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telwick

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Jan 10, 2010
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Well as i posted in the general section i had a car stolen from me about 4 months ago and it was returned back to me last week, it was immaculate when it was stolen and has been brought back in well... a **** state!
This is how it looked before it was stolen
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This was how it was deliverd to me, looked fine at first glance but then after looking around found all the horrors!
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Melted Arches :/
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Damaged wheels
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Cracked Wingmirror
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Door and sill damaged from what looks like a forklift
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Smashed up rub strip
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Big dent in the roof
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Bad scuffs on bumper
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Cracked middle front bumper
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Engine cover broken
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Large Chips in bumper
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Luckily the boot build was mostly still in tact so set to work removing it today, heres when it was out! so much dynamat!
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Damage to one of the amps deep scraches in it
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Then set to work taking the front and back bumper off today, hers pic of the back end that has been keyed ready for primer and the bumper removed! will post miore pics up tomorow thanks for looking :D

Started the filler work the other day on smoothing out the rub strips
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Then got to grips with the dent in the roof ;)
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Then time for primer :D
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Doors in primer, without the rubstrips ;)
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Forklift mark looks like where the recovery company have moved it about without the keys.

Who 'owns' the car now? You or your insurance company
 
does it drive the same mate and any strange noises?? i had a car nicked and got it back a month after and it drove like a piece of shite, had to get rid in the end. i hope yours is ok though!!
 
o be honest not really driven it but i a currentl in the middle of doing an engine swap in it so all should be fine once done :D
 
you going for straight white? you cant really see from the pics but that is a frozen white with a silver pearl so it has a shimmer!
 
you seem very calm and upbeat about it all! id be stressing and buying a new one. good effort doing all the work
 
its not my everyday car so it really doesnt worry me yes its annoyed me that it was stolen but not the end of the world and has promted me to do the smoothing and colour change i was going to do
 
you going for straight white? you cant really see from the pics but that is a frozen white with a silver pearl so it has a shimmer!

yes its a straight white but im having it done for nothing as my lad doing an apprentiship in car body repairs and spraying so i carnt grumble really! get some pics up when its outside in the sun then we can see the shimmer?