"extraspecialbitter" (extraspecialbitter)
09/10/2015 at 16:32 • Filed to: FRIEND'S CAR
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"extraspecialbitter" (extraspecialbitter)
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I’m guessing it’s bad.
(Disclaimer: I was not involved in any way.)
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> extraspecialbitter
09/10/2015 at 16:33 |
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Got sideswipped by a wall?
fairlady78
> extraspecialbitter
09/10/2015 at 16:35 |
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Similar damage to my WRX resulted in a $3000 insurance payout. I’m guessing on the old Merc it’ll be totaled though, depending on your insurance...
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extraspecialbitter
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/10/2015 at 16:35 |
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Can’t remember what he told me. I think it was a tree or something.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> extraspecialbitter
09/10/2015 at 16:37 |
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Rear section, you can get a new panel from Klokkerholm for about $60 (IIRC) that covers everything from the trim line down. The hard part is removing the old metal and getting the remainder just right.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> extraspecialbitter
09/10/2015 at 16:39 |
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Similarly here, you just get a new fender skin and bolt it on. That leaves the doors, which I don’t have any experience with, but you might just end up swapping those for junkers. There might also be a Klokkerholm skin for them, I don’t know.
WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
> extraspecialbitter
09/10/2015 at 16:41 |
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Not supposed to re-enact the Hangover, bruh.
Captain of the Enterprise
> extraspecialbitter
09/10/2015 at 16:43 |
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depends, if he just wants to leave it then it’s not a big deal.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> fairlady78
09/10/2015 at 16:45 |
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The panels to fix it all only cost a couple hundred bucks (call it <$400 all in). The installation thereof and repainting... that’s where he’s boned unless he’s doing it himself.
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extraspecialbitter
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
09/10/2015 at 16:48 |
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The front and the doors, I’m not so worried about. It’s dat ass. Not quite as modular. Thanks for the site.
Wacko
> extraspecialbitter
09/10/2015 at 16:51 |
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Rubbing is racing
Nobi
> extraspecialbitter
09/10/2015 at 17:00 |
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A Darlington stripe? Nah, it’ll buff out.
Seriously though, looks like the front door skin is peeled back a little, so you’re looking at doors a front fender and if not a new quarter, a hell of a lot of bondo. I wouldn’t call it totaled, but that won’t be cheap.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> extraspecialbitter
09/10/2015 at 17:05 |
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Dat ass, you have to separate the spot welds over the wheel arch and along the bottom edge. Along the seam with the rear fascia, find the points where it’s brazed and grind those - removing the skin in pieces, which gives you the freedom to separate that seam without distorting the rear fascia edge. When it all gets re-welded, the top where it goes under the trim strip is the pain, because you may end up having to skip weld a tiny bit at a time or drill holes and spot weld. In neither case does it like to stay straight. At the front edge in the door opening, there’s some seaming that is also a pain or can be. (Can you tell I’ve been involved in one of these?)
punkgoose17
> extraspecialbitter
09/10/2015 at 17:15 |
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Maybe the Mercedes just wanted some Darlington stripes.
LOREM IPSUM
> extraspecialbitter
09/10/2015 at 17:38 |
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Sweet. New parts car.
Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> extraspecialbitter
09/10/2015 at 18:26 |
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I would say it’s Shart-your-pants bad.
http://en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/Shart
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extraspecialbitter
> Nobi
09/11/2015 at 07:52 |
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It’s such a shame though. He kept the interior god-like. It’s easily the cleanest 300D interior I’ve ever seen.
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fairlady78
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
09/11/2015 at 08:11 |
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Yeah, it cost me about $60 to fix the car myself (he’ll probably be fine with just the trim pieces, some body filler, and a respray).