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[Max M4X WW]

Other 18 should work now

[~nomad~]

ah man, that looks pretty nasty

[Jay]

i say buy another minter and swap it all over and continue with your plans for an engine change etc

[Max M4X WW]

Yea, Not till the new year though. No point!

[Jay]

yeah deffo... will keep an eye out for you mate.

Tis a shame but you seem to have taken it pretty well so chin up and too the future:)

[mike_wall15]

I'm no expert, but that don't look great! I was hoping you were going over the top and it wasn't that bad afterall!

Ashame about the hard work on the bumper gone to waste

[joycey2006]

If you look at its common sense really whats happened, the force of the impact on the drivers side has pushed and bent/twisted the whole front end across to the left, popping the screen out of place bending the suspension turret and the front end causing the door to sit odd...

Tracking looks a mile out and the lower arm is probably bent.

Sad one, id strip all the bust and smashed bits off it, and go from there...

Did you spin 360 into a tree or something did you say, sorry havent got time to read the whole jist...

You might be able to get it on a jig...

[Max M4X WW]

[size=11]I'm no expert, but that don't look great! I was hoping you were going over the top and it wasn't that bad afterall!

Hence the delay in uploading pics as i kinda knew.

Jigging etc may be an option but its not really me and i wouldnt trust it.

[mike_wall15]

I'd be the same I'm afraid, even a panel respray would have me selling a car as I would see the difference.
Least you have quite a few bits to take off and use again

[Jay]

aslong as its striaght mate its striaght.. if a reputable company repairs it then there shouldnt be a problem...

[joycey2006]

Take the wing off and the front bumper.

Wing is just a few spotwelds drill straight through them, then grind the welds off at the front valance and under the sill area, then go from there id say mate... you got some good contacts on this site you never know whats possible...

[RS_Rawli]

[muz]

Such a shame to see what was such a clean car like this. If I were you I'd strip it and start again and make it better than it was before.

[Tweek]

Ouch max! Such a lush example too! If it were me I would take off all the intact mods and put them on another. I'm still grieving the loss of my moondust but optimistic I can get another one to look just as good so if i can, you can

[LCJ]

ouch thats nasty glad to hear your ok.

kinda looks like my car after i went round a lampost after also hitting ice on the way to work lol lucky also there was no1 else involed it was about 9pm thought a trading estate. was annoying as the roads wasnt gritted thats night!!!!

is it deffentlay a write off? i didnt claim mine as they would have made me pay out for a little dent in the lampost which i heard is quite alot i got mine repaired for bout £300





my sig is what my cars new front end is like now.

[Project]

Sorry to say, but imvvvvvvho, it's had it - door and windscreen effects prove it.

As mentioned, you can salvage most of the good bits, and it won't cost you much to get a nice, clean Mk3.5 RS1800 ;o)

Chin up fella )

/al

[xr2imetalhead]

that looks bad dude looked so nice at fitp aswell, feel for ya mate i really do!

[brookenstein1600si]

Sorry there's so many, trying to show it as 'best' i can

At least your Headlight protectors did their job

[Oranoco]

Gutted for you mate. Was a nice clean car. Have to say I agree with your thoughts on not wanting to get it jigged. Cars are never quite right after that treatment.

I'd break the car to recoup some of your costs and start a fresh. You should be able to sort yourself out a nice 16v 2i which will give you a nice base to work from.

[gar mae]

Gutted for you, but the main thing is that your ok

[xr2i_babe]

if it was me id get it fixed, just would spend the money and have a proper job done then it wouldnt be any different to how it was before

[Badgerboy]

if it was me id get it fixed, just would spend the money and have a proper job done then it wouldnt be any different to how it was before

If the car is actually 'bent', you will never get it back to 'how it was before'. The side impact looks to have been so hard, its slighty twisted the front end of the car, hence the screen popping out and the mis-alligned doors. If he was to get it 'fixed', I doubt it would ever drive the same again.

Max - Sorry matey. At least your first major crash didn't take any chunks out of you, and your first accident will always give a healthy appreciation of the dangers of ice. Sad it had to happen like this though.

[heeman10]

You talked it down quite a bit when I saw you at the weekend, that's worse than I was expecting, gutted

Lame attempt at weak-smile-inducing gag: I'd have your driver's side headlight protector if yours wasn't cracked in the same place as mine.

[PMK3]

what a shame.

if it were me i'd probably hunt about for a mint two door 3.5,in white and nick everything possible off this one.hope you get everything sorted out as quickly and smoothly as possible dude.

[Sphinx]

Really sad to see that mate, such a shame. You seem to be taking it well, if it was me I would probably cry.

I know what you mean about not trusting a 'jigged' car, just try and find another mk3.5 as mint as yours and transfer the bits.

[Rich H]

Hadn't actually seen this in daylight.

[ianFRST]

its a shame you dont know any1 in the vehicle repair trade

my mate would give that a good go at repairing it

i reckon the screen has come out a bit because the wing has pushed against the side of the seal, and the scuttle panel has been pulled down. the door can be pulled out / pushed in again no probs

defo needs a new wing, scuttle looks repairable with time, and obviously suspension bits are replacable, get some opinions off professional repairers before scrapping it

[Rich H]

Don't think you will change his mind as he has such high standards and tbh I'm kinda with him on that one

[Max M4X WW]

Not sure am in two minds. Dont want to bend the door back as its not that which is bent!

[Rich H]

f you're in 2 minds, then ffs do it! Get yourself a run around over winter and treat this as a project.

I'm not all that great, but can always lend a hand, and I think you know enough people to attempt to fix it - It's gotta be worth a try mate!!!!

[Brammer]

its a shame your only young and your model of car is limited as you could have taken this opportunity to buy something fast,

[supersport_red]

i can remember when this car was standard! and all the updates on your site aswell

[jenkoxr2i]

gutted for u mate saw a little pic of it in preformance ford this month to does it drive straight?? measure from the centre of your front wheels back to the rear wheels on both sides of the car they should be the same or take the wings off and the s**t guards and ul see if the chasis leg has moved or been pushed back if the door gap has changed and the windscreen has pushed out then your best bet is to strip it and re-do it sorry

[Max M4X WW]

Something is up with the wheel as you can see in the post.

Ill probably get the wheel off tomorrow after work.

[Cellze]

I can't believe it mate, sorry to see it like this, had so much potential

Looks like you have to reshell

Cellze