I spotted the ad. Now thinking of buying any colour as long as it's circa £2K cheaper than my limit and having it re-sprayed with that £2K, so if you could let me know who that is, I'd be very grateful. Always good to know someone from the area who has been recommended!
Actually looking at it, the doors and engine cover are the only bits that are blistered - doors are on the inside as well now. Assuming if I could just get those done it would cost a lot less as they could be done off the car, but then the original colour would need to be lightened a bit to make it match the other inevitably faded paint wouldn't it?
I had the same problem with my doors. I just had them re-sprayed. Having the doors taken back to bare fibre glass and re-painted seems to have done the trick and it hasn't returned 18months on. My brother is a painter so i got it done at a discounted rate but at full price it would have been about £250 for the pair, i think. No problems re colour, its a perfect match and if you go somewhere reputable you should be ok.
Mike
Mike
Sounds sensible, I had a new front clam from the insurance company when someone hit me. The paint bill was £500+Vat and the job looked great, 18 months and two winters outside later and its just lifting on one edge of wheel arch, but considering its doing the same on both doors and rear clam I think the weathers to blame more than anything else 
Right, hang on, 8k for a respray.
Now at what point would'nt a normal person say,"hang on a minute, that's cr*p".
It's a very small car, tiny in fact, smaller than, or equivalent to, a Corsa for example, now do not take the p*ss and try to tell me it costs a significant amount more, than that type of car to re-spray. Try if you may. but I want the full reasoning behind the cost.
You have the floor.
Now at what point would'nt a normal person say,"hang on a minute, that's cr*p".
It's a very small car, tiny in fact, smaller than, or equivalent to, a Corsa for example, now do not take the p*ss and try to tell me it costs a significant amount more, than that type of car to re-spray. Try if you may. but I want the full reasoning behind the cost.
You have the floor.
icepop said:
Right, hang on, 8k for a respray.
Now at what point would'nt a normal person say,"hang on a minute, that's cr*p".
It's a very small car, tiny in fact, smaller than, or equivalent to, a Corsa for example, now do not take the p*ss and try to tell me it costs a significant amount more, than that type of car to re-spray. Try if you may. but I want the full reasoning behind the cost.
You have the floor.
Fibreglass needs a lot more prep work than metal before it can be sprayed, from what I've heard. Now at what point would'nt a normal person say,"hang on a minute, that's cr*p".
It's a very small car, tiny in fact, smaller than, or equivalent to, a Corsa for example, now do not take the p*ss and try to tell me it costs a significant amount more, than that type of car to re-spray. Try if you may. but I want the full reasoning behind the cost.
You have the floor.
That may incur additional costs. Fook knows where the other £5k of the £8k comes from though!!!
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