Cracked front splitter on Tamora

[PTOTY]

I managed to do the stupid thing of driving my car into a high curb!!! Really annoyed with myself as I've never been caught out before, always leaving a good gap.

Anyway, apart from advice for where I should go to get it sorted, does anybody know if using gaffer tape over the top to protect the crack from the elements will do it any damage? The last thing I want to do is make it worse.

Anybody had to repair this type of damage?? Was it easy (cheap?)

Taking it over to Henley Heritage tomorrow for them to take a look (they are very good BTW!)

Cheers

Beno

[t40ora]

Cracked mine ages ago; had a quote for just over £500 from Racing Green, and as a temporary fix Martin suggested that I fill in the split with black silicon windscreen sealant, which I duly did.

As my Tamora is Reflex Charcoal you can't see the repair (well, hardly) and I hit a BLOODY ENORMOUS speed hump in London a couple of weeks ago and it split again.

More silicon sealant, and again you can hardly see the repair. Will be getting it done properly as soon as possible, but I now need a front respray as after 13.5k miles since April it's looking a bit like it has acne. Sadly, can't quite find the money needed for that lot just yet.....

[eburacum]

caught my saggy on a curb reversing into the mother in laws drive,caught the underside of the rear valance directly under were the side exhausts are,you cant see the scratches in the paint unless you lay your head on the floor and look up,thinking of having it done, but everyone says "id leave it you cant see it!"but i know its there,all you tiv owners know where im coming from!
what would you do?

[carsarecool]

I think you're going to be in for £750 - £1000, depending on the colour of your car.

Also, shop around, as you will find a pretty large spread of prices.

Independent repair shops seem the cheapest, just make sure you go to a reccommended one.

[madbadger]

Has no-one tried mending it themselves?

I took a chunk out of mine with a rock a month or so ago, but dont have a grand lying around.

[Daftlad]

madbadger said:

Has no-one tried mending it themselves?

I took a chunk out of mine with a rock a month or so ago, but dont have a grand lying around.

Unless its a stupid colour, try 250-300GBP for first class job.

[madbadger]

Daftlad said:

madbadger said:

Has no-one tried mending it themselves?

I took a chunk out of mine with a rock a month or so ago, but dont have a grand lying around.

Unless its a stupid colour, try 250-300GBP for first class job.

Thanks John.

I don't think it is a stupid colour.

[Daftlad]

madbadger said:

Daftlad said:

madbadger said:

Has no-one tried mending it themselves?

I took a chunk out of mine with a rock a month or so ago, but dont have a grand lying around.

Unless its a stupid colour, try 250-300GBP for first class job.

Thanks John.

I don't think it is a stupid colour.

Apologies,
I meant an oddball high cost/litre colour

Linda's car (front spolier) had a coming together with a kerb and it was less than £200 for an excellent job. I should point out that it was me that was driving

[madbadger]

Daftlad said:

madbadger said:

Daftlad said:

madbadger said:

Has no-one tried mending it themselves?

I took a chunk out of mine with a rock a month or so ago, but dont have a grand lying around.

Unless its a stupid colour, try 250-300GBP for first class job.

Thanks John.

I don't think it is a stupid colour.

Apologies,
I meant an oddball high cost/litre colour

I know

Mine is pretty minor and is not in an obvious position. Shouldn't be too tricky.

[ZooOOM]

I fixed mine. Its pretty simple, but I only had chipped filler.

1. cut off obviously flaky bits
2. ensure the area is clean and dry
3. sand the surface to give a good key for an adhesive
4. get some polyester filler like P38 or plastic padding and whack it on good and thick over the damaged area. Try to mix the adhesive smoothly to prevent air bubbles. Over fill the damage so you can sand the surface back.
5. wet and dry the surface with increasing grades of sand paper. Take your time. I used 900,1500 and 2000 grit. Use a sanding block to keep the surface uniform
6. prime and paint