front end is all off,bonnet is out of line and def needs a new bonnet lock,new rad as snapped at leg where it was dismounted from its brackets,strange considering slam panel seems fine and there's no paint damage to the front,maybe those surrounds saved it as the pressed plate is looking a little bent!
thanks for asking hun
thanks for asking hun
don't you hate it when you ring somewhere for something and get told call back tomorrow,feckin asses,i need stuff now!!
If the bonnet is out of line, the catch is naffed and the locating brackets for the rad has been snapped, then the front panel is highly likely to be bent.
trouble is they're £75+vat for a pattern one, but if someone else is picking up the tab, who cares
trouble is they're £75+vat for a pattern one, but if someone else is picking up the tab, who cares
If the bonnet is out of line, the catch is naffed and the locating brackets for the rad has been snapped, then the front panel is highly likely to be bent.
trouble is they're £75+vat for a pattern one, but if someone else is picking up the tab, who cares
Stu,the locating brackets are in place and not snapped and yes the catch is well naffed and has been taken out,may be able to get a slam panel from same place the rad should be coming from and other bits,all from an 8v gti,will post pics in a bit for your expert verdict
as for himself paying for it, it'll be a case of me fronting it first and getting it back whenever
front end is all off,bonnet is out of line and def needs a new bonnet lock,new rad as snapped at leg where it was dismounted from its brackets,strange considering slam panel seems fine and there's no paint damage to the front,maybe those surrounds saved it as the pressed plate is looking a little bent!
thanks for asking hun
No worries I hope you get it sorted soon, if I can help in any way let me know
Stu,the locating brackets are in place and not snapped and yes the catch is well naffed and has been taken out,may be able to get a slam panel from same place the rad should be coming from and other bits,all from an 8v gti,will post pics in a bit for your expert verdict
as for himself paying for it, it'll be a case of me fronting it first and getting it back whenever
Just to note they'res at least 3 different front/slampanels for different sized rads. choose the wrong one and it may not fit
(long its off another 8v without ac then should be no probs)Oh well, at least the labour is cheap
Just to note they'res at least 3 different front/slampanels for different sized rads. choose the wrong one and it may not fit
Oh well, at least the labour is cheap
oh joy,just to confuse the issue further!
think car is same year as mine so as long as no a/c you reckon should be ok,will have a look for a part number in the daylight see if that narrows it down...although the twat at the scrappy didn't speak too fluently in english although was probably better than my Hindu!! hence the call back tomorrow bit..mustn't call Suze cheap haha
that's not nice! Seriously appreciated that you'll help us hapless females in sorting it out![[B)]](/forums/styles/seatcupra/oldforumsmileys/shades.gif "Cool [B)]")
panel pics etc are uploading or attempting to as we speak....
No worries I hope you get it sorted soon, if I can help in any way let me know
Cheers Aaron,appreciated
Thanks Chris,it's nothing insurmountable but a soddin' pain in the bum!
good to hear, should be back to its former glory. kinda wish i had a mk2 gti then i may have not got the leon, but i can't grumble as the power is great
oh joy,just to confuse the issue further!
mustn't call Suze cheap haha
No problem, I'm a sucker for a damsell in distress and easily bribed
Yeah, that should work out being off the same year and without AC, if not I'll nick something off the Ghetto GTi and drive home with it being held together with gaffertape
sorry to hear about this, your car was looking really nice as well
(and us hindu's speak Gujrati not Hindu lmao hehe)
hope it gets fixed and looking good soon
(and us hindu's speak Gujrati not Hindu lmao hehe)
hope it gets fixed and looking good soon
Another little update,nothing major but before and after pics nonetheless...
Following my let's pop a restraining clip episode this is how the engine bay looked,grim
Several hours cleaning still hadn't gotten me too far,so another bash on it and sound deadening off as per previous post,bay looked like this......can't find the bloomin bay shot,damn!!
And todays offering,is this,still not clean as i'd like but it's getting there slowly,although i NEED red hoses,oh and maybe some brakes first,oh and a new expansion bottle!!
What did you use to clean it up?? Well shiny!!
sorry to hear about this, your car was looking really nice as well
(and us hindu's speak Gujrati not Hindu lmao hehe)
hope it gets fixed and looking good soon
hehe i was gonna put that,then the phone went and i got confuzzled
my multi tasking today is all worn out!thanks for the thoughts, when i post the pics,it doesn't really look bugger all tbh but you know how these things are......sneaky!
lots of elbow grease for many hours then i cheated and daddy called in a favour from his mate who blasted it with some engine cleaner,strip the knickers off a nun i think that stuff could!
he does a lot of work on black cabs and uses it on them i believe,not sure excatly what it is though..at least with the battery off,headlights and rad/fan out i can get to the areas i couldn't before so will be doing a bit daily i think,may as well make the most of the inconvenience!
right,here's some piccies finally,looks like bugger all really and just seen the mot is due next week,yet more money,boohoo!!!!
bonnet lock on
bonnet lock off
bonnet lock on
bonnet lock off
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