Damage to Golf

[Malky]

My uncle crashed my Golf last night (5 minutes after handing me a cheque for ?1000 for its purchase)

He has damaged the front o/s of the car.  From what I can see it needs a new wing/headlight/grille/bumper/indicator unit and bonnet.

What I am hoping is one of you can tell me what possible damage is unseen to the eye.  ie What structural parts are behind the front wing/headlight/Bumper?

[Blue MK2]

need a grille?

I have one for you

[Veedubgt18v]

there are the chassis/engine rails/legs, suspension towers for starters if either of theses are broken/bent etc then a garage will nedd to look at it. other bits include the front crossmember slam panel thing but this is easily replacable. you best bet is to strip everything off take a good look and see exactly what is goin on. it isnt hard to get the wings/bumpers/crossmember/etc off just bolts to undo and loads of sealant to cut away but you are lucky cos none of the panels should be welded on. hope it isnt serious!

[Veedubgt18v]

oh yeah replacement parts should bolt sraight back on.

[VeeDubGTI16v]

sounds familiar doesnt it edd

[VeeDubGTI16v]

do you know how fast he crashed it cos i did the same thing but on a dual carriageway at about 60-65mph and nothing was bent except the panels and the side of the engine bay.(that was a b!tch to straighten out)

mate vw's are hardcore you can fix it

[Malky]

It was only about a 20mph crash.  The amusing thing (not for him) was that he hit my aunt who was driving ahead of him (she'd drove him to my house to pick up the car)

So her Primera is a bit of a mess, but they were scrapping that anyway and replacing it with my Golf.  I dont think there will be any suspension or chassis damage.

What I was unsure about was what was behind the bumper and headlights that could be bent or twisted.  The landing panel is slightly bent but can be straightened.  

[Blue MK2]

Reminds me when my mate brake'd sharp infront of me :'(

Hit him at about 40-50 (no chasis damage to mine) *touch wood*
I hit him that hard that his back seat cracked. My passenger mate didnt have his seat belt on and didnt feel a thing as my car took the impact just as it should have done.



took lees than a week to fix as these are all bolt on parts. So that was kind of a bonus

[Malky]

OUCH!!

How much did that cost to fix?

[Blue MK2]

lets say ?150 for me including spray