Naj
21-08-2007, 08:01 PM
Hi all, i'm new here.
Need some help and advice. I have a 5 door 1995 (M reg) Golf 1.8 GL.
It was recently damaged, well 2 months ago actually. 3rd party insurers where dragging things along. Anyway, now that we have settled on a cash settlement. I need to get the car fixed.
I'll get some pics up later, stupid memory card playing up. But the damage is to the osf wing and driver side front door. The wing will definately need to be replaced, luckily the bonnet line is untouched. As for the driver side door, the damage is to the front of the door, such that it hits against the front wing and prevents it fully opening.
Anyway, i will need a new wing, as for the door, it may or may not be salvagable. Dealership prices on door and wing is not the kind of money i want to spend, in excess of £300. I'm going to search the scrpyards for parts but incase i can't find them, can you reccomend some websites where i can order the parts. What about buying non-genuine parts? How good would they be?
Remember, i don't want an immaculate looking car, just something that is driveable.
Any help is much appreciated.
Need some help and advice. I have a 5 door 1995 (M reg) Golf 1.8 GL.
It was recently damaged, well 2 months ago actually. 3rd party insurers where dragging things along. Anyway, now that we have settled on a cash settlement. I need to get the car fixed.
I'll get some pics up later, stupid memory card playing up. But the damage is to the osf wing and driver side front door. The wing will definately need to be replaced, luckily the bonnet line is untouched. As for the driver side door, the damage is to the front of the door, such that it hits against the front wing and prevents it fully opening.
Anyway, i will need a new wing, as for the door, it may or may not be salvagable. Dealership prices on door and wing is not the kind of money i want to spend, in excess of £300. I'm going to search the scrpyards for parts but incase i can't find them, can you reccomend some websites where i can order the parts. What about buying non-genuine parts? How good would they be?
Remember, i don't want an immaculate looking car, just something that is driveable.
Any help is much appreciated.