For those that aren't already aware; I had a bit of a spin on the Isle of Man resulting in the below damage.

As far as I can remember I decided I didn't need to brake for a particular bend but the car thought otherwise. I felt the back end go and there was no chance to correct it before I ended up facing the wrong way round in the grass verge about a foot away from a million mile deep precipice (I may have embellished a little there. )



Been to a bodyshop today to assess the damage.

I've been advised that a new bumper will be needed. I've found one on ebay for

 

i dunno. it adds a certain aggressive slant to the car

are you sure you're not keeping it like that

 

I hadn't considered that option. It's certainly the cheapest option.

I forgot to add; I've tried several breakers for a bumper but had no joy. I'm waiting for emails back from some parts finding services to see if they can come up with the goods.

If not then a new one will have to do.

I've looked at the more flashy bumpers as well (J's, Amuse, etc.) but decided that without kitting the rest of the car they just wouldn't look right.

 

If you want to keep costs down, have you considered repairing the major stuff yourself, then getting a painter to blow it over?

Or is it beyond a DIY job, IYKWIM?

Can't think of a good plastic filler (is Isopon P38 any good - anyone?).

 

Th photo doesn't really give a good representation of the damage. There's a crack most of the way through the bumper near the driver side faux vent thing. Also, the underside of the bumper is pretty torn up. It's not looking good.

 

keep it ghetto style

 

Get it to Chris and then chat to Dave next door, he's very good at restoring plastic bits

 

Another issue I was advised by the bodyshop guy. Apparently it's happened before and already been filled once which is why he said it would be problematic to repair.
He checked the rest of the car over and it seems shipshape so I guess the previous owner did a similar thing to me.

 

I need to get my car aligned too. Any chance of getting the Jocks involved in a Chris Franklin weekend?

 

It seems if you are named Scot or Scott - the IOM had some impact on your car.

Yes... for those that don't know...my car came out in sympathy with Scot - and I got a screw in the type.

OK - So I didn't do a Wurzel Gummidge and exit stage right into a field.

Had a fun time today at Kwikfit where they were examining my other tyres, brakes etc etc ( on an 07 car!! )

"It's just a ******* puncture chaps!" - just fix it.


Suppose they were just fed up working on Micra's and Corsa's.