My first post here and unfortunately not under the best of circumstances. I was being a goof and scratched the hell out of it backing into a single car garage at night with no proper lighting. I was quoted $850 to repair, which seems excessive so I'm wondering if I can just get the tools and touch up paint to fix this myself? If so what exactly will I need? Thanks.
$850 seems almost to cheap. I would maybe talk to a couple of other places and see what they quote you.
Depending on the damage, at the minimum you’re looking at a few hours of bodywork and paint material and paint labor, so this is why I think $850 might be to cheap and perhaps a red flag of the quality of work.
If that came from the Ford Dealer’s bodyshop, I would feel comfortable, but not anyone else. The dealerships Bodyshop should give you a warranty with the repair and many other good shops will do the same.
NO. pay a pro to do it. Being a silver , metallic (magnetic ) paint very hard to get blended perfect With out it looking like shit.
The silver metallic is tough to match yourself as @Timbuck said.You could always use the money toward investing in yourself. Do some studying, grab some gear, and mess it up a few times until you learn how to do it like a pro.
Lifetime with warranty from mobile only means fro as long as hes in business. Can you borrow a car from family member. If not that'll be at least 200 bucks for a rentalSo the $850 quote I got was from a mobile repair shop. They said the job takes around 6 hours to complete and I'd be able to drive the car that day. They also said that they warranty their work against any defects in workmanship for as long as I own the vehicle.
I also reached out to a traditional collision repair shop and they quoted me $1000 for the repair with a 2 year warranty. This shop says it will take around 4 days to complete the repair.
Would I be better off avoiding the mobile guys and going to the collision repair shop? I'm not concerned about the savings between these 2 shops however 6 hours plus essentially a lifetime warranty sounds more appealing than 4 days without my car and a 2 year warranty.
I think, were it me, I'd do some research on both companies and make my decision from there. I've never used a mobile body guy but my understanding is that they can be very good. The local, family owned body shop that I've used for the last 20+ years would probably have the car for several days to a week and likely charge $1000 to $1200. But I know the job would be exactly like it was before.So the $850 quote I got was from a mobile repair shop. They said the job takes around 6 hours to complete and I'd be able to drive the car that day. They also said that they warranty their work against any defects in workmanship for as long as I own the vehicle.
I also reached out to a traditional collision repair shop and they quoted me $1000 for the repair with a 2 year warranty. This shop says it will take around 4 days to complete the repair.
Would I be better off avoiding the mobile guys and going to the collision repair shop? I'm not concerned about the savings between these 2 shops however 6 hours plus essentially a lifetime warranty sounds more appealing than 4 days without my car and a 2 year warranty.
This happened when I was on the stock 18" wheel set up. I literally just upgraded to this new wheel/tire setup...priorities I know lolHow did you not damage the wheel? Perhaps it’s an illusion but the wheel appears to be in a position to also have made contact with the door structure