Hey guys, i have rently damaged my front end of my car at a parking house a few monthes back, you guys in victoria would't have seen it, if you spotted me/ or spoken to me on Msn Messager, anyway i will be posting pics of it, i was just wondering. how it will cost, my dad did a quate when it happen he said he could get it for $600, just wondering it you could get it for Cheaper price, i"m From Dandenong North(sth Eastern ) In Victoria,i really don't want to spend $600 on the fornt end, i just hope i could it for a cheaper price, the things that need replacing is front bumber bar and metallic pait.
thanks

I have less damage than that on my 3rd gen I will need to fix and the quoted amount for repair was probably about the same, if not just a bit more than $600. That is the reality of panel repair these days... it costs lots unfortunately. I doubt you will do much better than $600 unless you can source the replacement parts yourself and get someone to do a decent spray job... but don't go too cheap or you will most probably end up regretting it.

Good luck!

Thanks Bro, Thanks for your help

You can get a second hand bonnet and bar but then they still need to be painted and buy then it will blow out to $600.. i dont think thats a bad price.. the only other option is you try and find a bonnet and bar a similiar colour and dont paint them.. least the car wikk be two tone then..:P :D

go to jolly roger in greens rd they got sh!tloads of 2nd gens probably the same color. you could take the bumper off and push it out.

just leave it as it is, its not structual so dont worry about it.

2nd hand bonnet, same colour. Wouldn't be hard as there was plenty of that colour around.

Pull the bar off...heat it up with a heat gun and it'll pop back to shape.

And you'll be set!

2nd hand bonnet, same colour. Wouldn't be hard as there was plenty of that colour around.

Pull the bar off...heat it up with a heat gun and it'll pop back to shape.

And you'll be set!
yup, just get is as best you can as cheaply as you can. its not worth a 1000 dollar new bonnet/bumper and repaint from a pannel shop.

If its not structural its not really important! Don't end up paying HEAPS.... if it ends up at 1k (which i think it will) thats like 20% of the value of the car...

so what do u recoon i should do

But what do YOU want? do you want it to look as new or just get the worst out or near enough is good enough.

I remember when I was getting mine quoted the person doing the quote tried to talk me out of it by saying "why bother fixing that when you might end up hitting someone straight after and have to get it fixed anyway"... the logic doesn't quite work on me.

At the end of the day, only you know what you want to settle for.

id try to do some home diy anyhow on it before you pay someone else to either do it or to buy new parts, just a tip.

its just deciding to do or not, is not much of a damage to the car buts the apearance of it.

also, is the rest of the cars body work and paint in good nick?
i would first weight up the options of spending money to fix this car, when it could be put towards maybe an upgrade to the V6.

if the cars paint and panels seem ok, and you dont mind keeping the car for a year or more, then yeah, save up and fix it, but if not i just wouldnt worry about it for the time being and maybe have a look for the V6

so what do u recoon i should do

you in dandy yeah? go to jolly roger with $1 & look around.

looks bad says im a bad driver :bowrofl:

I really wish my car was Blue not Silver, i wanna do some mods with this car, but i dunno if its worth it, this car 3-4 years old, unless i just wait for my next car, til i do the mods.

yeah i am in dandy i might have a look around later on during the week

dude best thing to do is jus leave it as it is. jus save up and drive round till next year and get a 3rd gen coz every year magnas go cheaper. jus find out why ur car is chewing so much petrol and get that fixed instead.

but if u wanna make this into sumting special then do it but do ur research first.

Pull the bar off...heat it up with a heat gun and it'll pop back to shape.




Leave the bar ON and heat with a heat gun (VERY GENTLY) and it will generally pop without removing the bar

i did something similar in my car,
i bent the steel bumper bar behind the plastic one (10mins with hammer had that fixed)
i bent the radiator support panel (once again, pulled everything off it, 10 mins with a hammer and it was all good)
i epoxied up the mount on my headlight (*borrowed* the epoxy from work so that was cheap enough)
bought a new corner lamp from the wreckers ($22)
the bonnet was bent about half way up, but a mate gave me a hand to bend that back into shape (good as new)
the only thing that needs doing now is some sanding, some bogging and some painting =) (the joys of having a spray painter for a father in law =P)

so on that note, i think that if you have some basic tools (hammer, socket set and spanner set), there is no way its worth $600.

good luck =P

agree with zackts, check out wreckers for a secoind hand bonet in same colour and maybe even a bumper, but only after trying 2 pop it urself. the paint will not match perfectly, but if you get it resprayed it wont either, thats life. also, if it costs you a bit of dosh for the new parts, think of how the value of your car is affected by the damaged front end. it is probably worth it, although maybe not $600, but who am i to say how much its worth i have no idea. but a replacement bonnet isnt hard at all, you should only need a socket set and a mate to hold it in place for you, [and maybe a trailer to get it home with =)

check out wreckers for a secoind hand bonet in same colour





ok, thanks for all your guys opions on fixing my car, but something wrong what you r saying about fixing my car, THE BONNET , I DO NOT NEED A NEW BONNET I HAVE JUST HAVE HUMMER IT OUT & RESPRAY THE METALIC PAINT, THE BONNET IS FINE

Peace

Did i miss something... looks naffed to me, i think hitting it with a hammer wouldnt help... if hitting a pole didnt? :nuts: jokes... how long has it been out in the weather? buying a new bonnet is an easy option... trying to panel beat it yourself you may get thoes nasty wrinkle marks... :cry: poor magna

I'd say just pay the $600 and get it done. Saves all the buggerizing around that you'd have to do.

That's my 2c...

any car machnic here on this fourm in victoria, please help, i can some parts that i get all for $235 and i need some one to install them for me, my dad wants to get parts then go somewhere else to install them spray paint it etc which i will be paying for labor and so on, here is the list is follows:

Reinforncement Bar - $80
Grill $40
Right Hand Lens Indicator $40
Bumber Bar $105
Bonnet = 360(500 to sray and fit it)The bumber bar will be black , i will leave it black, my bonnet needs be heat with a heat gun and it will generally pop without removing the bar, my bonet nets to be resprayed.

i do not want 2 pay $600 :nuts: to fix my car, 2 much, us getting the parts would shave off the cost but no!!, i'll be looking at doing this Tax Time

if there are any machic/body who can help me Email Me on raverspike@gamil.com, or pm me,




http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d98/raver2006/New.jpg
Caption - What Car will look like once finished once it is done


:) :P

Thanks

You do not hammer and bog bonnets, they get hot and the bog will lift, the bonnet will also look crap from inside.

By the time you bog it, you will pay about 60 bucks from jolly rogers for a replacement and may even get a matching colour

I agree with pretty much everyone else, just look for a same color bonnent and front bar. Sure you can try bang it out and stuff, but it will still look dodge, and I think $200 or less for 2nd parts would be better than a $600 re-fixed bonnet and front end. Yeah sure the bonnets fine with the major dint in it, it'll still look dodge when it's fixed, just find a 2nd hand one.

Eriks, bonnet has actually had a dodgey over the top, it has been resprayed poorly, shocking match to the rest of the car, and over the top of the previous paint, no sanding or anything.

so i would get another bonnet TRY for the same color, if not get one sprayed, but his bonnet would need a bit of work atm.

mate if i was you go wreckers buddy and have a feild day:D

looks like i will be paying 600 after all since no-one here wants help me:rant: :nuts: , if i decide to get it done i don't even know, anymore since what happen to my car on monday morning

dont take this the wrong way but we are helping you SAVE money. my car was a write off. over 1750 or some stupid price to fix. but 2nd hand doors and some other panel beating im up to bout 850~900 dollars. you could get the bonet pannel beated but it would be dearer than getting a second hand one.

looks like i will be paying 600 after all since no-one here wants help me:rant: :nuts: , if i decide to get it done i don't even know, anymore since what happen to my car on monday morning
:nuts: wtf? Did you read ANY of this thread?
Blow $600 then, dont pay $60 for a 2nd hand bonnet.

:nuts: wtf? Did you read ANY of this thread?
Blow $600 then, dont pay $60 for a 2nd hand bonnet.yes i have read the tread but if i was get parts from wracks is there any member that could install them/sray paint them, thats what i'm getting at, i could save alot getting da parts at wrackers the only question is who could help me put them on for me, thnks, i g*d D*med wanna spend $600, please help

yes i have read the tread but if i was get parts from wracks is there any member that could install them/sray paint them, thats what i'm getting at, i could save alot getting da parts at wrackers the only question is who could help me put them on for me, thnks, i g*d D*med wanna spend $600, please help
It's all pretty straight forward. invest in a gregorys or haynes manual ($20 on ebay) and do it yourself. Usually with bumpers and sh!t it's a couple of bolts here and there and it just pops off.

It's all pretty straight forward. invest in a gregorys or haynes manual ($20 on ebay) and do it yourself. Usually with bumpers and sh!t it's a couple of bolts here and there and it just pops off.

:stoopid:
once you get yourself a gregorys or haynes ou should be set.

painting, well, i don't know of many AMC members who know how to spray paint properly, + have the tools etc, but couldnt hurt asking nicely, if not you better start getting some qoutes

yes i have read the tread but if i was get parts from wracks is there any member that could install them/sray paint them, thats what i'm getting at, i could save alot getting da parts at wrackers the only question is who could help me put them on for me, thnks, i g*d D*med wanna spend $600, please help


you must have a couple of mates??
tell em theres a case of piss you need help drinking
and then when they get there say "hey give us a hand with this will ya"

you must have a couple of mates??
tell em theres a case of piss you need help drinking
and then when they get there say "hey give us a hand with this will ya" don't really have miuch friends atm, they all floating around, the friends i have atm is victorian amc members

It's all pretty straight forward. invest in a gregorys or haynes manual ($20 on ebay) and do it yourself.


he's got the same manual as you


Eric
have a look at the manual
go to a Jolly rojers on Greens road (dandy)
and see what is there and get some prices
you'll need help with the bonnet but thats it. Everything else is a one person job
and can't your dad help you?? (bonding moment)

Hi everyone, if I wher you l'll go to pick up part and take what l need, it would cost a very low price that what l do...

Thanks TRELLAMENOS...

Hey guys, I finally made my mind and now I have decided to fix my front end,
its been 2 long now since I damaged I should've done straight away but i'll be doing during tax time , when I get the money that is 1st thing I will be doing, I can't bare for my car to look like this anymore, its been 8 months since I damaged in that parking house in Dandenong and I want a decent looking car again, every time I drive I feel like I don’t want to drive it anymore because its so ugly looking – so its settled fixed at Tax Time in 4 Months Time