[Pearcy]

Need to get drivers side rear sill (+ front of the rear arch) sorted properly + a front bumper respray.

Got 1 quote today from a local place that was recommended - over a grand!

Can anyone suggest any good bodyshops in Sussex that are reasonable on costs? If I can find somewhere decent I've got a small job on the 328i daily driver that I'd also get done.

 

[hooligan]

hi mate

drop LPX on here a PM hes in worthing and know someone

also jamesakamadabout knows a few good ones too!

 

[AndyZim]

Washington coachworks worked on my car after the crash. Neil (the owner) was really helpful and apart from the guys at WiM I've never come across another garage like this that treated their customers properly and with respect. The job they did was perfect (and the colour of my car is one that's hard to match)

I shouldn't imagine it will be a cheap job though, you could check out what they would quote

http://washingtoncoaches.auto.officelive.com/default.aspx

 

[Garath]

I can do the welding for you

 

[ST£RLING]

Need to get drivers side rear sill (+ front of the rear arch) sorted properly + a front bumper respray.

Got 1 quote today from a local place that was recommended - over a grand!

Can anyone suggest any good bodyshops in Sussex that are reasonable on costs? If I can find somewhere decent I've got a small job on the 328i daily driver that I'd also get done.

Jesus they quoted you a GRAND!!!!!!!!!! When I was involved in a rear end shunt and Mazda dealer wanted ?3800 to fix it, they charged me less than 2K!

 

[Pearcy]

Right, here are a couple of pics of the rear arch (the other side's been done at some point & is fine)

The car as a whole is pretty clean, it's just the o/s/r arch & the stonechipped front bumper that let it down:

 

[Pearcy]

I can do the welding for you

you have pm

 

['Garage Madaboutmx5s']

Id recommend Garath for the job mate. I am sure he can sort the welding out for you.

If you need someone afterwards to do any spray work I now a decent professional sprayer who will do panels for between 100-150 pounds depending on what work needs doing and how busy he is!

 

[Garath]

I can do the welding for you

you have pm

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I hope it helps

 

[Garath]

Id recommend Garath for the job mate. I am sure he can sort the welding out for you.

Thanks James

 

[lpx]

as mentioned by gareth (hooligan) i know a great bodyshop in the shoreham area, he's just done a 200sx for me today and its stunning, if i can be of any help sling me a PM.

 

[Teh Blonde]

Bodyshop in Sussex

HTH

 

[Pearcy]

Been to see Gareth today & he'll be fitting a new sill/arch ready for painting

- Ordered the new panel this evening.

Gareth will probably be updating this thread with pics of the job in progress once we've got a suitable date for the job, so we'll see how it unfolds...

 

[Garath]

I carried out the welding work on this car today, so here are the pictures

so, this is how it looked before I started

and as I suspected, it had been filled in the past

blister higher up was not to bad underneath though

a bit more investigation at the front, where the seam should be

then I cut the outer wing/sill away, you can see a big dollop of filler on the left hand side

close up of filler dollop

now we can see the extent of the rust to the inner sill

ah, thats where that screw and nut went

rusty area cut out

Surface rust on box section behind anti rust treated

new section welded in

outer wing cut to accept replacement panel, the area of minor rust higher up the wing has also been cut out

area anti rust treated

then painted for protection, holes also drilled to allow air to circulate

and finally the outer panel is welded into place

note how the original seams have been re-created.

 

[Pearcy]

top job - thanks again Gareth

Shouldn't have any probs with the MOT now! -then just need to get the fuelling sorted + get the rear sill & front bumper resprayed

 

['Garage Madaboutmx5s']

Nice work Garath, makes me wonder if I should have kept my old RS as sure you could have turned it around.

Cheers

James.

 

[Garath]

I could have sorted it for sure, but as you say, everything started to add up, and it got to the point where yo oud never see the money back

 

[Tazz]

Bloody brilliant work. Thanks for posting - really interesting as mine is gone both sides. MoT next month so we shall see. Glad you got it sorted Matt and looks like Gareths previous work on his has paid dividends. Well done.

 

[ST£RLING]

Fantastic work Garath

I know who I'm going to call when I need some welding.

Are you coming to Bromley??

 

[JayJay]

Great work Gareth, you are on my list of people to call when I get my sills repaired.
As I fear mine have been filled when I got them repaired last time