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cliveywolves · Feb 19th, 2008, 07:59 PM

HI guys...

Wife made a nice mess of her alloy today on her mini what do you reckon a new alloy or could it be repaired via chips away etc sort of place ????

i have attached a pic so you can see what i mean ....

cheers for any help.....

specky001 · Feb 19th, 2008, 08:04 PM

Yeh that can be refurbed! what did she hit?? thats a big curb

Try chips away or summat like that, looks pretty easily repaired, prob new centre badge needed, but certainly ent new alloy.

Specks

cliveywolves · Feb 19th, 2008, 08:18 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by specky001 (original)

Yeh that can be refurbed! what did she hit?? thats a big curb

Try chips away or summat like that, looks pretty easily repaired, prob new centre badge needed, but certainly ent new alloy.

Specks

cheers.... eeeermmmmm she hit a vauxhall astra

, so lucky that is all that happened not a mark on the bodywork apart from little scuff on the black wheel arch trim ......

Fizzoid · Feb 19th, 2008, 08:24 PM

Some more info here http://www.mini2.com/forum/maintenan...l-damaged.html

jimcupra · Feb 19th, 2008, 11:17 PM

i fixed mine with some silver paint i had it made up to match alloy halfords done it and 2000grade wet and dry hardly noticeable cost me £7 for everything

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Feb 19th, 2008, 08:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
specky001 MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2007 Local Time: 02:34 PM Posts: 179 Offline	Yeh that can be refurbed! what did she hit?? thats a big curb Try chips away or summat like that, looks pretty easily repaired, prob new centre badge needed, but certainly ent new alloy. Specks

Feb 19th, 2008, 08:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
cliveywolves MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Local Time: 02:34 PM Posts: 21 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by specky001 (original) Yeh that can be refurbed! what did she hit?? thats a big curb Try chips away or summat like that, looks pretty easily repaired, prob new centre badge needed, but certainly ent new alloy. Specks cheers.... eeeermmmmm she hit a vauxhall astra , so lucky that is all that happened not a mark on the bodywork apart from little scuff on the black wheel arch trim ......

Feb 19th, 2008, 08:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Fizzoid MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London Local Time: 02:34 PM Posts: 129 Offline	Some more info here http://www.mini2.com/forum/maintenan...l-damaged.html

Feb 19th, 2008, 11:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
jimcupra MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: lisburn n irreland Local Time: 02:34 PM Posts: 145 Offline	i fixed mine with some silver paint i had it made up to match alloy halfords done it and 2000grade wet and dry hardly noticeable cost me £7 for everything

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