Melb body shops

[Velociraptor82]

I recently purchased an aftermarket rear bar for the Focus and am looking for a place to paint and install it.

I was just down at the local smash repairs and they told me to look for a more specialised place. I'm looking to get it done sometime in Janurary so I can have it on for the Small Ford Sunday.

I was hoping someone could recommend a good place in the eastern burbs of Melbourne??

[dusty86]

panel beaters me sometime's not insurance job they won't touch it, punch in bodykit places in the yellow pages and they usually can do fitting and painting of them

[Boza]

try jetspeed in clayton the blokes name is victor he done the front bar for that ef/el xr6 with ba engine in it

[Buzz Box]

I know Phil Mundays is huge in the East and he does alot of classic holdens so they are into cars not $$$ but ive never used them but its a thought.......

[Velociraptor82]

Thanks for the help guys... I'll check them out this weekend

[yift]

xxx bodykits in keysborough on cheltenham rd

[86XFFairmont]

in the east how far east exactly mate as i know alot of shops(comes with the job lol)
theres hawthorn body works which did one of the guys cars from work (vt clubby nearly totalled and came back looking a million bucks) but thats the thing with cash jobs not many will touch em.

Does it need to be primed aswell?

[Velociraptor82]

For obvious reasons I want to find a place who can do a good job matching the paint (There are too many half-a#$#$d places out there). I'm prepared to travel maybe an hour so Hawthorn doesn't sound too bad.

And yeah It is already primed. I'll check it out on the we. Thanks alot.

[86XFFairmont]

yeah there in burwood rd hawthorn just opposite camberwell volkswagen

[Velociraptor82]

I dropped the car off at Hawthorn body works Monday mornign and they tell me it is gonna take 2-3 days which is fantastic. I've asked them to paint the grey strip on teh rear bumper at the same time so all up it is gonna cost about $1500. expensive but worth it for a quality job.

[Velociraptor82]

I just got the car back last night and the job is fantastic. Was very expensive but I guess you get what you pay for.

Here are some pics:
http://www.velociraptor.biz/frame.php?page=rearbar

Thanks for everyones input

[Dauphin]

They did a great job. Certainly worth the extra $$$.