Had an accident, opinions on damage please
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Bit fed up as after 700 miles of fun driving around the mountains of Wales with 18 other cars this weekend, I manage to get involved in a shunt on the M4 about 10 miles from home and mated with a Yaris. The Toyota hit the brakes heavily and the rest is history. For obvious reasons I don't really want to explore fault or blame on an internet forum, but as you can guess i'm feeling low tonight.
OK so on impact the bonnet literally flew off, breaking the catch that holds it in place, I used mine and the mrs scarves to hold it in position before a couple of Highways Agency guys arrived with large cable ties and it was rock solid on the way home.
Let's start with the good news. It was low speed (15- 20 mph) so no damage was caused to the engine, no fluids were lost and the electric fans still work. The headlight and indicator lenses are intact and work, the car drives perfectly, steers perfectly and brakes in a straight line. In fact it drives just like it did before the impact so i'm pretty sure there are no hidden surprises. It drove without fault on the way home.
The bad news. I have a crack near the offside headlight, I have some assorted scrapes and missing chunks across the front generally and the bonnet is missing the catch bracket and has scratches from where it hit the road - other than that it appears to be intact.
Pictures:
How much work is there? Any ideas? It will be off to Fernhurst TVR for repair at a proper TVR garage and it will be returned to tip-top condition as it really is the love of my life.
Fortunately I was going to get the stone chips resprayed this summer so at least I'll get that done now........
Any advice gratefully received, but please don't kick a man when he's down
OK so on impact the bonnet literally flew off, breaking the catch that holds it in place, I used mine and the mrs scarves to hold it in position before a couple of Highways Agency guys arrived with large cable ties and it was rock solid on the way home.
Let's start with the good news. It was low speed (15- 20 mph) so no damage was caused to the engine, no fluids were lost and the electric fans still work. The headlight and indicator lenses are intact and work, the car drives perfectly, steers perfectly and brakes in a straight line. In fact it drives just like it did before the impact so i'm pretty sure there are no hidden surprises. It drove without fault on the way home.
The bad news. I have a crack near the offside headlight, I have some assorted scrapes and missing chunks across the front generally and the bonnet is missing the catch bracket and has scratches from where it hit the road - other than that it appears to be intact.
Pictures:
How much work is there? Any ideas? It will be off to Fernhurst TVR for repair at a proper TVR garage and it will be returned to tip-top condition as it really is the love of my life.
Fortunately I was going to get the stone chips resprayed this summer so at least I'll get that done now........
Any advice gratefully received, but please don't kick a man when he's down
t, what a way to end what was a top weekend, hope you are both ok, other than pissed off, we have a really good body shop, I'm sure they would take a look at it.
. vauxh al said:
Doesn't look too bad, but Fernies will rape you anyway no doubt, surely someone like Plasticman could do the job? Or is it an insurance job?
I'm thinking insurance at the mo, depends what the score is with the Yaris claim I guess. Happy to hear body shop suggestions, I just want it to be done by someone who knows TVRs.
Garlick
Sorry can't help with any actual practical advice other than it does not look too bad to me, but glad that you and Mrs G. are all OK. The car will be in a better condition when you get it back (no stone chips) so try to put it behind you and look forward to the summer in a nice car with a shiny new front end.
Sorry can't help with any actual practical advice other than it does not look too bad to me, but glad that you and Mrs G. are all OK. The car will be in a better condition when you get it back (no stone chips) so try to put it behind you and look forward to the summer in a nice car with a shiny new front end.
Had a similar experience my self, all fibre glass work done, sprayed black until I respray the whole car
It cost me no more than £50
An for those that have seen it, its as good as new ( apart from paint)
So you might want to save your self a grand and go see some one other than a tvr repair shop
It cost me no more than £50
An for those that have seen it, its as good as new ( apart from paint)
So you might want to save your self a grand and go see some one other than a tvr repair shop
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