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 helbus
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 10:31 AM |
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Another beetle smashed
It had to happen. As soon as the beetle is resprayed all nice, Fleur had to go and run into the back of a trailer.
She was not hurt, but the beetle don't look real good anymore. Lucky she knows a panel beater.
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 10:33 AM |
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oh nos :/
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helbus
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 11:15 AM |
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Doh!
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 11:30 AM |
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Oh No !!!!!! Poor Fleur ! As long as she is OK is the main thing !!!!
Damn trailer ! what was it doing in the way ? |
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 11:35 AM |
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oh no...not the beetle....just re sprayed.......how much damage?
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*did*
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 12:35 PM |
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Sorry to hear it, hope fleur is ok and the beetle is repairable.
[Edited on 20-4-2004 by *did*] |
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helbus
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 01:13 PM |
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Anyone got a really really good bonnet to suit 1970 1500 beetle. Not Superbug or L bug
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 01:22 PM |
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Hey Helbus at least you can use it as an opportunity to detail your next "how to" article in the paint and body section - how to repair beetle front
end damage
glad fleur isn't hurt
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helbus
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 01:27 PM |
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Actually I will do that. I might as well make it constructive.
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*did*
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 02:08 PM |
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If your front beam is damaged I have drum brake one, couple of front guards too (off my old 1970 1300). |
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 02:28 PM |
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oh no....
that's my worst nightmare, get ur bug nicely painted and bang, you have an accident....
Ron
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 02:33 PM |
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lol i know what that is like my bro rolled our van after it was hand repainted only a few weeks before to get rid of rust problem, was write off!!
d'oh
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helbus
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 06:11 PM |
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I have stripped the Beetle down and the damage is as follows
LH guard & headlight
Bonnet
Spare wheel buckled
petrol tank very small dent
LH skirt pushed in about 70mm at about headlight level
crease in LH skirt between LH door and guard
RH guard untouched
Bumper untouched
Fleur untoched
Now to get this friggin thing back on the road.
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 06:56 PM |
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Thanks goodness for the safety of the Beetle..
Peter, do you happen to have before an after the crash pics?
THE LOWEST WITH THE MOSTEST BLING BLING WINS!!
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helbus
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 07:07 PM |
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I rang the guy she run into. He was a bit of a pig really.
Fleur hit the back of a tandem traile which had 4WD tyres on it so it was quite high, and very tough.
Scratched the paint on the 50mm RHS running along under the tailgate.
Fleur fooked her nice beetle and he was being real stand offish. She said sorry and that she didn't mean it. Quite obvious really when you see a nice
car damaged.
I mean who here would like to plough their pride and joy headlong into a lump of steel?
Oh well we will get over it, I just hope he gets over his precious trailer that we will pay to have fixed.
All we can say is
[size=6]SORRY[/size]
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 08:11 PM |
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Hmmm ......buy her a tank to drive. Tell her not to brake for the trailer next time so you can get yer $$$$ worth. That ought to shut the guy up:P:bounce
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 11:47 PM |
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We are on to it.
Got a bonnet and guard from Dean at the VWCV meeting tonight. Thank you very much.
Will have it back on the road in no time.
And I will get the liquid paper out to touch up the scratch in the white trailer so the guy who owns it will stop sooking like a baby shithead.
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 11:53 PM |
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ha ha good stuff
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 11:53 PM |
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LOL
better than a fully grown shithead tho?
*writes down panelbeater's liquid paper trick*
show us the carnage?
let sleeping dubs lie
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helbus
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| posted on April 26th, 2004 at 12:53 AM |
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Worked on the Beetle on Saturday with what little time I had spare.
I got the LH skirt pulled out on the rack and got the body all in putty.
Now just have to clean up the guard and bonnet we got and paint it.
Assemble and done.
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