Builder hit the car

[FreePenguin]

also- I dontknow about yours, but my ford body shop, they guarantee the paint work for life. so I mean, if you have any actual paint peeling issues etc, they will take care of you if they have same service as mine. my body shop is really awesome. ive used them for a lot of stuff.

the paint quality won't change body imperfection, but check to see If they warranty their work for life, that is a plus on paint issues if they ever arrived. peace of mind

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[Gregs24]

Accident management companies charge for everything, mine was about to go to court because of the horrendous costs they were trying to claim and the insurance company wasn't paying. Apparently they were doing this "on my behalf", at this point I already had my car back so I just ignored them and about a year later I received a letter saying it was all resolved.

A quick google shows depreciation payouts is actually a thing

Accident management companies are a parasite and cost us all more in insurance every year. I wouldn't go near them and for the OP be very careful what you sign or you will be liable for some of their costs, even as the claimant, if the third party insurers start getting stroppy over it.

 

[Silver Dragon]

Judging by the photos of the initial panel work I think it’s definitely preferable to go with the panel repair option rather than a new panel.
It may also result in a quicker repair rather than having to wait for a new panel to arrive.

The very fact they are happy for you to look at it before any filler or bondo is applied is a good indicator of the quality of the repairer.

 

[bobpies]

Judging by the photos of the initial panel work I think it’s definitely preferable to go with the panel repair option rather than a new panel.
It may also result in a quicker repair rather than having to wait for a new panel to arrive.

The very fact they are happy for you to look at it before any filler or bondo is applied is a good indicator of the quality of the repairer.

i called up today to have a good look at it and it seems to be coming along

my only concern is them creating the crease at the other side of the petrol cap - i've a funny feeling it continues ever so slightly?

that, and the new panel gap that opened up between this panel and the boot lid

 

[WD Pro]

@bobpies - the line on the left side of the cap continues for approx 50mm

WD

 

[Adam83]

A couple of things to bear in mind.

Not all Ford dealerships have their own bodyshops, I know a couple local to me farm it out to local bodyshops. Most bodyshops are highly skilled and TBH I would rather the independent bodyshop to carry out the repairs. I had some paint damage on my DIB car and I took it to an independent shop that I know and I also know that the local Ford dealers use this place for their repairs. The paint was matched without a problem and I dont think anyone would be able to look at my car and see where it was painted.

Secondly, I work within the Insurance industry and do deal with lots of accident claims for my customers. In all my years of doing this (30 years) I have never heard of an insurer paying someone any form of depreciation for the value of the car following an accident. I know that once your car is repaired it would show up on the HPI register that the vehicle was involved in an accident and this potentially can have an effect on value upon any time in the future that you look to sell the car especially if sold to a dealers, but apart from this I know nothing about getting any form of a depreciation payment.

There is no easy way out of this, your car is damaged and obviously you want it repaired and so the only option is via insurance. If you were going to be keeping the car forever then to some extent any depreciation or note upon the HPI is immaterial to you, But if its a case that you were going to be looking to sell in the next few years I would take loads of pictures of the car in its current damaged state and keep these along with the estimate showing what items were replaced and then once you look to sell, if you sell privately you can show the car was repaired properly by a proper bodyshop. If its sold to main dealer or part ex then i dont know that showing the damage will have any bearing to them upon their valuation.

Unless your car is written off it does not show up on a HPI check. Worked in a Ford Bodyshop for 20 years now as panel beater and Damage assessor. Some of the assumptions on this thread are hilarious

Fuel tank removed is for safety and will be in the manufacturers published repair methods, roof paint blend will be to avoid a large masking line down your roof gutter too.
People think it’s a doddle to repair cars lol

 

[GrabberBlue5.0]

Unless your car is written off it does not show up on a HPI check. Worked in a Ford Bodyshop for 20 years now as panel beater and Damage assessor. Some of the assumptions on this thread are hilarious

Fuel tank removed is for safety and will be in the manufacturers published repair methods, roof paint blend will be to avoid a large masking line down your roof gutter too.
People think it’s a doddle to repair cars lol

This ^^ I worked at a Ford plant for a few years so I pretty well understand many of the repair intricacies when it comes to body panels and paint. Repairs don't just affect the immediate area, there are lots of prevention methods for damaging other components (i.e. fuel tank as you mentioned) as well as blending paint and specified weld areas. It not as simple as "let's cut this right around the damaged area and put a new piece in".

 

[WD Pro]

@bobpies - As they are painting and then re wrapping the roof, have you thought of just having the roof painted in black as per the factory option ?

WD

 

[bobpies]

@bobpies - As they are painting and then re wrapping the roof, have you thought of just having the roof painted in black as per the factory option ?

WD

that was only happening with the replacement panel route - I don’t think they are doing that with beating it out but I’ll double check with the engineers.

imagine paint would be quite a bit more expensive

 

[bobpies]

 

[Silver Dragon]

Looks like it’s progressing pretty well and pretty quickly too.

 

[FreePenguin]

I wouldn’t fret looks like good quality from images

 

[Michael_vroomvroom]

Is this area aligned? Looks like the upper part may be sticking out more than the lower.

 

[bobpies]

Is this area aligned? Looks like the upper part may be sticking out more than the lower.

Yeh doesn’t look perfect from the pics but I expect they are not completely finished

 

[FreePenguin]

Heck to be fair I don’t know if mines perfect there. Kinda got a bad Apple panel alignment wise I will look in sunlight tomorrow

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