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Benjamin Spitalnic
TryHard Victoria Soarer V8 Limited Beeman says: Go Hard or Go Home!
Posts: 124 Reg: 05-2007
| i accidently hit someones toe bar the other day. and it pierced the front end of my car.does this look repairable or do i need to replace the entire front bar??
any help would be appriciated. |
Lawrence Ostle
DieHard NSW tt
Posts: 574 Reg: 12-2005
| Looks fixable to me, but probably best to run it past a panel shop. |
Aka Abedin
Goo Roo NSW 91 G-TT, 93 GTL 31
Posts: 1092 Reg: 07-2005
| I think it will be cheaper to buy a 2nd hand bar and then just get them to paint it and put it on. |
Ben Spitalnic
Newbie Vic TT
Posts: 3 Reg: 04-2007
| cheaper? seriously? is it not possible to patch that up some how? i wouldnt think it would cost any more than a couple hundred...might be cheaper to buy a new bar..any good panel beaters in melb?? |
Adrain Parsons
TryHard Qld JZZ30 tt
Posts: 438 Reg: 08-2005
| thay would have to repair then paint the whole bar, will cost more then $200, so maybe look for a good secondhand one. |
Daniel Lee
Goo Roo Victoria Soarer GT Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 1342 Reg: 07-2005
| Take the Soarer to Rhodes and get a quote. Rhodes Smash Repairs in Ferntree Gully. 41 Forest Road Ferntree Gully Ph: 9758 2081 I think it might be cheaper to get a second hand front bumper. |
Andrew Stewart
Tinkerer Queensland GT-T Single Turbo manual
Posts: 52 Reg: 06-2007
| if you want to do it yourself, go to bunnings and buy the diggers fibreglass kit 1, its only a small kit, but will do the job if you plan to do a diy, then just get it painted by a professional painter. save you alot of money |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo WA Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 3766 Reg: 09-2005
| Shei'll fix up mate! ;D If you get it repaired they will most likely patch the hole with fibreglass so hopefully there shouldnt be any cracks where the damage was, as the rest looks pretty intact? I'd say get it fixed rather than get another one... Although it could be an opportunity to get something different to the stock bar? |
Ben Spitalnic
Tinkerer Vic TT
Posts: 6 Reg: 04-2007
| yeah im gonna try and get it patched up. if i cant... then.i guess new front bumper.... not sure if i want to trade from stock to aftermarket..got to weigh up my options.any front bar looks good with stock sideskirts and rear bumper?? |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo WA Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 3774 Reg: 09-2005
| I quite like the original Bomex.. however thats probably a subconscious choice as thats what i have =P |
Gavin Smith
Tinkerer Victoria 2.4 TD
Posts: 15 Reg: 01-2008
| Ben, when and if you repair it yourself, make sure you remove all paint from the affected area (highlighted in red). Then, when you patch it, patch from BEHIND, otherwise you will be trying to sand down hardened fibreglass, not fun!! After the fibreglass is set, go over the front with a few thin layers of bog/bondo/bodyfiller, then sand down until it matches the rest of the bumper, prime and paint
Just in case you were not sure on what to do |
Ben Spitalnic
Tinkerer Vic TT
Posts: 7 Reg: 04-2007
| haha thanks for the advice Gav! i will keep you all informed. im looking to see if a panel beater can plastic weld or fiber glass it for me. if not the i guess the DIY method will do. thanks for all the help guys |
Ben Spitalnic
Tinkerer Vic TT
Posts: 8 Reg: 04-2007
| sorry to stray off topic, but ive noticed that i have TWO profiles on soarercentral. on my previous message it says: Ben Spitalnic, Tinkerer and i drive a TT?? but the first message comes up as Benjamin Spitalnic, Tryhard. Driving a limited?? WTF is up with that?? |
Aaron Casey
TryHard nsw '94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged
Posts: 405 Reg: 08-2005
| crazy maybe you have another personality that drives a different car you should find it and keep it for yourself lol |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer South Australia GT4.0 V8
Posts: 8855 Reg: 11-2004
| Looks like you have 2 registrations. Ben joined on April 30, 2007 Benjamin joined on May 02, 2007 You are probably posting from different computers which have different cookies saved, thus different logins. |
Benjamin Spitalnic
TryHard Victoria Soarer V8 Limited Beeman says: Go Hard or Go Home!
Posts: 125 Reg: 05-2007
| thats a bit weird... heading down to day to panel beater / welder. said he might beable to help me out. will keep u updated |
Ben Spitalnic
Tinkerer Vic TT
Posts: 9 Reg: 04-2007
| the panel beater said he can fix it up, repaint the entire front bumper and patch up the hole for $350... thats wayy too cheap. but im gonna go with him.. lets see how it goes.. |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo WA Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 3777 Reg: 09-2005
| Sounds about right actually. Depends if he paints in a dustless environment or not. Mine cost $600 to repair however the entire front left had split and i asked him to sand and respray the entire bar due to stone chips... |
Haydn Crandell
DieHard NSW TT 2.5
Posts: 623 Reg: 11-2005
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Ben Spitalnic wrote on Friday, February 22, 2008 - 05:30 pm: the panel beater said he can fix it up, repaint the entire front bumper and patch up the hole for $350... thats wayy too cheap. but im gonna go with him.. lets see how it goes..
$300!!! man i am putting my prices up all that needs is a scrap piece of bar behind it and melted in with a soldering iron. you would be lucky to use over 300 ml of paint to blend it in then clear the whole bar. |
Benjamin Spitalnic
TryHard Victoria Soarer V8 Limited Beeman says: Go Hard or Go Home!
Posts: 127 Reg: 05-2007
| yeah, true. but i am getting my entire front bar repainted because of all the scratches and stone chips, especially on the underlip. plus my bonnet has a nice big ass dent on it from the previous owner - driving on the free way and someone throwing a brick at him.. getting it all done this wednesday. |
Benjamin Spitalnic
TryHard Victoria Soarer V8 Limited Beeman says: Go Hard or Go Home!
Posts: 129 Reg: 05-2007
| Shes FIxed!!! resprayed the enitre front bar and Bonnet!! looks good as brand-spanking-new! got the hole patched up, didnt need to get a new bar! tell me what you think!
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Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer South Australia GT4.0 V8
Posts: 8904 Reg: 11-2004
| Looks allwhite to me. |
Kyle Wathen
TryHard Vic GTTL
Posts: 436 Reg: 02-2007
| Is the lexus badge offcentre on the bumper or is it just the angle of the photo? |
Adrain Parsons
DieHard Qld JZZ30 tt
Posts: 519 Reg: 08-2005
| looks good, and the lexus badge needs to be moved over a tad to the drivers side or removed. |
Ben Spitalnic
Tinkerer Vic TT
Posts: 10 Reg: 04-2007
| hahah ohh crap. yeah could be right about that. not sure if its stuck down or are there holes under it? dont want to rip off the fresh 10,000 layers of paint that was just done. althou i think i did take that photo on a bit of an angle, i will look in the morning.. |