Kev.H

looks like it

AndyRST

Judging by the same sort of damage in the same spots on the shell i would say its spadges old S2. I think theres alot more wrong with that shell than the accident, from spadges description of how it drives and how the accident happened sounds like the suspension mounts were all in the wrong place.

Butch.

iTrader: (1)

that saxo repair looks like a mint job

Gartrac Mike

it will be put right again nomatter how much it costs with help with all the guys on here

AndyRST

Thats the spirit, if ti can be rebuilt then fair play to you. Im sure the people from here will help, as they always want to see something different

Rab

No disrespect meant m8. Hope she pulls straight and all will be well

mk2rstaff

how much of an impact did that saxo take to do that the bonnet is crippled like a crisp

awesome job though

Oranoco

This is my mates Paxo after a slow speed incident with a taxi. Taxi had a lighty dented wing and paintwork damage




Paxo's fold quite easily

Gartrac Mike

looks like paxos should stay in there box to be safe

Anonymous

I repaired this in 1999. 3 months old and 4000 miles on the clock. Not recorded 3rd party accident! Drunk driver apparently - and an expensive mistake for someone..!



It's a Vectra in case you didn't know.
Needed just about every panel replaced including the roof apart from both rear quarters

SPADGE

Yes it is!
Lets see some pics of it repaired then
Also whilst repairing the damage i did, did you repair the hidden damage from before???

Rab

Best get it on a jog to make sure all the suspension mounting points are where they should be then? I remember you saying it wasn't right.

SPADGE

Here is another pic of it after my slight bump into a lampost
Only crash i have ever had as well

SassyRS

tracktoy

i have repaired a lot of cars over the years- but when it come to selling them on i have always found it difficult as people have some strange ideas of what a 'right off' is

most of the cars i have done have been light or no damage, yet because it is classed as an insurance total loss people think that it might fall apart or something, yet the vectra and saxo above have both had some major work done but people would not question the car as it is not recorded

the bmw i have on the drive at the moment was stolen recovered- it had the trim, bumpers and wheels missing but had no body damage at all yet it is recorded as a total loss which i always declare when selling and the result is that i cant give the thing away

you can buy cars that have nothing missing and no damage- possibly stolen then found after the insurance has paid out yet it is still classed as a 'total loss' and worth less than the above vectra, i know which i would rather have

tracktoy

sorry - rant over

Happy New Year

Martin-Hadland

iTrader: (2)

i reckon that saxo looks quite an easy repair and certainly looks worse than it was but the repair looks fine though

Tony Rs

iTrader: (9)

4x4 saph cossie we repaired at work insurance job .





and this is when it was finished got more detailed pics new qtr just put on etc.



when it was being delivered



also had a brand new wheel from ford and new tyre.



had this S2 in too but this one was written off Ł4 k repair front and rear





hope you enjoy peeps.

RST

iTrader: (3)

As i work in crash repair centre i see cars getting repair everyday
I will do some pics next time something bad gets repaired

RS2000CUSTOM

I got hit by bus head on

not repaired by me

Sold and then repaired

RS2000CUSTOM

And heres the bus !

Phil DJ

That Saxo repair looks mint. I inspect cars for a living and some repairs i see are pants. Wish i saw more like that

Damo V

I take it the Saxo was written off then you bought it back to repair??

Personally I wouldnt want to have that Gartrac after its been repaired

R4N SS

iTrader: (6)

mike - i remember that orange mex and a certain ferrari 355 thru windsor

dont think the ferrari driver was too impressed with his car after tho

boXXer

Yes mate, was a write off and my dad bought it back and repaired it.

PMSL, yeah i remember that VERY well. Was a wicked race to watch.

boXXer

Cheers to peeps for the comments on his repair. Will have to show him this post.

Neil

here's mines bumping the tyres whilst hanging the tail out at 60mph + on a sprint championship event

xr2i-carl

can some1 let me know how to upload pics form my comp onto here, got some pics to show

carl

tonyturbo

just exactly what i was gonna say?

c9sse

would it not be easier to cut the floor out,repair that and use another mk4 shell.

xr2i-carl

???

boXXer

photobucket account mate

xr2i-carl

where do i get photobucket account from? hwo much does it cost?

carl

Chris S

photobucket.com i think and its free

boXXer

Damo V

xr2i-carl

Have a look in the Q and A forum on here mate tells you all about how to do it