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Offline local.litw

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Bent inner wing and chassis leg??
« on: 25 April 2011, 19:47 »
An old guy decided to drive into my mk3 I got a week ago. bad day!! ive taken the bonnet bumper and wing off and where the bumper slides into the chassis leg is bent up pretty bad. anyone got any tips on straightening this back out or can i get a piece off an old car and replace it??

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Offline Wayne

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Re: Bent inner wing and chassis leg??
« Reply #1 on: 25 April 2011, 20:13 »
Will need to go onto a jig to be sorted, not something to bodge really
« Last Edit: 25 April 2011, 20:35 by Wayne »

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Re: Bent inner wing and chassis leg??
« Reply #2 on: 25 April 2011, 20:34 »
bollocksssss  :cry:

Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: Bent inner wing and chassis leg??
« Reply #3 on: 26 April 2011, 08:20 »
Jiggity jiggity.

Offline tweed

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Re: Bent inner wing and chassis leg??
« Reply #4 on: 26 April 2011, 12:32 »
Doesn't it have to go on a jig and then get inspected by....? to be aloud to go back on the road?
tbh mate that sounds like a write off. Can't you claim?
« Last Edit: 26 April 2011, 12:50 by tweed »

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Offline madmanmart

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Re: Bent inner wing and chassis leg??
« Reply #5 on: 26 April 2011, 12:44 »
Pic of damage?

Are you on about the chassis leg itself or the bracket that is welded to it that supports the bumper?



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Re: Bent inner wing and chassis leg??
« Reply #6 on: 26 April 2011, 13:05 »
From what you are saying you are refering to the bracket that comes out to the bumper being bent up but mistaking it for being the chassis leg.

For an old man to drive into your car and bed the chassis leg upwards he would have to be doing some.

Offline local.litw

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Re: Bent inner wing and chassis leg??
« Reply #7 on: 26 April 2011, 20:33 »
yeah its the bracket that the bumper sits on.

Offline hazd31

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Re: Bent inner wing and chassis leg??
« Reply #8 on: 23 October 2011, 12:02 »
sounds like the same problem we have, car took quite an inpact but if a can straighten the leg its a good car again.