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Can I choose to have my car repaired by the local OPC instead of their asppointed repairer
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I know many people that have had plastic replaced like for like, but haven't heard of anyone who upgrades sorry
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I helped a chap out with a diagnostic test on a 997 cabrio last week.
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Hi
I need to get my hood replaced on my 996 - its an insurance job (Privilege insurance) thank goodness - they have appointed a company in Hatfield (near me in st Albans called UK Assistance)
To be honest I'm not sure I fancy leaving my pride and joy (996 C4 1999) with these guys so two questions..
1. Can I choose to have my car repaired by the local OPC instead of their asppointed repairer
2. Does any one know of a good place to go - the OPC in Hatfield have told me that they send it away to be done, but for obvious reasons wont tell me where! I reckon they'll add so much of a mark-up on the job that the insurance compnay will refuse to pay out!
thanks
Alex
I suspect you are right to be nervous. You might want to take a look at
this thread
to get an idea of how tricky it can be. It also seems that there's a chap at Reading OPC who has mastered the art!
As with all insurance jobs, you can get an independent quote and choose to go with a company of your choice (think they ask for two independent quotes). This would be a great opportunity to get a rear glass replacement for your plastic.
I would speak to Southbound Trimmers - they have a very good reputation for all Porsche hood and trim
As far as I know you can select your own repairer for Insurance claims
Cheers
Pete
If Southbound say yes, can you let me know?
Last time I spoke to them they would not do hoods for the 996/986 as they could not guarantee complete weatherproofing...
The only glass one for 996 I have seen is from GAHH in the US:
http://www.gahh.com/product_info.php?cPath=27_57_3525_339_2991&products_id=1575
It gives a bit of a "speedster" look, as the rear window is significantly smaller.
I recall that John Ware was looking into this some while ago. I don't know if he found a UK distributor. Might be worth a search.
Hi, speak to these people
http://www.carhood.com/contact.html
they seemed very knowledgable and helpfull when I was talking to them about a replacement hood for my Karmann Ghia. They also do glass rear window conversions / replacements. was very reasonable prices as well.
I'm glad in that case my Mercedes has a glass window! I hadn't even considered that plastic would be an issue though.
I know many people that have had plastic replaced like for like, but haven't heard of anyone who upgrades sorry
The only downside to the glass-windowed replacement hoods is that the rear window is smaller than the plastic one. The mechanism on the earlier cars won't allow a glass screen the same size as the later models. It changes the look a bit - some prefer it and others don't. Personally, I would want the hardtop on in winter, but I'm not a cabrio type.
I helped a chap out with a diagnostic test on a 997 cabrio last week. He drove all the way from Leicester with the top down!
