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claire_82 · Aug 21st, 2006, 05:12 PM

Hi everybody

I have had my beloved HB MCS for just over a year now, but unfortunately in the last 5 weeks I have managed to scrape ALL 4 of the alloys and drive into the pillar of my car port TWICE, scraping and denting my front bumper

I just need a bit help about how to go about getting this fixed. I have just bought a new house so I am on a limited budget, but I cant bear looking at my poor bashed Mini any longer. So a few questions:

1. Where is a reputable refurbishment place to get the Wheels fixed in the Midlands? (17" Bullets)

2. What is the cheapest way to go about getting a new bumper?

Is it feasible to buy a different colour bumper and get it sprayed HB, or would this end up costing as much as a brand new one from BMW?

Any thoughts or suggestions will be much appreciated

MINI-Morgan · Aug 21st, 2006, 05:49 PM

Sorry to hear about your poor little Mini. Hope you get him all sorted soon.

robby71 · Aug 21st, 2006, 05:57 PM

well oop north here in huddersfield it costs £40 per 17" wheel for refurbing and for the bumper i'd buy 1 off either this forum or off ebay (you should be able to get 1 the same colour within a week or 2 as there are so many commin up for sale)

minidonut · Aug 21st, 2006, 08:59 PM

Sounds familliar don't want to sound sexist but I let my girlfriend borrow my mcs to go shopping into town and she returned it with a large scrape down the passenger side door after
rubbing it against a concrete pillar in the Bull ring Car park!!!

Try Chips Away they can perform wonders they did on my baby!!!!

minidonut · Aug 21st, 2006, 09:02 PM

Lap tab in birmingham will do a good job on your wheels,they did after yet again my girlfriend hit my 18" Works wheel I paid £1400 the week previous

http://www.lap-tab.co.uk/

claire_82 · Aug 21st, 2006, 09:27 PM

Thanks for the replys guys. I have defo been having a few "blonde" moments the few weeks! (even though I have red hair!) Just been really busy at work and tired - think I need a holiday!

Will check out the 2 wheel places you mentioned. Someone is selling bumpers for an 05 HB MCSC in the For Sale area. Would these fit?

captain · Aug 21st, 2006, 09:30 PM

front bumpers should fit it is the rears that are different

claire_82 · Aug 21st, 2006, 09:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by minidonut (original)

rubbing it against a concrete pillar in the Bull ring Car park!!!

Bullring has a very spacious car park - my carport is tiny! Though our Golf GTI has a scraped front bumper after rubbing against the car port pillar

Quote: Originally Posted by minidonut (original)

my girlfriend hit my 18" Works wheel I paid £1400 the week previous

Ouch. I Kerbed my boyfriends 18" polished alloys on his Golf GTI.

So at the min we have a bashed up Mini and a very sorry looking Golf GTI (Golf is worse off)!

claire_82 · Aug 21st, 2006, 09:39 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by captain (original)

front bumpers should fit it is the rears that are different

Great! I will drop him a PM. Thanks

claire_82 · Aug 23rd, 2006, 11:47 AM

Got a quote from Chipsaway - £45 per wheel. I was not expecting it to be as much as that, are these prices normal?

Not had much luck with a bumper yet, but may have twisted my other half into getting a new MCS

Richard Crofts · Aug 23rd, 2006, 01:22 PM

45 is OK price. Depends on the job they do as to wether its any good. Heard some bad things of chips away in the past with regard to wheels. A1 wheels seem to have a rep, I think they are in Walsall or somewhere. I think they are recomended by demon tweeks or someone? Laptab are also pretty decent from what I have heard so they are probably a good choice.

R

robby71 · Aug 23rd, 2006, 04:09 PM

i've seen chipsaway do wheels before - they mask tyre off and repair (fill) damage then paint wheel - problems start when you have a tyre replaced later on as the filler comes out

The nearest refurb place to where i live removes the tyre, repairs the rim (weld, etc) checks for straightness, rubs down, repaints, leaves overnight for paint to cure, refits tyre, rebalances wheel for £40 per 17" rim

claire_82 · Aug 23rd, 2006, 04:27 PM

They sound good. Lap Tab do a similar service. Emailed them for a quote and got an automated response and no quote, so will give them a ring.

I thought the Chipsaway guy would not be worth the money as he said he would come to my house and do it all in a morning

Wont mind paying £40 -£50 a wheel if they do a good job and re balance everything.

Thanks for the info

minidonut · Aug 24th, 2006, 06:01 PM

I suggested chipsaway for your bumper they usually can repair scuffs etc

claire_82 · Aug 24th, 2006, 08:50 PM

Will try post some pics, but the bumper is not just scuffed it is dented. They are not very stong. I was practically at a standstill when it happened, yet it has made quite a mess.

There is a vertical scuff on the right hand corner near the headlamps and fog lights, and I have sort of crushed the "lip" of the bumper where the bricks have made contact.

Aug 21st, 2006, 05:12 PM	#1
claire_82 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nuneaton, Warks Local Time: 07:53 AM Posts: 96 Offline	Bashed Mini Hi everybody I have had my beloved HB MCS for just over a year now, but unfortunately in the last 5 weeks I have managed to scrape ALL 4 of the alloys and drive into the pillar of my car port TWICE, scraping and denting my front bumper I just need a bit help about how to go about getting this fixed. I have just bought a new house so I am on a limited budget, but I cant bear looking at my poor bashed Mini any longer. So a few questions: 1. Where is a reputable refurbishment place to get the Wheels fixed in the Midlands? (17" Bullets) 2. What is the cheapest way to go about getting a new bumper? Is it feasible to buy a different colour bumper and get it sprayed HB, or would this end up costing as much as a brand new one from BMW? Any thoughts or suggestions will be much appreciated

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Aug 21st, 2006, 05:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
MINI-Morgan MINI Obsessed... My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southampton, Hants Local Time: 07:53 AM Posts: 4,513 Offline	Sorry to hear about your poor little Mini. Hope you get him all sorted soon.

Aug 21st, 2006, 05:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
robby71 MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Huddersfield Local Time: 06:53 AM Posts: 106 Offline	well oop north here in huddersfield it costs £40 per 17" wheel for refurbing and for the bumper i'd buy 1 off either this forum or off ebay (you should be able to get 1 the same colour within a week or 2 as there are so many commin up for sale)

Aug 21st, 2006, 08:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
minidonut MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Birmingham Local Time: 06:53 AM Posts: 24 Offline	Sounds familliar don't want to sound sexist but I let my girlfriend borrow my mcs to go shopping into town and she returned it with a large scrape down the passenger side door after rubbing it against a concrete pillar in the Bull ring Car park!!! Try Chips Away they can perform wonders they did on my baby!!!!

Aug 21st, 2006, 09:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
minidonut MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Birmingham Local Time: 06:53 AM Posts: 24 Offline	Lap tab in birmingham will do a good job on your wheels,they did after yet again my girlfriend hit my 18" Works wheel I paid £1400 the week previous http://www.lap-tab.co.uk/

Aug 21st, 2006, 09:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
claire_82 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nuneaton, Warks Local Time: 07:53 AM Posts: 96 Offline	Thanks for the replys guys. I have defo been having a few "blonde" moments the few weeks! (even though I have red hair!) Just been really busy at work and tired - think I need a holiday! Will check out the 2 wheel places you mentioned. Someone is selling bumpers for an 05 HB MCSC in the For Sale area. Would these fit?

Aug 21st, 2006, 09:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
captain MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: up north Local Time: 07:53 AM Posts: 1,001 Offline	front bumpers should fit it is the rears that are different

Aug 21st, 2006, 09:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
claire_82 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nuneaton, Warks Local Time: 07:53 AM Posts: 96 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by minidonut (original) rubbing it against a concrete pillar in the Bull ring Car park!!! Bullring has a very spacious car park - my carport is tiny! Though our Golf GTI has a scraped front bumper after rubbing against the car port pillar Quote: Originally Posted by minidonut (original) my girlfriend hit my 18" Works wheel I paid £1400 the week previous Ouch. I Kerbed my boyfriends 18" polished alloys on his Golf GTI. So at the min we have a bashed up Mini and a very sorry looking Golf GTI (Golf is worse off)!

Aug 21st, 2006, 09:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
claire_82 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nuneaton, Warks Local Time: 07:53 AM Posts: 96 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by captain (original) front bumpers should fit it is the rears that are different Great! I will drop him a PM. Thanks

Aug 23rd, 2006, 11:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
claire_82 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nuneaton, Warks Local Time: 07:53 AM Posts: 96 Offline	Got a quote from Chipsaway - £45 per wheel. I was not expecting it to be as much as that, are these prices normal? Not had much luck with a bumper yet, but may have twisted my other half into getting a new MCS

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Aug 23rd, 2006, 01:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
Richard Crofts THE STICK Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Worcestershire WR15 Local Time: 07:53 AM Posts: 3,105 Offline	45 is OK price. Depends on the job they do as to wether its any good. Heard some bad things of chips away in the past with regard to wheels. A1 wheels seem to have a rep, I think they are in Walsall or somewhere. I think they are recomended by demon tweeks or someone? Laptab are also pretty decent from what I have heard so they are probably a good choice. R

Aug 23rd, 2006, 04:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
robby71 MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Huddersfield Local Time: 06:53 AM Posts: 106 Offline	i've seen chipsaway do wheels before - they mask tyre off and repair (fill) damage then paint wheel - problems start when you have a tyre replaced later on as the filler comes out The nearest refurb place to where i live removes the tyre, repairs the rim (weld, etc) checks for straightness, rubs down, repaints, leaves overnight for paint to cure, refits tyre, rebalances wheel for £40 per 17" rim

Aug 23rd, 2006, 04:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
claire_82 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nuneaton, Warks Local Time: 07:53 AM Posts: 96 Offline	They sound good. Lap Tab do a similar service. Emailed them for a quote and got an automated response and no quote, so will give them a ring. I thought the Chipsaway guy would not be worth the money as he said he would come to my house and do it all in a morning Wont mind paying £40 -£50 a wheel if they do a good job and re balance everything. Thanks for the info

Aug 24th, 2006, 06:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
minidonut MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Birmingham Local Time: 06:53 AM Posts: 24 Offline	I suggested chipsaway for your bumper they usually can repair scuffs etc

Aug 24th, 2006, 08:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
claire_82 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nuneaton, Warks Local Time: 07:53 AM Posts: 96 Offline	Will try post some pics, but the bumper is not just scuffed it is dented. They are not very stong. I was practically at a standstill when it happened, yet it has made quite a mess. There is a vertical scuff on the right hand corner near the headlamps and fog lights, and I have sort of crushed the "lip" of the bumper where the bricks have made contact.