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*JonnyG*

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Registered: 2nd Jun 08
Location: Lincolnshire
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29th Nov 09 at 18:40

Hey guys, do you reckon its worth fixing the damage on my car?
Also, i don't have the time to reshell. But the car is a t reg, which is spotless under it, has brand new exhaust, wheel barings and master brake cyclider slave. Plus it has tax till March, and mot till Nov 2010.
Also just had new engine fitted, which has done half mileage of the car, but that's only done 88k. The car is spotless really but the damage on the side...

Thats the damage, i reckon the dent could be pulled out so its respectable.
Would get a new door too in arden blue. as its got rust on.
Just the bit of damage near apillar.

Would you bash the body work in and filler/fireglass it. Or would you get a new bit welded on too it?

Also... I've done a photoshop how i would like my car too look.

So what would you do?

Kevxx

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Registered: 14th May 08
Location: Forfar, Angus
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29th Nov 09 at 18:44

Weld a plate on the inside of the piller, get it smoothed and sorted. New door, sorted!

djgritt

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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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29th Nov 09 at 19:18

I'd;

Pull the big dent under the obvious damage
Cut that crease out, patch with steel, fill and paint,
Fit a new door

Something along those lines,

That damage isn't the end of the world IMO.

AndyCorsaSport

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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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29th Nov 09 at 19:25

Re-shell? Tell me you are taking the piss? If you had 10 years to do it i still wouldnt re-shell, wouldnt even fit a new door to that, repair the lot.

*JonnyG*

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29th Nov 09 at 19:28

I said i don't want to reshell it in other words lol. Was more of a what would you do and how would you want the damage fixing.

16vKarlos

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Registered: 27th Oct 07
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29th Nov 09 at 19:30

What caused this?

Id Pull Big Dent as above.
Weld plate
Fill
New door
Spray

Karlos

*JonnyG*

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29th Nov 09 at 19:33

Urm a pole... engine blew up, was pushing it put my little sister who is age 13 in drivers seat, i showed her where brake was, when i shouted brake i told her to push it in far as she can... i shouted brake, and havin the sister i do.. she shouts.. ' whattttt '

AndyCorsaSport

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29th Nov 09 at 19:35

Claim off insurance then, they would love that story

*JonnyG*

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29th Nov 09 at 19:40

Lol, not worth it tbh

Graeme

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29th Nov 09 at 19:52

dont need any plates welding it or anything like that by looks of it, pretty sure u can get right up there with taking rear door card off to get the bit on the quater to knock on the edge out and then tap down and fill, most of the big dent will push out but may need to shrink metal around it to keep it there. bit of a bigish job if ur not trained to do it but obviously depends how much u want to spent etc. have u tried quotes for bodyshops?

*JonnyG*

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29th Nov 09 at 19:57

Well just for the top crease bit, lad off local fourm said 200 quid. I nearly died at that.

Graeme

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Registered: 26th Jul 04
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29th Nov 09 at 20:06

£200 to repair and paint?
quater and door?

[Edited on 29-11-2009 by Graeme]

*JonnyG*

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29th Nov 09 at 20:07

just quater. :\

Graeme

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29th Nov 09 at 20:10

yh thats about right but colour would be crap and door needs blending so may aswell repair that why your there.

AndyCorsaSport

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29th Nov 09 at 20:10

Fair price, what you expecting? £30?

*JonnyG*

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29th Nov 09 at 20:11

Yeah, heard it's a hard colour to blend.

Surely i could get it cheaper?

Graeme

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29th Nov 09 at 20:13

maybe by a fred in a shed but seriously its not going to be alot cheaper.

Not really hard to blend colour but would require blending so as i said may aswell repair front door at same time, and the paint quater and door.

for that your looking i would say at around £350

*JonnyG*

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29th Nov 09 at 20:17

Rather not get it done for that price tbh.

gavin18787

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