MX5Ireland

someone hit my car

• i need
• drivers door
• front quater panel
• must be in classic red
• have original paint
• no dent if possible

gah! Were you in it at the time?

no it was parked across from my apartment
she had 20 feet of room!!!

james wrote:no it was parked across from my apartment
she had 20 feet of room!!!

is she paying for the damage ?

if so take it to a good bodyshop and let her pay.....sorry but fuck her for being a careless twat

ah now dont be like that .. karma
i know she is paying for it but she is like myself skint (living is a s#!thole kinda)

i dont want to take it to a body shop cause they will have to spray the car and that is the last resort

would like an original classic red door and panel you know ?

The paint mite not match you could be lucky but have seen it happen loads
of times that they wouldn match even do they are the
Same colour

That would drive me nutz
Id have to be guarenteed a match

Better to get good bodyshop to match existing colour .any spray painter that is any good will match red exactly by tinting it .As I explained to you earlier parts from another red car may not match exactly despite the paint code.Also usedvpanels may have already be painted.

feck

Hi James,
When I bought my (slate grey metallic) NB it had been keyed the full length of the drivers side. I brought it to a guy I have used before here in Cork for repair as I knew his work. I challenge anyone to spot the areas resprayed. You will never get a perfect match using second hand panels, especially in red. Good second hand panels that don't require any filling and just a respray is what I would be recommending.

Paulc

well i have no choice now .. i have to get it sprayed (cant find parts in red)

he said he will spray the front of the door and back of the wing then lacquer the whole side of the car

james wrote:well i have no choice now .. i have to get it sprayed (cant find parts in red)

he said he will spray the front of the door and back of the wing then lacquer the whole side of the car

avoid the guy who said he will lacquer it

SU red is your paint code and does not need a lacquer , if he thinks it does......well...errrr....DERP

he uses water based paint ?

We have a good selection of used mk1 and mk2 panels to choose from.We can go through them and pick out the best.

thanks but no thanks .. filler is not my worry paint matching is