i think your best (cheapest) bet might be to find a car in the same colour with problems elsewhere and nick all the relevant parts off that..

by the way, do you realise you can force the guy's insurance to pay for all repairs?

I say fix it Dai had a hard time (no puns please!) convincing me with driving my car and now I wouldn't change it. Your wife will appreciate this effort trust me i'm a woman and know where she's coming from!!
Anyways good luck with the decision!!


Vicky

5lab wrote:by the way, do you realise you can force the guy's insurance to pay for all repairs?

Yes I do, however the Insurance Company are playing hard to get and the driver at fault has dissapeared off the face of the planet

I don't have enough room in the garage for the car and it has been vandalised while stting (twice), which so far has forced me into buying a replacement tailgate

Looks like she is staying and I really need to get on with it - and what happens - it snows

So new title for Technical Page

'How to replace a 300 serices front end, with bonus tailgate replacement section - in the snow'

if you have the insurance companies details just do the work, submit bills (including your time, at £30/hour) to them and demand the money.

5lab wrote:if you have the insurance companies details just do the work, submit bills (including your time, at £30/hour) to them and demand the money.

Aha, now that is interesting : well it has been decided. Time to break out the welder - found a donor car (green unfortunately so additional painting will be required).

On the upside I managed to locate an original unused front valance so the rot problem of a replacement is long gone.

I'll try to take as many pics as possible and do a write up as my contribution to the 'how to' section of the forum.

Wish ne luck folks

990 ,Im really glad you have found a doner car, I was going to offer you Foggy




but I cant let her go until after christmas ( for obvious reasons ) and Rochdale to Milton Keynes is a bit of a run to collect a car

good luck with the rebuild

Tell you what Mick, that 360 looks pretty good - what's it like 'close up'?

Not sure, but I might put in first dibs if it's going to go, and being broken. I seem to remember someone wanting it though

Mick.... Can you confirm the colour code on it?

Nooooo don't break it

SteveP wrote:Nooooo don't break it

As we can plainly see Steve now has the 300 Saloon disease



As for Foggy, lovely - looks far too good to break however .

and MK to Rochdale isn't that far by air is it, if its a sleigh you could have got Santa to drop it off after his rounds

Thanks for the offer though

I will put more pickys in my new toy thread rather than post jack here

990 wrote: you could have got Santa to drop it off after his rounds

don't think it'd fit down your chimney somehow

d3k4y0 wrote:

990 wrote: you could have got Santa to drop it off after his rounds

don't think it'd fit down your chimney somehow

Sure it would I have an old 1920's house - no problem

It will just be getting it out of the dining room via the front door that would be an issue