Hit and Run - repair needed

grumpyoldgit_2

Hi

Some Prat has run into the side of my car and p*****d off without stopping - wrecked the passenger door - I stupidly thought it would be an easy (cheap) repair!! Just got estimate nearly a thousand pounds mainly parts.

I need to buy a new (another) door for the car to reduce the cost of repair if I can

Anyone out there got any suggestions where I can get a Volvo V70 R/N/S door? Black would be wonderful!!


I hope the prat who did it reads this and starts to get nightmares.

Thanks anyway
JC

Pink.

Hi grumpyoldgit,

If I was you I'd be seriously ****** off too. I'm going to move your thread over to the motoring board, where hopefully you will get some replies.

Pink

YorkshireBoy

grumpyoldgit wrote:

Anyone out there got any suggestions where I can get a Volvo V70 R/N/S door? Black would be wonderful!!

Back pages of Autotrader in the "breakers" section perhaps?

Are the advertising dealers listed on the https://www.autotrader.co.uk website, or is that just for used vehicles?

blue_haddock

Try this website - type in all the relevant details than any breakers across the country who have what your looking for will give you a call.

http://www.find-a-part.com/parts_location_quick.asp

I've used them loads of times and they always seem to come up trumps!

scheming_gypsy

Phone them back and tell them it's not an insurance job.

grumpyoldgit_2

Hi Moneysavers

Thanks for all the help - I am now narrowing down options to:
1. repair door - not keen as it is a pretty big area but one guy says he can do it.
2. 2nd hand door - found several good clearing house sites on the web which circulate your parts needed through the trade - I got my first reply within 2 minutes of posting on one site.
3. New Volvo door - looking good as not as expensive as first thought and got a better sprayer lined up to do the work. Cost will now be about 60% of original estimates)

All things considered I will probably go for option 3 as I cannot get a 2nd hand door the same colour as original - so will need to pay for prep/painting etc - may as well have a new door done for same cost. At least I will know what's been done to it.

Also 2nd hand Volvo V70 doors are scarce and at a premium and are only about 25% cheaper than new parts.

Thanks again for your interest - hope this info is of use to someone else
GoG