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Thanks guys! Really appreciate everyone rallying around to help me.

Fantastic offer of a spare windscreen - I'm so grateful.

S

Just had a look at the at the van, you ready Mike?

Jed

Have you done the windscreen for her? Hopefully it's not too bad?

You better sit down for this one

Jed

Shoulda called, would have been apply to help.
Doesn't sound good though? Hopefully all fixable

jed the spread wrote:Just had a look at the at the van, you ready Mike?

Jed

im in the dark
mm

My money is on......it's fine...it's sorted....happy ending

Well I had a quick walk round the van first and when I saw the dreaded stone chip around the bottom and the absence of the horizontal seam behind the fridge and I thought, "hang on here we go"



When walking round the back of the van admiring colour coding like this doent fill you with confidence



Then just a sweeping glance at other areas set alarm bells going that one or two corners were cut on this top dollar refurb






So windscreen.....

I peeled back the rubber slightly and it has been out as have all the other window rubbers but they are in a seriously bad state and have 10mm gaps in them where they have shrunk. They are so split and brittle that is a credit to who ever managed to fit them back without them totally falling apart. The leak in the windscreen is due to the repair on the corner that is so far out of shape that the window rubber doesnt go anywhere near it.

So I got the screwdriver and with no pressure at all,




So it goes without saying no point in fitting a new seal to the windscreen just yet. Also the rust under the side windows has started to bubble all ready,



Now then a little chat was had and it was flagged up that the "specialist" said he could do the repairs without taking out the interior I had seen the van before and knew it was f**ked so looked at the rear arch panel replacement. Sounded odd when tapped so I had a little poke under the rear arch to see what he had apparently welded the new panel to because all I could see was factory under seal under the arches.

Yep it went straight through so thought I had better leave that one for now.



Then I looked at the rear jacking points and gave those a gentle poke,





I took loads more pictures of the candle drips all over the place and stuff but thought to leave it there as the light was fading, but I would love to take the interior out to take a look behind the fridge as it was quite bad before the "refurb". I looked underneath and it looked OK but obviously it needs looking at from the inside but lets be honest I think its obvious due to some of the other stuff what is going to be like.

What next?

Well it needs to go back thats for sure but it will have to be completely re done, all the over spray all in the back taken off, all the door furniture and fittings taken off and the green paint removed then fitted back, loads of welding that should have been done in the first place, all the shoddy over spray on the front roof luggage rails sorted out etc. Makes me wonder if Sarah should just take it back to show them and just ask for her money back, run the van over the summer and in the autumn before it gets to cold give it to Mike to do properly ?

Jed

that's not good could almost call that work fraud

That's shockingly bad, and if it was me I'd want my money back. I hope the specialist has the money, as it's impossible to get money out of someone that doesn't have any in the first place.

Was it a really cheap job?

Impressively crap mask and blast ( but without the mask) paint job...£100 worth maybe £200...no point taking it back as they obviously have no idea what a good job is...pity for her, I believe this "work" has actually made the van worse...



Was the key green as well? Bet it would of been if it was left in the boot lock!

ninja.turtle007 wrote:
Was it a really cheap job?

Sadly not.

Jed

The "specialist" has enough stock for sale on his website to cover a refund I should think.

Jed

jed the spread wrote:The "specialist" has enough stock for sale on his website to cover a refund I should think.

Jed

Yes, I have just seen it. Lots of freshly painted vehicles.

That work is as bad as it gets. I was in a similar situation a few years back, but the work wasn't completed and I took the van back. I understand how upsetting and stressful a situation like this can be.

Jed, my "good" attitude might be slipping a bit now I've seen the pics and heard everyone else's opinions LOL.