Wednesday, August 08, 2012 - 02:34 pm, by: Alistair David(Aldmo87)
For those that don't know I got rear ended a few weeks ago.
Insurance paid out $3,200. So it's time to fix up the exterior.
Issues with the car
-Passenger mirror cracked -Both driver and passenger door handles are badly scratched -Drivers side door handle is broken and is loose -I hated my rear tail lights and they were damaged in the accident -Rear bar and skirt were badly damaged in the accident -Sideskirts are a tiny bit cracked -Front highbeams are foggy and do not match aftermarket headlights -Drivers door hinge has sagged -Reversing camera is not the greatest quality
So far I have done the following
I booked the car into Jetspeed in Melbourne to get a full Vertex kit supplied and fitted total cost $1650. I am picking it up tonight so I'll post up some pics
I got a new passenger side mirror and drivers side door handle. One of Daryl's reconditioned door hinges. Replacement tail lights on eBay, they are sort of stock looking, but much clearer and shinier.
I will get the car booked while I am away in late September to get the bodykit, mirrors and door handles painted and a few dents here and there pulled out and sprayed.
I have also bought some aftermarket clear high beams to fit.
I also got a new reversing camera, it is smaller than the last one. I will fit that over the weekend.
Friday, August 10, 2012 - 01:18 pm, by: Alistair David(Aldmo87)
Pics of the kit installed, fitment is pretty good, not as good as genuine but I'm very happy with the price.
I got a quote today from Car Bling Automotive in Bayswater, he is going to paint the kit for $1500 including the repainting the mirrors, door handles and another small ding.
I'm also booked in for next Saturday to get the tail pipes modified and some dual 2.5" exhaust tips on both sides, should be enough to fill the holes in the vertex rear bar.
Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 03:29 pm, by: Alistair David(Aldmo87)
New high beams are installed, I polished up the intercooler piping, you can sorta see in pic 3.
I also got my new reversing camera and installed it, there is a bit of double sided tape showing, I just used this to help hold the camera whilst I drilled the holes, once it get's painted this tape will get removed.
The camera also shows up grid lines to give me a better idea of how far away things are.
Cost of the camera was $25, I just bought another one that will be mounted on the front bumper.
I got a TEMS Sport/Norm toggle switch as well as a heigh adjuster switch that fits into the shifter panel I will wire these up to the reverse wire of the stereo and the front/rear cameras so I can toggle between the front/rear view.
Just so when I am parking I can see low curbs and won't smash my new front bar, which is quite low.
Friday, October 12, 2012 - 09:32 am, by: Alistair David(Aldmo87)
Went and checked it out, and the paint doesn't quite match in a couple of spots, looks like the car was repainted a bit at some point and that colour is slightly off.
So the kit matches most of the car but the bonnet and boot.
Pic of the progress so far, going to pick it up tomorrow.
The pic below is with just the kit painted, still needs to be buffed.
I'll put up some finished pics probably on Saturday or Sunday.
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can't wait to see the after pics .
