ok fellas i got a little problem here when i was getting my car fixed up the pannelbeaters said they would install a genuine holden bonnet and charged me $190 for it, after i payed him for all the work and i drove the car home, about a week later when i was inspecting the car with some mechanic friends, they were all pretty sure that it wasnt a genuine holden bonnet, but a tiawanese one. i then took it to my bros friends workshops (3 of them) and they also thought it looked like a tiawanese bonnet not a holden 1. in the australian legal system this is called negligent misstatment. he said 1 thing and that wasnt the case. i later found out through my bro a genuine holden bonnet costs $250, and a tiawanes bonnet costs $130, so he is ripping me off what i need now is a brand spankin new holden bonnet and it sprayed. if i have to take legal action i will- my aunty is a lawyer so i got free legal advice. but the guys at this pannelshop ( i wont name the shop) are super dodgy and i have been told this business is not exactly legit, so i doubt he will want to goto court and get invesitgated by the ACCC or someone but i am just wondering have any of u guys had a problem like this b4???? so technically hes gotta pay up the next step is taking the car to holden to verify that is not a holden bonnet, once this is done, the pannelbeater is ****ed

another point i should note as some of u know, i had an origional HDT calais grill in the boot of my car while it was getting repaired, and it wasnt there when i got the car home super super dodgy Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Well theres 1 charge of theft!

yeh ay, the more evidence against them the better

where's the evidence of them taking it ? that ain't evidence dude... but i feel sorry for you all the same, so annoying when **** just doesn't go your way... if you knew they were super dodgy , why did you get them workin on your car ? i guess these questions don't really help... just wondering if you found this out afterwards... have you confronted them about the bonnet thing yet ? take someone who knows their **** and can point out why it's a **** bonnet, tell them to replace it or you'll get really nasty, i.e legal action, chances are they'll comply. J Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

$130 - $190. Doesn't sound to much like a rip off to me, just him making a profit. He could have charged $250 if he wanted. You just got to make sure you didn't misunderstand when he said holden bonnet and just meant one designed for your car. either way I don't think the bonnet is gonna make a lick off difference when selling or anything for that matter. Either way hope it works out for ya.

yeah thought they were good pannelbeaters untill half way through the repairs i started to hear stuff, yeah 130-190, ur right dump pipe, hes just making profit fair enuff but he said im getting a genuine holden bonnet and that didnt happen i need the new bonnet so i can get my front a fresh spray (for free) as they have to paint the bonnet

i wouldnt be too worrid about the bonnet not being genuine but more about getting your grille back man. you should ask them about it

i would understand if they used twian guards as these are noway near as good as a genuine one, as for the bonnet i have one(twian) in my shed and i lined up my GMH one on my calais and i cant tell the difference, as for your HDT grille, im sure a body kit shop can get you one...

yeah i just want a free spray, thats what im after i am 18, and i dont have a job anymore, and every cent has gone into my car

yer asif u dont ask if something goes missing out ur car. no wonder they are "ripping u off" prolly saw ya coming a mile away

i goto this shop all the time, and 90% of the time the owner is not there. i just want to know if any1 has had simular issues themselves with a pannelbeater or auto mechanic of some sort? all otehr comments arnt really needed, thank you Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

i got a genuine gm bonnet for my vl and it cost me $180 at trade and discount price, what makes them think its tiawanese?

tiawanese, schmywanese.......big deal. Go and talk to the panelbeaters and cut all this BS tough talk about lawyers. We drive right hand drive cars here in Oz not left hand drive

Go back about the grill, as for the bonnet, if you can't prove its not real etc then don't worry about it. If he didn't actually take the grill I wouldn't bother going back..

Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 We drive right hand drive cars here in Oz not left hand drive Nicely put. Quote: Originally Posted by david85dc yeah i just want a free spray, thats what im after i am 18, and i dont have a job anymore, and every cent has gone into my car So you got a non-genuine bonnet, and thats what you were charged for. You're not complaining that they've done a sh|t job or that you got panels falling off your car or anything. If they'd charged you for a genuine bonnet but given you the taiwanese one, then i'd understand, but really, I think you're clutching at straws trying to get more than what you deserve. IMO. There are people out there who are really getting screwed when it comes to their cars. I dont think you're one of these people. If you try to sell your car, you're not gonna have to worry about loosing a sale, because you got a taiwanese bonnet. Its all the same sh|t, just a different smell!! No offence intended Just my 2cents.

lol least is not made out of carbon fibre n black all those poor ricers