Monday, January 18, 2010

All hacked

My car as of Saturday:

An ass-less Impreza

The repair involved replacement of the rear panel, right three quarter panel, rear bumper & tail light. Apprently the damage was more below the skin. The boot floor panel was also a bit crumpled, but not bad enough until requiring a replacement. The rear sub frame took quite a beating as well. Need a bit of straightening work.

It explains why the estimated repair cost is RM8k. Unlike normal repair job involving knocking here and there, this job performs full replacement of the damaged panels. So the repairs will be undetectable virtually as-new condition. In fact this is the proper way of doing panel repairs as per safety guideline overseas. But of course, because of the high price, most people do not opt for this type of repair.

Can't wait to see the results.

3 comments:

nope said...

tuan...itu potong ke mcm rivet connection to the sti 'arse'? aku tak berapa nampak dan faham...
sadis tgk....

napee said...

elip,

tak potong. aku mula² pun terkejut tgk mcm tu. ingat kene potong. rear panel tu mmg spot welded to the shell. so beli sekeping new rear panel, then weld balik at the same spots. will be just like factory.

right 3/4 panel tu pun sama. tu dlm proses nak bukak tu. just that 3/4 panel tu akan potong kat C-pillar, instead of middle roof. since kalau nak pasang full sampai middle of roof, between roof & 3/4 panel pun kene bukak spot weld. which is not nice.

Asnie said...

geee... i am so sorry to learn about your car. I know ur car is like ur first wife(sbb hang tak kawin lagi kan). Hope the results were good and your car is well again. Pls drive safely.