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Post by Anna Rack on Feb 15, 2014 20:15:59 GMT 1
Had a look at Ka MOT failure on rust today.
2 small holes on the outer sills, 2 small holes on both front floorpans and 1 on the rear inner wheelarch.
Years ago I would do this sort of thing all the time but I've lost touch with pricing now as I only do the very occasional welding job.
Let's assume 5 small patches - Hard to quote without seeing obviously but what sort of price would a small garage or mobile mechanic charge??
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Post by Karl on Feb 15, 2014 21:13:58 GMT 1
No idea
But I did see a receipt from a garage in Cornwall the other day
Supply and fit washer pump
Invoice said £5 !
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Post by Rhubarb on Feb 15, 2014 22:40:44 GMT 1
I work on £50 per hole...But in this instance I'd say £200 all in, in order to get the work  |
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Post by magnus on Feb 15, 2014 23:15:11 GMT 1
Don't forget..... that KA's have wax inside the sills & it's a b*gger when it gets hot ! You may have to chop a bigger hole to get inside & clean it off !
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Post by liam99 on Feb 15, 2014 23:58:23 GMT 1
I know were I work they always quote really high for welding work. Also remember the hole normally ends up bigger trying to find good metal.
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Post by sorted on Feb 16, 2014 0:06:42 GMT 1
Also remember the hole normally ends up bigger trying to find good metal. Oh yes! Neighbour asked me to do a qucik patch on his daughters Ka last year, MOT tester had poked a 4 inch hole in sill and even supplied him with a piece of metal 8 inches long. Neighbour was a bit shocked when i showed him the 18 inches it really needed before there was anything worth welding to! |
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Post by Karl on Feb 16, 2014 0:49:03 GMT 1
I work on £50 per hole...But in this instance I'd say £200 all in, in order to get the work Any holes a goal |
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Post by Rhubarb on Feb 16, 2014 1:37:12 GMT 1
I work on £50 per hole...But in this instance I'd say £200 all in, in order to get the work Any holes a goal  |
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Post by Anna Rack on Feb 16, 2014 10:11:31 GMT 1
Thanks, I had an idea it would be somewhere around the £200 mark. She's got a local mobile mechanic having a look as I didn't really want the job, although not sure if he does welding.
What would scrap value be as it would be an ideal project, body and mechanics are good.
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Post by Rhubarb on Feb 16, 2014 20:39:24 GMT 1
Thanks, I had an idea it would be somewhere around the £200 mark. She's got a local mobile mechanic having a look as I didn't really want the job, although not sure if he does welding. What would scrap value be as it would be an ideal project, body and mechanics are good. It was before Xmas £130 a tonne, but I had a KA collected on behalf of a customer a week or so back and he only got £70.. So based on that I reckon if you drove it in you'd get £90 - 100 less the tyre disposal |
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Post by remmington on Feb 18, 2014 18:53:02 GMT 1
£89 a ton here, if no tyres fitted.
Oh... On the subject of scrap, how is a DPF filter worth £150 for the core?
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