Bobber123
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Registered: 18th Aug 08
Location: E Riding of Yorkshire
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the o/s/r arch on my astra mk4 is nackerd,
the previous owner scuffed it on a bollard and its quite squashed,
i could filler it but i dont think ill be able to get a perfect finish as its quite mis shaped
would it be possible to cut the arch off an astra at the scrap yard and cut the nackerd one off my car and weld the new arch on?
ive not done any courses in body repair but im pretty good at metalwork and stuff so is it possible?
the reason im asking is im unemployed and cant afford to have it repaired professionally
cheers,
Rob.
[Edited on 13-02-2010 by Bobber123]
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Scottix
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Registered: 19th Nov 08
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if u weld another one on ud stil have to filler it to get the perfect finish and if ur going to weld it ud have to braze weld it cos the heat from normal welding would warp the metal
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Cole
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braze weld it why would you do that normal welding will be fine and before you ask body repairs is what i do for a living
[Edited on 13-02-2010 by Cole]
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ed
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If it's not a really deep scratch you could pull the dent out without replacing any of the panel.
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Bobber123
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Registered: 18th Aug 08
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it needs replacing, the arch is creased quite bad round the lip
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scottyp1989
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Registered: 29th Jul 07
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why not just buy a new one, you can get them for around £20, think i paid 24 for the one for my estate. atleast you now it will be straight and good condition then, if not send it back get it replaced
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Bobber123
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thats not a bad idea, how much do you have to cut out though? im only after raplacing the lip and not a load of the rear quarter
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scottyp1989
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can just cut out as much as you need mate, the repair pannels only come as the arch anyway not the whole quarter
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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get some pics up, will be alot easier to tell you then but what you have described sounds like you will be able to pull most of it out or if you can get behind then nock it out, duno how far up the inner arch starts on the mk4.
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Bobber123
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Registered: 18th Aug 08
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i have already hammerd it back out a bit but there is some pretty tight creases in it, if i had the right shaping tools i could probably get it sort of close but im limited to a few different shaped hammers 
ill get a pic up asap
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
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yeah a good set of hammers and dollys make a massive difference some times.
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