smokey 0 Posted March 11, 2008 Hiya guys Whilst sanding down the car the other night i decided to remove the front lights and indicators so could rub down the edges without hitting the lights. Anyway when the lights were removed i saw some rust bubbles on the pannel directly behind/below the lights. Had a poke and it crumbled away. The only thing holding it was the underseal inside the wheel arch. Drivers side Passenger side My plan is to cut out any more and weld a new plate in place, then reapply underseal for the inside of the wheel arch. I was wondering if there were any other good ways of fixing this, like cutting the same pannel from another car so that its like for like. To be honest i'm quite a perfectionist so i would prefer to do it that way, but when the lights are in place and the wheel arch undersealed, it wont be seen, so i guess the mild steel plate would work too. Let me know Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M@tt 77 Posted March 11, 2008 (edited) tbh the easiest thing probably would be to get a new pattern front panel ,rip off the old one. Pattern ones are about £50 iirc (http://www.carpanels.co.uk/) and come as a complete front iirc. if you look in my restoration diary in my sig i did a similar thing on mine. Edited March 11, 2008 by M@tt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smokey 0 Posted March 11, 2008 Lol he probably just realised and changed it to the correct site. Thanks Matt will check it out. I've had a look at the site. Is the part i need this? HCP Part Number: 65-25-203 OE Equivalent: 1308C3 Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M@tt 77 Posted March 11, 2008 (edited) tbh there looks like a few panels which could be right, the one you listed looks like a complete unit probably best calling into a supplier near you and have a double check as there are also these listed 65-25-210 HEADLAMP PANEL R/H 65-25-211 HEADLAMP PANEL L/H these seem to be your local stockist Business Name: AUTO PANELS WESTERN Address: 29A MARSHFIELD ROAD Town/City: CHIPPENHAM County/State: WILTSHIRE Post Code: SN15 1JX Country: UK Telephone Number: 0 1249446700 Edited March 11, 2008 by M@tt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smokey 0 Posted March 11, 2008 (edited) tbh there looks like a few panels which could be right, the one you listed looks like a complete unit probably best calling into a supplier near you and have a double check as there are also these listed 65-25-210 HEADLAMP PANEL R/H 65-25-211 HEADLAMP PANEL L/H these seem to be your local stockist Business Name: AUTO PANELS WESTERN Address: 29A MARSHFIELD ROAD Town/City: CHIPPENHAM County/State: WILTSHIRE Post Code: SN15 1JX Country: UK Telephone Number: 0 1249446700 Wicked thanks fella. I just got off the phone to them when you posted this. The part i mentioned is the 2 headlamp panels and the top panel. The part you listed is just the individual headlamp panels There is another part number which isn't listed on the site which is all 3 three of those and a botom section too. So it basically depends on how much i want to replace. Will check it over tonight. Thanks again. Will be happier that its being replaced like for like rather than having loads of patches on it :-) Edited March 11, 2008 by smokey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fenton 1,541 Posted March 11, 2008 Best way is to replace the headlamp panels, you'll need to remove the wings to do this properly, have a look for a thread in the members works sections by me about my track car rebuild, there are lots of photos in there of when I did it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites