Day 47: The repair process begins again.
So last week I had a contactless collection of the BRZ as its booked in at a crash collision centre to get the slam panel welded in and ensure everything else is straight. I'm waiting on an update from them this week. Once its done it will come straight back for me to start preparing it for paint.
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James Baker, on Flickr
I also purchased a used SARD style wing which I had delivered via courier. The clear coat has a bit of damage from a pigeon strike, however that will be repaired by my local bodyshop and the side brackets are in solid condition but needed a refresh so I removed the stickers, sanded them down and gave them a blast over with primer before they go full matt black. Once finished it will look like new for a fraction of the cost:
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James Baker, on Flickr
I also received another delivery from Subaru, this time the wheel arch liners, numerous clips, 1 of 2 washer jet covers (The other is on back order from Japan) and the headlight rubber seals (2 of the most expensive bits of rubber I will ever order, ridiculous but needed to bridge the gap between the headlights and the bumpers). I also purchased a used rear bumper as mine was damaged by the previous owner reversing it into something. It was damaged on the textured part which I didnt realise was moulded to the entire bumper, so decided theres no point painting a damaged bumper if I cant replace that textured bit at a later date, hence the new one. If anyone wants a cheap white rear bumper with a couple of marks on the textured part, give me a shout.
I have also joined the group buy run by Jordan for the HID setup for the Vland headlights to get some decent light output from them.
