street justice for panel beater 'mate'?

by **Phillis** » February 3rd, 2010, 12:11 pm

as some of you may know, my car is currently at a panel beaters getting a new rear quater.

When i got the car 18 months ago it had some dents in the same rear quater thats currently getting replaced. i went to a panel beater, fernglen panels in ferntree gully, who had a mate of mine there as a 3rd year apprentice. i paid $500 for them to take the dents out of the panel and fix the rust in the dog leg. This was done.

2 months later, the rust was starting to appear again. I spoke to my mate (who i have known since the age of 13) and he said 'sorry, cant help you.' i then said im willing to pay again, and both him and his boss had little interest.

Now sheen, the company thats replacing the panel, took some photos of the copious amounts of bog that the previous repairer had put in. When i get home, ill post the photos in here.

My question: am i within my right to put sheens photos of the bogged up panel on facebook, tag my mate in them so that the quality of his work and his companys work is known?

by **stevo** » February 3rd, 2010, 12:22 pm

Most likely your allowed. Just depends if you want to go down that path. I myself would be careful of what problems that could bring for yourself.

Facebook isnt the place to seek revenge on a company. Facebook is just for stalking hotties

by **SnyperEB** » February 3rd, 2010, 12:23 pm

Sounds like your mate did the dodgy on ya!! Post photo's and expose dodgy shit!! They should be cutting out the rust and replacing it with metal welding into place. Sounds like they bogged it sanded and sprayed!!

by **Steady** » February 3rd, 2010, 12:23 pm

sign of the times when street justice now refers to tagging someone in facebook :lol:

yeah i'd do it, thats really not that harsh considering he fukked you over knowingly.

by **Phillis** » February 3rd, 2010, 12:30 pm

regardless i think imgoing to call them up and tell them what was found once the panel was taken off.

This guy always changes his status to 'mat is bulding cars and sinkin beers, awsome life'. People percieve him as a dedicated, honest, hard working guy. I think it'd be cute for all our mutual friends to see that the term 'building' should read as 'bogging'.

by **nstg8a** » February 3rd, 2010, 2:13 pm

yeah do it, at the least it might save one unlucky bugger from paying for bogwork....

by **SnyperEB** » February 3rd, 2010, 2:21 pm

Tell them to fix it for free if they say no expose them!!

by **M1CH437** » February 3rd, 2010, 2:25 pm

SnyperEB wrote:Tell them to fix it for free if they say no expose them!!

What's the point? Isn't it already being fixed from insurance money?

by **SnyperEB** » February 3rd, 2010, 2:27 pm

M1CH437 wrote:
SnyperEB wrote:Tell them to fix it for free if they say no expose them!!

What's the point? Isn't it already being fixed from insurance money?

Expose em then. Just depends on how good of a mate you think he is.

by **fordbaby** » February 3rd, 2010, 2:27 pm

i dont think facebook is the way to get the message across.
so many things get put on facebook and its not always the way to go about it.
i think it will cause way much more trouble than its worth.

i had my old car taken to a panel beater few doors up from work and they done a bit of work and resprayed half the car and it was dodgy and went to take it back and they didnt care then i got my step dad to come with me the day later and they business up and left. apparently they done so much didgy business they just done a runner. i paid $1900 and just had to suck it up even though i was p!ssed an couldnt get it re done. whatcan ya do just be very cautious and ask to see some work they have done so you can see what the outcome actually looks like

by **M1CH437** » February 3rd, 2010, 2:28 pm

Exactly, it does have the high possibility of ending the friendship.

by **Phillis** » February 3rd, 2010, 2:35 pm

the friendship died a long time ago when he developed the 'too cool for school' attitude. The reason i went to his place was because i didnt know any other panel beaters and i was under the assumtion that a mate would do some good work.

Ill be calling the business tonight and ill simply tell them i am unhappy with the work they did. Theres no way they'll repair it for free. mat, my mate, makes himself out to be a hard working honest guy. For me to out him to all our friends about the work he really does will be enough of a cage rattle. I can accept the fact that a) my car has rust b)i was fuked over and c) i lost a mate out of it, so really, what have i got to loose?

by **Phillis** » February 3rd, 2010, 2:43 pm

and for the record, anyone wants to add me of facebook to see all the photos, my name is phil forbes. And dodgy panel guy's name is 'mat rad'. Once again, image is EVERYTHING

by **M1CH437** » February 3rd, 2010, 3:18 pm

well go ahead then! expose the cvnt!

by **pHaT`eL** » February 3rd, 2010, 3:47 pm

Go for it Phil

by **galapogos01** » February 3rd, 2010, 3:55 pm

As long as you gave them an honest chance to fix their work, I see no problem in shaming them for what they did. You might want to warn them you're going to do it.

by **Phillis** » February 3rd, 2010, 4:42 pm

ahh fark, my hands are tied.

i spoke to the boss at my mates panel shop, and as bigger dick as he is, hes probably right. when the first repairs were done, he noticed the expanda foam in the dog leg. didnt touch it, but didnt tell me about it either. aparently they dont own the stuff. if the panel has been fixed badly in the past, it was done when the car was still in sydney.

ahhh im over this shit. im considering returning this thing to stock, buying another XR6 wagon and putting all the new shit in a straighter car.

by **Misterel** » February 3rd, 2010, 4:51 pm

expander foam looks factory... and probly is. you have full right to show/tell anyone about the workmanship of their shop. keeps the dodgy fuckers from making the rest of us look bad.

by **bentls** » February 3rd, 2010, 5:33 pm

dude its an e series who cares as long as the panels are straight it doesnt matter.. the thing rolled off the showroom floor wonkey... its not gonna be perfect 20 years later... its a mass produced car... the more and more you want it perfect the more you realise there isnt a single car in the world which is 100% perfect without even the slightest hint of a flaw..

by **BBQBurner** » February 3rd, 2010, 6:01 pm

so save your pennys and go buy yourself a hand built super car

I'd still shame them for bogging up the panel. my 2c

by **Amon** » February 3rd, 2010, 6:07 pm

u wouldnt really do it tho phil? is it worth the bitchfight?

by **Phillis** » February 3rd, 2010, 6:21 pm

would i confront and expose woody? **** oath. Man, theres **** all left of our friendship. The moment he started playing in bands he became too cool for his old mates, you know that scotty. The douche bag uses the word 'gnarly' and 'badass' more times in one status update than i blink in a day.

Would i change alll my parts over to another xr wagon. If i found a straighter grey one with less kms and scratches and dents and NO rust, **** oath i would.

Bentls, i see where your coming from. the reason i bought this car, or a newER car than the vk i previously owned was because i didnt want to deal with all this shit...again.

by **Amon** » February 3rd, 2010, 6:22 pm

true i didnt realise u werent still friends lol... fkn do eet

by **Amon** » February 3rd, 2010, 6:23 pm

also bentley lies... e-series are the mintest cars out there

by **private9** » February 3rd, 2010, 6:28 pm

Me, I'd ask for your money back and see where that gets you. If they say no, tell them what you plan to do and do it.

by **Steady** » February 4th, 2010, 5:29 am

private9 wrote:Me, I'd ask for your money back and see where that gets you. If they say no, tell them what you plan to do and do it.

does that ever work but?

by **skinart** » February 4th, 2010, 9:57 am

Why don't you try a little panel beating on your "buddy"? Ive found this is far more affective then face-book. (Meh I lie, Ive never been on face book)

by **[Sterling]** » February 4th, 2010, 10:02 am

Because that's assult.

by **skinart** » February 4th, 2010, 10:23 am

Thank you for joining us in the real world Sterling, hope you enjoy your stay.

*EDIT* Im not getting into this, forget I said anything, go back to facebook.

by **Sunboost** » February 4th, 2010, 10:41 am

The foam at the bottom is from factory.

by **Steady** » February 4th, 2010, 11:27 am

the a and b pillars are full of blue foam too in EBII-ED, and it smells when its burning.
HTH.

by **Malakai** » February 4th, 2010, 1:55 pm

Get your shit-tin fixed properly and leave it at that, revenge is hardly ever sweet in the long run... or just go and punch him in the eye.

by **XRated** » February 5th, 2010, 10:04 am

If you're a full-time automotive welder, why don't you get a new panel and do it yourself?

Second of all, is it really worth stressing and seeking revenge about a couple of dents or some rust on an E-Series?

by **lpg-092** » February 5th, 2010, 1:12 pm

I think its more the fact that he took it to someone to have it done right, they have a duty of care to advice the customer of complications or difficluties in completing repairs or otherwise.

i took my car to a panel beaters in which he made massive profit off the claim approved and then procceded to destroy over $3500 in car audio because they didnt remove any of the earths from the body when welding parts of the car. I approached the long time family friend and owner of the company, No answers or appoligies. After telling my friends of the dramas his business has suffered as no one will go there anymore to roll there gaurds let alone spray there cars.

it may or my not be the way to go but it looks like you only have somethin to gain i say go for it! :good:

by **Nikk O'lass** » February 5th, 2010, 5:06 pm

I hate shit like this, dodgy workshops who drag a bad name for all panel beaters. This shop sounds like a arsehole fabricator.

by **LOW_XR** » February 5th, 2010, 10:25 pm

lol phil, funny cos i got a re-work (as in fixed at a shop , then customer not happy so we fix it) in at work from fernglen. clear was peeling off on a bonnet

by **Phillis** » February 5th, 2010, 10:32 pm

LOW_XR wrote:lol phil, funny cos i got a re-work (as in fixed at a shop , then customer not happy so we fix it) in at work from fernglen. clear was peeling off on a bonnet

funny that...clear is fading off my rear bar they resprayed after they dropped it

XRated- getting my own shit done at my work is like getting blood, shit, pus, ear wax and any other bodily fluid from a stone. and besides, i paid these guys money to do it properly, why should i have to do that kinda thing myself? im not set up to panel beat, im set up to weld rollcages onto chassis.

Sunny and Steady- yes, ive just found out that the foam is factory, much to my embarrasment. doesnt mean that the guy is still a sick and did a shithouse job on my car.

by **[Sterling]** » February 5th, 2010, 10:39 pm

Ithink you need to clean the sand out of your vagina and relize it's just an E-Series. If it was a $70k car it would be a differnt story.

by **Phillis** » February 5th, 2010, 10:42 pm

i dont give a fvck if its a god damn sigma or a gold plated merc, its my fucken car and i paid money for the job to be done right. Pretty fucken simple man. Im sure if the asshole your getting to fix your blue quater did a shit job and then didnt wanna fix it, youd have something to say.

by **needfordspeed** » February 6th, 2010, 2:07 am

Yeah wgaf what car it is, if you pay money, the job should be done right.

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