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Old 03-06-2007, 07:40 AM
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About a month ago I posted up pics of my moonrock s2 because someone had reversed into it. The car went in for repair last week and was ready for collection on Friday.

However when I went to collect the car, the paint match seemed awful (sorry no pics). I know the bumpers typically dont match perfectly but they had also done paint work on the rear quarter and there seemed to be a clear distinction between the new paint and the old, especially since they didnt blend along the skit.

The work is being carried out by Johnsons Honda in Milton Keynes using one of their approved paint shops.

I am no expert on these matters but really wasnt happy with the work so sent it back , that and they had somehow managed to get some paint on my softtop.

My question is, have other people had paint work done on Moonrock and how good was it. Should I expect it to be almost seemless or are my expectation too high?

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Echo66 has had LOADS of Moonrock work done through a Honda dealer bodyshop with very good results!

Sidewaysonfire has also had some Moonrock work done with less success.

I'm planning some on mine.
Seems to be a bit of a lottery.
Reject it and get them to do it properly!
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You should expect it to be perfect.



Came back as







Pictures not close up, but I'm very happy with the result
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Thanks for the advice and pics. I should be collected the car tomorrow, only if they have done it properly though. I intend to be quite picky about the work since they guaranteed the work would be spotless.

Also the customer service is quite disgusting!
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Dan you based in the Manchester area?
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Fraid not mate, down in the Londonshire area - Twickenham

Occasionally up that way - Caroline's mum is in Cheadle Hulme. . .
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I knew I'd seen you mention the Manc area.
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Ah ok
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they should be able to get a perfect match. Getting paint on the soft top really does show shoddy workmanship as they haven't even bothered to mask properly, let alone make sure they've got a paint match.

Hence why i comment that just because a bodyshop is approved by a franchised garage, it doesn't mean you are going to get a decent paint job.
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You should get a very good match if the job is done correctly. The picture of the car on the left is Moonrock and the car on the right is not silverstone, its the correct colour of Moonrock. My car had a complete resprayed by a none Honda approved repair centre and this is what I got back. Notice how the tail pipes did not sit right either.

You can see the difference in colour from where the inside of the door was masked up. The Honda garage or official Honda repair centre had never seen one in gunmetal before.







Massive support from the Honda dealer in helping me get it sorted

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I have pictures of bad workmanship that would make you cry. Its a story in itelf


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