What have you done to your car today?

{SAS}TB · 1 May 2013 at 21:39

Ouch - nasty mate

GarethSouthgate · 1 May 2013 at 21:47

mrk · 1 May 2013 at 21:56

The worst part was standing there in the middle of the road like some kind of berk, picking up my trim, shoving it in the boot and then sheepishly going on my way.

Will look back at this moment in years to come and probably laugh and perhaps slit wrists.

GarethSouthgate · 1 May 2013 at 22:03

mrk said:
The worst part was standing there in the middle of the road like some kind of berk, picking up my trim, shoving it in the boot and then sheepishly going on my way.

Will look back at this moment in years to come and probably laugh and perhaps slit wrists.

Know that feel bro (wasn't quite as bad as ripping off a sideskirt but it was in full view of another driver).

schumi84 · 1 May 2013 at 22:03

That is really nasty mrk, hope it isn't too costly

Today I have fitted a replacement airbag ECU ready for it to go into Nissan next week after a lovely weekend of driving to Halifax and back.

Howard · 1 May 2013 at 22:40

Ah Robbie that sucks

hope it isn't too horrendously costly!

mrk · 1 May 2013 at 23:05

I have no idea what it will cost but by this time tomorrow will have a good idea :S

Simon · 1 May 2013 at 23:25

Who puts a rock there anyway ?!

Clarkey · 1 May 2013 at 23:36

Someone tired of people driving over their grass, presumably. Not that uncommon a thing to see really?

As for the damage, I'd be tempted just to leave the sill and put a new cover on. Like you said, the sill is a major structural component. I'd rather a dented one than a butchered one. Repaired will never be the same standard as factory and will almost certainly be the first part of the car to rot out. Sucks because I know you're a perfectionist with the car and it will bother you either way.

mrk · 2 May 2013 at 11:34

Simon said:
Who puts a rock there anyway ?!

As above, put there to stop people parking on/driving over the grass. I must have just skimmed it and because of its weight it just went godzilla on the sill as there's no tyre marks on the grass or grass on the tyres so it was just bad luck :S

As for the damage, taking it to my local body shop this afternoon for an estimate. I'd want the sill repaired really and I know it won't be the exact same afterwards (naturally!) but it would be repaired either way and there is a dent just above the sill that would also be sorted.

The underside of the sill is dented in quite a bit having had a proper look this morning, I'll get a better pic this afternoon but to me it did look quite substantial but will wait for the garage's opinion there first

Edit*

Here's zoomed in version of the above pic where you can see the dent:

Rybo89 · 2 May 2013 at 11:55

Punch your self from me

acemastr · 2 May 2013 at 11:56

Had to do the walk of shame picking up bits of body work the other week when i hit a pheasant, not very nice, luckily my bit slipped straight back on

mrk · 2 May 2013 at 12:11

On your 330? Lucky!

Rybo89 said:
Punch your self from me

Would you believe I didn't usher one curse word when I walked round to see the damage? Just sighed quite loudly

Rybo89 · 2 May 2013 at 12:42

I would have been taking a sledge hammer to that rock, neighbours or not lol

peterattheboro · 2 May 2013 at 12:50

**** Robbie.

I think I cursed your car by touching it.

mrk · 2 May 2013 at 12:58

You did this! :mad:

Janesy B · 2 May 2013 at 13:19

Sorry that was my rock, I've asked him not to leave the house without telling me in the future.

pepsilol · 2 May 2013 at 13:32

**** happens. I drove into a rock head on if that makes you feel better in an E46.

Only 3-4 mph parking into a spot. Cost me £150 and a hngh.

Jonnycoupe · 2 May 2013 at 13:36

Unlucky dude

Clarkey said:
Someone tired of people driving over their grass, presumably. Not that uncommon a thing to see really?

off and onto the path? Yeah okay.

As for the damage, I'd be tempted just to leave the sill and put a new cover on. Like you said, the sill is a major structural component. I'd rather a dented one than a butchered one. Repaired will never be the same standard as factory and will almost certainly be the first part of the car to rot out. Sucks because I know you're a perfectionist with the car and it will bother you either way.

Structural sections typically are 'structural' because they are box 'sections' rather than panels. A dented one offers less section and is far more likely to buckle..... exactly why it would need fixing properly.

mrk · 2 May 2013 at 16:15

Body shop reckons around £450. I'll need to get a new sill trim and also the lower part of the sill itself as they will need to pull out the crumpled parts, cut around it then join the new part in place to be right again.