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fillit
31-12-2009, 06:30 PM
Alright guys, got into abit of an accident today, basically what happened was that i was circling a underground carpark for a space, turned into a stupid lane which was one way (WISH THEY HAD A SIGN OR SOME MARKINGS) however another car was coming towards me in the opposite direction so i reversed, however i was trying to swing my car around and the other guy decided to drive forward anyway, i eventually hit his wheel and knocked the side of my lip off, admittingly i was in the wrong for going down a one way lane but he really should have waiting for about the 8 seconds it would have took me to get out of the way, since all the damage was on my side and he basically had no dmg that was that.... So anyhow i've collected the piece and tried to fit it back on, good news everything goes together no missing parts, it snapped off clean, i was thinking whether its worth it getting it repaired professionally ( if so how much ) or just a DIY because i tried fitting it back, perfect, just a small crack showing where it broke off which is expected, if i was to attempt to do a DIY what sort of glue should i be using and where to get it from.. thanks for your help guys!

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs208.snc3/21576_228953654495_833394495_3024536_2950635_n.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs208.snc3/21576_228953669495_833394495_3024537_2000770_n.jpg

M@lew
01-01-2010, 02:26 AM
Now I can see the photos up close and you say everything slots back together, it can be repaired pretty easily. Panel beater or if you're confident with fibreglass you can DIY.

P.S. My poor baby :eek:

Giraffe
01-01-2010, 06:18 AM
bad luck man :(
hope everything goes well

curtis265
09-01-2010, 08:23 PM
yah if ur willing to, you can try to re-resin it together, bt that'd end up looking tacky :(

maybe panelbeater would be best.