Morons!!
- Thread starter Alex L
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chrismouzou
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hi alex
dont it just pxss you off-no respect for other peoples property
chris
dont it just pxss you off-no respect for other peoples property
chris
Mate,
I really feel for you. The worst bit is that they drove off - if someone had come and apologized and passed on their details you'd probably live with it - bet they have no insurance??
At least it is only £400 to repair...I think you might get lucky from the CCTV - if it were me I'd wait to hear if they catch the culprit, once identified you will easily win a civil claim post prosecution so you may be able to go for whole new bumper and full respray to get it back to 'original state' - you'd just be out of pocket for the months it takes to go through!!!
I had an accident when I was 20 when the guy wrote of my Golf and gave me false details - my insurance company keep the investigation open and eventually caught the guy in Ireland 18 months later......
I really feel for you. The worst bit is that they drove off - if someone had come and apologized and passed on their details you'd probably live with it - bet they have no insurance??
At least it is only £400 to repair...I think you might get lucky from the CCTV - if it were me I'd wait to hear if they catch the culprit, once identified you will easily win a civil claim post prosecution so you may be able to go for whole new bumper and full respray to get it back to 'original state' - you'd just be out of pocket for the months it takes to go through!!!
I had an accident when I was 20 when the guy wrote of my Golf and gave me false details - my insurance company keep the investigation open and eventually caught the guy in Ireland 18 months later......
ORIGINAL: Alex L
£1500 to completely replace the bumper. They don't think it will be necessary though as they can't see any splits. So just a repair for the scratches and respray.
The only issue will be matching the paint so won't ever be like new
Alex,
Sorry to hear of your trouble - I hope the Police are able to help. However, I think the respray will be fine, most OPC used cars are resprayed to hide stone chips etc. and in my experience this is undetectable.
Allan
adrian996
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Hi Alex. This is all pretty unbelievable! Who ever this person is they're going to have a lovely mark down either the near side or off side of their car - so that's going to be a give away!
I wouldn't worry about the paint match at all. They can work wonders these days - only you'll know that it's been done.
If they can get the person's number plate on the CCTV then you're onto a winner. If they do I bet you that they'll just say that they didn't realise that they'd done it, get a caution and pay up for the damage. Then you can decide what to do with your remaining carrots.[>:]
One other point; did the rubbing/impact make your alarm go off?
Adrian.
I wouldn't worry about the paint match at all. They can work wonders these days - only you'll know that it's been done.
If they can get the person's number plate on the CCTV then you're onto a winner. If they do I bet you that they'll just say that they didn't realise that they'd done it, get a caution and pay up for the damage. Then you can decide what to do with your remaining carrots.[>:]
One other point; did the rubbing/impact make your alarm go off?
Adrian.
Thanks for all the support guys.
I washed the damaged area last night to see what the real extent was. Doesn't look deeper than the primer and the paint layer - so I *may* be ok with a respray.
I also tested all the parking sensors to make sure they were ok.
I will wait to see if they catch the culprit before I decide which option to take.
I washed the damaged area last night to see what the real extent was. Doesn't look deeper than the primer and the paint layer - so I *may* be ok with a respray.
I also tested all the parking sensors to make sure they were ok.
I will wait to see if they catch the culprit before I decide which option to take.
adrian996
New member
Alex.
It doesn't look like there's any distortion to the PU there. I would say that you'd be wasting your money buying a new PU.....?
I had reason to call my local Porsche Approved repair centre (Motorvation in Bridgend) today and I asked them for a ball-park quote on the removal, re-spray, re-lacquer and re-fit (with some possibility of some minor filling work to the off-side corner) of the PU on a 2008 997 Turbo. I assumed that the paint is GT Silver metallic (?). The quote is £362.50 + VAT. The work is guaranteed for 10 years.
Have you asked a Porsche approved centre for a quote on just re-spraying your PU? I really can't see why they'd need to re-spray the whole back of the car - don't let anyone do that to it for God's sake!! You might end up in real trouble otherwise. You've got to blend the colours at some point on the car in situations like this - a good body shop should be able to do this. Don't forget - the colour transition is going to be so much harder to detect due to the fact that the PU curves away from the line of the engine cover and the rear haunches of the car anyway. It would be a completely different story if the damage was on something flat - eg the bonnet or door skin. You have to do the whole lot then. This should be a walk in the park for a good body shop.
I'm sure that I don't need to remind you but don't forget that there's not much work around at the moment and some places might be looking to add a naught if you know what I mean.
All the best.
Adrian.
It doesn't look like there's any distortion to the PU there. I would say that you'd be wasting your money buying a new PU.....?
I had reason to call my local Porsche Approved repair centre (Motorvation in Bridgend) today and I asked them for a ball-park quote on the removal, re-spray, re-lacquer and re-fit (with some possibility of some minor filling work to the off-side corner) of the PU on a 2008 997 Turbo. I assumed that the paint is GT Silver metallic (?). The quote is £362.50 + VAT. The work is guaranteed for 10 years.
Have you asked a Porsche approved centre for a quote on just re-spraying your PU? I really can't see why they'd need to re-spray the whole back of the car - don't let anyone do that to it for God's sake!! You might end up in real trouble otherwise. You've got to blend the colours at some point on the car in situations like this - a good body shop should be able to do this. Don't forget - the colour transition is going to be so much harder to detect due to the fact that the PU curves away from the line of the engine cover and the rear haunches of the car anyway. It would be a completely different story if the damage was on something flat - eg the bonnet or door skin. You have to do the whole lot then. This should be a walk in the park for a good body shop.
I'm sure that I don't need to remind you but don't forget that there's not much work around at the moment and some places might be looking to add a naught if you know what I mean.
All the best.
Adrian.
Exactly the same thing happened to me here (France) a couple of months back - near identical damage no sign of the idiot that did the damage. I found a local shop to re-spray (GT Silver) the bumper for 400 euros - the resultant job was/remains superb, shame I had to pay for someone else's crap driving........ Don't bother changing the bumper IMO
Although my car in question is not a 997 Turbo, I made a small split in the bumper of my Accord. Took it to Honda - "you need a new bumper, sir and will cost you £400". Took it to my not so glamarous repairer and he said "Easy fix, £140". He welded the plastic and repainted. Looks like new with excellent colour match of pearlescent paint. So what is the moral of the story? Some dishonest bodyshops will carry out unnecessary work so that they can earn a few more bob. I would just get the bumper repaired by a good paint shop. Get recommendations and don't choose just because Porsche approves repair. I wouldn't take my car to Porsche approved repairer as I know there are others who do a much better job in my area. I'm sure if you need a new bumper, only spraying the bumper is necessary on such a new car.
Harry
Harry
No real surprise, but the Police have just closed the case, with no action.
I will apparently get a written explanation why through in the post, but it looks like I am going to pay for the damage myself.
Not a happy camper!!
Hopefully VAT rate will come down this afternoon in the budget so can save myself a tenner on the repairs, whopdee-dooo!!
I will apparently get a written explanation why through in the post, but it looks like I am going to pay for the damage myself.
Not a happy camper!!
Hopefully VAT rate will come down this afternoon in the budget so can save myself a tenner on the repairs, whopdee-dooo!!
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