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As other people always seem better finding things on line than i am , can some one please post diagrams or something on those lines detailing the rear vxr8 suspension parts where it is what’s it’s called and part numbers if there is such a site or link , so i know what they are talking about on the car and i know if they do repair what they are doing , insurance company is heading on the write off route , but i would like to see it repaired if possible , as it’s a shame to kill it off , cheers in advance
Cheers for the diagram , i am thinking the reason for the wheels not sitting correctly in the arch are the lower and upper arms being bent ? hopefully diff and subframe ok , suspension looked ok but it’s not that difficult to source, body work is minor dents that could be pulled , the wheels can be solved via ebay as hsv sv pack 20 inch wheels are around 4k£ it seems , it’s already been taken to be assessed i’ve been on there case so they know where i stand with getting it repaired , ive asked when they assign an engineer to get him to call me due to club knowledge on where to get cheaper parts , there was not much option it had to go to their assessors , they say i will know next week , so fingers crossed
Cheers for the above posts and links , Rock auto show some of those bits fairly cheaply so they would be a good go to place , it would need to be walkinshaw for the wheels , i an insured with A plan , if they say it’s a write off i will be straight to the pound to pick it up but i’m hoping they see sense , James at Elite was very helpful and gave me a replacement price so if they get funny that will be put forward , the annoying thing the accident was not my fault but you always end up out of pocket in one way or another
Hi SOCO , yes you would have thought so , well i get to know this week , plus i get to find out how good or bad my insurance company is , fingers still big time crossed that they see sense, it’s not been nice being in limbo so long , if you pm me your mobile i can what’s app the clip to you
I’ve been told if repair costs are more than 65 per cent of value then that’s write off area , the car is going to be taken to Warren at Topcats to be stripped down or the like to assess the damage , my main concerns are diff subframe drive shafts , wheels are around 600£ each or so , im sure there are other expensive bits but i won’t know more until it’s taken to pieces , the other party have not even made contact with my insurance company , so it’s a case of wait and see , i maybe lucky but it appears i am often not , that the parts broken are not too much cost wise , i just want it back on the road as it’s a rare car and a shame to write it off
An update , well it’s not a write off , the suspension bits are all being replaced for new parts , drive shafts were damaged plus a number of suspension arms 4 on each side , the rest of the car seems ok but they will know more when it’s fully stripped down , total cost is around 7200 , the paint work damage is very minor main cost is labour and new suspension parts , the lovely 86 year old who hit me is still arguing it’s my fault ???!! , but the insurance company have viewed the dash cam footage and can’t confirm yet but are saying it’s her fault and that’s what they are pressing for , sv 20 inch wheels are hardest parts to source so i may go down the lines of 19 inch rims , the insurance company said with out dash cam they normally go 50/50 as it’s difficult to prove otherwise , so in simple if you like your car and policy then get a decent dash cam nextbase 112 are good and around 40£ from halfords and also get a good sd card which is about 12£ , the only thing i found with dash cams is every other day reflash / delete the footage or it can loose some , things are not fully solved yet but i will update with any results
Hi it was mentioned in response back to my insurance company , not that i want to deprive some one of there freedom but i think 86 maybe pushing it a bit , but if you look at how the accident happened my thought is she should not drive any more , i heard some one else on here had their v8 written off by an old bloke , but the camera is very important evidence wise
Hi ARAF , walkinshaw managed to find a set of 20 inch rear wheels in silver that need spraying in black , the thought is the subframe and diff are ok so fingers crossed there , the only thing holding it up is a few bits on back order from pedders and rock auto , so fingers crossed for some time in August , the other party have still not admitted fault even though it’s on dash cam ?!?
Well the good news , finally got the car back , body work damage was very very minor , it was mainly suspension parts plus a set of ££££ 20 inch rear wheels plus tyres , not always easy getting parts , car looks great as if nothing ever happened , a big Thank You to Warren and his team at Topcats , a very good job done and i was kept up to date plus good attention to the small detail ... spot on , total bill is around 8200£ other side who hit me are hard work even with good dash cam evidence so waiting for that side to be sorted
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