Advice on body work

The sheer amount of places that do poor work coupled with the reasonable quote from an Audi approved repairer doesn't really make it worth the gamble. No place is going to stick a kid in the spray booth unless they are proper *****. There's hardly any places that take their time and go on reputation alone, the insurance industry killed those places off good and proper.
 
Janesy B said:
The sheer amount of places that do poor work coupled with the reasonable quote from an Audi approved repairer doesn't really make it worth the gamble. No place is going to stick a kid in the spray booth unless they are proper *****. There's hardly any places that take their time and go on reputation alone, the insurance industry killed those places off good and proper.
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Brilliant, tell another one! Oh you were serious? In my experience its easy to find someone who takes pride in the repairs they do.
 
poker_999 said:
Brilliant, tell another one!
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Do the world a favour and go stick your head in an oven.

poker_999 said:
In my experience its easy to find someone who takes pride in the repairs they do.
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Find me one then, is it the same type of place that'll do the job for less than £200 as well? I'd personally love to find a place that will not only quote the lowest, but do the best job as well.
 
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hk3948 said:
Well. This got very heated very quickly. Wasn't expecting that

Think part of the issue is that you could argue that I 'know' the approved guys are likely to do a reliable decent job. On the other hand, its pretty difficult to build a sense of repute about an independant workshop unless I know people who have had a positive experience. In this case, I do not know anyone who has had bodywork in Bristol. I just wonder about the quality of work and I guess I was just wondering if people felt that the processes involved in this repair would be pretty standard fair across the board, in which case if I could make a significant saving it may be worth looking around quickly first
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If you want to find an independent for comparison, maybe check out the Piston Heads forum or similar...they'll almost certainly have threads recommending bodyshops. Bristol is a big place so I'm sure you'll be able to find one that other people have used and will vouch for.
 
Janesy B said:
Do the world a favour and go stick your head in an oven.



Find me one then, is it the same type of place that'll do the job for less than £200 as well? I'd personally love to find a place that will not only quote the lowest, but do the best job as well.
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if your on the fylde coast, bek motors in thornton cleveleys at the back of redmarsh industrial estate.
 
VAG approved shops go through tough audits in order to keep their approval. They normally specify equipment they want on site such as a particular welder and the guys are all trained to meet certain standards. It also costs a lot of money for an independent site to get VAG approval which is known for being one of the most expensive to keep out of all the manufacturers. If you've had a decent quote from an approved shop you have faith in then I'd go for it. They won't want you complaining to Audi about their work.
 
Would echo what most are saying, £500 to repair that isn't much at all for peace of mind. If the car were to corrode in future it would be covered, if Audi were to do paint reading's and find that it wasn't repaired by an approved dealer they wouldn't touch it.
 
Take it to the main dealer bodyshop so they can do a lovely job on which the paint begins to crack at the edges a year after the warranty expires.

:mad::mad::mad::mad:
 
Bodyshops are like every thing else, there are good and bad. This is regardless of being 'approved' or not. It's like saying you only get good service from a main dealer because they are a main dealer. Now we all know that isn't the case.

I have used independant bodyshops in the past and had better service and quality of work than from approved bodyshops (and a porsche one at that). It all depends on a number of factors, and really just comes down to the prep work (doesn't matter how good the actual painting is if the prep is rubbish) and the time and care taken.

Really the op needs to go on personal recommendation, check some of the Audi forums etc. If you don't have that, you'll need to take a chance. If you've have had previous dealings with the Audi approved place, you could give it a try.

For me bodyshops are a bit like plumbers, you have to try a few before you settle on the one that you feel does the best work for the money.
 
there are lots of ways to bodge a body repair and have it still look pretty much ok when you hand it back to the customer. only good bodyshops will take care to do the hidden things properly so you get a good long lasting repair.
but it's hard to know which bodyshops do this unless you have recommendations from others who had work done a while ago and it's still looking good.
 
cause its new would have it done by dealer if it were older would have one of many people do it and it wouldnt cost anywhere near 500 .

its not a bad knock and pretty simple work
 
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