You are probably better off in a smaller community, for this purpose. The
shop wants to get whatever business is available.
In the SF Bay Area, there are so many people with money, and so many bad
drivers, that the shops have all the business they need just handling late
model stuff. So not only are they not interested in "hassle" jobs, they
aren't trained or qualified to make estimates on anything that isn't covered
in the books.
Here's an interesting tidbit: I was talking to a restoration specialist, and
somehow the subject came up about the poor quality of paint on many new cars
-- that they often have "orange peel" right on the dealer's lot. This guy
claimed that they do it deliberately; or rather, that they don't do anything
to prevent it or fix it, because if they did accidentally put out a few cars
with perfect paint, then everyone would want them, and the others would sit
on the lots. He also claimed that the factory paint formulas in the repair
guides are designed to replicate the orange peel finish, so panel repairs
will match. That's why he never uses formulas. At any rate, that was his
story.
on 9/19/12 12:38 PM, Councill, David at dcouncill@msubillings.edu wrote:
> After a few calls, I found that the lady who ran into me did notify her
> insurance company. I notified mine too just in case (I thought I only had
> liability but actually I have full coverage minus a $1000 deductible). Max
> said there may be a problem finding a body shop to work on the car. This is a
> relatively true statement, more so in a smaller populated area where I live.
> But I took it to the one body shop my insurance company (USAA) recommended.
> The shop wanted to know if I know where they could get a rear bumper so I
> referred him to Moss. I l already looked it up and a full replacement with
> over riders lists at $320. The other seriously damaged part is the back panel,
> just to the left of the gas tank filler, which is pushed in maybe 1/2 - 1 inch
> from the force on the over rider. The body guy said it would be better to
> straighten out that part rather than weld in another piece. They gave me a
> repair estimate - for $2400. So paperwork is in the process and maybe a repair
> in the next several weeks to a month.
>
> David Councill
> 64 B
> 67 BGT
> 72 B
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charley & Peggy Robinson [mailto:ccrobins@ktc.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 1:22 PM
> To: MG List
> Cc: Councill, David
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] 64 B rear ended
>
> That got me to wondering, so I went out and looked at my '69 B's rear bumper.
> The overrider on the passenger side is partly to the left of &
> behind the gas tank filler cap. The right edge of the overrider
> overlaps the left side of the gas cap. If the overrider was tilted straight
> ahead it would contact the gas cap; it would have to be pushed or twisted to
> the left to miss the cap. I don't know if the overriders on the '64 are
> narrower than mine or perhaps located a little differently but I suggest that
> the '64 be taken to a body shop right away in order to assess the damage.
>
> CR
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Menlo Park, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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