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 Purple Martin
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| posted on August 8th, 2003 at 09:03 AM |
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My kombi's new nose *pics*
You may remember my post a few weeks ago about a stolen car being crashed into my kombi. Well I got the kombi back from the smach repairers the other
day, and now the nose is the best-looking bit of the whole kombi!
They said the old nose was full of bog from previous smashes, the bog was over an inch thick in places! They cut at the A-pillars, and wrapped the
replacement nose panel onto the body seams at the doors and along the bottom just behind the bumper. The A-pillars were all rusted away under the
existing paint, so they patched and reinforced them with steel. The new bumper has slightly thinner metal than the previous one but it's brand
new and looks good so I don't mind. The replacement bullbar is identical to the previous one. The license plate is hidden by the spare tyre,
hopefully I won't get in trouble for that!
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1975 Kombi camper
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| posted on August 8th, 2003 at 09:09 AM |
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got to be happy with that!!
maybe just move the number plate to the side??
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Purple Martin
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| posted on August 8th, 2003 at 09:12 AM |
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The number plate used to be on the side on the previous bumper, it was still partly hidden by the spotlight. To be honest I'm not really
bothered by it being hidden. I'm good at being polite to the police, they usually let me go even if I have been a bit naughty. :P
1959 red & white Beetle
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| posted on August 8th, 2003 at 09:13 AM |
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Always good when something bad turns good. Looks smick:thumb
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| posted on August 8th, 2003 at 09:52 AM |
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very nice looking, why ot try putting the No plate in the middle of the spare wheel ? thats if you want :bounce
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| posted on August 8th, 2003 at 09:56 AM |
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Looking good  Tell anyone who asks you're in the middle of a
respray!
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| posted on August 8th, 2003 at 05:34 PM |
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Hey Purple
The front looks so good, you will have to paint the rest of the Kombi now!
Rob..:thumb
[Edited on 8-8-2003 by Robo]
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| posted on August 8th, 2003 at 05:47 PM |
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I wish the front of mine looked that good! You'll have to put a cheapie wheel-trim on the spare so it looks nicer - worked for me! :thumb
Kruizin Kol
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| posted on August 8th, 2003 at 06:14 PM |
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ooooooooooooh. so nice and shinnneeeeeee!
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool
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| posted on August 8th, 2003 at 07:25 PM |
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Definitley a :thumb
Not a lot of panel shops will take on work like that these days.
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Purple Martin
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| posted on August 9th, 2003 at 09:08 AM |
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Thanks for all the positive replies 
You're right Helbus, I had to do some searching to find someone who would do a panel replacement not just a bog-job, even though it was an NRMA
insurance job. I'm not saying anything against the NRMA, they're great, it's just that most smash repairers seem to only want to work
on new expensive cars.
In the end I found that Everlast in Fyshwick (Canberra) would do it. I know it's a big chain, but this branch is run by a family who've
been doing it for decades. The guys who do the repairs are quite old now (they look 50-60ish) and I think they're brothers. Anyway, they've
got a great attitude and they want to do a proper job of any job. So if you're in Canberra and you need some body work done, go to them before
they retire and we lose them forever!
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| posted on August 9th, 2003 at 04:50 PM |
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I think "panel beating " is a lost a art these days most are "panel replacers" took my scratched beetle guard to a few panel
beaters and they quoted ridiculous prices because the really don't want the work. Found you have to pay for a quote if your not making an
insurance claim.
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