Nikon repair?

[George.d(^^,)b]

Hey people, just wondering if anyone has any idea how much a small repair would cost if I sent my camera into nikon? It's covered under warrenty but it's an accidental damage problem.. The small card cover plastic has a chip in it and needs replacing. I could get the spare bit off ebay for £11 but would need to take the camera apart and not sure I woud want to risk it.. Has anyone done a self repair though on a similar model and is it worth it or just send it in? Any ideas please!

 

[George.d(^^,)b]

Revised.

 

[uk_stevie]

One thing I found out is that repairs are never cheap. I bent a pin in my cf slot on my D300 the repair cost £275 luckily enough I have cover! didn't even pay a penny.

It might be worth taking a real close look at the door hinge it might be the same type of pin in a watch strap.

Just one other thing if you dropped it, it might just be worth sending it off as you might have more damage you just can't see yet.

 

[scottthehat]

i think the camera will have to be taken apart to remove the pin(so could be pricy)get a quote, caan you not live with it like it,

 

[Bristolian]

Not sure how relevant this is, but I currently have a D40 with Nikon for repair (it was totally dead) and they quoted me a "fixed price repair cost" of £134 +vat.

When I rang them to query the estimate, they said it would likely cost more if they charged me actual time and parts.