Paint shop NW London

Seriously :wink:
Try a BMW Dealer most if not all have bodyshops and IIRC give 5 year warranty on work
My experience in 2x not my fault scrapes :driving: has been excellent at my Dealer
 
Not that I am aware, for insurance purposes almost all if not all BMW approved bodyshops are BMW Dealers
Competitive no idea try them for a price against ant other that offer a similar service at least you have a fall back with BMW in case of bad workmanship unless you are happy with a back street job
 
Scooba_Steve said:
Competitive costs? I thought most dealers farm out body work.
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Certainly from my experience they do, along with MOTs. They also put "dealer tax" on the bill so not sure I'd recommend a dealership. I guess the only plus point (other than the warranty mentioned above) would be haggling on quality. If it's not 100% perfect afterwards, you'd get more traction with BMW main dealer than you would with a small indie spray shop.
 
Scooba_Steve said:
A fair point. I've still not go much better on quotes...
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Steve, David (DMC63) on here had his hardtop repainted and he lives in north London. May be worth contacting him to see who he used.
 
Thanks mate, will see what he says. The skirts are at my girlfriends so may leave them down in Yeovil and get painted there.
 
JAD said:
Scooba_Steve said:
Competitive costs? I thought most dealers farm out body work.
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Certainly from my experience they do, along with MOTs. They also put "dealer tax" on the bill so not sure I'd recommend a dealership. I guess the only plus point (other than the warranty mentioned above) would be haggling on quality. If it's not 100% perfect afterwards, you'd get more traction with BMW main dealer than you would with a small indie spray shop.
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Things may have changed (I think a few years ago BMW got more involved) but I've had massive rows with two BMW dealers who did truly shocking work. I'd much rather use an independent that has personal reason to take pride in what he does - and pay him a price that reflects the job you want him to do.
 
Newbers said:
JAD said:
Scooba_Steve said:
Competitive costs? I thought most dealers farm out body work.
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Certainly from my experience they do, along with MOTs. They also put "dealer tax" on the bill so not sure I'd recommend a dealership. I guess the only plus point (other than the warranty mentioned above) would be haggling on quality. If it's not 100% perfect afterwards, you'd get more traction with BMW main dealer than you would with a small indie spray shop.
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Things may have changed (I think a few years ago BMW got more involved) but I've had massive rows with two BMW dealers who did truly shocking work. I'd much rather use an independent that has personal reason to take pride in what he does - and pay him a price that reflects the job you want him to do.
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That's really my point, nail on the head - I'd rather argue with BMW dealerships over work carried out than an independent. Sadly, finding a truly good independent (paint, mechanic, alignment etc) is so so difficult these days.
 
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