had a little accident last nyt

the car rolled backwards into my parents caravan straight onto the towing bracket

ouch, straight through the fibre glass and clipped the fuel tank

the fuel tank is thankfully ok but the back panel is badly damaged at one side

there is a big piece about 7 x 4 inches in size that has been ripped off and a crack all the wat to the bottom

im wondering if it would be possible to fix this or should i buy a new one

the new ones from mk have gone up in price to 94 quid so would like to try and fix it

plus getting one up here is gonna be a pain too

what are my options?

cheers and tears

patrick

Ya know it's never gonna be the same Pat, buy a new one!

Some tosser in a mErC nearly did the same to us... he was reversing straight out of a parking bay. Still, he could hardly see us, such was the height of the boot.

Bl**dy scarey I can tell you!

[Edited on 27-8-04 by Hellfire]

there is a lad coming up our way soon he offered on the forum. Hes comin up to edinburgh. search my posts

MangogrooveWorkshop - is burnt island in some kind of time warp? If your talking about my run I did it 2/3 weeks ago?

Andy

And this is the caravans fault because????

Because it was there . I did the same with my car nosecone actually still in the shed . The clutch plate was stuck so I revved it and pushed the lever, it leapt forward 2 feet and smacked the nose against my bike. I broke all the loose stuff off, backed it with some matting and used filler on the front. It looks as good as new with a coat of paint.

well it was in the way

ok so it was my fault

was divistated when i seen it

was lucky really , the back panel is the only real damage done

ill post a pic tonight to show you all the extent of the damage and let you judge for yourselfs

i reckons it is possible to repair

gonna take it up to my local bodywork guy tonight

he a good guy so might be able to do it for far less than a new

hes gonna be doin the full paint job on it anyway

cheers

patrick

my pal's from Orkney is going racing soon...so will be passing then returning.....
if you decide you need a new one...give us a shout and we'll get it to you..

Colin

cheers colin

will let you know asap

patrick

hey up, hard luck m8,

if it makes you feel any better, we had an electrican at home who knocked a 2`` square section of steel onto my freshly painted alu bonnet, lucky for him i wasnt there or i would hav wraped it rounf his head

a agree with hellfire, it will look fine repaired but never the same as new unless you are painting it in which case i would patch it.... can you not put you spare wheel / number plate/ lights etc to cover the repair??

all the best mate

bob

well im plannin on having it all sprayed one colour at some point anyway so might be ok repaired

wats the deal with gel coating can it be done diy style?

the cars a fair bit off sva so its not that urgent anyway

jus doesnt look as good anymore


patrick

heres a pic of the poor back panel

try again
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put it in place and put a couple of layers of matting on the back of it. Then fill the gaps with some body filler and fetch it down to the level of the surrounding panel. It doesn't look like it's gone round the corner so it should be fairly easy to finish. You'll save the cost of a new panel. Alternatively fit it till you get insured, then claim for it

Alternatively, get some thin ally and self tapper it over the wound (wrapped around the corner)with a sheet of clingfilm between the ally and the panel. Relaminate from the inside and stopper the outside and block it flat with some 240, paint as normal.

Mark - if i am reading right you mean to create a new piece to fill the hole rather than using the bit which has fallen out do you? I have no need to do this at present but maybe useful for the future - you never know!

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Originally posted by andyps
Mark - if i am reading right you mean to create a new piece to fill the hole rather than using the bit which has fallen out do you? I have no need to do this at present but maybe useful for the future - you never know!

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hi mark

cheers for the advice

ill look into doin this?

any idea as to the costs?

also wat exactly do i need and where can i get it?

likei said the whole car including the side panels will sparyed the same colour so nobody should be able to tell unless the see the inside

cheers again

patrick