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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: Dec on 21 January 2009, 10:55

Title: Is this repairable
Post by: Dec on 21 January 2009, 10:55

Right then, basically the guy who owned my car before me reversed into a post or something :rolleyes: and my rear bumper is cracked and the bit next to the boot is slightly pushed in :shocked:

Inside the boot is all fine so I think its just the outer shell that needs pulling back out but its causing the boot to let a bit of moisture/water in which is worrying me :sad: Ive seen worse damage fixed but am still worrying about it :rolleyes:

I'll get closer pics later but its in about half a centimeter i think :undecided: Can just about see at the bottom of the bootlid.

(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/Car/DSC01471-1.jpg)
(Bumper is worse than it looks too)

Its a real shame as its the only bad bit on the car! Just hope its sortable :sad:

Title: Re: Is this repairable
Post by: Dec on 21 January 2009, 12:51

Here we go... its nothing really but its annoying me and the boot is getting damp from somewhere. It might just be from where there are grommits in the rear spoiler holes although the parcel shelf is dry which makes me thing not :huh:


(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/Car/Pictures010.jpg)

(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/Car/Pictures009.jpg)

Title: Re: Is this repairable
Post by: Thom89 on 21 January 2009, 18:24

The tail lamp panel should be easy to knock out with a sledge hammer and a block of wood, sounds crude, but the only way really, but shouldn't take too much force, bumper looks like its full of filler!
Tom

Title: Re: Is this repairable
Post by: Dec on 21 January 2009, 18:31

Quote from: thom89 on 21 January 2009, 18:24

The tail lamp panel should be easy to knock out with a sledge hammer and a block of wood, sounds crude, but the only way really, but shouldn't take too much force, bumper looks like its full of filler!
Tom

Cheers man! Doesn't sound too bad then :)

Yea the bumpers been smoothed Which is why there's all the filler :) cheers mate!

Title: Re: Is this repairable
Post by: boo on 21 January 2009, 21:30

nice to see some one else knows what to
do with block off wood and a sledgehammer  :wink:

Title: Re: Is this repairable
Post by: Thom89 on 21 January 2009, 22:29

Quote from: boo on 21 January 2009, 21:30

nice to see some one else knows what to
do with block off wood and a sledgehammer  :wink:

Mums the word :lipsrsealed:
Tom

Title: Re: Is this repairable
Post by: Dec on 22 January 2009, 11:03

Cheers guys, do you really thing it will be that easy? pretty worried about hitting it and something else breaking :embarassed:

Title: Re: Is this repairable
Post by: boo on 22 January 2009, 21:29

just take it steady it will be alrite just keep checking the fit
to the tailgate till you get it rite shame you dont live closer
could of sorted it for you . ther the best tools in a body shop  :laugh:

Title: Re: Is this repairable
Post by: av_golf on 23 January 2009, 16:26

i had the exact same thing happen to me a few months back. the bit of metal below the light was pushed in a lot further than yours is. i tried hitting it back like boo said but its such a tight and awkward spot, you cant really get any real force behind to hit it.

heres what it looked like..


(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll115/asv-dub/PICT0013-1.jpg)

 eventually i got the bodyshop to repair it and looks good as new! for £250 that is!
hope that helped mate

Title: Re: Is this repairable
Post by: Dec on 23 January 2009, 17:01

Ah sweet! My mate had someone rear end his corrado a little while ago and that cost £650 to fix so its nowhere near as much as I thought!

Cheers buddy, put alot more confidence into me :)