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02-01-2009, 12:32 AM
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#1 | | I HERP TO YOU DERP
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| Good VW Bodyshop (search didn't give clear cut answers)
Planning to get my GTi touched up and some internal body work done...
Anyone know what bodyshop specialises in repairing VW's and do good on the body work as well as the paint job?
Went to AK before, they did do good on the paint job but they are not that great in putting the parts together, prolly because they havent repaired a GTi before...
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02-01-2009, 11:56 AM
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#2 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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I can recommend http://www.europeautocare.com/index.htm
They worked on my GTI and Passat and were really good with it. No complaints.
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02-01-2009, 12:00 PM
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#3 | | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
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I always got rich city collision in Richmond at horseshoe way
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02-01-2009, 02:34 PM
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#4 | | Witness protection
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ask haulin oats... he works for westminster vw. he had some small custom work done on his gti and it seemed to look good to me... but i forgot to ask which bodyshop he went to  | |
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02-01-2009, 02:47 PM
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Unless you're looking to work on a Kharmman Ghia or a Type 3, any bodyshop will work for a VW. In fact, unless you're working on any sort of classic car that requires lots of custom or meticulous work, any bodyshop with a decent amount of positive feedback will be sufficient, whether it's a Kia or Mercedes that needs fixing.
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02-02-2009, 08:26 PM
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#6 | | RS controls my life!
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Originally Posted by Lomac  Unless you're looking to work on a Kharmman Ghia or a Type 3, any bodyshop will work for a VW. In fact, unless you're working on any sort of classic car that requires lots of custom or meticulous work, any bodyshop with a decent amount of positive feedback will be sufficient, whether it's a Kia or Mercedes that needs fixing. | I was about to ask which one model/year are you looking to have work done on?!
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02-02-2009, 09:27 PM
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#7 | | I HERP TO YOU DERP
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mkv gti
07 model
I heard burrard autostrasse is a good place to go to can anyone confirm?
price tag is not that matter since i sorta saved up for this occasion  | |
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02-02-2009, 09:49 PM
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#8 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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are you willing to wait 1-2 month for a spot though? regarding burrard
probably even worse since the end of the snow season.
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02-03-2009, 12:28 AM
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#9 | | 2x Variable Nockenwellen Steuerung
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Burrard Autostrasse is good.. but like Korva.. they might not take your business.
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02-03-2009, 05:48 AM
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#10 | | Witness protection
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Originally Posted by gluzko ^
mkv gti
07 model
I heard burrard autostrasse is a good place to go to can anyone confirm?
price tag is not that matter since i sorta saved up for this occasion |
oh so we have the same thing... have you asked on http://www.dubberz.com or http://www.golfmkv.com (canada/vancouver section)?
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02-03-2009, 11:54 AM
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#11 | | I HERP TO YOU DERP
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just called burrard, they dont take VWs might give korva a try later...
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i looked up for shops on the two forums and i havent found nething that's relevant, havent asked yet also... will give it a try later on (at work right now <<)
neone know about bismark when it comes to repairing mkvs?
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02-03-2009, 01:19 PM
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#12 | | MiX iT Up!
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Originally Posted by zvrkan5 |
not shitting on ur thread, rather raising a point:
How do we know if the above user does owns European Auto Care and is simply promoting it?
I saw a thread whileback, also relating to autobody , the mods shut it down because it was recomended by a user. Reason for lock was the " how do we know he's not advertising for free by recommending?"
.... Just wondering .....
whats a safeway to recommend things on RS these days?
Hope u find a good bodyshop!
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02-03-2009, 01:24 PM
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#13 | | I HERP TO YOU DERP
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^ dont mind you raising that point cause I've been thinking about the same thing too...
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02-03-2009, 02:14 PM
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#14 | | 2x Variable Nockenwellen Steuerung
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Korva considers VW too pedestrian. Quote:
Originally Posted by gluzko just called burrard, they dont take VWs might give korva a try later...
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i looked up for shops on the two forums and i havent found nething that's relevant, havent asked yet also... will give it a try later on (at work right now <<)
neone know about bismark when it comes to repairing mkvs? | | |
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02-03-2009, 02:45 PM
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#15 | | I HERP TO YOU DERP
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Originally Posted by godwin Korva considers VW too pedestrian. | Just gave korva a call and said they'll look into my car once i bring it in...
so we'll c how that goes ~_~
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02-03-2009, 03:48 PM
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#16 | | Say NO to blade grinders!
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Originally Posted by Lomac Unless you're looking to work on a Kharmman Ghia or a Type 3, any bodyshop will work for a VW. In fact, unless you're working on any sort of classic car that requires lots of custom or meticulous work, any bodyshop with a decent amount of positive feedback will be sufficient, whether it's a Kia or Mercedes that needs fixing. | Not entirely true. I have seen some interesting things from a sponsor when they had to fix a certain make. So I still believe you should definitely do your research!
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02-03-2009, 05:29 PM
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#17 | | OWNER/C.F.O./MONEYMAN
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not so.
u forget, as admins, we have abilities to look up things like ips.
and well, when you see the ip of a certain member trying to "reconmend" a shop, when in fact, the ips match with the accounts from that shop, then u gotta question, am i that stupid to not see that as spam? or is that member giving a bj to someone at the shop while they post?
Just because i dont post up how we found out that member was simply a 2nd account from the shop used as a cheap way to spam RS doesnt mean that spammer is right.
wanna spam rs? no problem, BEI CHEEN AH!!! | |
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02-04-2009, 10:55 PM
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#18 | | RS controls my life!
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Cosmos Autocare at Adanac and Clark...
They have done all the work on my GLI... they will be widening my rear fender-wells before the summer and also repainting all the little rock chips from the winter time... They do great work  I know they prepped a few cars for DTP last year for one of the performance shops...
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