new car - gutted.

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I\'d definitely push for a new nose cone as well (and damn that one isn\'t cheap!) as no matter how good the repair job, it will always be weaker than the original and therefore the longevity of the nose will be shortened considerably.

Sorry to hear about the bump as well, good luck getting it sorted

[clive]

I said I\'m quite happy for independent assessment if they want but I\'m going to make sure the work is done by someone I trust! Paintwork and repair on glass fibre is a pain in the a*se and I don\'t want it to look like a bag \'o sh*t in a few months time. [/B][/QUOTE]
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Hi  
 
Real sorry to hear of your problems with your car.

If you wish we can get involved to make sure you get this repaired properly.

Unfortunately it\'s very unlikely that you will find a replacement nose cone over here  as l think this is a Mazdaspeed after market part.

However yours can be repaired perfecectly well indeed it will probably be stronger than standard and you will never know this has been repaired but the nose will have to be removed to make this so as the repair has to be made from the inside.

l do not work for the company l am about to tell you of but l can assure you they have not only repaired my car a couple of times ! but have also painted repaired etc many RX-7\'s over the last few years and are very familiar with these cars and are not that far from you ( Nr Dartford Tunnel ).

Ask for John on 01322 381868 tell him Clive sent you from Mazdarotaryclub.

Hope this helps.

All the best Clive
clive@mazdarotaryclub.com
//www.mazdarotaryclub.com
//www.mazdaRX-8club.com

[Renesis]

The nose is the Mazdaspeed RX-7 A-Spec GT-Concept nose.

Luckily this is one of the few Mazdaspeed body parts still in production and I would think you could source one from Japan without too much trouble.  I think the cost for a genuine one will be eye-watering (well over a grand), but hey, it\'s on the insurance!

I would talk to Ross - I\'m pretty sure he could get one shipped over.  And you will need to get it air-freighted too, as if it goes on a container (the cheap route that everyone uses) it will take about 8 weeks to get here.

If you can get the old nose cone back too I\'ll be willing to buy it from you

> Chaz <

[Tomson]

I love these noses soooo much, Anyone interested in a group buy ?, I would also be interested in the damaged one...

Just need to buy a car....

Tom:rollin :confused:

[Ric]

God - you lot are like a load of vultures

LOL - reminds me of a story once recounted to me by someone who went to a trackday and someone crashed an original cossie. The car was a complete write off but the driver was ok.

Whilst he stood there surveying his wrecked pride and joy, he was surrounded by a mass of people uttering statements like "Sorry mate, bad luck, you must be gutted.... er how much do you want for the wheels?"

Anyway, having spoken to a specialist accident repair friend of mine, it sounds like it\'s going to be feasible but not cheap to repair the spoiler. It should look like new by the time they\'ve finished.

Hopefully he insurance should pay up without any hassels especially since it\'s still going to be cheaper than the source a new one option!

[Renesis]

If its any consolation the rear of the car seems a lot tougher.  I\'ve been rear-ended (oo-er) a few times in mine and I only ever get tiny little scratches - it seems to have a little give in it

> Chaz <

[Ric]

I\'m rather hoping (said touching plenty of wood here) that I can have at least another 10 years of accident free motoring again!

Just about to phone up her broker to find out what\'s going on so I\'m keeping my fingers crossed...

[Ric]

At long last looks like my car should be back to it\'s original glory within the next two weeks! Finally got the go-ahead from the woman\'s insurance company.

The assessor was a top bloke, took one look and went "I bet you must be gutted, looks like a good quote to me" and then spent half an hour just chatting to me about the car and rotory engines! LOL

So roll on the 25th.
:cool

[iaint]

glad to hear it\'ll be fixed soon.  Just got a quote for some repair work where my neighbour reversed into my door.  Wasn\'t as bad as it could\'ve been but I think he\'ll have a shock though!

Iain