More damage repairs from me - Corsa Sport - for Vauxhall and Opel Corsa B, Corsa C and Corsa D

Not logged in [Login - Register]

You Are Not Registered Or Not Logged In

Corsa Sport » Message Board » General Chat » More damage repairs from me

New Topic

New Poll

<< 1 2 >>

Subscribe | Add to Favourites

You are not logged in and may not post or reply to messages. Please log in or create a new account or mail us about fixing an existing one - register@corsasport.co.uk

There are also many more features available when you are logged in such as private messages, buddy list, location services, post search and more.

AndyCorsaSport

Member

Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 00:03

Havent posted any for a while.

First up a Focus, simple repair, new bootlid and rear bumper, and bash the rear panel out a little.

Stripped

New boot bolted on

Bolt the catch in to make sure it locks etc, as you can see it doesnt fit.

Basically put a peice of wood across the inside of the rear panel, and bray it with a sledgehammer to bring it out. All fits then

No more pics of that as I had lots of holidays so had all of Chrismas off. Same with the next one.

VW Polo another big ish job, seat belt tensioners in the front gone off, and passenger seat airbag.

Inside of front door shut

Inside of rear door shut

Shows how strong glass is, its jumped out of the frame due to impact and broke part of the mirror without breaking the glass!

Doors removed

One of the mileage for some reason, just under 8k, this is the third time weve had this car in

Hinges may have been bent so i said new ones

Glovebox out to remove front hinges

Doors tried on

Didnt fit too bad considering the inner damage to B pillar area etc. But still needed to go onto Jig to be pulled so on it goes, first job, get it up in the air.

B Piller inner, see the curve on it.

Bolted down on the jig and wheels removed

Welded a plate on the B pillar with a clamp on to pull it out

Jig dozer set up to pull, basically a rig ram, powered by air, tightens the chain thats attatched to the clamp to pull it out.

Video of how it works

Inner of the rear wheel arch

Same idea to put it out there too

After pulling

Loads better, obviously will be replaced.

Weld a plate on the rear door shut

Video of rear one been pulled out

And showing its moved it out, as it fits the door a lot better

That was it all pulled. Next job i removed the wing ready to replace the full side panel, thats as far as i got, so since i had 2 week off for Christmas, it cant sit around waiting for me to get back so another guy did it whilst i was off.

Got back to work on Wednesday and its currently like this.

New panel welded on, joins filled over and alredy in primer.

That will get painted this week, and seen as i stripped it i will probly end up putting it back together.

Graeme

Premium Member

Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 00:10

Nice few jobs. I feel sorry for you with your car-o-liner jig. I used to jack them all up when I was a apprentice. Did my nut in. Only ones we have at current place are the flat bed lifts. So much quicker.

What as wrong with the focus bumper? Split across top?

Also people in here who don't know. Never stand behind the puller when its pulling. The clamps do come off and at a hell of a pace. Even with the safety wire on. (Which alot of people don't put on)

[Edited on 06-01-2013 by Graeme]

AndyCorsaSport

Member

Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 00:20

I know mate I used to use the drive on quick ones at my old place. But this place only has 3 panel beaters so we for usually use the jig that much, although in the past 4 weeks we've had 3 cars on it.

just the once for me though.

Yeah bumper was split across the top.

And yes when they come off they really do fly, as you can see I don't have the safety wire on

Tomnova16

Premium Member

Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 00:28

Yep. Seen them bad boys fly

Good work. Hopefully it shows people the work involved in our game.

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter

BeetleGav

Member

Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 00:28

Howcome the polo has been in 3times? Shit owner?

Kippers

Member

Registered: 27th Dec 10
Location: By the sea, Kent Drives: A nee naw
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 00:38

Been in an accident 3 times i guess ?

AndyCorsaSport

Member

Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 00:41

quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
Yep. Seen them bad boys fly
Good work. Hopefully it shows people the work involved in our game.

Yep, and should also show people that cars don't get written off as easy as people think.

quote:
Originally posted by BeetleGav
Howcome the polo has been in 3times? Shit owner?

We do a lot of work for NHS, this is an NHS lease car, women drivers eh. Ha. They often get bumped. One time was a scuff on the front, the other a truck reversed into the drivers side rear and drove off. This one someone hit her at a junction. So pretty much just bad luck.

BeetleGav

Member

Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 00:43

Bloody hell that cars been fairly repaired then haha

bigron1988

Member

Registered: 29th Aug 09
Location: Southport, Merseyside
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 00:44

love these threads

AndyCorsaSport

Member

Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 01:08

Yep Gav.

got some pics of another Polo somewhere I will have to upload. Had 160 miles on the clock when it came in. Had about 80 miles on when we estimated it

had a new door and a sill repair, she had also scraped the front bumper and kinked the wing. All within 4 days of owning it. Ill upload them and put them in.

Cheers Ben.

AndyCorsaSport

Member

Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 01:13

In fact here it is

To show mileage!

Damage of sill

Same idea again, weld on a plate and pull out.

Then cut off plate, trim welds away and fill.

No pics in filler but finished result

Graham88

Member

Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 01:28

That's mad, you just don't expect it on such new cars, it just seems crazy

Love these pics & videos, its very interesting!

Daniel_Corsa

Premium Member

Registered: 21st Apr 04
Location: Wigton, Cumbria
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 01:28

Great work, love seeing car repairs makes me wish I'd done it.

April '06' Corsasport Feature Car

| Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car

| Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car

DanCobb

Member

Registered: 14th May 11
Location: Lewes/Brighton
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 03:20

Could of put money on the polo drivers being women before you even said they were

FlamingCorsa

Member

Registered: 22nd Apr 03
Location: Shropshire
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 07:44

Good pics, thanks for sharing them

Graeme

Premium Member

Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 08:31

Andy that sill damage is so common. We have loads like that. Normally from multi storey car parks. Turning up the ramp to early.

Tomnova16

Premium Member

Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 08:55

I just did a 62 plate q5 that had a fight with a multi storey.
Had 400 miles on it.
Large repair on the rear door and rear wing.

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter

sam-6

Member

Registered: 18th Nov 09
Location: Totnes, devon
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 09:47

Great work mate

Cole

Member

Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 10:02

We used to have one of them dozers wherei work never used it once was just easier to attach plates like you did with a clamp and a chain then get the forklift and use the hydraulic side shift to pull things straight. mainly at the base of merc sprinter b pillars on sainsburys delivery vans, can't think how many I've done easily 100 or more in the last 3yrs

[Edited on 06-01-2013 by Cole]

VegasPhil

Premium Member

Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 11:17

Great to see these threads. Peace of mind actually that places take care in repairing cars.

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold

AndyCorsaSport

Member

Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 11:19

Cheers guys. The black polo she did on a post in her drive, blamed it on been a new car and she wasn't used to it

The silver Polo, some how, from the whack, must have been that had its snapped the rear gearbox mount so needs a new one of those. And for some reason, as you can see on the mileage pic, the steering wheel light is on. The power steering also doesn't work. That will be sent to VW I think once its back together.

Nath

Member

Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 16:20

Love these threads. Keep 'em coming

BYRON

Member

Registered: 1st Jun 04
User status: Offline

6th Jan 13 at 19:28

Nice work, always enjoy these threads

Brett

Premium Member