...so there I was minding my own business on way to work trundling down a side road pretty slow (with parked up cars on either side) when I hear an almighty bang... look around and a ***** in a white transit has gone intot eh side of me!!!
I really expected to get out and see all the side of the car mashed in, but i got out and found the damage to be a lot less than i expected (but still bad enough!)
So... heres where i start all the hassle cos it has to have the back bumper repainted and the wheel is scuffed too (lots of arguments im sure about having a new wheel and not a repair!!!)
I don't know whether to count myself lucky none of the metal work was damaged (other than some tiny tiny little scuffs on the rear wheel arch which will polish to near invisibility... or count myself unlucky that if i had been going 2mph faster under the circumstance it would have been a near miss!
Anyway, anyone ever had any work done at Car cosmetics in trafford park manchester? This is apparently an approved VW group bodyshop, and quite highly scored I am told - anyone any experience?
Asked the guy and he reckons he will be able to paint the bumper and match the colour exactly without doing any sort of blending down the panels (i really hope so!) I will be well impressed if they can. Also don't know if dolphin is a had or easy colour to match.
pic:
http://homepage.mac.com/scrowther/IMG_1081.JPG
I really expected to get out and see all the side of the car mashed in, but i got out and found the damage to be a lot less than i expected (but still bad enough!)
So... heres where i start all the hassle cos it has to have the back bumper repainted and the wheel is scuffed too (lots of arguments im sure about having a new wheel and not a repair!!!)
I don't know whether to count myself lucky none of the metal work was damaged (other than some tiny tiny little scuffs on the rear wheel arch which will polish to near invisibility... or count myself unlucky that if i had been going 2mph faster under the circumstance it would have been a near miss!
Anyway, anyone ever had any work done at Car cosmetics in trafford park manchester? This is apparently an approved VW group bodyshop, and quite highly scored I am told - anyone any experience?
Asked the guy and he reckons he will be able to paint the bumper and match the colour exactly without doing any sort of blending down the panels (i really hope so!) I will be well impressed if they can. Also don't know if dolphin is a had or easy colour to match.
pic:
http://homepage.mac.com/scrowther/IMG_1081.JPG