Some C*unt Has Keyed My Bonnet! - Saxperience

Russ · 19th February 2005, 02:43

Hi all,

I've just got home asfter a sodding long day at work to find some pleasant Chatham pikey has kkeyed the shit out of my bonnet!
My excess for insurance is £250 - so does anyone know a decent paint-shop in Kent, as near as Chatham as possible... and does anyone have a clue as to how much it's likely to cost to be fixed? It is literally just the bonnet lid.

Fast responses would be most appreciated!
Thanks
Russ

Scott^p · 19th February 2005, 03:34

dont even phone your insurance mate. I would say it should be around 150, this is a total guess though. You say its keyed to fuck so most of the money is going to go on the labour of sanding it down falt again, the painting wont cost to much

Dan · 19th February 2005, 05:13

agree with scott wont be overley expensive but these things happen!

to compare with what im having done, new passenger wing fitted n sprayed,baseplate sprayed and put back on car with mirror touched up,4 inch long scratch on boot sorted n boot fully resprayed,all chips sorted,laquer where bumpers n rub strips colour coded re-done and scratch on door sorted n sprayed £300!!

Russ · 19th February 2005, 05:18

Cheers for the info guys! Anyone outthere from grand old Chatham who can recommend a decent paint-shop? There's one down near my road btu it looks as dodgy as any pikey!

Dan · 19th February 2005, 05:26

could be mis leading mate the older it looks the longer an more experience they'll have! check yellow pages or similar for local bodyshops!

Scott^p · 19th February 2005, 06:19

i havent seen many body shops or garages that are genuinely good that havent looked like pikeys garages

Dan · 19th February 2005, 17:18

yeah i meant that if its scruffy doesnt mean that the work isnt good! suppose u have to see examples of there work!

SaxoAL · 19th February 2005, 18:38

my bodyshop, is in a bit of a run down farmlane, but they are top lads.. and perfect work !

To limit the cost, remove the bonnet, sand down, and prepare it (primer) berfore taking it to them for spraying.

sim69er · 20th February 2005, 23:34

it also depends on what coulour the car is because as well as painting the bonet you have to 'flick'the paint onto the wings so that the coulour matches if its posseden blue that is 1 hard coulour to match properly work in a paint shop c mota spray

Dan · 20th February 2005, 23:41

so wud u say for what im having done (above) is a good price??

SAXO_VTR1600 · 21st February 2005, 22:34

If i was u m8 i would find out who keyed ure bonnet first then make sure they wish they never touched it.you kno.

Then i worrie about who was gan to paint it.

Russ · 26th February 2005, 23:39

Hey fella's! (And gals!)

Well it's been dropped off at a pant shop that my old man used when his Celica got keyed a couple of years ago. £200!

As sim69r said the paint gets flicked over the wings too - which may help a tiny scratch I've got there too! Also it'll remove the two stone chips I have on the bonnet, too!

Once it's fixed I gotta sell it as I need to mve house in May - I'm upto London!

I'd love to find the guy that keyed it, but it's more than likely to be one of the chav's that hang around in the area - which one I'll never know... but if you mess with one of them you mess with all of them - fucking inbred twats they are!

Anyone interested in it? its only done 24K (oh, and its green!) I want about £4500 for it.

Dan · 26th February 2005, 23:53

post it in the for sale section as it will get more attention and more ppl will look at it! also post some pics if u can!

gidders3 · 28th February 2005, 18:26

i had the whole left side of mine keyed a year ago, and then had the other side keyed a month ago. Not safe anywhere! Cost me around £250 for each side to be resprayed in surrey. quality job too