View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
b3lha
Joined: 06 Jun 2015 Posts: 51 Location: Redhill
|
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 20:05 Post subject: Accident repair, where to get parts |
|
|
Had an accident the other day. An oncoming car tried to turn right in front of me on a wet road.
Will need at least a bumper, front grille, fog lights, headlights, indicators, sidelights, wide wheel arch trim.
Nothing vital damaged, still drives okay but can't use it without working headlights.
I am anticipating that the insurance company's approved repairer will have trouble finding the parts, so I want to have an answer ready.
Is there any company in the UK that can source these parts? Does anybody know whether Mitsu UK can order the parts from Japan?
It a 2003 chamonix 7 seater with double fog lights in the bumper. I can't even find a listing for that bumper on the russian parts site.
https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipO2nCNLrzx0PQEiK1jGS9x3eXARyUfAms7xnv3X
(None image link converted to url link. Admin) |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Google Sponsor
|
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 20:05 Post subject: Google Ads keep this community free to join! |
|
|
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
b3lha
Joined: 06 Jun 2015 Posts: 51 Location: Redhill
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Pierre Lifetime member
Joined: 09 Jan 2014 Posts: 151 Location: Northampton
|
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 10:51 Post subject: |
|
|
Shame
I have some double fog lights somewhere in my garage if it helps. _________________ Talk the torque
Delica Super Exceed LWB PF8W
Suzuki Grand Vitara V6
Sunbeam Tiger 289
Benelli 750 SEI |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Lewis Site Admin
Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 16298 Location: Huddersfield
|
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 14:24 Post subject: |
|
|
Mitsu can order in the OEM parts, but not the wide wheel trim.
You can also try other breakers mentioned in the Garage /servicing forum, such as MitzyBits, in Rotherham, for 2nd hand parts. _________________
Copyright is retained for all my photos. Please don't copy them without asking permission
Do not blindly go where the path may lead you. Go where there is no path and leave a trail that others may follow!
ルイス |
|
Back to top |
|
|
b3lha
Joined: 06 Jun 2015 Posts: 51 Location: Redhill
|
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 23:03 Post subject: |
|
|
The insurance company strung me along for six weeks telling me that they had authorised the repairs and were going to fix it. But then they decided it was too difficult and time consuming to get the parts. So they've declared it a category N total loss.
So now I've got the car back (with all the fuel missing ), still damaged, and some money to fix it myself. Now have to make the effort to find the parts and get it fixed before it turns into a garden shed.
Anyway, when this happened about two months ago, there was a breaker on ebay with a white car that had the same front end as mine, with the double fog lights in the lower bumper. I've looked and looked but I can't find it now. Does anybody know where that breaker is and whether they still have that car?
I've been looking at the online parts catalog. There are about five different front bumpers shown, but not the one I have. I guess mitsubishi would probably be able to find the part from the chassis number. Or maybe when I pull it apart there will be a part numbers on it somewhere. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
buzr6mille Lifetime member
Joined: 11 Jul 2009 Posts: 6879 Location: Wherever i park up.
|
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 21:45 Post subject: |
|
|
If its a total loss will it ever get back on the road? _________________ 2nd gear low and go go go!
It's A Shame That Stupidity Isn't Painful..
One dent at a time... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
andyman
Joined: 08 Dec 2012 Posts: 5602 Location: Penrith
|
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 0:11 Post subject: |
|
|
You can buy it back off the insurance company and fix it yourself. Hopefully they will pay you out a reasonable amount. _________________ Andy C L300 Super Exceed - over 100 smiles per gallon! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
jaspa
Joined: 27 Apr 2018 Posts: 71 Location: Gatwick
|
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 9:42 Post subject: |
|
|
buzr6mille wrote: |
If its a total loss will it ever get back on the road? |
Cat N is non-structural damage (essentially an old Cat D), You have to inform the DVLA that it's been written off but you don't have to re-register with them when you want to put it back on the road. Just MOT, Tax and Insure. in reality, you don't even need to repair the damage as long as there are no sharp edges and the main lights work (front fogs don't count) as this would fail MOT.
Stuart |
|
Back to top |
|
|
jkeo44
Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Posts: 148 Location: Manchester
|
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 21:55 Post subject: subject |
|
|
I got a 1999 with the same front bumper as yours six months ago, it was missing the two lights each side of the bumper, mitsubishi were not able to get them, all the breakers that I phoned or visited not able to help. I asked my son in Oz to see if any lights were available there he managed to get me a full bumper including the lights for £75, postage will be expensive though _________________ 1998 V6 3000 Black and white |
|
Back to top |
|
|
b3lha
Joined: 06 Jun 2015 Posts: 51 Location: Redhill
|
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 15:13 Post subject: |
|
|
Thanks for the replies.
I am working hard to get the Delica back on the road as soon as possible. The damage really isn't that bad. It's the bumper, the grille and the headlight and sidelight. Plus the big solid metal bar behind the bumper needs pulling out a cm or so.
I've already managed to get a headlight and sidelight shipped over from a breaker in Japan
The bumper and grill might be usable on a temporary basis until I can find replacements.
I'll try looking for breakers in OZ too. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
andyman
Joined: 08 Dec 2012 Posts: 5602 Location: Penrith
|
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2019 1:44 Post subject: |
|
|
Have you tried Facebook Delica mart? Or MDOCUK Facebook forum? There are lots of L400s, admittedly mostly S1, being broken at present. Did you try Mitzibits in Rotherham? _________________ Andy C L300 Super Exceed - over 100 smiles per gallon! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Lewis Site Admin
Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 16298 Location: Huddersfield
|
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:56 Post subject: |
|
|
There should only be parts or Deli's for sale on Delica Mart.
If they appear on the Main Facebook forum they will be deleted as soon as an Admin see's them and your access will be blocked, as per what it says on the forum:-
"Description
Welcome to the Official Facebook Group for the original Mitsubishi Delica Owners Club UK, MDOCUK (est July 2003) - http://www.MDOCUK.co.uk
If you're buying or selling a Mitsubishi Delica, or any parts, please take a look at our sister group here: Delica Mart - http://www.facebook.com/groups/delicamart
If you post stuff for sale, post a wanted ad, swap ad, giveaway or valuation request in THIS group, your post will be removed and your account will be removed and blocked from this and any associated group(s)." _________________
Copyright is retained for all my photos. Please don't copy them without asking permission
Do not blindly go where the path may lead you. Go where there is no path and leave a trail that others may follow!
ルイス |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|