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Old 19th January 2019, 17:31   #1
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Default Repairing passenger side Rover 75 2.0 Connoisseur doors

So last week I had a bit of a down day.
Having had new discs and pads installed in the morning, I then took it to Kwik Fit to get the steering and tracking sorted after that. Then unfortunately as I'd literally just turned into the garage having booked the car in, an unsuspecting customer reversed into the side doors of my 75.
I couldn't believe it. But after looking it over and getting some quotes from body shops I thought I'd give it a crack myself. Looked up a few things on YouTube, and then came up with the bright idea ''why don't I put my own video together''.
So here it is from start to finish. Ended up body-filling the worst of the dents and scratches (also took the opportunity to fix the dented sill which got damaged when I was in Inverness 2 yrs ago).
After 2 days hard work on it, that's the old girl looking as good as new once again.
Hopefully, someone may find it interesting.
https://youtu.be/XlggQQYEgx8
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Old 19th January 2019, 17:38   #2
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Why didn't you get a couple of doors from the scrappy? It would have been quicker and the colour match would not have been good, it would have been perfect.
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Old 19th January 2019, 17:45   #3
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More hassle than it was worth.
Time and cost of getting 2 replacement doors, painting them, removing the 2 already on and then fitting the replacements as well as swapping the door cards over is far more hassle than what its worth.
The dent wasn't bad enough to affect the door pillar or the opening or closing of either door, completely superficial damage to the outside. Easier to body fill.
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Old 19th January 2019, 17:47   #4
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Why are you not getting it repaired at the other persons expense.

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Old 19th January 2019, 18:10   #5
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Why are you not getting it repaired at the other persons expense.

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Rest assured Rev their insurance sorted it all out.

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Old 19th January 2019, 19:16   #6
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Brave man to try it. There is a kit where you weld "keys" to the panel, put a rod through the keys and pull the dent out.
If their insurance is paying you may have gotten yourself a free tool, no idea how much kit costs.

well done you

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Old 19th January 2019, 19:30   #7
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Brave man to try it. There is a kit where you weld "keys" to the panel, put a rod through the keys and pull the dent out.
If their insurance is paying you may have gotten yourself a free tool, no idea how much kit costs.

well done you

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Good idea that. Never actually thought of doing it that way. For repairing the damaged sill I drilled a couple holes, pulled out the thick of it then put a couple rivets in and body filled the little dent that was left.
That sounds a good way for the door though.
Thanks very much.

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Old 19th January 2019, 19:47   #8
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Fair play for giving it a go, that kind of repair puts off most DIY enthusiasts including me! if it was mine I would have sourced some identical doors and swapped them over taking the easy route to a repair.
But as said ... fair play for sorting it yourself.
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Old 19th January 2019, 20:03   #9
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More hassle than it was worth.
Time and cost of getting 2 replacement doors, painting them, removing the 2 already on and then fitting the replacements as well as swapping the door cards over is far more hassle than what its worth.
The dent wasn't bad enough to affect the door pillar or the opening or closing of either door, completely superficial damage to the outside. Easier to body fill.
Well done for your efforts, would have been far easier to source a pair of doors in the same colour, then 10 mins to fit!
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Old 19th January 2019, 20:16   #10
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I reckon a pair of doors in HFF would have been a lot lot easier, and you would have been surprised at how easy they are to change.

The whole job would have taken less than a couple of hours start to finish, and probably cost less than the rattle cans and tins of bodge.

Where in Northumberland are you, I know Colin "2Diesels" has a HFF tourer, and knows where there is a saloon breaking

Just a thought, especially as you were evaporating the solvents in the paint with a hairdryer, the pearl effect of BRG will certainly have been lost

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