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General => General discussion => Topic started by: SoundillusioN on 23 January 2013, 19:25
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Unknown road, down hill, snow, slow speed at 10-15 mph, move out of somebody's way and gravity pulls me into the camber of the road and couldn't stop it. Full lock right, power or brakes do nothing and a telegraph pole stops the car.
Split bumper, pushed in wing at top of wheel arch which has scuffed and creased it, mashed up mirror cover.
Not bad but looks like sh*t
Typical as I give it back to work in a few weeks!
Need a cheap fix as will end up getting auctioned off for peanuts.
Normal body place will probably bin the bumper and even possibly the wing. I want it fixed to keep cost down.
Anybody know any sensible and reasonable bodyshops near Rugby/Warwickshire?
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sounds like a job for one of the smart repair places :whistle:
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sounds like a job for one of the smart repair places :whistle:
Yeah I'm hoping a smart place can sort it. Only just started looking (on phone, need to get on a pc) to find something other than mobile operators. Would rather take it somewhere, it'll need paint. :embarrassed:
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shame your not closer, could ask the bodyshop we use :huh:
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shame your not closer, could ask the bodyshop we use :huh:
Its not totally out of the question to be honest... So far most near me are paint experts, not dents and bumpers.
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Sorry to hear that Shaun same thing here, I was steered towards a curb to stop, now the tracking is all over the place and bits of alloy missing grazed!
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its the crease that will be the stopped for smart repairers shaun,
Get a piccy over to me and I will let ya know :lipsrsealed:
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Sorry to hear that Shaun same thing here, I was steered towards a curb to stop, now the tracking is all over the place and bits of alloy missing grazed!
Damn! That's poop. Hope you've not bent anything.
its the crease that will be the stopped for smart repairers shaun,
Get a piccy over to me and I will let ya know :lipsrsealed:
Cheers fella, will take a couple in the morning when its light... Sh*t, scuffed the rear quarter too! :angry:
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No way you can just get second hand parts and chuck em on?
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Does it need to be fixed or can you blag it until the new one rolls up?
What about getting a favourable quote and settling with the lease co in notes?
Sucks when you bump any car, at least you are ok and its not a complete wreck :smiley:
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whereabouts in Warwickshire are you Shaun?
Thom
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on the a5 :laugh:
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whereabouts in Warwickshire are you Shaun?
Thom
What Chuff said. :grin:
Will pm. :wink:
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whereabouts in Warwickshire are you Shaun?
Thom
What Chuff said. :grin:
Will pm. :wink:
PMd back :grin:
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Learn to drive to the conditions! :rolleyes:
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Learn to drive to the conditions! :rolleyes:
I was Len and I'm sure Shaun did aswell I had the missfortune to be going down hill locked up even with abs going like mad doing less than 15mph gravity, hill ice and parked cars just dont mix chap :sad:
Worst thing cars going up didnt even stop when I slid past them :lipsrsealed:
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Last Friday there was a lot of this on the IOW apparently:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/379204_10152432294265571_650522885_n.jpg)
Audi A4 and A5s and their lightweight alloy hubs turning out not to be terribly resistant to bumping into kerbs.
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Ouch! That looks like monkey metal!
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currently driving a works pool car and i pranged that in the snow, was literaly going around a mini round about at 5mph but hit some ice and went into a wall. :cry: