Bravo (Classic) I'd love to say I'm back..

Few changes since last updated - Marea consoles now in, though I need to sort out a rear mount for it and fix the side parts up by the footwells.Also had some custom gaitors fitted, just need to get a new handbrake handle/boot at some point.

Polys waiting to go on again (maybe HID's too?) and the car has an appointment looming with the bodyshop to have one or two blemeshis repaired!

Still not 100% what to do re wheels - leave as standard, powdercoat the standard HGT's or bung back on the Stilo 16s are all possibles for just now. Will see, I guess

Well, I'm truly truly gutted!

Left the car at my mums in Aberdeen last night with a view to getting messy and doing the plugs/filters/oil and renewing the front brakes.

Instead I spent a good while trying to sort out insurance after my mums neighbour reversed into the bravo. Luckily it was a neighbour, and he knocked to inform us of the damage, but still!

Hopefully get the car taken away for assessment/estimates tomorrow. Which is when the mechanic was meant to have her for lower arm/cv replacement

an insurance company will most likely write that off.

new bumper, bonnet and wing at minimum plus spraying and fitting labour will be alot.

but if you found one your colour in a scrappy would only be about £60-100 to fix, maybe see if he would go outside insurance if they want to write it off?

Yeah i would consider that too.

volxstu said:

Yeah i would consider that too.

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At the moment its going through inurance, however if its written off I suspect I'd buy it back and repair it anyway!

Well, that's one less HGT on the roads!

Plan now is to find a daily runner and see if the insurance will let me buy back the HGT...not sure that'll happen, but we'll see!

M60TYN said:

Well, that's one less HGT on the roads!

Plan now is to find a daily runner and see if the insurance will let me buy back the HGT...not sure that'll happen, but we'll see!

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they have to give it back if you ask.

beau said:

they have to give it back if you ask.

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See, I've been led to believe that was at their discretion?

I'll be chuffed to bits if I can buy her back though :devil:

Haven't really had time for posting of late, but the Bravo has been bought back for repairs. Started taking apart the front end on Monday...


Marea console out and new handbrake sensor switch fitted.


O/S headlight was a doddle to remove, but the N/S - where the impact took place - was a different story...


A bit of 'persuassion' was needed...time for the special tools?!


Precision, precision, precision!


So thats the landing panel and healights off, i'm just about ready to take the wings and bumper off but ran out of time/willpower and didn't have a trolley jack to raise the front of the car. Hopefully get that done on Sunday though. Maybe!

Thanks to a few FS regulars, namely Steve199 and Martin who nipped in past today. Finally making a wee bit of progress. Had to go sort 101 other things so didnt get too much done, but getting wee bits done now

Good effort Is there any damage underneath the wing?

Helz said:

Good effort Is there any damage underneath the wing?

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Due to having to go get the Vec on the road as well, we didnt get a full look. The support bracket was a bit out of line, but appears to be salvagable. If not, I believe its only a few bolts holding it on.

Despite getting seemingly very little done, I think it's enough progress to spur me on. I've a few weekends off now, but limited funds and the next few weekends all involve alcohol/nights out!