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Level42:
That sucks, very nice classic car. That movie, is that even a metal part ? Looks/sounds like plastic to me.

danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: shmokes on June 12, 2008, 12:29:22 pm ---It looks like the dent could be popped out with little permanent damage, at least.    I've heard that dry ice works too.

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aint nothing popping my dent out! its bent, not dented. also, it now knows how the titanic felt. if you look closely there is a rip in it about 150mm or so long. looks like someone took an axe to it. which is what ill be doing to the perpetrators car if i could ever be sure who.

luckily the front fenders on a lot of the older cars bolt on. got a call back from a supplier. he has a slightly bent one for $75. ill wait for something better, since i want it to just go straight on. dont want to spend hours mucking around trying to straighten it. whats the point in replacing one bent panel for another?

what irks me the most is that my car looks quite nice (in my eyes anyway). now when i fix it the panel is going to be a different colour. the paint on my car is pretty screwy. wont be able to accurately colour match it.

Dartful Dodger:
Do they make fiber glass fenders for it?

A set of them would be expensive but they'll make the car a lot lighter.

FrizzleFried:
Are VW parts as easy to come by there as they are here?  The biggest ---smurfette--- here would be matching the paint.

I love notchbacks BTW... very nice.

I had a fastback when I was a teen.

danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: Level42 on June 12, 2008, 01:16:51 pm ---That sucks, very nice classic car. That movie, is that even a metal part ? Looks/sounds like plastic to me.

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you know those little tin metal toy ladybugs? the ones where theres a little strip of steel underneath. you hold it between two fingers and squueze and it makes a nice clicking sound? thats what they make cars from nowadays! my car is old enough that its made from actually steel  :o


--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on June 13, 2008, 01:08:53 pm ---Do they make fiber glass fenders for it?

A set of them would be expensive but they'll make the car a lot lighter.

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i dont think so. they do for beetles. it would be one less thing to rust i suppose  ;D


--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on June 13, 2008, 01:17:51 pm ---Are VW parts as easy to come by there as they are here?  The biggest ---smurf--- here would be matching the paint.

I love notchbacks BTW... very nice.

I had a fastback when I was a teen.


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yeah, i used to think the fastbacks looked better. but now i think the notches are cooler.

once i get a panel no doubt itll be bright green or something so ill try and get a colour thats not too far off the mark so it doesnt stand out. cops are predatory creatures, and anything out of the norm attracts their atttention. having said that, im off to the hardware stor today to buy a small tin of paint and a brush. the sign im going to paint on that panel will REALLY attract attention ;D

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