Crash Repair!- now with finished pics....

[Goldsax]

Well on monday i thought it would be a good idea to run my 2week old VTR into the front end ov a lotus elise :S....obviously not on purpose...but it happened non the less....we just never saw each other.....and as it was only 10-15mph hit nothing to bad happened...well here are the before and after pics of her (bruised but not off the road the VTR bus lives another day haha)
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/Rust9000/DSC00551.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/Rust9000/DSC00552.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/Rust9000/DSC00553.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/Rust9000/DSC00554.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/Rust9000/DSC00555.jpg

[Goldsax]

After (paint on order...arrives tomorrow) and needs one more bit of body filler to smooth every thing off hehe....quiet impressed for a 17 yr old who has no qualifications in motor vehicles let alone body work lol
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/Rust9000/DSC00556-1.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/Rust9000/DSC00557-1.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/Rust9000/DSC00558-1.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/Rust9000/DSC00559-1.jpg

[wak]

looks a good job, what did you use?? if it wa just bodyfiller it will last about a day, it'll just crack and fall out, a mix of filler and fibreglass would be better or fibreglass alone but its a bugger to work with...

[Goldsax]

Na buddy it will be fine lol....its all secure and doesent move so i doubt the filler will fall out...no?

[Goldsax]

well took her out 2nyt, and every thing has held, speed bumps crap roads the lot....so every thing is AOK lol

[Ge0_Ge]

looked like some quite nasty cracks there matey, glad everything is ok

[grantlowery]

Ouch, hope it all goes ok mate

[jonezy]

what was the damge to the elise

[Adam_Q]

That will crack dude..... better off using fibreglass but still 100% for effort :)

[raunchz]

^ ^ ^ agree, after time the body filler will crack, best bet it to drill a little hole at the end of the crack (stops it cracking further) then to fiberglass over the backside of the crack/hole, then body filler over the front side.

Should last you a long time, and stop it cracking ruining the paintwork once you've painted it. Basically the fiberglass puts strength back into the damaged part, then the body filler makes it look nice.

[Goldsax]

Well sprayed the top of the grill and the left bumper wing.....every thing seems to be going ok....atm lol......will get pics later....

[Goldsax]

BTW this is only temp till i have enough for a whole new bumper and grill ;)

[Wilkys-sexy-saxo]

Not a bad temp fix mate, oh well at least it isnt off the road

[Goldsax]

I sprayed the Grill to....not finished as of yt....badges have to be blacked, and the bottom rights of the bumper still needs to be done....
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/Rust9000/DSC00561-1.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/Rust9000/DSC00560-1.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/Rust9000/DSC00563.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/Rust9000/DSC00562-1.jpg

[Goldsax]

And i like this pic 2 of my new and old car :P
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/Rust9000/DSC00564.jpg

[jonezy]

not a bad go mate, most people would cry away from this

[Goldsax]

What u mean by that pal???.....n on sunday im gunna come threw to lancaster....u out m8????

[atmvts]

good effort will crack in few week though fibre glass and bit off mattin

[craigb78]

good work mate

[rob_s]

filler is no where near rubbed down enough in the grill though

and you should have took the bumper off and fiberglassed from behind realy

but if its only a tep fix should be ok

[Predator_R32]

id say more prep is needed on that filler mate

also you need to take the arch off prior to spraying as you have a load of build up there, the paint could crack when the panels flex