Am I getting cheated by the bodyshop ?

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Originally Posted by V40addict

I tend to agree, the dealers and big garages for sure have their issues just as you mentioned. Everything is rushed at these places I heard that too.

Ok it seems the consensus is what the guy told me is nothing unusual .


Now there is one thing I have just thought about. Because of the accident, the turnlights on the other side got slightly misaligned with the body, it's no longer flush with the wing. I noticed it was still the case last week although my understanding was that he had straightened out everything. To me, fixing that particular misalignment required replacing the slam panel on which the lights are bolted. How is he going to correct this misalignment if he doesn't change the panel but cut it and weld ?

The indicator lights are bolted to the headlight and two pegs slot into holes in the front wing so nothing to do with the slam panel. If the slam panel is out of line on the opposite side the headlamp will also be out of line - without the bumper on it would be difficult to see if that is not lining up correctly