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Insurance claim - which repairer

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:43 pm
by southerly95
Does anyone know of a list of classic car bodywork repairers on the MMOC website that I can get a quote from for an insurance claim?

Some nasty *bleep* dented the bonnet just to the left of the front badge distorted it (bonnet not the badge) and didn't leave a note. Strange thing was the grill and surround and the bumpers weren't damaged thankfully so don't know what could have done it.

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:44 pm
by MoggyTech
If the metal isn't stretched or the paint cracked, one of the paintless dent removal companies will do that repair for £60, which is better than losing any no-claims you may have with your insurer (although most classic insurers do not do NCD). It's a single skin panel so repair is straight forward. Do you have a policy excess? it might be cheaper just to get this done without going through insurance.

So you could try the likes of Flying Colours or Dent Wizard.

As for an estimate, if bonnet needs panel beating/prep/prime/respray entire panel £180 to £250

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:08 am
by steve4063
or failing that get a secondhand one in the same colour it'll be very cheap

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:22 pm
by overider
Sounds like malicious damage to me. I would look for a good second hand one.

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:53 pm
by dave1949
what colour is the car?

someone on the site must have one,as said previously must be cheapest option to persue

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:13 pm
by southerly95
Thanks for replies, the colour is OEW, it's a shame cos paint finish is(was) superb. I think you're right about the malicious damage cos we don't remember parking it near anywhere it could get that damage.