Not a little oopsie

seriosuly i mean come on
http://my350z.com/forum/lounge-off-topic/389628...-details-inside-350z-ruined.html

Thats messed up.... damn....

unbelievable.

wow. I could have done a better job!

This is ALL over the internet right now. I am on MANY forums and this is on every one of them. Amazing how fast this story is floating around.

he was dumb if he knew people had been screwed by the guy before and thought that he could get all that work done WELL for the initial quote of 250.

markwerline wrote:

wow. I could have done a better job!

hell i could even do better, but then again i did work for a body shop for a year.

Wood screws?

Man it's sad, tho I saw this kind of body work done on Pimp my ride. Hell I saw a post by a guy owning a 96-00 civic who'd gotten a body kit and flecked/flaked black paint, he had to drill the bondo out to getto the screw that was put in to mount his bumper by the fender so he could change out his OE headlights to aftermarket units then refill the hole and re paint the car... And he was okay with this

It's truely tragic this stuff happens to anybody, it's kinda why I don't like shops working on my car...

corvettecrazy wrote:

he was dumb if he knew people had been screwed by the guy before and thought that he could get all that work done WELL for the initial quote of 250.

$250 was for materials... he said $750 TOTAL for a friend discount ;/

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^^

At least he could've put them spaced evenly in a straight line, not just random...

overall horrible job, that makes me sick...

wow.

kornholio788 wrote:

This is ALL over the internet right now. I am on MANY forums and this is on every one of them. Amazing how fast this story is floating around.

Yeah true...it's definitely all over the place,I've seen that story many times.

thesull wrote:

corvettecrazy wrote: he was dumb if he knew people had been screwed by the guy before and thought that he could get all that work done WELL for the initial quote of 250. $250 was for materials... he said $750 TOTAL for a friend discount ;/

Maybe you should have read it...

Quote:

I picked up a Urethane lip kit for my 350z. Without it even being test fitted, Mike had already quoted me at $250. That included all prep, installation, and paint.

Quote:

He then made a new invoice which was now at $730.69. A $480 price hike from the original quote. The invoice included: "Front lip brackets for stability. Rear lip brackets for stability. Sideskirts, cut, fiberglass, and re-shape - 3 hours each. 4040 epoxy will be used to stabilize the sideskirt to vehicle. Sideskirt may be removed if needed. Work completed will not affect the fitment of OEM sideskirt." I agreed, trusting him with my Z, that he would do his best possible work.

I would be embarassed to open this door up and have other people see this. ****, it looks like a 10 year old with no skills put this on...

Holy balls batman...that's flat out pathetic.

corvettecrazy wrote:

thesull wrote: corvettecrazy wrote: he was dumb if he knew people had been screwed by the guy before and thought that he could get all that work done WELL for the initial quote of 250. $250 was for materials... he said $750 TOTAL for a friend discount ;/ Maybe you should have read it... Quote: I picked up a Urethane lip kit for my 350z. Without it even being test fitted, Mike had already quoted me at $250. That included all prep, installation, and paint. Quote: He then made a new invoice which was now at $730.69. A $480 price hike from the original quote. The invoice included: "Front lip brackets for stability. Rear lip brackets for stability. Sideskirts, cut, fiberglass, and re-shape - 3 hours each. 4040 epoxy will be used to stabilize the sideskirt to vehicle. Sideskirt may be removed if needed. Work completed will not affect the fitment of OEM sideskirt." I agreed, trusting him with my Z, that he would do his best possible work.

read the thread, I read almost all of it now...

It says $750 all over the thread, plus this guy was apparently his friend.... damn...

Man.... I feel really bad for this guy. Makes me weary of other local paint or body shops.

yeah that's just sad, how could you own a shop and do that kinda work

The person who did it sounds like he's in high school. He has to go to school...talking to the owner on AIM...why would you consider taking that car there?

PwrRngr wrote:

The person who did it sounds like he's in high school. He has to go to school...talking to the owner on AIM...why would you consider taking that car there?

i know a few people that know enough about body in my school to do it right, i could do all the prep work and installing myself from my experience at a body shop.. still haven't gotten painting down though.

thats why you do the work your damn self if you **** up its on you.......... lazy just lazy

Drifting10 wrote:

thats why you do the work your damn self if you **** up its on you.......... lazy just lazy

I guess I'm never allowed to do anything to my car myself

hyewarrior wrote:

Drifting10 wrote: thats why you do the work your damn self if you **** up its on you.......... lazy just lazy I guess I'm never allowed to do anything to my car myself

i dont understand what your sayin man, im saying do the work your self that way you know its getting done right....

lol at the finished job.... thats completely pathetic work. iv never done body work, and i bet i could do a better job overall

I think you could train an Orangutan to do better work,than what was done on that poor car.

Drifting10 wrote:

hyewarrior wrote: Drifting10 wrote: thats why you do the work your damn self if you **** up its on you.......... lazy just lazy I guess I'm never allowed to do anything to my car myself i dont understand what your sayin man, im saying do the work your self that way you know its getting done right....

Thats the thing... I don't know what I'm doing :P

As in... I would have no idea on how to work on my car lol

common sense ^^^^

dont use wood screws,
line the gaps up
if the paint runs re-paint it
get the color right
DRY FIT BEFORE INSTALLING

He got what he paid for.

pOrk wrote:

He got what he paid for.

He got what he paid for are you serious? So when would someone PAY to have things damaged on their car?

This was neglect on the shops part. They took the door off and even dropped it...

You are the type of person with the attitude "psht whatever... it didn't happen to me."

I hope I see it happen to you and I will be that guy pointing and laughing.

thesull wrote:

pOrk wrote: He got what he paid for. He got what he paid for are you serious? So when would someone PAY to have things damaged on their car? This was neglect on the shops part. They took the door off and even dropped it... You are the type of person with the attitude "psht whatever... it didn't happen to me." I hope I see it happen to you and I will be that guy pointing and laughing.

I don't think he meant it as "psht whatever... it didn't happen to me". I think he meant that body work is really never that cheap, and since it was cheap - thats the kind of work he paid for. I think he meant it all to come back to "You get what you pay for".

I don't see whats wrong with it.

This guy did get what he paid for. Ever buy something from one of those carts in the mall? What ever you buy it's cheap both price wise and quality and breaks. Same deal.

Moss wrote:

This guy did get what he paid for. Ever buy something from one of those carts in the mall? What ever you buy it's cheap both price wise and quality and breaks. Same deal.

Amen, original quote was $250 for kit, prep, and paint. If it's to good to be true, it definetly is!!!

Moss wrote:

This guy did get what he paid for. Ever buy something from one of those carts in the mall? What ever you buy it's cheap both price wise and quality and breaks. Same deal.

Amen, original quote was $250 for kit, prep, and paint. If it's to good to be true, it definetly is!!!

If I had a 350Z, I wouldn't buy cheap ****. Only the best would go on!!

i think its safe to say those side skirts aren't goin anywhere anytime soon with all those deck screws

Wow.

And dude said since he already paid, he can't sue the guy. If I ever need body work, I'll take my car to the dealer to get it done. I may pay a little more, but I won't have to worry about them using wood shims and drywall screws to make it work. I'm suprised I didn't see any drywall tape showing.

Which brings me to this... who did the work? A body shop or a residental contractor?

YUCK!

wow, it looks like a drywall guy decided to start doing bodywork....
I can't believe he used those... they look like sheetrock screws!