Car Repair (Accident Part II)

Phil W

Phil W

Phil W

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Car is now in for repair.

It needs :

New bonnet (and grill)
Front Bumper
Windscreen
Roof Skin
Roof Lining
Sunroof

All of which have either been sourced locally, or through eBay.

Repair has been started this weekend, and i should recieve the car back in around 2 weeks.

Now, should i get all of the plastics colour coded whilst its in for the repair work ?

Phil
 
You think ?

Bearing in mind i will be replacing the wheels soon so don't take them into account for the looks of the car, and the headlights and foglights will also be colourcoded !
 
Heres how it looks now...

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And here's what ill be driving whilst its being repaired :D

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I don't want to keep the 14" Alloys, the tyres look way too big, and spoil what looks the Saxo has.

I'm going for either Pug 306 GTi-6 Cyclone wheels (15") or Saxo VTS wheels (also 15") finished in Anthracite.
 
Update with pics.

Old bonnet, windscreen and roof is off.

New roof is being lined up tonight and will be welded in soon. The guy really is doing a fantastic job, i couldnt fault the work he's done so far !

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The roof is not a key part of the car.

We walked up to the sides and pushed them as hard as we could, they didnt budge.

Basically there are bars bolted in at 4 points along the roof, which the roof then bolts to, and is then welded to the car along the guttering.

The front is held in by a bar going between the A-Pillar's, and then the roof bolts to that.

Its perfectly normal, insurers wont touch it because its quitew a big job, the interior has to be stripped out etc. As long as they roof is spot welded in as it was originally, its fine.

You can buy brand new roof skin's for any car, they cost £200 though (for my saxo anyway).
 
Firestar_3x said:
Looks like the top front of the roof which is a main structual beam has been cut right through, how can that only be a skin?
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The bar bolts on to the A-Pillars either side, the roof skin then attaches to that.
 
Nothing of the original roof has been cut at all.

If you look at the A-Pillars, you will see a light cream-brown coloured piece of metal, thats is where the original bar going across the front was bolted to, and where the new one also bolts to.
 
TripleT said:
I'm having trouble finding it, link anyone?

Bit extreme repairs, not be better/easier to write it off?
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Not really, its an easier job than fixing a dent to the rear quarter.

The time involved is mainley getting the interior ready, you have to take the plastic trim off the pillars, front seats out, all rubber trims etc have to be removed, thats is the time consuming bit.

The roof's are like for like, so the new skin will just slot into place without any quarms.
 
Yes, the Police did all the necessary checks, the car was road legal, and my brother wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary. It was just bad luck the lad was a) walking in the road, and b) too drunk to realise what he was doing.

He has since said that he can't remember a thing about the entire night, let along being hit.
 
[TW]Fox said:
Doesn't it cost a fortune to have your brother on your insurance for those few times when he might need to borrow your car?
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No, he was on the policy for a 1 month basis as he needed the car to get to college and back once a week whilst the "Bargain Corsa" was waiting to be tax'd.
 
jackoh said:
How much is all of this setting you/whoevers paying back?
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About £500 for fitting, painting etc.

Parts have come to £500 but i have bought extra's light uprated lights, new wheels, exhaust etc.
 
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