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  1. hondo

    R107 Inner sills

    It's an inner sill never gonna be seen so all you gotta worry about is strength and fitment both being quite critical ,inner sill is a major part of the structure so it's gonna need to be made with a healthy gauge of metal which is more difficult to cut bend shape etc etc also all the swages and...
  2. hondo

    roughly how much is to fit a bodykit

    Depends on colour of your car and if original kit or something fibreglass etc which I would not recommend
  3. hondo

    Has anyone got a good source for genuine wings??

    I would really like to sell in a pair ,n/s/f wing is white I'll get pics ASAP I have had them for years in storage never really considered selling them until I was reading post but I can't keep everything, I should really list them in classifieds ?
  4. hondo

    W202

    You will get a flitch from mercedes Iv fitted the very front section where headlamp panel /bumper bracket and wing bolt on a few times , i think there about £60 per side Rest of flitch/inner wing likely available too
  5. hondo

    Has anyone got a good source for genuine wings??

    Iv got 1 genuine mercedes n.o.s 124 o/s wing but it's for a diesel has vents at front of arch ,also used n/s wing in reasonable condition I'd except a reasonable offer if of interest to any 1 ?
  6. hondo

    w202 front door

    The small locators on back of striker locate on post if you were to buff these flat striker would then adjust but unless yer motor was bent shouldn't b necessary Both front and rear door hinges adjust
  7. hondo

    w202 front door

    Well Iv just put 4 doors on mine and they don't adjust got small locators on bk , they may adjust with a big hammer but I don't think this is mercedes recommended method
  8. hondo

    w202 front door

    Front and rear doors both quite simple on 202 any 202 door facelift or not will do the job as you will get all internal parts from your original door(wiring /airbag/outer handle /lock mechanism etc) setting it may take a minute to get right, strikers on post do not adjust so it's only hinges u...
  9. hondo

    Unbelievable Estimate.

    A couple of scrapes and dented door are not likely to see the insurance company saying sorry sir your car is written off, in which case it would go to the insurance company's contracted salvage /breakers yard and only the highest bidder would buy the car back No amount of damage will deem a...
  10. hondo

    Unbelievable Estimate.

    If you take the car back it will not be categorised at all there will be no record on log book of it being damaged If u have lack of funds this is surely your best optional You get to keep ur car which is drivable and they will give you a settlement too So you still have the least rusty...
  11. hondo

    Unbelievable Estimate.

    There may be damage to a or b post I did say from the start this was likely to end as a total loss Your speaking 4 wheel alignment check ,both bumpers off, stripped ,repair and paint times on bumpers ,new door and adjacent blend panels new door ,seal etc etc it soon gets out of hand Was that...
  12. hondo

    Bodyshop Respray Quote

    Booths are simply a production line device If we didnt have them it wouldn't be possible to get through a volume of work After a job is painted 45 minute bake 10 minutes to cool then you can start putting it back together in and out same day for small jobs bumpers etc That's the down fall...
  13. hondo

    Bodyshop Respray Quote

    I kid you not a proper painter could produce a perfect paint finish anywhere All a spraybooth is is a sealed room which has extraction and an oven non of which are necessary Iv been involved in hundreds of jobs done in sheds ,barns ,lock ups ,even in drive ways up the side of houses lol...
  14. hondo

    W202 front bodywork alignment procedure?

    Yes start at the back with wing - door then bonnet -wing and by time you hav these indicator and bumper will sort there selfs out
  15. hondo

    azurite blue passenger door wanted please

    In all I spent over 2 years sourcing doors , 1 wing and bootlid with no rust I never passed a breakers yard without having a look ,i got there in the end but it's not easy as most cars in breakers are filthy, what looked good from a distance often turned out to be garbage ,I bought a genuine...
  16. hondo

    azurite blue passenger door wanted please

    Fitted 2 preface lift front doors on my face lift car about a Mnth ago I had 2 drill 1 hole each side for airbag retaining rivet( 2 of the 3 holes were there already ) no other modifications were required to trim etc
  17. hondo

    azurite blue passenger door wanted please

    Pre face lift door will fit but most of the internal parts will need swapped over not a major problem though
  18. hondo

    azurite blue passenger door wanted please

    What is damage ? Any pics ? Even if it is what the insurance company's class as a total loss /write off /beyond economical repair it doesn't mean it has to be scrapped It may be beyond economical repair for the insurance company who will have to pay a repairer about £30 per hour ,use genuine...
  19. hondo

    azurite blue passenger door wanted please

    I hope it's not 2 much damage as the value of a 202 won't go far towards repairing it with genuine panels ie insurance total loss Iv seen c180s written off 4 little more than a bumper
  20. hondo

    Finished at last

    That was the first bootlid I found In over a year that didnt hav any rust and at £10 I rekon it's almost as much of a bargain as the car it's self which set me bk £150 over 100k ago ,that's why I spent the time and effort on it because its never stopped just keeps on going !
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