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Bonnet has cleft lip! #204811 03/10/2006 18:55 03/10/2006 18:55
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Anonymous Unregistered A	I suppose it had to happen eventually. Finished playing footie on Sunday. We won 5-0. That's the good news. Came back to this. bonnet Now that i've calmed down some, I suppose my question is what can I do to fix it and how much is it gonna cost me? Last edited by mooch; 03/10/2006 18:59.

Re: Bonnet has cleft lip! #204812 03/10/2006 18:59 03/10/2006 18:59
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,917 J JimO Forum veteran
JimO Forum veteran J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,917	Difficult to repair there as its double skinned at that point and hard to get too, I guess maybe a good dent man would have a go, but there would be no guarentee that it would go altogether

Re: Bonnet has cleft lip! #204813 03/10/2006 19:03 03/10/2006 19:03
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,731 Surrey E Emjay Forum is my life
Emjay Forum is my life E Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,731 Surrey	Speak to Suba - IIRC think he may be able to give some useful advice Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing? (John 7:51)

Re: Bonnet has cleft lip! #204815 03/10/2006 20:22 03/10/2006 20:22
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Anonymous Unregistered A	When my next door neighbour rammed her car into my first coop (she started it in gear) the depth and overall dimensions of the dent you have look similar. The bodyshop made an invisible repair. Apparently they tack-welded a rod to the centre of the dent and then pulled it out as much as possible. Then skimmed it with filler. I promise, you couldn't see where the repair was. It's a shame they sprayed the bonnet, front and rear bumpers orange. The car was only six months old!!

Re: Bonnet has cleft lip! #204816 04/10/2006 06:52 04/10/2006 06:52
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,200 england C came2dance I AM a Coop
came2dance I AM a Coop C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,200 england	Bingo ...... Have you tried T Cut www.chrisdoyle-photography.co.uk

Re: Bonnet has cleft lip! #204817 04/10/2006 14:53 04/10/2006 14:53
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: Apparently they tack-welded a rod to the centre of the dent and then pulled it out as much as possible. Then skimmed it with filler. : That's the method most good bodyshops would use. My body shop used a similar method when someone drove into my passenger door. Perfect finish, and the job should be so good you won't be able to tell where it was damaged. The only downside is for a proper repair the bonnet will need a full re-spray, (blending wouldn't look so good in one area), that may mean it could be a bit pricey. On the plus side, if you have stone chips, they'll all be covered after the work!

Re: Bonnet has cleft lip! #204818 04/10/2006 20:04 04/10/2006 20:04
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Thanks for the replies. Quote: easy peasy. 250 we would charge! carlt, how exactly would you fix it?

Re: Bonnet has cleft lip! #204819 04/10/2006 20:09 04/10/2006 20:09
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 7,443 Balmedie, Aberdeen, Scotland T Tartandude Forum is my life
Tartandude Forum is my life T Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 7,443 Balmedie, Aberdeen, Scotland	Quote: Thanks for the replies. Quote: easy peasy. 250 we would charge! carlt, how exactly would you fix it? Probably give you another bonnet to replace your damaged one Ex 20VT - now something far more sensible'ish...

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