Sewell Broke My Sideskirts....
Sewell Broke My Sideskirts....
sometimes (especially in this economy) you have to be ready for the worst 
I am driving with busted skirts! They are held on pretty good so it just looks like a white crack on both sides... but not falling off...
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Where is it at these days?
Small update, need advice:
Nearly 1 week down, 1 week to go before the parts come in.... Then the real fun begins!
Ok, so here is another part of the story that I might need a little advice on:
While I was standing there waiting for the Tech, the bodyshop guy that works for the dealership came by (he didn't know anything about the situation). Lets call him Frank and the Tech is Troy.
Ok, so while waiting for Troy to come back, Frank walks by and points at the broken skirt... I tell him about them breaking it here and they are already looking into getting new skirts for me. Frank says "Well, in that case they will probably have me do the work on it." and then starts looking at the rest of the kit.
***side note, for those that don't know, I had a bad time with the original bodyshop I went to getting this kit installed. See here:Bodyshop ****
So Frank looks around and starts pointing out little flaws in the work that was done and attempts to explain how it should be done... blah, blah, blah... He then points out little rock chips in the front bumper.
He then says, "Now don't get me in trouble, but I tell you what, since I will have your car already, how about I just go ahead and paint the front bumper for you while it is in here for $300."
Right about now Troy walks in and Frank says "Troy, we were just talking about him maybe getting the front bumper painted at the same time, how much would that cost, about $600?"
Troy agrees with "You would know how much work, you are the guy that would be doing it."
Frank smiles and says, "See what I'm telling you, man to man, you got me, YOU GOT ME?" (he then shakes my hand) I understand where he is going with this, but to be honest with ya, I really don't want to even spend another $300 on this kit. I would rather put it toward something new and better from the start. But to be on the safe side I have called original bodyshop and have an appointment with them to see if they can fix some of the paint issues (runs and flaking) as they have a "Lifetime" warranty on the paint.
My question for you guys is, how do I get Frank to not paint the front and not expect me to pay him under the table? I am afraid that simply telling the tech when I bring the car back would be expected (by Frank) as he thinks he is doing me a favor by helping me avoid the $600 bill and only charging me $300 cash on pickup. I am not sure if I will be able to meet with Frank before he works on my car when I bring it back for the skirts so I really am unsure how to best handle it!
Advice?
Nearly 1 week down, 1 week to go before the parts come in.... Then the real fun begins!
Ok, so here is another part of the story that I might need a little advice on:
While I was standing there waiting for the Tech, the bodyshop guy that works for the dealership came by (he didn't know anything about the situation). Lets call him Frank and the Tech is Troy.
Ok, so while waiting for Troy to come back, Frank walks by and points at the broken skirt... I tell him about them breaking it here and they are already looking into getting new skirts for me. Frank says "Well, in that case they will probably have me do the work on it." and then starts looking at the rest of the kit.
***side note, for those that don't know, I had a bad time with the original bodyshop I went to getting this kit installed. See here:Bodyshop ****
So Frank looks around and starts pointing out little flaws in the work that was done and attempts to explain how it should be done... blah, blah, blah... He then points out little rock chips in the front bumper.
He then says, "Now don't get me in trouble, but I tell you what, since I will have your car already, how about I just go ahead and paint the front bumper for you while it is in here for $300."
Right about now Troy walks in and Frank says "Troy, we were just talking about him maybe getting the front bumper painted at the same time, how much would that cost, about $600?"
Troy agrees with "You would know how much work, you are the guy that would be doing it."
Frank smiles and says, "See what I'm telling you, man to man, you got me, YOU GOT ME?" (he then shakes my hand) I understand where he is going with this, but to be honest with ya, I really don't want to even spend another $300 on this kit. I would rather put it toward something new and better from the start. But to be on the safe side I have called original bodyshop and have an appointment with them to see if they can fix some of the paint issues (runs and flaking) as they have a "Lifetime" warranty on the paint.
My question for you guys is, how do I get Frank to not paint the front and not expect me to pay him under the table? I am afraid that simply telling the tech when I bring the car back would be expected (by Frank) as he thinks he is doing me a favor by helping me avoid the $600 bill and only charging me $300 cash on pickup. I am not sure if I will be able to meet with Frank before he works on my car when I bring it back for the skirts so I really am unsure how to best handle it!
Advice?
What is "Franks" name. There are no body shop tech at Sewell Infiniti. They are located off Cedar Springs. That is where you get a professional collision estimator. They punch in all material and labor time and call you the next day. Tell "Frank" that Jon from IT is interested in why his is offering side work in the service drive.
My question for you guys is, how do I get Frank to not paint the front and not expect me to pay him under the table?
Also LOL @ Jon