Officially part of the MK5 club.

[AlanD]

think I will be going for the millitek, and also heard that to respray the skirts and bumper should only be about £180, quids in.

PAH !!!?   Where did you get that from?

[the dude]

just chatting to people on otherboards, is that not a good deal? \i have never had parts resprayed other than a rain cowl on a 72 beetle, and that was £30

[AlanD]

Sounds too cheap. I phoned around a few places and cant for the life of me remember how much they wanted, just that it was much much more than that and I soon gave up as it was just going to be too much for what I was actually getting.

[hib747]

I agree with Alan on that one, sounds too cheap!!!

I went to see a guy who's done work for me before. He's cheaper if it's a cash job. The lowest he would go to spray mine is £350.........cash.

She's in on Monday!!

[ub7rm]

Think I was quoted 230 ish just for the side skirts, can't remember how much for the rear bumper.  At which point I suddenly started liking the contrast between black and red.... 

The bumpers need to be smoothed down to do a proper job.  Maybe you're just being charged for spraying and they don't intend to smooth them?

[AlanD]

Nothing worse than doing half a job.

[the dude]

ok thanks,
My brother in law owns a composite mouldings firm, and he is able to do spray jobs as long as I supply the paint, doesnt have anyware to bake them, but may ask him,
Is it possible to sand the plastic down yourself or is it a tricky job?
Are ED30 skirts already smoothed? May be worth me finding a set of them and getting them resprayed?

[dTEA]

i'd say that without the proper gear then trying to do the smoothing would be sh!te.  The ED30 stuff is surely still not cheap unless from breakers eBay etc....