Braille parking - can anyone help with sourcing a panel?

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Braille parking - can anyone help with sourcing a panel?

Post by Plymouth » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:37 pm

Hello,
Sorry for barging in but this is nothing compared to my recent parking incident. Have ended up with a damaged offside 1/4 panel and wheelarch trim. Ouch.

We are going through the insurers but they may start umm-ing and err-ing about the costs and their garage reckons parts will be very hard to get. Am hoping to pre-empt a write off scenario with magic answers of my own.

Are Bongo panels hard to come by? A quick internet search has left me very worried so any encouragement gratefully received.
Cheers,
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Post by francophile1947 » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:45 pm

Have a look at this site http://www.lushprojects.com/bongoparts/pages/ to identify the parts, then contact your nearest Mazda dealer for a delivery time.
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Post by Plymouth » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:01 pm

Thanks, John. That's excellent. A 74-100 it is then. Let's hope they say something less than 4 weeks...
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Re: Braille parking - can anyone help with sourcing a panel?

Post by bigdaddycain » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:26 pm

Plymouth wrote: Have ended up with a damaged offside 1/4 panel and wheelarch trim. Ouch.
Chances are you'd be able to find a decent rear quarter panel second hand plymouth.. The arch trim may be a different story though,try to get this repaired as they are prohibitively expensive to replace.

Plastic-weld will help if we are talking about cracks,body filler could be used to disguise/blend in a repair. :wink:
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Post by Simon Jones » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:16 am

Why don't you pop into BongoBits in Faraday Mill. They can get most parts from Japan as well as 2nd hand spares.
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