UK-POLOS.NET - THE VW Polo Forum

Well as you may or may not know I crashed my polo 2 months ago... 3/10/06 to be more precise...

Well the radiator leaked so I knew that would need changing and after I managed to open up the bonnet as it was stuck I discovered all sorts of issues.
Both chassis legs were severely bent (approx 15cm+) so that was worrying...
Insurance would have blatantly wrote it off but being third party they didn't even come to take a look. Also there was a dent underneath the driver side arch so 15" wheels are a No No... so replaced that temporarily with my spare wheel...

So the damaged parts: both wings, radiator, front panel, front bumper, dent underneath arch, headlights, indicators, grille, bonnet lock, and chassis legs... and the drivers door was slightly catching the wing

I managed to save the bonnet

Day of the accident ("It's not so bad... maybe just the front bumper and headlights and grille etc....No Biggie")



Next day... Daylight (After taking the bumper off and discovering the bonnet is stuck)



("Hmmm Im Pretty sure these metal things aren't supposed to be bent like that)



So I decided to take apart the front pannel by any means neccessary to get the bonnet opened...

Ermmm.... that's a bit of a,,,ermm mess?







Soooo.... after over 2 months of waiting around weather someone's gonna come and look at the car or not I decided enough is enough and took matters into my own hands...
No way was I gonna let my first car be a write off (even if it blatantly is)... so last wednesday 13/12/06 the work began and after a lot of money later (could have really bought another polo for the money but yeah... didn't want to so yeah..the rumours are true I'm missing a screw or two)

And the finished product...



(I have fogs... so whats the point...they're not connected lol)









As you can see it's returned back to standard, so will be keeping it for another few months and then selling up. If it was a smaller crash I'd keep it and go for a different look but that different look will be going on another car.

Hope you haven't fallen asleep by now....

Thats all.

looking good! return of the mystery machine

All i'm Going to say mate, is Well DONE, Lot of work went in there

Bent chassis legs are very dangerous...I hope they were straightened on a jig and welded suitably!

Thanks, Yeah they were straightened with a jig... In all honesty it was a big risk and for the time being I'm happy with the work

loved that post and looks like you put alot of hard work into the car mate, well done !

DAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THATS some major work that would have had to go on to repair that.

I wrote of a polo similar to that. But i was told it would be something stupid like a grand to straigthen out the chasis leg which looked like the letter S. However thats a good job... well done.

Anyway... must say...After the expereince i have now i know it would be possible to get the parts to repair my last crash to have stopped it from being a write off. BUT.... its the cost of spraying the bumber and the wing as well as the cost of paying someone to repair the chasis leg that would have fuked me. However I do wounder if it would have been worth it????

Is it worth it? I mean you have accomplished a great thing and you must be proud. However do you ever have concerns of what would happen now if you had another crash???

I only ask cos I wasnt allowed to repair the Polo as their were concerns it would never be as strong as it originally was.. and if i had the same kinda crash as i had then.. i could possible be a lot worse off?

yay its back

Welcome home son

Its like you never left

Biddle wrote:Its like you never left

I never

top work mate, glad to see its back!!

yeah well done mate some hard works gone in and the outcome looks spot on!

Looks like you done a nice job there mate