AndyCheltenham1

Just collected car after having wing resprayed for £180-they did an excellent job and for a reasonable price. I had 5 different quotes all for around the£300-£350 range.One of the bodyshops I went to even wanted me to make an appointment just to get a "quote"!!

Is it major work to take the wing off as I read a post on here from a few years ago that the front bumper has to come off to gain access to bolts to take the wing off?? If that's the case then it sounds like quite a lot of work just to get the wing off?? I've had a few more quotes for a respray the best being £180-but with no guarentee that the rust wont return again!!

I have found a front wing on ebay which is the same colour as my car (pearlescent white ) which would bolt straight on and save the cost of respraying. The wing seems to be in excellent condition with no rust and is £35. My car is October 1993 (Mark 2 ) and the wing has come off of a J reg car. Is a J reg car a Mark 1 or 2 and would it fit my car?? I spoke to the bloke on ebay who is selling but he wasn't sure if it will fit?? Any ideas??

Thanks steve2006 for offer of a wing, but unfortunately mine is a Mk II (1993).. Jon-I am from Cheltenham and have just had a quote from Premier for £295 inclusive, so it's getting better. I'll try a few more and see how cheap I can get it.

I hadn't thought about fitting a replacement wing from a scrap car instead of getting my wing resprayed-maybe it would be the way to go if I can find a decent one cheap enough. I will have to get a few more quotes from other body shops, but compared to what people here have paid £300 + VAT does seem too high.

My front wing over the last few months has started to bubble up with rust around the edges and it will only get worse if I leave it. I have had one quote to respray it for £300 + VAT. The colour is Pearlescent White. This seems a bit high to me? Has anyone had spraying done recently and what price did you pay? Maybe I am tight or just totally out of touch with the cost of body repairs?

Thats a great price for insurance. The only problem is when you insure your car through a classic car policy you will lose any no claims bonus you have built up, so when/if you come to insure either this or another car through a normal insurance policy your no claims bonus will be ZERO!! It happened to me where I insured my Lexus through Adrian Flux for a good price but didn't realise it was on a classic policy. When I changed occupation the price jumped up massively on renewal so I changed to a normal policy and then realised I had lost my maximum no claims bonus and had to start again with ZERO bonus again and have now got to build my bonus up again, so while I had a couple of years of cheaper insurance I am paying for it now until i build up my maximum bonus again.