not a happy bunny

[dodgy welds]

hi all ordered a quarter panel for my car last week parted with cash as deposit told part was avalible just to be told today that its obsolite but they can give me the oppsie side cant get this part anywhere how hard is it to make a decent repair section

 

[James]

what car is it?

http://www.oldpanels.com have always come through for me, give them a try

 

[Wozzaaah]

Depends on how complex the part is, a quarter panel will probably be curved in several planes so not easy to make. Who have you tried for panels?

 

[dodgy welds]

hadrian imperial arnold clark {main dealer} the cars a p reg rover 200 cabriolet

 

[irondarren]

think anything rover is now oboselete, can it not be patched?

 

[dodgy welds]

still most parts avalible for rover but the coupe and cabriolet seems to be niche car it only needs a small patch to repair at the front of arch about three bends iin it

 

[peterd51]

Hi,

could you cut a repair patch out of another similar panel off another car?

If they have books on the counter showing all the available panels of all models maybe you could spend a bit of time flipping through 'til you find something...

my local car parts supplier has let me poke around his manuals (if you'll forgive the expression!).

Regards
Peter

 

[Drains]

Sounds like a good excuse to learn how to use a dolly and hammer to me... (not as difficult as you might think, if you're careful, and happy to do the job twice, or three times, as a learner...)

 

[Lippyp]

I'd find a scrappy with one in and cut the requisite bit out. Is it unique to the cab?

 

[Robotstar5]

Have you tried www.rimmerbros.co.uk they bought a lot of MG/rover parts up

 

[guy88]

i use these people

http://bap.dominohosting.biz/

 

[loiner1965]

if its accident damage then get dent devils or similar to knock out as best etc then fill and repaint...or find donor car in scrapyard and cut and weld etc even take the complete panel out and drill all spotwelds out and refit....