#1: Help, costs for repairs? Author: skotbites, Location: LeedsPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:26 pm ---- Hi, my handbrake decided to fail last night and my car went for a little wonder on it's own into the side of another car. Luckily there is hardly any damage to the other car so they had told me not to worry about it.
I'm struggling with where to start with the repairs. I can pick up a new wing from ebay for £40/£50 but then need to get it sprayed. The bit under the headlight isn't damaged and just needs a couple of new clips.
the headlight trim is smashed to bits and think it may be cheaper to replace the colour coded morettes with some angel eyes
Anyone any idea how much the spray job is likely to set me back?
Cheers. Last edited by skotbites on Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:32 pm; edited 1 time in total
#2: Re: Help, costs for repairs? Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:30 pm ----
#3: Re: Help, costs for repairs? Author: skotbites, Location: LeedsPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:32 pm ---- Cheers Lee, realised as soon as I'd pressed submit. Fixed.
#4: Re: Help, costs for repairs? Author: 20619d, Location: barnstaplePosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:33 pm ---- wot car did u hit as wing f****d but bumpstripe looks fine
#5: Re: Help, costs for repairs? Author: Uz, Location: No Man's LandPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:33 pm ---- £80 for a new wing.
£150 for spray to as they'll have to colour match the paint to the bonnet & grille.
God knows how much for the morette fascia (rarer then hens teeth unless the bodyshop who you take it too can remake it out of fibreglass.
#6: Re: Help, costs for repairs? Author: -RAJ-, Location: COVPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:34 pm ---- new wing + spray £100
crystal headlights £50
i think i could get it done for under £200
#7: Re: Help, costs for repairs? Author: D4NTP, Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:36 pm ---- Check Ebay for colour matched ones, spotted a few 'packages' for bonnets where they will colour match it then send it to you, so i suppose they would do wings too.
#8: Re: Help, costs for repairs? Author: dopey, Location: Hastings, Near BrightonPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:38 pm ---- Thats exactly what happened to mine, slid into a little truck on a mega icy road, all other roads were clear (just my luck) and I had the same damage expect a little bit of my bonnet went, barely noticeable, china blue parts hard to come by but i got a new wing, crystal headlight and fitted by a mate for £100 BARGAIN!!!
#9: Re: Help, costs for repairs? Author: skotbites, Location: LeedsPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:40 pm ----
20619d wrote:
wot car did u hit as wing f****d but bumpstripe looks fine
It was just above the rear wheel arch of an Astra 5 door not quite the latest shape.
Gutted about the lights, also just missed out by a week or so on a couple of breakers on here.
#10: Re: Help, costs for repairs? Author: skotbites, Location: LeedsPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:46 pm ----
D4NTP wrote:
Check Ebay for colour matched ones, spotted a few 'packages' for bonnets where they will colour match it then send it to you, so i suppose they would do wings too.
Looking at about £120 delivered for one like that but they do it from the colour code and I'm a bit apprehensive about ordering something like that online without them ever seeing the car as it will probably stand out as being fresh paint opposed to the 10year old paint already on the car.
#11: Re: Help, costs for repairs? Author: 20619d, Location: barnstaplePosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:49 pm ----
skotbites wrote:
20619d wrote:
wot car did u hit as wing f****d but bumpstripe looks fine
It was just above the rear wheel arch of an Astra 5 door not quite the latest shape.
Gutted about the lights, also just missed out by a week or so on a couple of breakers on here.
take headlight to a body shop and see if they can plastic weld it up. sum1 should be able fix it
#12: Re: Help, costs for repairs? Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:52 pm ---- i believe there may be a passenger morette cover on ebay. saw one yesterday
#13: Re: Help, costs for repairs? Author: skotbites, Location: LeedsPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:54 pm ---- Anyone recommend any good body shops in around Leeds?
Ta
#14: Re: Help, costs for repairs? Author: 20619d, Location: barnstaplePosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:54 pm ----
DJ- wrote:
i believe there may be a passenger morette cover on ebay. saw one yesterday
#15: Re: Help, costs for repairs? Author: paulrushton, Location: HuddersfieldPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:54 pm ---- Scott ya nugget. Do you want me to ask our lasses cousin for you? Nice photos as well. Are you into photography or something.....
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