Hi guys,
Haven't been having much luck with the repair
I had it back after it was at the body shop for a month and I wasnt that happy with the repair and the customer service of the place was shocking. Then the car died on me not long after having it back (only after about 40 miles of driving) so sent it back to them to fix the repair issues which included:
Wing not lined up with bonnet, bonnet out of line with the grill, bumper not fitted properly, washer jet loose and matte on the top of it. Before it went in it had a 10p sized chip out the lacquer and instead of sorting that they just sprayed over it so now it look likes a dent! Slight run in the lacquer and swirls in the paint where it had been washed and they are apparently trained professional autoglym valeters... the headlight was replaced but not the ballast and it was flickering. I also wasn't happy that they hadn't blended or at least polished the bonnet as the new paint sticks out like a sore thumb against the old paint.
They say they are now happy with the paint work and the alignment and the insurance assessor has also been there to inspect it, but they haven't sorted the headlight as they say its just a bulb (which i don't think it is but I have to sort the alternator before they test it) the chip they sprayed over is how the do it as the chip wasn't accident related they won't sort it (To me that's just lazy and shoddy work) and they weren't paid to match the bonnet or the other wing so they won't even polish it up! So now I am going to have to get the bonnet sprayed separately to match!
Plus I also have to pay for a new alternator and fit it... or pay them £500 to do it for me!
But I still dont have the car back yet...
