Recommendation needed near Surrey / West Sussex / Hampshire

[TIL255]

Hi all - just got my Z3 out after being in the garage for the winter. Unfortunately I now have surface rust showing at the front of the sills on both sides. I also need a long scratch painted and the headlights restored. Can anyone recommend a bodywork specialist around Surrey / West Sussex or Hampshire? I am in Haslemere.
Also I have a problem with the dash the extended leather has shrunk and come away from the dash top. Can anyone recommend an auto trimmer who can fix it please?

 

[MuttyMax]

You may wish to talk to the team at TWG in Camberley; ask for Will - TWG Automotive - TWG Automotive he may have a recommendation.

 

[thesecretsanta]

Perfect timing - i have the exact same 2 issues on a silver 3.0ltr Z3 I’ve just bought!

I’ve got as far as a quote on replacing both sills and respraying. Came in at an eye watering £2.2k although that did include neighbouring panel respray etc so a reasonable amount of the car ends up getting resprayed…..the sills alone are £172 each plus vat etc
That was at Leatherhead Coachworks who were very helpful and looked like a good set-up so i wont rule it out, but would likely go for a full respray i think while I’m at it.

Re dash trim, i was trying to work out who would do that sort of work - on mine the leather looks to be complete still, you can see holes along the front where I presume it is normally fixed, but i don’t know if it can be re stretched into place or needs replacing…interested to hear of recommendations for who could do this. We’re in Epsom so same locations would work

 

[MuttyMax]

Suggest you may wish to ring Your Will at TWG in Camberley. He’s been quite helpful when I have had questions as regards alternatives.

 

[MuttyMax]

Alternative see you at the Runneymead meet at the end in the month. May be a good place to source recommendations.