DOH! (now with pictures)

[Alan Gunn]

I have my old headlights and indicators in a box in the loft if they are any good to you.
I also have my old grill but that has a small bit out of it but only small would do till you get a new debadged one lol.

[breeze-speed]

Satin silver to be exact

Is there a reflex silver as well?

I like what you've done with your car especially the colour codeing of the door and bumper strips. Do you have to rub the plastic smooth and flat before you paint it or just slap it on?

I have my old headlights and indicators in a box in the loft if they are any good to you.
I also have my old grill but that has a small bit out of it but only small would do till you get a new debadged one lol.

Thanks for that. Im currently looking for a complete scrap or accident damaged car to swap the bits over, theres a couple on bEgay that im watching so we'll see how it goes with them first. Any idea on what sort of cash your after for it all?

Spoke to the insurance company today and im keeping the car and im going to repair it. The garage have agreed to de-gas the air con, which is nice, and im hoping that they'll drop it off back at my house on Monday when the fun will commense.....

[Lurch]

So im looking for a 2000 reg or older passat b5 in silver (is there just the one shade of silver?) thats been rear ended,scrap or spares repairs, you know what i mean.

The closer to Shrewsbury the better....

PM me your mobile number, I'll keep an eye out. I'm in a couple of breakers tomorrow anyway for starters.

[Alan Gunn]

Yes there Is a reflex silver that is the colour of my car.
Also £35 posted for the light's/indicators.

[Chin.]

Satin silver to be exact

Is there a reflex silver as well?

I like what you've done with your car especially the colour codeing of the door and bumper strips. Do you have to rub the plastic smooth and flat before you paint it or just slap it on?

Cheers , had it done professionally but yeah you have to rub it down etc etc then primer and paint i think


Reflex silver is a B5.5 colour, slightly brighter shade i think.

[water01]

Reflex Silver is paint code LA7W.

[Lurch]

Spotted a few bits Yesterday at Whixall. Odd wing and bonnet here and there, not much in the way of Passats really ATM. There's a silver bonnet needs a bit of a minor repair on the front edge and a pair of wings, not silver.

There were a few Passat B5\5.5's at Prees, didn't get chance to look in there but probably worth popping in and having a look.

[breeze-speed]

Cheers lurch.

When you say prees do you mean the salvage place just off the A49 on the left as you head toward Whichurch?

[Lurch]

Yeah, there's cars everywhere there. Some are for salvage, some are to be moved to Whixall for breaking so if you can find anything at Prees you might be able to get your name on it before it's sent for breaking.

[breeze-speed]

Cheers lurchy, i best get meself up there this week for a look see, hope to have the car back tomorow.

Got meself a rather nice de-badged FK grill of bEgay for £8 so i've made a start.

[breeze-speed]

Well i got it back this morning and the fun began..



It was looking pretty sorry for it elf, until the postman arrived with this..



Anyway, down to work...



Here you can see the crack in the front panel.



and here you can just make out the curve in the air con rad.







Thats it for today as i've got to go to work to pay for it all.

[breeze-speed]

If anyone spots anything in the pictures that looks a broken that i may have missed please let me know.

Also any advice on removing the rads and front panel would be good or indeed any part of this project.

Cash donations would be fantastic....

[breeze-speed]

Well this is where we are at the mo..





Brought a new front panel,air con rad and coolant rad from Euro car parts for £219 but work has been interupted due to a stag weekend in sunny blackpool.

More progress this week hopfully.

[breeze-speed]

God i hate Blackpool...

So anyway things have been a little slooooowww....

I bought a new cam belt plus all the other belts and a water pump from the stealers, along with new coolant for just over £200, and theres a mobile mechanic coming round to fit it in the morning.

Got a good second hand headlight off a gentleman off a here.

Still need a bumper and a bonnet in the right colour.

I got a new air con rad from a well known company and it was damaged, so i phoned them up and told them, and fair enough they agreed to replace it. When the replacement arrived not only was it damaged but it was the wrong one. Now im just waiting to get me cash back off them and i've found another one off'a bEgay.

So thats where we are at the mo. Im a bit miffed that it's taking so long to sort, just hope i can remember how it all goes back together.

[breeze-speed]

Right a quick update.

New front panel already fitted followed by a new rad.



Then, after three goes of trying and two companys later, a new air con rad.



Followed by the original bumper reinforcer after a tickle with a big hammer.



A tidy second hand headlight off that smashing bloke BORA BOY from off a here, and we are nearly there.



Still on the look out for a bonnet and bumper in the right colour.



Now i may have more time to get on with this.

[stylin]

man that's a cool bath tub

[breeze-speed]

how rude...

[Lurch]

how rude...

Quite. Bathtubs don't have wheels, it's obviously a shopping trolley.

[breeze-speed]

how very rude...