|
Author
|
Message |
|
|
 Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:53 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 01, 2010
Posts: 162
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Wrexham, North Wales
|
 |
Managed to come to an agreement with him. He dropped £300 off for me last night to get it fixed and not go through insurance...Im happy 
| |  |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:53 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 6055
Trade Rating: +53
Location: Salisbury / New Forest
|
|
Glad you got it sorted.
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:56 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 01, 2010
Posts: 162
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Wrexham, North Wales
|
|
Thanks Mate, Just need to get the wing sorted now !
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:36 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 15, 2010
Posts: 69
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Coventry
|
|
helo mate, i've had a similar problem last nyt, and the damage looks similar but the impact was more towards the front of the wing. Did you get this fixed? My 206 is blue (as you can see from picture <<<) and im getting the person who hit me to pay for ALL of it and he agreed it was his fault and does NOT want to go through insurance. He said he will order in a new wing and get it painted from his garage, and realign the bumper etc too... I'm worried though because:
a) even with the correct paint code is it GUARANTEED that the colour will match?? The worst thing is if the colour doesn't match 
b) even if the new wing is a touch out of place when fitted, you can tell straight away that it has been in an accident do new wings usually go straight on with no problems?
Remember he is going to a proper garage, so maybe i'm worrying too much? Just that its embarrassing when you're driving round in a messed up car which usually you want people to see you in! :((( SAD TIMES, help will be appreciated guys
| | |
|
|
|
|
 | |  |
| A person only really knows what something is like until they have experienced it themselves | |
 | |  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:39 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 27, 2010
Posts: 11520
Trade Rating: +10
Location: What's it to you? ? ?
|
|
| mikey101 wrote: |
| helo mate, i've had a similar problem last nyt, and the damage looks similar but the impact was more towards the front of the wing. Did you get this fixed? My 206 is blue (as you can see from picture <<<) and im getting the person who hit me to pay for ALL of it and he agreed it was his fault and does NOT want to go through insurance. |
Should have gone through the insurance if it wasn't your fault 
I would NEVER except an offer from the 3rd party to pay for the damage, ALWAYS go through the insurance.
| | |
|
|
|
|
Last edited by MrBSI on Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:40 am; edited 1 time in total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:39 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 15, 2010
Posts: 69
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Coventry
|
|
yeh, but his insurance was 3rd party! and so is myn! what does this mean for me?
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
| A person only really knows what something is like until they have experienced it themselves | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:40 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 27, 2010
Posts: 11520
Trade Rating: +10
Location: What's it to you? ? ?
|
|
| mikey101 wrote: |
| yeh, but his insurance was 3rd party! what does this mean for me? |
His insurance would pay for the damage to YOUR car
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:41 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 15, 2010
Posts: 69
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Coventry
|
|
and my premium would be unaffected? bt i havent told my company about mods :((( dam
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
| A person only really knows what something is like until they have experienced it themselves | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:43 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 27, 2010
Posts: 11520
Trade Rating: +10
Location: What's it to you? ? ?
|
|
| mikey101 wrote: |
| bt i havent told my company about mods :((( dam |
Your a muppet then as technically you are driven round UNINSURED
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:44 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 15, 2010
Posts: 69
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Coventry
|
|
i know, im silly , so about the wing, the paint and the fitting? difficult stuff?
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
| A person only really knows what something is like until they have experienced it themselves | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:47 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 28, 2010
Posts: 1131
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Milton Keynes
|
|
What mods do you have? - and its easy.
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:50 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 15, 2010
Posts: 69
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Coventry
|
|
okay, i lowered and got alloys, so quite noticeable... I mean if its common sense for any garage to just grab the paint code and paint and fully respray the wing, and fit it on accordingly whilst realigning the bumper then I'm fine... However; what I don't want is if IT IS NOTICEABLE if the paint is slightly diff or the fitting is not PERFECT is it difficult to get this right? sorry too many questions, bt im a wurried man that has got uni all bloody week
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
| A person only really knows what something is like until they have experienced it themselves | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:19 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 17, 2010
Posts: 144
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Wiltshire
|
|
I bought a platinum silver 206 about 2 years ago and It had a mashed in passenger wing & door (check strap failure).
I got a wing off one of those partfinder type sites delivered for around £26 if i remember right, and door came off ebay for £30. The door bit is by the by.
Anyway, silver is a hard colour to match and I did the work myself but you couldn't tell that it had been replaced/changed. The bolt holes for the wing have a bit of adjustment by the door hinge and headlight as far as I remember.
I'm always suprised to see people bothering to use filler or paint on wings in all honesty, the 206 aint that rare in most colours and second hand wings are cheaper than you'd think. Not that its your fault, but point mainly that I'd be concerned about is the quality of the 'new' panel - 'new' panels can rust i've found, wherease genuine original factory job panels tend not to at all..
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
| Iceland Blue '99 206 GTI (140) - SOLD
KMF '05 1.4 HDi | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:10 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 15, 2010
Posts: 69
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Coventry
|
|
are insurance approved garages usually the best bet then?
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
| A person only really knows what something is like until they have experienced it themselves | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:12 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 17, 2010
Posts: 144
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Wiltshire
|
|
I'd say that you are best off finding a garage you trust yourself or hear good things from. I had a non faulter back in a gen5 celica when I was 21 and it went to a ford garage (evans halshaw, big brand) for paint work, and came out b******s'd. I got compensated for their poor work, but it proved to me that 'insurance approved' garages are no better than backstreet barry
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
| Iceland Blue '99 206 GTI (140) - SOLD
KMF '05 1.4 HDi | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
Membership:
Latest: 
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 17129
Online Now [123]:
Visitors: 122
Members: 0
Staff Online Now:
Page Views:
General
Forums Home
Forum FAQ
Search
