Stewart10 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Just did this to the front of my car on a hill I knew I shouldn't have attempted What are my options here? Can I repair this one now or is it possible to get one where I don't wince everytime I near a hill, speedbump or pothole? It is showing pink fibreglass underneath now and going to start cracking around the impact area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Looks like a pretty easy fix if your any good with fibreglass, if you don't want these potential problems fit a stock front on your car or avoid roads with speedbumps etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Gaz Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 That can be pretty easily fixed. I hit a fox and had similar damage to my front in a couple of places, the body shop did a brilliant job of taking it all back and building it back up and spraying it, it's like new now and only cost £150. I was concerned with the structure of the bumper being compromised but the bodyshop showed me bumpers can be repaired fairly easily and safely if done well. Anyway, point is - get it repaired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Dont go down the route of replacing, in the world of bodywork, thats such a simple repair, fix the crack, fix the cracking in the gelcoat, so simple, dont worry, shoud be cheap enough if you find a decent bodyshop who work with fibreglass;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart10 Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 Cheers guys, I guess half of my question now is... are there bumpers out there that have a higher ride height but still suit the rest of the car and look too high up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Hi is it on coilovers? You can adjust the ride height, not great but better than keeping cracking it on our rubbish roads/speed bumps. Mine's in the bodyshop after cracking the front diffuser had it heightened now so its about 3 inches off the ground instead of 1 1/2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwayne Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 i could be wrong but your front looks like top secret type 1 to me and if it is i had the same height issues with mine so i changed it to top secrets type 2 which is a little higher off the ground and touch wood i havent hit it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Ouch. An easy fix, yes, but it's hardly the point. This is exactly the reason I stuck with the stock front / aero-lip combo - nice and low looks-wise (when correctly colour-matched) but still has a bit of flex so that any particularly vicious speed bumps don't rip it to shreds. The scraped paint tells me that it was a wise choice! Anyway, that would be my recommendation to keep the car usable in more places. Body kits look great (well, some do) but aren't that practical all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart10 Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 i could be wrong but your front looks like top secret type 1 to me and if it is i had the same height issues with mine so i changed it to top secrets type 2 which is a little higher off the ground and touch wood i havent hit it yet I have compared mine to your pics and it looks exactly the same. Are your pics of a type 1 or type 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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