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Discovered loads of front body damage :( - scottbmxer - 31-05-2012
Took off my old phase 2 bumper to fit my new phase 3 gti 6 one and discovered loads of body damage on the side of the shell! I knew the passenger side wing wasnt in properly when buying the car but I didnt know half of that side was bodged to fit! It must of had a big smash up and they managed to bodge in the side wing, light, hockey stick and bumper.
Do you think it would be possible to repair it?? Was thinking about sending it down the bodyshop when I have some cash. If worse comes to teh worst ill have to sell the car but its only done 81,000 miles
Cheers
Scott
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - Scott - 31-05-2012
Nice job trying to seal the light to the wing there
Not sure if I'm looking at it right but the chassis leg looks okay, so maybe someone just managed to rip the bumper off at some point or just took a side on knock just in front of the wheel. You could probably bend the mount back up without too much trouble
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - scottbmxer - 31-05-2012
basically they filled the side of the light with mastic to try and seal the gap but i took it all out and positioned the light where it should be.
Just bits where u attach the bumper are bent and the side wing seems like it could be off a different car or its just not in right at all.
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - scottbmxer - 31-05-2012
the bonnet rubs on the side where the wing is pushed right in
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - Scott - 31-05-2012
Yeah you can tell from the first photo the colour match is a little off. As said, you should be able to bend/knock those bits back into the correct place. Also if you are that fussed you could take off the wing and remount it, and that way things should start to line up a little better.
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - declantg - 31-05-2012
Same as my DT, brought thinking it was fine, then started noticing little things like "accident & repair" on the bumper, ph3 boot on a ph2, radiator f*cked. when we took my front bumper off it literally fell apart in my hands
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - Scott - 31-05-2012
Yeah but yours is a T-plate, so Peugeot were rolling phase 3 at this point (even on a late s-reg). Hence why so many rallyes came with p3 boots and bonnets, but p2 headlights
I had a p2.5 DTurbo which didn't have the black strip at the bottom of the boot but did have the rubber seal around the glass. Parts bin special y0!
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - declantg - 31-05-2012
Cheers Scott, cleared up the mystery of my car!
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - puglove - 31-05-2012
dosnt look to bad atall. maybe a new slam panel and you could easly straighten the rest out your self. does not look like its took a massive knock to be honest
and dec. my old ph2.5 (Jammapics) had a ph3 boot and bonnet and that was an s reg . every thing els was ph2/2.5 go figger heh?
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - scottbmxer - 31-05-2012
Cheers for the replies! Yeah like you said puglove the slam panel is bent so thats what could prob be putting my lights out, bumper and maybe part of the wing?
Out of interest does anyone know what that plug does with the cable tie on?? it was left unplugged just hanging there...
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - declantg - 31-05-2012
Just a spare for your horn iirc
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - Scott - 31-05-2012
Probably the alarm siren, looks like that's gone missing so it's a likely culprit!
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - scottbmxer - 31-05-2012
U can tell its had an alarm fitted but they have made a professional job of it! All works fine. Stock one prob got removed.
Scott Wrote:Probably the alarm siren, looks like that's gone missing so it's a likely culprit!
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - puglove - 02-06-2012
i dont think there is to much of an issue there mate. dont bother taking it to a body shop. just get a local handy member to pop round and help you straghten it out and just replace the slam panel.
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - puglove - 02-06-2012
also im 99% sure that is the alarm plug hanging
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - Eeyore - 02-06-2012
declantg Wrote:Same as my DT, brought thinking it was fine, then started noticing little things like "accident & repair" on the bumper, ph3 boot on a ph2, radiator f*cked. when we took my front bumper off it literally fell apart in my hands
DID YOU BUY OR BRUY IT? YOU BOUGHT IT! NOT BROUGHT!!!
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - Ben Jay - 03-06-2012
Funny you should mention this subject... I found alot of front end damage to my car jut the other day...
Discovered loads of front body damage :( - Matt - 03-06-2012
Doesn't look good, but that should be pullled out easy
Discovered loads of front body damage :( - Ed Doe - 03-06-2012
Ben Jay Wrote:Funny you should mention this subject... I found alot of front end damage to my car jut the other day...
I found more to mine the week before!!
Re: Discovered loads of front body damage :( - Ben Jay - 03-06-2012
Ed Doe Wrote:Ben Jay Wrote:Funny you should mention this subject... I found alot of front end damage to my car jut the other day...
I found more to mine the week before!!
It's funny how it just appears so suddenly!
Discovered loads of front body damage :( - Ed Doe - 03-06-2012
Ben Jay Wrote:It's funny how it just appears so suddenly!
Funny isn't the word I'd use tbh!!!