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pizzadude213
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 Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 7:17:44 PM
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hey i'm after the left front side door after my baby hit a pole last night in the wet  does any one know any wreakers online parts might be a help
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mouce
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 7:50:56 PM
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I know plenty of wreckers down here in Melbourne, but that's not much help to you up in QLD. Where abouts in QLD are you?
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mouce
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 8:07:44 PM
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Found this one on another forum
ITEM: i am wrecking my 89 vn wagon, i crashed it about a month ago and cops had it imponded it is now released so i am selling off what i can
LOCATION: QLD, Gold Coast
CONDITION: Used
PRICE: Make an offer on parts or the whole thing
DELIVERY/PICK UP INFORMATION: PICK UP ONLY !!!!
PAYMENT OPTIONS: COD, Direct Deposit, Funds Transfer or Other
CONTACT DETAILS: e-mail - michael1080@hotmail.com
phone - 0417722137
OTHER INFO:
***i have not yet got the car i am picking it up today these parts have not been damaged i will have definiate condition of other parts tonight***
sv3800 seats - driver (bit rough) passenger (good) back (escellent) M.A.O
t5 5 speed - good condition never missed a beat $500 ono
borg warner 28 spline LSD - no noises works fine - $650 ono
vr clubby rims - pretty everage condition - $250 ono
bilstein rear shocks - good condition - $ 300 ono
superlow king springs x 2 - great condition - $100
so far thats all i can think of that i know is not damaged i will have more list tomorrow, any other bits and pieces let me know an i will see if i can help you out.
PICTURES: pics will be up during the week
Might be worth getting in touch with them. I don't know if the front doors off a wagon will fit a sedan, but I can't see why not. (unless of course you've got a wagon in which case it's even better). |
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trizo
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 8:12:29 PM
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I'm pretty sure the wagon doors are a tad bigger!!!!
@pizzadude how the hell did u hit a pole (sideways I'm geussin?)u haf 2 b xtra carful in these vn as they love to spin and slide around in the wet (no I dont condone this)but as I was sayin alot of power in the wet and they will flick aroun on you if you dont haf things under control!!!!ouch!!!:) |
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pizzadude213
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 8:44:51 PM
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| hey well i'm in brissy area and yeah i was deft around the coner and when i tryed to get it back it spin to far and locked up on me yeah it loves the wet but also it like locking up took the pole out and bent the side under the door the body |
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trizo
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 8:52:12 PM
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| ouch !! 1rst off all, NEVER lock up in the wet this will do it every time!!theres enough power there 2 get u outa jam (depending on the siuation!) but if u bent the under side of the door chek the chassis the slightest bend and u will feel it !!also have a look at ur diff 2 c if you hafnt shunted the diff across!! |
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trizo
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 8:55:41 PM
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| P.s I hope ur not abusin ur car!!! |
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pizzadude213
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 8:57:42 PM
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| yeah chassis is abit and the back rim was out of shpe to seen it was ****ed going all over the place but if the chassis bent it be able to sight it out hey its just like 30cm wide of it be bent yeah power was there just had to much done a 180 and just locked up on me |
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pizzadude213
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 8:59:15 PM
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| na i love my car and very piised off it happen |
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trizo
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 9:25:52 PM
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| yeh thats wat I thought I', sure u read all or a least most of this forum?(alot a freekin reading) but would of noticed how much we love our cars and disaprove of abusing your car(not yours, people in general)...I'v harped on about this long enough..anways the diff did it move and the chassis ding how far under does it go and is there any truama to the roof (this sounds a bit fanatical hey?)sumtimes the smallest things can b a shi#!!!! |
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mouce
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 9:27:56 PM
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Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if the chassis is bent, then the car is no longer street legal. Bending the chassis is deemed to compromise the structural integrity of the vehicles frame, most insurance companies view it as a write off, and I don't know of ANY legitimate RWC tester that will pass it.
Bending the sill on the side of the car, that's not such a huge issue, a hammer fixes that one up, if you've bent the chassis...that's gunna suck. |
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trizo
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 9:38:25 PM
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mouce I was gonna bring em down softly lol!!
CRashing bak down to earth again!!!!!!!!!
1nc again he's right, mouce that is!thats y I asked how far under the car it went cause if it hasn't hit your jacking point(the little 20mm lip under your car) on your car youll be right..but in saying that if it has and here comes the soft let down WRITE OFF!!! sorry 2 b harsh but as I asked how far under did it go? |
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mouce
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 9:47:18 PM
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Nope...I've found the best way is to get the trauma over and done with, before any money gets spent on it.
If any of the following have been damaged the car is going to be deemed a write-off by any insurance company (not that you'd claim THIS on insurance, but in the future they can, and probably would, refuse to pay out on a claim because it's unroadworthy):
A-pillar
B-pillar
C-pillar
D-pillar
chassis
cabin floorpan
If any of the following have been damaged it's going to need to be fixed professionally with an engineers certificate:
Front suspension tower mount,
rear suspension shock absorber mount (to body)
rear diff mount to chassis
pan-hard rod mount to chassis
boot floor pan
The rear parcel shelf may fall into either category, depending on how badly it's been damaged
If the only damage is a slightly crushed side skirt then it's no big deal, however from what you're saying you smacked it fairly hard if the diff has moved or the rim has been warped. And ifyou have smacked the rear wheel into the gutter that hard, it would pay to replace the insides of the diff, as they will have been given one hell of a wallop, to be honest you're lucky you could drive it.
You know what makes this really painful for me to hear about? The fact that you love your car. I'd be shattered if something like that happened to me, and by the sounds of it you are too. If you were a tool who didn't give a sh!t about the car then I wouldn't be feeling sorry for you at all. But this really sucks hard... |
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Edited by - mouce on 31 Aug 2006 9:58:44 PM |
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pizzadude213
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Posted - 02 Sep 2006 : 06:49:39 AM
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| well its right next to the piller and its been pushed in about 18mm and the piller is just a little pused in like 10 mm sound like to me i should just get it soldin and came it as theft :( poor car not happy |
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trizo
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Posted - 05 Sep 2006 : 7:44:02 PM
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| WRITE OFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sorry!! |
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pizzadude213
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Posted - 05 Sep 2006 : 9:04:34 PM
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| sorry Trizo but its not lol but its going to cost $650 to fix tho but not a wrtie off |
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trizo
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Posted - 05 Sep 2006 : 9:16:18 PM
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| mate as I said how far under and you said 18mm and the pilla 10mm!right!now if it didnt penetrate the the jac point (you know the little lip thingy!)you should be right 18 mm sounds like fu#$ all but with out c...ing the thing I realy cant say or judge!!!it's called the domino effect, 18mm can cause the slightest bend stess to across the impact point there 4 rendering it fu#$ ed the only reason I say this is cause I am a sheetie/bodybuilder/welder and have seen this many time (more on trucks ect..) but make note that this can happen and as I said I wasnt in the car wen it hit and I can c the damage so that is the reason 4 me 2 say write off !!!! and on a good note $650 cheap as chips does that include the spray work???? oh yeah all said with a smile!!!! |
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pizzadude213
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Posted - 05 Sep 2006 : 9:38:35 PM
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| yep 650 with the spray work overwise it would been 400 but its cheap and i would have my baby back to good again |
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trizo
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Posted - 05 Sep 2006 : 9:40:22 PM
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| yeah that is cheap!!! good luk with the work !!!:P |
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mouce
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Posted - 05 Sep 2006 : 9:54:39 PM
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Actually 18mm ding in the side skirt of the car isn't an issue, it's got to sink between 10-20cm before it causes head-aches.
Glad to know that it's going to get repaired though, always nice to know that a VN has been saved from the junk yard.
And for all that I don't need to say it, I'm going to anyway, take it easy in the wet next time ;) |
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trizo
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Posted - 05 Sep 2006 : 10:00:35 PM
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| the only reason I brought that up is the fact that even the smallest ding in the right spot (ridgid corner ect..)will cause a stress at the other end of the scale so to speak !!This is proven as I 'v seen it with my own eyes!!!and no it dosent haf 2 b a big hit but it can happen!!(Idont recomend testing this on your car)!! |
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mouce
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Posted - 05 Sep 2006 : 10:09:07 PM
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Okay, I won't test it with my car, we'll use your's trizo...LOL.
I know what you're saying though, but thankfully in this case it doesn't sound like it was a 'fatal' hit. |
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trizo
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Posted - 05 Sep 2006 : 10:13:19 PM
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hehehehehe got a spare we can try it on???lol but hey it sounds that way so lucky hey!!
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