Smash repair joint needed - A hit to the 7mth old sp20 already :(

[kyra]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]Hey Guys,

Last night, jumped into the car after a good 13hrs at work, didn't realise the car was in gear...turned the key, car takes off (doesn't jump...just goes like normal)... takes out 3 1metre metal posts before i can stop it completely..not good... but i didn't manage to stop it before it hit a nice concrete barrier 30cms away...

Damage so far.... indentations of the 3 metal pegs in my front bar.... and a knocking sound coming from the bottom left of the car (??? )

So... need to find a decent bodykit repairer / smash repair in the eastern suburbs who can clean up the front bar and give parts of it a respray....

I am still fukn livid about this... not sure how I could do this to a 7mth new car!!!!

Any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks guys,

Bill[/color:post_uid0]

[Rupewrecht]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]Dayam! thats not good :O :( :angry:

well, you could try the MX5 Shop in Ringwood. i'm told they do a very good job (and know mazdas inside-out), but aren't the cheapest around.

i've never had a car resprayed, so can't really help with recommending places from personal experience :([/color:post_uid0]

[bRaDiNhO]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]If you wanna get it done under insurance then Accident Repair Centre at Thornleigh is good. Otherwise cant help! Bad luck tho! Thats another Astina down.... how many is that recently?[/color:post_uid0]

[apparition]

[color=#000000:post_uid1]Hey Bill;
Are you going to go thru insurance to get the car repaired or are you going to get it repaired yourself?

If you're going to pay for it yourself, I can give you the number of the guy who repaired the damage to my astina for a really good price. He's up in the Kilsyth/Lilydale area. If you are interested just PM me!

btw is it only the front bar that's damaged or is the bonnet too? I know how it feels having your pride and joy damaged... but it'll look just like new once fixed.

Daniel :)[/color:post_uid1]

[Rupewrecht]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]actually i'd be interested in that number too - i'm slowly getting round to a few things that need respraying on my car :)[/color:post_uid0]

[Toyboy]

[color=#000000:post_uid11]Cant believe what is happening to us. The other night i ran my Toy up a gutter :O it was only at a very slow speed,but still up it went,i was to afraid to get outta the car and have a look,fearing the worst for the mag wheel,and the front bar :(
What made it worse was that a person was standing on the side walk with his bottom lip touching the pavement pointing at the car when it happened,which made me think it was really f**ked up! I eventually got outta the car,and to my surprise i only found a few scratches on the side of the bar,no wheel damage :)
I still dont know how i mounted this gutter without ripping off my front bar,i had angels shining on me that night :D

Catch yas :;):[/color:post_uid11]

[Trav]

[color=#3A6EA5:post_uid0]I know a place that does a good deal. My mate has just had a full respray done and it looks real schmick. Shoot me a mail if you want the addy and number.[/color:post_uid0]

[pr1mo]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]tonite i was trying out my new alarm wif remote start. accidently left the car in gear.....oh oooo..... frilkken lucky my sister has hay bails @ the end of the garage one edge of my cyber lip came off the main bit but will be able to be glued back on and the pods will be going back on asap so very lucky indeed

cheers mike[/color:post_uid0]

[kyra]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]thanks guys...

send any names/numbers of melb smash repairs to me... i have taken some pics of the damage, and really... there is **** all damage... scared about the cost of fixing it though!!
so daniel (app) send the number if you recommend them... i am seeing two places tonight... one of the mccr members (highly recommended) and Symes smash in east doncaster (recommended by mazda)... so yeah... i think depending on the extent of the damage (and cost), i'll stick with 3 quotes...

Primo...that's exactly what i did... but didn't have no hay bails... just metal posts!

cheers,
Bill[/color:post_uid0]

[Critter]

[color=#000000:post_uid0]Oh, Bill, Bill, Bill.....I feel for ya more than anyone (of course)
Get that sweet car fixed nice man.

Life has it's little bumps....had some of them....[/color:post_uid0]

[sam_seventyseven]

Primo, what type of the alarm did you get? I want to get one for my SP20 too and I really want remote start. I also wouldnt mind a module that notifies you if your alarm goes off. Have you heard of that?

[pr1mo]

PM coming your way Sam Seventy Seven, BTW you dont drive a light BLUE SP20 do u? i personally handed a astina card to a guy who owns one when i was in autobarn a few months back