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dana
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Anyone know of a good garage in Birmingham?
« on: Jun 5th, 2007, 9:32am » |
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I had a fight with a pillar in a car park yesterday and put a big dent in my car as well as some unattractive white and lilac paint marks 
I've just moved to Birmingham so I don't really know about garages in the area and I was wondering if anyone knows any good Scorpio-friendly garages that won't charge me through the nose for this kind of thing.
Perhaps that's a lot to ask! 
Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: Anyone know of a good garage in Birmingham?
« Reply #1 on: Jun 5th, 2007, 11:19am » |
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I bet it jumped out on you too!! 
Might be cheaper to just replace the parts.
Can you show a picture of the damage?
Welcome to the site too. 
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Re: Anyone know of a good garage in Birmingham?
« Reply #2 on: Jun 5th, 2007, 11:50am » |
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on Jun 5th, 2007, 11:19am, Spannerdemon wrote:| I bet it jumped out on you too!! |
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Of course, I would never hit a pillar that's standing still
on Jun 5th, 2007, 11:19am, Spannerdemon wrote:| Might be cheaper to just replace the parts. |
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You may well be right, but I wouldn't have a clue how as I'm not in any way mechanically minded and wouldn't trust myself enough to try!
on Jun 5th, 2007, 11:19am, Spannerdemon wrote:| Can you show a picture of the damage? |
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Erm... I'd rather not as it was embarrassing enough driving into the pillar in the first place However, if it'll help I might be able to bring myself to take a picture after work tonight I suppose 
It is pretty badly dented though I haven't looked at it since it happened (been hoping it's all been some sort of nightmare! lol) so I could be exaggerating how bad it is...
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Re: Anyone know of a good garage in Birmingham?
« Reply #3 on: Jun 5th, 2007, 12:09pm » |
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Best to visit 3 or 4 different bodyshops/panel beaters & get some quotes 
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« Reply #4 on: Jun 5th, 2007, 1:14pm » |
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Don't worry too much. Most of the time, these bumps look a lot worse than they really are.
I'm sure the guys on here will be most helpful in offering advice once we can see a picture of the damage.
Don't worry about damaged pride, I'm sure that most of us have caught bits of cars on 'obstructions' before.
Maybe some Brummie members will be round with the parts by teatime!!
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Re: Anyone know of a good garage in Birmingham?
« Reply #5 on: Jun 5th, 2007, 6:18pm » |
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hi dana welcome to the site,
im a brummie and tbh i wouldnt let any garage touch my scorp, but then i know how to do the work myself,
a pic would help a lot, and i happen to be breaking a car!! so more then likely have what you need
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« Reply #6 on: Jun 6th, 2007, 8:53am » |
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Top man Matt. Garages.......YUK!!
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dana
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Re: Anyone know of a good garage in Birmingham?
« Reply #7 on: Jun 7th, 2007, 8:40am » |
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I managed to take some pictures the day before yesterday but haven't found a USB cable to transfer them onto my PC yet - will do that tonight. It didn't look quite as bad as I remembered so that was good!
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« Reply #8 on: Jun 7th, 2007, 10:27am » |
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One thing you'll rapidly learn about the Ford Scorpio, is that most garages know very little about them.
They will TELL you that they do, but the truth is somewhat different. The fairest way to put it is this. Because the Scorp was a top luxury car, they know how to charge you for the privelege of 'messing with it'.
Your best allies are on this site....believe!!
Look forward to seeing your photos, and offering solutions.
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Re: Anyone know of a good garage in Birmingham?
« Reply #10 on: Jun 7th, 2007, 11:13am » |
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No, I'm afraid it is still a pretty massive dent! I think in my head I had exaggerated it to the point of half the car being destroyed or something though lol!
The garage I went to for my MOT in Coventry referred to my car as a 'Granada Scorpio' which obviously isn't right and did make me wonder how much they actually knew about my car...
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Re: Anyone know of a good garage in Birmingham?
« Reply #11 on: Jun 7th, 2007, 11:24am » |
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Failing the hairdryer/airduster method, you can pick up a set of sliding hammers for about £20, I've got a set in the garage and they work a treat on those dents that mysteriously appear on the doors of the family Mondeo 
Only prob is that you need to drill a pilot hole in the centre of the ding 
And the paint marks will come out with rubbing compound, even if the paint is scraped, it'll look a helluva lot better with the lilac tiger stripes removed .
Don't fear, it's only a dent
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Re: Anyone know of a good garage in Birmingham?
« Reply #12 on: Jun 7th, 2007, 11:09pm » |
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Right, finally got round to downloading the pictures off my camera and here is one of them:
There are some more here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainbowhair/tags/scorpio/
It's really bad but the paint makes it look even worse...
Anyway, let me know what you think I should do.
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« Reply #13 on: Jun 7th, 2007, 11:28pm » |
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Crikey. That's some argument you had with that post
New wing methinks, you can see where it's creased and I doubt it would sit straight after that, even with the dent pulled out. But I'm no bodyshop pro, hopefully someone else will chime in with an opinion.
Wings are easy to change on some British and Jap cars, they just bolt on to the inner wing. But Fords are more complicated, it's seam welded where it joins the door post
But, it's only a wing, there have been worse battles fought - posts excepted
Regards, Bruce.
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Re: Anyone know of a good garage in Birmingham?
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on Jun 7th, 2007, 11:28pm, TiberiuS wrote:| Crikey. That's some argument you had with that post |
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I know - still not quite sure what happened, all I know is I won't be doing that again any time soon!
Thanks for all the other info - will see what others say but it does look like a new wing is in order...
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« Reply #15 on: Jun 8th, 2007, 1:12am » |
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Time to get a few quotes then
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« Reply #16 on: Jun 8th, 2007, 8:09am » |
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There I was expecting Major Motorway Carnage type damage........  ..............and it's only a creased wing! Badly creased I admit, and definitely no use any more, but no big worry.
Don't they paint bollards a funny colour in Brum? No wonder you wanted to run it over!!
Now all you need to do is bribe Matt to help you with a wing if he's got one. (Hint...You can often bribe Scorpio owners with help/ fitting it for you with BEER).
Are you there Matt...............
Seriously, if you can get a replacement (cheap/free) wing fitted, the preparation and paint job to restore it to new condition shouldn't be too drastic costwise. Put it this way, it's the sort of job that I'd do here at home in my own garage, including the spraying, in one day so no big deal. Nasty dent, but quite minor really.
If you DO end up getting it done professionally, then I agree with Jonnycab. Get several quotes, and don't for God's sake ask any Main Dealer bodyshop to do it unless you've got a VERY deep purse. I'm sure there's some good bodyshops round Brum who'll spray it for a sensible price.
Console yourself with one thing. At least it's still driveable. What you want to do is write "HE DID IT" on the wing with a marker pen. It will make you feel better when other motorists see it. They'll think your husband/boyfriend's done it
Keep us posted on it.
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Re: Anyone know of a good garage in Birmingham?
« Reply #17 on: Jun 8th, 2007, 10:46am » |
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Spanners, I thought they were welded to the door post and floorpan?
You learn something new every day I guess
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« Reply #18 on: Jun 8th, 2007, 10:57am » |
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Yes, I'm pretty sure that they are, like the later Granadas were. Nuisance because the bolt on ones were just SO easy and quick to replace.
When I said a day's work, I actually meant the preparation and spraying time for the wing once the replacement wing has been fitted and aligned. The fitting of the wing though wouldn't be a big job for somebody with welding gear.
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« Reply #19 on: Jun 8th, 2007, 11:06am » |
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Aha
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