Crash Body Shell

PostPost by: neil-in-suffolk » Fri Dec 19, 2003 10:28 am

B) hello
if you crashed your grp body elan at the front wing area would you be able to repair it or would you need a new body shell.....regards neil
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PostPost by: theelanman » Fri Dec 19, 2003 10:33 am

I very nice lady drove into the front of mine in october :(
its been to the insurers and the body shops and its a cut and paste job
basically theyll hack the front off to about the front wheel arch and then
bond the new bit in......yes cou can still buy body bit apparently..... ;)
so sounds like yours is similar to mine so just get it to the body shop
and see what they say......nose cone section ?500....paint and labour
?1500
cheers
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PostPost by: riverkeeper » Fri Dec 19, 2003 1:28 pm

if it's just a whack to the wing then it'll be a relatively straightforward repair for someone who know's what they are up to. That's the beauty of fibreglass as it's quick to repair and shape unlike steel bodied cars. Just costs more(time) to get a good paint finish though. You'd have to of done some serious damage to consider needing a new shell (like rollin the thing !) and in that scenario you'd probably wind up getting a new chassis too :o .
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PostPost by: neil-in-suffolk » Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:18 pm

:rolleyes: cheers for info on body shell and accident repairs.......regards neil
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