New body panels...off eBay...

[Shady Pioneer]

I'm going to most likely make my GL look the shizzle for insurance reasons, now, what my question is, I've found a place on Ebay that sell insurance approved panels, fully primed ready for paint, for a decent price, I know a body shop that isn't too expensive and if my intention is to make this look very nice and clean, I need to change the panels.


A fully primed rear bumper for example is about £50, a fully primed wing is £40, painting should be too much, so what are your guys thoughts?

[boneybradley]

insurance approved!! by who? then again most panels are good quality and similiar to o.e vw spec! (try find a make called hadrian panels )

[Shady Pioneer]

Hold on, I'll link ya


Imperial they are called:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rear-Bumper-Part-Primed-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-1992-1997-MK3_W0QQitemZ380110459112QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item380110459112&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1121%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318


Seems genuine enough, their parts aren't OE but still, so long as they fit right and look like new when painted, who's gonna know the difference?

[boneybradley]

Imperial panels in Yorkshire only sell approved hadrian panels and are ins approved..so well worth buying 

[Shady Pioneer]

Nice one cheers buddy, expect the Golf to have a good going over in the summer want my GL to look like new now.

[boneybradley]

I checked the website and they are the same people (based about 10 miles from me!) and they are one of the best 
http://www.crashrepairparts.com/about-us/?prs=12abfc7624f322cb503a4013d9ee5ece

[Wayne]

Be carefull with panels already primed, most bodyshops will not paint the in case the paint reacts, most bodyshops I have used prefer bare panels.

[Shady Pioneer]

They don't do them bare metal. I'll have to go have a looksy at my paintshop and see what he says, cheers for the tip.

[Wayne]

They don't do them bare metal. I'll have to go have a looksy at my paintshop and see what he says, cheers for the tip.

No worries, well worth checking / asking first.

[Thom89]

I wouldnt  touch these panels with a barge pole! made in Malasia/Tiawan out of the cheapest steel available, panels DO NOT come fully primed! they will come in a cheap black or grey cathodic type primer that will protect it up to the point of sale! expect poor fit, ripples, poor gaps, and seriously premature rust! stick to O/E parts, whether they're brand new, or good clean second hand parts..
Pretty much the same thing with bumpers as well, generally speaking all the pattern stuff is sh!t...try to keep O/E where possible, as it will pay off in the long run
Tom