Damaged 205 front bumper trim-easy to replace?

spike7451

The other week I was pulling out of the local garage on my way to work,turning left.
Because of a blind spot to the left of the junction,it's difficult to see if anything's coming down the road from that direction &,anyway,I was more concentrating on traffic coming from the right.
As I pulled out a truck & trailer cut across from the left lane over to the right lane,in order to pull up onto the kerb like the truck he was following,that one pulled up onto the kerb on his side of the road, & get his breakfast.
As he cut across me & the entry into the garage,the trailer sliced across my bumper,thankfully only the trim was damaged & they settled in cash (£65) instead of going thru insurers.
Anyway,I've found similar trim on E-Bay but does any one know how easy they are to fit?..

CKhalvashi

spike7451 wrote: »

The other week I was pulling out of the local garage on my way to work,turning left.
Because of a blind spot to the left of the junction,it's difficult to see if anything's coming down the road from that direction &,anyway,I was more concentrating on traffic coming from the right.
As I pulled out a truck & trailer cut across from the left lane over to the right lane,in order to pull up onto the kerb like the truck he was following,that one pulled up onto the kerb on his side of the road, & get his breakfast.
As he cut across me & the entry into the garage,the trailer sliced across my bumper,thankfully only the trim was damaged & they settled in cash (£65) instead of going thru insurers.
Anyway,I've found similar trim on E-Bay but does any one know how easy they are to fit?..

We had one of those!

I remember the trim itself snapping in, it’s when you get the entire bumper off that there are more problems.

CK

Strider590

Knowing Peugeot (it's a 206 btw), the trim will be held in by clips, which WILL break on removal, you then need to pick out the bits of the old clips before attaching the new part.

Notmyrealname

spike7451 wrote: »

The other week I was pulling out of the local garage on my way to work,turning left.
Because of a blind spot to the left of the junction,it's difficult to see if anything's coming down the road from that direction &,anyway,I was more concentrating on traffic coming from the right.
As I pulled out a truck & trailer cut across from the left lane over to the right lane,in order to pull up onto the kerb like the truck he was following,that one pulled up onto the kerb on his side of the road, & get his breakfast.
As he cut across me & the entry into the garage,the trailer sliced across my bumper,thankfully only the trim was damaged & they settled in cash (£65) instead of going thru insurers.

So you pulled out into the side of him without looking and he paid you out? By god, you've been lucky.

spike7451

Strider590 wrote: »

Knowing Peugeot (it's a 206 btw), the trim will be held in by clips, which WILL break on removal, you then need to pick out the bits of the old clips before attaching the new part.

Meant 206...

Notmyrealname wrote: »

So you pulled out into the side of him without looking and he paid you out? By god, you've been lucky.

I wasn't even on the road when he hit me.As I said the is a blind corner caused by a large hedge & sign on the corner meaning you have to nearly go out into the road to see what is coming from the left,anyway,he was not only on the wrong side of the road but also across the footpath & the garage exit when he hit me.That was clearly shown on the CCTV image I viewed later.
Anyway,I came asking for advice,not criticism from an 'expert'..:mad:.And I've been driving since 87 with no accidents until now.

s_b

never fitted one but these cars usually have these type of trims welded from the back
i use a soldering iron
look here
http://www.crashrepairparts.com/parts/markid/581/peugeot_206_hatchback_1998_2003/cat/bumper-front?_ts=2583

i would probably repair that trim in situ finished off with some satin black

spike7451

s_b wrote: »

never fitted one but these cars usually have these type of trims welded from the back
i use a soldering iron
look here
http://www.crashrepairparts.com/parts/markid/581/peugeot_206_hatchback_1998_2003/cat/bumper-front?_ts=2583

i would probably repair that trim in situ finished off with some satin black

Thanks,am thinking of doing that with some Isopon ect..

mikey72

spike7451 wrote: »

Meant 206...



I wasn't even on the road when he hit me.As I said the is a blind corner caused by a large hedge & sign on the corner meaning you have to nearly go out into the road to see what is coming from the left,anyway,he was not only on the wrong side of the road but also across the footpath & the garage exit when he hit me.That was clearly shown on the CCTV image I viewed later.
Anyway,I came asking for advice,not criticism from an 'expert'..:mad:.And I've been driving since 87 with no accidents until now.

Never get in the way of a truck driver driving down the pavement to get his fry up.
That need a lot of bacon and eggs to maintain that lifestyle.

He won't want to go through the insurer as he knows driving down the pavement will seriously affect him, probably dangerous driving if you reported him to the police at the time.

Sgt_Pepper_2

mikey72 wrote: »

He won't want to go through the insurer as he knows driving down the pavement will seriously affect him, probably dangerous driving if you reported him to the police at the time.

Don't talk rubbish, you wouldn't get a dangerous out of that.

mikey72

Running into other vehicles while driving down the pavement.

You're right. Probably normal driving for most trucks.

Strider590

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

Don't talk rubbish, you wouldn't get a dangerous out of that.

If a ROSPA trained officer saw him do it, or it was caught on CCTV, then he'd be up for a ban, a possible 2 year sentence and upto a £5000 fine.

The definition of dangerous driving is basically down to the opinion of an officer trained in advanced driving skills.
"driving which falls a long way below the expected standard"

He'd need a damn good excuse (like avoiding a collision with another vehicle)

You'd assume a lack of Police officer, so unless caught on CCTV, it'd be careless driving at best.