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Forgot to ever get back to here! Car is all sorted, I got him to do all the outside work that could be seen with the car parked up.  Which tbh wasn't as bad as it seemed once the boot was up. I think I may need a new rear hatch but that's only if I want the inside of the boot lid to be 100% which at the moment doesn't bother me! So he's all good again, the first day I got him back he got a nice few redlines to wake up after a couple of weeks on the car hospital!

Not to bad, mum isn't too happy with the costs but can't do anything about that now! My fault my cost!

Had some money spare for a rebuild but I'll just use it for the repairs, I want the car back the way it was at any cost!! (:

Got the boot open, unfortunately where it has hit has caused a bit of damage. Fortunately it is all fixable.

All I need to do is supply the lights and he will fix the rest up and respray the bumper and the quarters where is has done a small amount of damage.

So hopefully my wanted post gets me the lights a bit cheaper as ebay seems to be selling them for £70 a light and £30 for the bar but I saw them with a bumper for under £200. So we will wait and see!

Boot won't pop, not sure why. Tried the pull but now I've assumed it might of sheered with the impact as the lock is gone, the quarters aren't damaged but they might be pushed out slightly from what I can see and suspect.
Thankfully the boot and the glass are in tact as I imagine they would be expensive.

Go to the shop tomorrow 11:30 and he said he will give me a run down of the job and how much it will cost. Hopefully when he gets the bumper off it won't be to bad and he will just say bumper fix and pop it back into place! But I'm holding out for big bucks as the rear panel feels like it's shifted. Not by any means a body mechanic so will see what the say! I'll keep you posted tomorrow thanks Boosted!! (:

I thought to start with it was just the lights and bumper with a hole no incredibly serious damage was done. But it seems a bit more damage was done!

I only have one picture, I didn't take many and as I am storing at dads friends garage and now a bodyshop I haven't taken more, sorry life is being a tad hectic.

I think it's just because it's pushed the fenders out a bit but it's at a bodyshop with a jig now so hopefully they will see what they can do.

Said it needs to go on a jig to straighten the panel but not sure if the back can be saved as he doesn't work on or with jigs. So going down tonight there is a car repair place with a jig shop near my house so will see what they think and if I need a new panel then that's what I'll have to do!

Right no bother I'll make sure to check it!

May just need the 3 lights so could potentially be much cheaper then I thought as long as the frame is okay! (:

Getting sorted guys, got a family friend that's going to give it a proper check over make sure nothing more is damaged but I can still drive the reliable fiat around so car can stay in his garage to do as and when he wants. Once I know what I need I may post for parts but he said the bumper isn't that badly damaged and could potentially be fixed as he works mainly in frames, bodywork and respraying so should be in good hands for me car.

Looking on Jimmys Mazda it's £175 for a bumper and the rear lights come with it is it worth buying as I'll need all 3 and can get it resprayed by a friend when it's here

Right, I'll have a look tomorrow just sitting on the drive is it okay to leave it there?

It's not incredibly bad, I think back bumper and both tail lights but I'm more shook up than anything never had a crash or bump. Thankfully nobody else was involved and nobody was hurt. Just a bit of a wake up call for the £400 it'll probably cost to buy the parts!

Right, bigger problem now. I was driving back from dropping my brother off tonight and the back right tyre has blown. The car spun and I tried to stop it I wasn't going fast but since it's raining I couldn't slow down hit a fence and it's cracked both the back lights and pushed the bumper up into the boot on one side. How can I get the bumper off or open the boot as it won't open now!

Can't get the email as I'm logged in on my phone but I will get on a computer today and send you one through!