Best Place To Buy Replacement Wings?

[dave205 19]

Just wondering if anyone can advise me on where to buy and the cost of a replacement passenger side wing for my gti?

 

Any help appreciated!!

[smithy 1]

Should be able to get one from any motor factor would think £50-70 ish.

 

Also they can be had off eBay for £50 unpainted or £170 painted.

[dave205 19]

Think i'll probly get one off ebay, saves me having to go the motor factors!! On a more serious note, ive been finding parts on ebay are a fraction of the cost of getting them from my local motor factors, even with the postage!

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

That's good until you go to fit the part and you find out its wrong, then you have to contact the seller and hope he/she gets back to you, then you have to post it back. Then there's warranty, if something off eBay breaks 8 months down the line, what chance do you have of getting a replacement?? At least with a motor factor you can just nip down there and swap it over.

[dave205 19]

Yeah i can appreciate were your coming from on that one, but for example, my local motor factors quoted me £23 + vat for 1 rear beam mount, i bought a pair delivered to my door for £11.66, to me thats a no brainer! I could replace them 3 or 4 times and still be in pocket.

 

But as you say, there are items i'd avoid buying on the bay.

[hcmini1989 16]

Yeah i can appreciate were your coming from on that one, but for example, my local motor factors quoted me £23 + vat for 1 rear beam mount, i bought a pair delivered to my door for £11.66, to me thats a no brainer! I could replace them 3 or 4 times and still be in pocket.

 

But as you say, there are items i'd avoid buying on the bay.

My local motorfactors were ar$eholes with my wings they wouldnt take them back .The ones you are talking about the cheap wings are a terrible fit .I`d go for peugeout panels only if i were you even a genuine secondhand one will be better that the copy ones .So i wouldnt waste your money on a cheap new one keep your eye out for a secondhand one on here or on ebay .Or go to peugeot i think they are just a tad over £100 wich isnt to bad tbh considering the price of a copy one.Allso the one from peugeot you will have to cut a hole for the side repeater dependeing on the age of your car pretty easy realy just a drill and a file is needed.

[dave205 19]

I'd be quiet happy to be a secondhand one, but know one on here seems to have one in black!! And i cant see the point in buying a second hand one and having it sprayed, may aswell just buy and spray a new one?!

 

They hardly ever come up on ebay, and when they do, the person breaking the car refuses to take the wing off because its such a sh*t job to do without damaging them!

 

If anybody has a black passenger wing, let me know

[Alastairh 47]

Which side do you need? I have a black genuine O/S wing on ebay that ends tonight.

 

Al

[dave205 19]

Im after a passenger/ near side one, have you got one?

[hcmini1989 16]

Im after a passenger/ near side one, have you got one?

Why black?.Just get it painted at a guess your looking at £40-50 to get it painted .So id just go with what you can get your hands on.I think BAZ off here was selling some sorrento ones at £50 a side might be worth pm`ing him