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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Lazydocker on 09 May 2012, 20:43:09
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Had a call from the guy who works for me this evening... He's had a little argument with a low post in a car park ::)
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D'oh!
Was the door open at the time? :-\
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Ooops! ::) ::)
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Caught the cill and sliding door. Slight rub on the bottom of the passenger door but I think I'll get away with it :y
Looking at new sliding door though and some work on the cill. Doubt I'll bother claiming... £500 excess plus the bump in premiums for the next few years ::)
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Birmingham hammer should fix that door :D
How is business? Must be good if you have more people working for you :y
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Birmingham hammer should fix that door :D
How is business? Must be good if you have more people working for you :y
Unfortunately it won't beat out... Needs a replacement ::)
Business isn't too bad. Still quieter than I'd like but getting there :y He's the first of 3 I'll have working for me ;)
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Oh dear. Second hand door? Plus sign writing :(
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I've got 4 doors lent up against my garage ::)
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Oh dear. Second hand door? Plus sign writing :(
Off the top of my head it looks like replacement door (and catches as one has broken), either pull or cut out and replace cill, new sign writing. Trouble is, the side loading door is disconnected because of our custom fit equipment and air tight bulkhead (the latter is sealed to the door) so may have to pull all the equipment out to swap the door over ::)
Got some feelers out for a replacement door... If the price comes in right I reckon I could get it all done for less than the excess :y Although there will be some paint involved too :-\
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I've got 4 doors lent up against my garage ::)
They're the wrong shape and colour though ::)
And probably in worse shape than this one is anyway :-X :-X
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I've got an angle grinder, and a secret stash of cutting discs that I hide from gayboy...
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Had a little smile though... He only started for me officially on the 1st and had to give me his P45 from last place. Handed it over and said "shall I just keep this?" ;D ;D
At the end of the day, no-one was hurt and no damage other than the van. Not a major drama ::)
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Not massively noticeable. Live with it..?
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Not massively noticeable. Live with it..?
Apart from it is Ranchise from this angle ;D
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Not massively noticeable. Live with it..?
It's useable (he's on his way to a job now) but not something I'm willing to leave long term... Bad image and all that. I'll wait until I've got hold of a spare van before I take this one off the road for a few days :) Fortunately all the paint that will be needed is low down so can probably get away with rattle cans :y
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Had a little smile though... He only started for me officially on the 1st and had to give me his P45 from last place. Handed it over and said "shall I just keep this?" ;D ;D
At the end of the day, no-one was hurt and no damage other than the van. Not a major drama ::)
I bet the guy was devastated at the thought of ringing the boss to say he had pranged the van at such an early stage...... :( :(
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Had a little smile though... He only started for me officially on the 1st and had to give me his P45 from last place. Handed it over and said "shall I just keep this?" ;D ;D
At the end of the day, no-one was hurt and no damage other than the van. Not a major drama ::)
I bet the guy was devastated at the thought of ringing the boss to say he had pranged the van at such an early stage...... :( :(
Pretty much ::) I like to think I'm pretty fair though, and he'd calmed right down by the time I left him after checking the van was still safe to use :y He's offered to pay for the repairs/excess but I said we'd chat about that later. At the end of the day, it's only a bit of tin that's damaged and (fortunately ::)) it looks like I should be able to repair it for a reasonable price. The cill damage is going to be hardest to sort because it's creased at the top, but I think a slide hammer will get the worst of it out and then a bit of P38 and some rattle cans and that will be fine. replace the sliding door with a 2nd hand one and re-apply the sign writing and job's a goodun :y
The killer will be the time TBH... Going to be at least a day's work just to sort the door because of having to get to it (removing equipment etc) and another day putting it back together, plus 48 hours for the sealant to cure properly, plus the paint and sign writing... Probably going to be off the road for the best part of a week (although I may well do some very long days to try and speed it along) so I'll have to get hold of a spare/another van first. Might do it before I take the next bloke on ;)
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Paul, what is the range of your franchise?
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The killer will be the time TBH... Going to be at least a day's work just to sort the door because of having to get to it (removing equipment etc) and another day putting it back together, plus 48 hours for the sealant to cure properly, plus the paint and sign writing... Probably going to be off the road for the best part of a week (although I may well do some very long days to try and speed it along) so I'll have to get hold of a spare/another van first. Might do it before I take the next bloke on ;)
Paint & sign write your 'new' door before you fit it ...... ::) ::)
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The killer will be the time TBH... Going to be at least a day's work just to sort the door because of having to get to it (removing equipment etc) and another day putting it back together, plus 48 hours for the sealant to cure properly, plus the paint and sign writing... Probably going to be off the road for the best part of a week (although I may well do some very long days to try and speed it along) so I'll have to get hold of a spare/another van first. Might do it before I take the next bloke on ;)
Paint & sign write your 'new' door before you fit it ...... ::) ::)
"new" door will (hopefully) be in white anyway ;) Paint is on the cill ;) As for the sign writing... Probably have to do the entire side of the van from the b pillar back to get it lined up, but hopefully not :y That's the easy bit anyway... Just Vinyl transfers :y
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Paul, what is the range of your franchise?
My area is basically from the A120 to the Thames, Bounded by the North Circular (A406), M11 and the sea :y There's a little bit I don't cover in that and I also cover all of Braintree but pretty much it :y
I'm also taking on the bit between the M11 and the M1 (not inside the M25) and North Kent :y
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That's the easy bit anyway... Just Vinyl transfers :y
Ah! Of course, I was thinking of a bloke, a brush & a tin of paint! ::) ::)
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That's the easy bit anyway... Just Vinyl transfers :y
Ah! Of course, I was thinking of a bloke, a brush & a tin of paint! ::) ::)
Vehicle Sign Writing hasn't been done like that for about 15 years ;) ;D
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Vehicle Sign Writing hasn't been done like that for about 15 years ;) ;D
I knew that! ::) ::)
It's late & I was up in time to wake the sparrows for the dawn chorus! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Paul, what is the range of your franchise?
My area is basically from the A120 to the Thames, Bounded by the North Circular (A406), M11 and the sea :y There's a little bit I don't cover in that and I also cover all of Braintree but pretty much it :y
I'm also taking on the bit between the M11 and the M1 (not inside the M25) and North Kent :y
What would you need to be covering the North East?
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What would you need to be covering the North East?
Is this a long winded way of saying you've put the wrong fuel in your car...... ? ::) ::)
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Paul, what is the range of your franchise?
My area is basically from the A120 to the Thames, Bounded by the North Circular (A406), M11 and the sea :y There's a little bit I don't cover in that and I also cover all of Braintree but pretty much it :y
I'm also taking on the bit between the M11 and the M1 (not inside the M25) and North Kent :y
What would you need to be covering the North East?
Let's move this to PM for ease ;) But AFAIK the area around you is available ;)
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What would you need to be covering the North East?
Is this a long winded way of saying you've put the wrong fuel in your car...... ? ::) ::)
No......... :P :P
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Paul, what is the range of your franchise?
My area is basically from the A120 to the Thames, Bounded by the North Circular (A406), M11 and the sea :y There's a little bit I don't cover in that and I also cover all of Braintree but pretty much it :y
I'm also taking on the bit between the M11 and the M1 (not inside the M25) and North Kent :y
What would you need to be covering the North East?
Let's move this to PM for ease ;) But AFAIK the area around you is available ;)
Too late for tonight, but thinking head is on.....
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Paul, what is the range of your franchise?
My area is basically from the A120 to the Thames, Bounded by the North Circular (A406), M11 and the sea :y There's a little bit I don't cover in that and I also cover all of Braintree but pretty much it :y
I'm also taking on the bit between the M11 and the M1 (not inside the M25) and North Kent :y
What would you need to be covering the North East?
Let's move this to PM for ease ;) But AFAIK the area around you is available ;)
To late for tonight, but thinking head is on.....
I was thinking that too... But I've just rattled off a quick PM with the basics and my number (again) if you want to chat ;)
I'm not available to talk on Friday evening but other than that, pretty much any time :y
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I'm also taking on the bit between the M11 and the M1 (not inside the M25) and North Kent :y
How far north? If near enough, ring me when you get jobs - I'll try to beat you there, so I can call the misfueller all sorts of things ;D
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Quite a way for you to come, but, I've got a bodyshop bloke who could probably sort that out for a good price :y
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Quite a way for you to come, but, I've got a bodyshop bloke who could probably sort that out for a good price :y
Might be an idea actually ;) I've been offered a couple of doors today at a reasonable(ish) price so that's that sorted :y Just got to sort the sill and actually fit it all
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Quite a way for you to come, but, I've got a bodyshop bloke who could probably sort that out for a good price :y
Might be an idea actually ;) I've been offered a couple of doors today at a reasonable(ish) price so that's that sorted :y Just got to sort the sill and actually fit it all
Let me know nearer the time, and we'll see what we can sort out :y