Hi all,
For those of you who have been following this thread and/or commented, you will know that last Saturday my girlfriend was involved in a car park incident which resulted in my 5 door FL A3 S Line sustaining a fair amount of damage to the rear offside door and its adjacent panel.
After deciding against claiming on my insurance, I took my car to a private body repair shop in Liverpool, which happened to be used by Liverpool Audi and Liverpool Jaguar. (I can supply details via DM). I was quoted a cash price of £880 + parts if needed. I dropped my car off the following day Tuesday 25th - Friday 28th.
Anyway, I collected my car about an hour ago and I am made up with the results and the repair. The guy has done very well and it is near on impossible to tell. Anyone who sees the vehicle for the first time would never know. He told me he spent 12 hours on the repair, not including the re-spray and final prep work! All in all, the total cost was £1055 - as I needed a new bottom sill which he couldn’t re-apply as the bonding agent had spoilt on removal. Overall, its been six days from misery to joy, and I am a happy chap again (albeit with a slight lighter wallet haha)
Collated before and after pictures:
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