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Old 02-01-2014, 06:58 AM
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so heres what i have so far i asked them to use a a step shape 3/8 out 3/8 down 3/8 in this is what i got that was 1500 worth of work needless to say i was kinda mad .very much not happy cause now i have to drill out the welds on the bottom panel that they welded in 1st move that up and reweld it and it was a new panel
Ouch!!! I really hate when guys charge good money for bad work!!
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Old 02-01-2014, 11:28 PM
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if your not paying for at least 40 per glass your gonna get what you pay for. Its a ton of work to do.
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i've got almost 5k just in the roof and window repairs it's out of control . gonna buy my own mig and do it myself . the only thing not messed up in my car atm is the floorpan which i did . i should have know better then taking others advice in who to go to .
i've been even gettin crazy quotes of like 40 hours just to put in minitubs on a stripped car on a chassis dolly . here is a great writeup on the flush mount

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tec...s/viewall.html

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Old 02-02-2014, 02:49 PM
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shop around and get reviews.

good luck on doing it yourself. careful of the leaded areas.
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thx lead is gone already rails gone to it's the only thing not totally screwed up
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