| Author |
Message |
David Boyle
TryHard
NSW
Soarer GT limited
Posts: 209
Reg: 05-2009
|
Had some one reverse their tow bar straight into my car today, no idea who did it, but i'm left with a large dent in my rear quarter panel. they left no note, just drove away. I had only just got the 200,000km service and new rims (rims literally went on less then 24 hours ago)
|
Mike Bradberry
Goo Roo
Queensland
GS300
Posts: 2137
Reg: 07-2005
|
Unfortunately far too many of us have experienced the same thing.
These people clearly must be OK if it happened to them. After having a similar thing happen, I invented a protection device for car park dings. You know, the door opener syndrome.
I have even had my car service people put a mark on my bumper and deny it.
Anyway, that doesn't help you, just letting you know I feel your pain. |
David Boyle
TryHard
NSW
Soarer GT limited
Posts: 210
Reg: 05-2009
|
Yeah i know Mike, Thanks for the input. Just after spending around $2500 on it. Last thing i needed was to have to get this fixed.
Anyone know roughly how much it would cost to have pulled out? |
Garion Gibson
TryHard
QLD
Soarer V8 GT
Posts: 125
Reg: 03-2008
|
You could probably pop some of it out to make it look a little less noticeable.
If you take it to a panel beater then you'r looking at $400 to $500. |
Chris Lock
DieHard
sa
V8 Limited
Posts: 888
Reg: 03-2008
|
YAARRGHH! !!!!
It makes me so ANGRY !!  |
David Boyle
TryHard
NSW
Soarer GT limited
Posts: 212
Reg: 05-2009
|
Garion, appreciate the info, Thanks mate  $500 isn't too bad.
I think i will get it done by a panel beater. |
David Boyle
TryHard
NSW
Soarer GT limited
Posts: 213
Reg: 05-2009
|
You and me both Chris! |
Christian Somerville
Goo Roo
South Australia
UZZ31 V8 LTD
Posts: 1147
Reg: 03-2009
|
This grinds my gears!!!!!
Happened to me when I was in a lecture late last year, the car was polished and waxed and looking great, came out to find all this white paint on the right side rear quater and I got so mad and couldn't sleep! |
David Boyle
TryHard
NSW
Soarer GT limited
Posts: 214
Reg: 05-2009
|
Damn, that sucks Christian, i have seen many pictures of your VERY nice Soarer!
I too am so angry i cant sleep, lucky for me i get to do 16 hours at work today to take my mind off things (and fund the repair).
6am - 2pm, find dent, get angry. Back to work 11Pm to 7am |
Christian Somerville
Goo Roo
South Australia
UZZ31 V8 LTD
Posts: 1150
Reg: 03-2009
|
Thanks Dave, very appreciative!
I wonder how much that will cost, hopefully not too much, wish you caught the d!ck in the act! |
Allan Langford
TryHard
Vic
UZZ31
Posts: 363
Reg: 05-2010
|
could be worse...
only settled the insurance claim a few weeks ago that damage is worth more then most soarers! thankfully mine was valued at $16k so no write off just pay out |
David Grima
DieHard
WA
1JZ-GTE TT
Posts: 975
Reg: 07-2007
|
Yeah thats fked David, had that happen to me on my other car...... always annoying to find that some people dont give a crap. Hopefully it is not a costly fix for you though mate! |
James Buchan
Goo Roo
Vic
V8
Posts: 1082
Reg: 10-2008
|
Very unlucky mate.
I had my drivers side quater-panel resprayed last year, and less than one week later I did this to my car. I was so so cross with myself
6 months later it now looks like this. Waiting for the 97 front, getting insurance to assess the car and waiting for it to be installed took ages.
Whenever I visit a carpark, I will if at all possible avoid other cars and park way down the back. Thankfully, due to me having bugger all cash at the moment, and wanting to keep the K's down, my car spends lots of it's time in the garage. |
David Boyle
TryHard
NSW
Soarer GT limited
Posts: 215
Reg: 05-2009
|
Cheers for the posts guys.
That's a nasty dent you got there Allan. I think i remember reading up on that, an old person hit you at an intersection i believe? glad you got it sorted mate.
James how did you manage that one on your front bar? It doesn't look too nasty in the photos but still a shame on a rather nice car, Also, do you have any video's of your exhaust setup? wouldn't mind hearing it as i believe i read you have Rush extractors.
David, couldn't agree more with you! sure i get them not waiting around, but leave a note and contact details. ahh well.
The repair is coming out of my pocket as i only have third party fire and theft. Hopefully it wont cost too much.
Guess now is the time to sell my old car parts. |
David Boyle
TryHard
NSW
Soarer GT limited
Posts: 217
Reg: 05-2009
|
$600 Fix. Booked in for the 21st. |
James Buchan
Goo Roo
Vic
V8
Posts: 1084
Reg: 10-2008
|
$600 eh? Money that could have gone on a nice exhaust setup 
I shouldn't have been driving at the time, I was dead tired and just nudged a 4wd with a rear bullbar at less than walking pace.
I was surprised because for such slow speeds the damage was substantial. I ruined my hydraulic fan fluid cooler, plus it bent the support bars behind the front end. There was a big gap between the side panel and the bonnet, smashed headlight too.
Anyway, yes videos of my exhaust setup. Need to get some outside the car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKV78uyoLT4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9qI0y-T-lo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiYz0TXDr3k |
David Boyle
TryHard
NSW
Soarer GT limited
Posts: 218
Reg: 05-2009
|
Ahh that sucks dude, i know how driving and being tired don't mix. worked 16 hours yesterday was awake 28 hours, the drive home from work, was a little scary.
oo that exhaust setup does sound very nice!
If money ever permits it, i may invest in a new exhaust. Given mine is stock |
Peter Howden
DieHard
WA
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder
Posts: 549
Reg: 01-2008
|
David, check your neighbours cars for a square towbar mount with no goose neck. That dent looks like the end of the square tubing where the neck slots in. Good luck mate. |
Tim Ross
Goo Roo
Qld
1J + GT35-82R
Posts: 2260
Reg: 09-2007
|
Problem then is proving it Peter, without a witness it is your word against theirs |
David Boyle
TryHard
NSW
Soarer GT limited
Posts: 222
Reg: 05-2009
|
Yeah i thought the same thing Peter. neither side has a towbar with a square mount, Also i do believe it happened when the car was in for a wheel alignment. Ah well not much i can do about it other then just get it fixed. |
Mike Triggs
Goo Roo
Western NSW
3.0GT G-Pack
Posts: 1571
Reg: 07-2005
|
James Buchan wrote on Wednesday, March 09, 2011 - 01:22 am:
Whenever I visit a carpark, I will if at all possible avoid other cars and park way down the back.}
I do the same, there are too many idiots around that don't care about others' cars and possessions. Some years ago, my wife worked at a chemist, car sat in carpark all day, someone (probably a LandCruiser full of types from "the bush", if you get my drift, then again might have been dozy "grey nomads"), must have opened their door, rested the corner against our car, then proceeded to unload the vehicle, making a deep wriggly vertical scratch down to bare metal. Thankfully it wasn't a Soarer
I do feel David's, et al, pain. The perpetrators probably had high excess, or no insurance. |
David Boyle
TryHard
NSW
Soarer GT limited
Posts: 230
Reg: 05-2009
|
Well got the car back from the panel beaters. They did an impressive job (as usual as i had them respray a bonnet on my old suzuki swift as the clear coat had lifted and the paint had started to change colours).
Here's a few pictures of how it looks now.
|
David Grima
DieHard
WA
1JZ-GTE TT
Posts: 992
Reg: 07-2007
|
nice one.... good as new! |
James Buchan
Goo Roo
Vic
V8
Posts: 1105
Reg: 10-2008
|
Good stuff |
David Boyle
TryHard
NSW
Soarer GT limited
Posts: 251
Reg: 05-2009
|
Thanks Guys
Yeah cant tell it had been dented at all! Also had the 200,000 done. got the car back and its developed a cough. only really seems to do it when warm.
Yet another thing to look into. |
Katrina Bruns
DieHard
FL
Soarer TT Manual
Posts: 946
Reg: 08-2005
|
I had a pretty intense dent in my rear corner panel. I pulled the boot lining, climbed in and kicked the dent out. I was slightly hesitant, but I figured I couldn't have made it any worse than it already was |
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder
Posts: 6221
Reg: 03-2006
|
David who did the work for you , i have a very similar story , but the damage is almost 9 mths old now and looking to finally get it done . |
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
96 JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 3205
Reg: 07-2005
|
Good to see it all fixed David! Looks like it never even happened.
My little story - a few weeks after I resprayed my car I went to the local Westfields and found a decent parking spot on the outside, near those big beams of concrete. Now I always try and leave as much room for the other car so they have enough room to open their door, etc. So I left this fairly large gap for the P.O.S. oldish car next to me and parked as close to the concrete beam as possible.
When I got back to my car, the P.O.S. car next to me had gone, and lo and behold, the wanker took a nice chip out of my brand new paint when they swung their door open without any consideration for my car whatsoever.
The thought of the incident still makes me angry to this very day. |
David Boyle
TryHard
NSW
Soarer GT limited
Posts: 255
Reg: 05-2009
|
Daniel, i had it repaired by a guy in kerta road Kincumber, he does amazing work, cost $600 all up to fix.
Damn Vinh! some people are feral! just because they don't give a damn about their stuff they should at least respect others. On an unrelated note, back when i was car hunting for a soarer i almost bought your blue one you had for sale Vinh, though i think it had water damage? |
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
96 JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 3206
Reg: 07-2005
|
Yeah it did have water damage David. My dad stupidly drove through a "puddle" during one of those wet winters. Spent about $5,000 repairing it excluding the cost of a new engine at Niall's. In the end my dad managed to sell it to one of his friends.
Good times |
David Boyle
TryHard
NSW
Soarer GT limited
Posts: 256
Reg: 05-2009
|
Yeah them puddles can be tricky... never know how deep they are. I had given you a call about it but didn't get through. shame, it looked nice.
Worked out for the best though, My gold car is a nice colour, don't see to many of them around. Also it still has the airbag suspension that's fully functional. |
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
96 JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 3207
Reg: 07-2005
|
You were probably better off as I didn't really look after this car so I don't know how it was treated - I gave it to my dad when I got my TT. I sure miss it though! You simply cannot beat the luxury a UZZ31 offers for their price these days. |
Previous
