13 replies to this topic

[fairshepherd]

i need both a-panels replacing, and the rest of the front end apart from the bonnet. Any idea what kinda price i should be payinging including painting in BRG and using genuine panals. thanks

[pikey7]

swoop onto the minisport site, tot the panels up that you need, then double that price for labour and add £150 for paint (roughly)

The only real way of knowing is to get a proper quote! Although others may have had it done, it all depends on the garage/how busy they are/what mood they are in etc etc.

[Sprocket]

Genuine panel front end is roughly £250, as for some one fitting it and painting it another £250 wont go far.

Does that sound about right? I know the front end is, but not so sure on the cost of fitting it

[pikey7]

so on that, I reckon around the £650 mark. (250 parts, 250 labour and 150 paint)

Just an estimate mind you.......

[minidaves]

front end will cost you in a bobyshop around 1000 once painted etc

dave

[fairshepherd]

thats the kinda quotes iv gotten so far, well apart from one bloke who wanted 350 just to replace 2 a panels .
I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t being over charged, thanks everyone who replied

[minidaves]

350 to replace a pair of apanels painted aint bad at all abd it depends what the aposts are like too

dave

[fairshepherd]

350 to replace a pair of apanels painted aint bad at all abd it depends what the aposts are like too

dave

I thought it was kinda steep considering I can get a whole front for around £650- 700. or maybe im just being tight fisted?

[prawny1]

Dont the wings (and doors) have to come off any way to do the a panels

[R1mini]

Things have changed I used to fit/weld the whole frontend including A panels and any local repairs, for less than a hundred quid labour, and the fit/welding was spot on didn't matter if they were genuine panels or not, came down South to make my fortune, nobody was interested

Oh well IT contractor now making ten times as much now

Cheers
David

[fairshepherd]

well if anyone can do it for 100 quid labour and get non genuine to fit, then there more then welcome to do it
honestly pm and the jobs yours

[R1mini]

I have fitted at least 200 complete frontends, I never found any problem fitting non genuine panels well, sure they were different, but no problem

[minidaves]

the pattern panels dont fit bad, just sometimes the differance in price i pay is so little it aint worth it, i have done cars with both and prefer the gen pannel but pattern will fit unless you get the real cheap nasty ones then u might as well fit mgb parts

dave

[fairshepherd]

so do people think its worth saving money and going for non gen?