Junior92 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Cut long story short, I hit someone from the rear and the top half of my car took a lot of impact so the slam panel has pushed inwards. Pic attached. Wings are ok. One headlight cracked but I've got a spare. Bonnet is totally destroyed. Bumper is scuffed. I do not wish to go through insurance. If anyone here is an expert, could they tell me if this is repairable and if I need a new slam panel, I could obtain one from a breaker but what would average cost a garage charge to cut off old and weld in new? It's an MB6 VTi-S which are quite rare so that's why I want to save it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Garage costs for this may be quite high mate (any welding costs a bit nowadays). Looking from pics it's hard to tell how hard the impact was, but as long as the chassis legs are straight, then getting a new panel fitted shouldn't be an issue. By the looks of it you'll also need a new crashbar (for behind the bumper). It's deffo saveable though on first impressions, have seen a few that were worse than that and were saved mate. It might be worthwhile pricing up a new slam panel (think these are still available) as most garages will prefer to work with a new panel as opposed to one that's been cut from another car. Can't see the panel being more than £250 max. welding wise, if you take off everything you can it will also cut the costs for the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_broon Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Brand new on this page here bud: https://www.lingshondaparts.com/honda_car_parts_selection.php?block_01=17S1E01&block_02=B__4900&block_03=7745&block_05=hcr item 13 would be for the complete part - £220, but showing as unavailable. I'm sure that @10000rpm could sort you out for a used one though - he's in your sort of area too (Rochdale) he has garage services as well - not sure about doing welding and stuff, but worth asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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