Nissan related

[Blocky10]

Alright guys. The neighbours daughter has pranged her car and I'm looking for a gold nearside front wing and bumper. Can't find any of any colour local to here:nenau
It's an 04 Nissan micra. I'll post a photo tomorrow:thumb2

 

[Blocky10]

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

No idea where it is tho mate...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-Mi...949224?hash=item2cb26b7aa8:g:wXIAAOSwU-pXtb7F

 

[Blocky10]

Cheers T-Doug. Phoned them last week but wing and bumper gone.

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Ah bugger, if you get desperate use loc8apart or similar :thumb2

 

[Thomas61]

Hi,

Have you tried Silverlake in Southampton. They do deliver.

http://www.silverlake.co.uk/

 

[panelbeater]

looking at damage its all repairable if you put your mind to it.bumper hot air gun and it should pop back out wing will take a bit of time though.

 

[Blocky10]

Thanks guys. SilverLake didn't have anything searching on their website, but I'll phone then Monday.
I've already decided to strip it and straighten it out best I can. I've been lucky in the past and got replacement panels the correct colour but it's getting harder to do nowadays. I need to replace the suspension arm too.

 

[elty001]

Try nis spec 1st,they are probably the biggest nissan breakers in the uk:thumb2
http://www.nis-spec1st.co.uk

 

[Blocky10]

Try nis spec 1st,they are probably the biggest nissan breakers in the uk:thumb2
http://www.nis-spec1st.co.uk

Cheers. Didn't even know about this place!

 

[Thomas61]

I got three results by entering the reg a silverlake. However you are right if you can get the same colour it makes life so much easier. That's why I grabbed a wing for my car when one came up.

Good luck.

 

[Banshee]

Try nis spec 1st,they are probably the biggest nissan breakers in the uk:thumb2
http://www.nis-spec1st.co.uk

I can vouch for these guys, very reasonable and fast postage too

 

[elty001]

Cheers. Didn't even know about this place!

Never bought anything for the terrano but had to get a tailgate and rear bumper from them for my dad's Nissan note when some T**T went into the back of it one night and drove off.
That was in gold and they had the exact matching panels:thumb2

 

[macabethiel]

Might be worth checking for 4 wheel alignment.

Thanks guys. SilverLake didn't have anything searching on their website, but I'll phone then Monday.
I've already decided to strip it and straighten it out best I can. I've been lucky in the past and got replacement panels the correct colour but it's getting harder to do nowadays. I need to replace the suspension arm too.

My late Mum had a not dissimilar shunt in her Micra a few years back. As I am sure you know modern cars have these built in crumple zones that turn a relatively low speed shunt into quite a lot of visible and invisible damage. My Mums car was hit when she was stationary and the vehicle that struck her offside front wing was doing around 25 mph but braked hard prior to impact.

The accident assessor initially authorised a new wing, front panel and bonnet as the major panels but when stripped down it needed a new offside suspension strut and had to go on a chassis rig to straighten out the suspension that had been knocked back. There was no visible distortion on the inner wing panel and TBH even the front panel looked as if it could have been easily repaired. I was shocked at how much hidden damage there was though I should have realised they are built of very lightweight steel these days.

I personally would check out the chassis alignment before rushing into a repair that could result in a car that crabs when driven. If it's driveable a 4 wheel alignment check might be money well spent first.

 

[Blocky10]

Thanks for the interest and options guys. All taken on board:thumb2