Myles Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 AR7E 🙆🏻 Went away to play a bit of golf, left the 7 at home due to the brake-pad incident on Wed - picked the car up to take it to a fellow 7'r who could lend me the tools and experience to help me change the pads.... ...noticed that some wa*ker had reversed into my nosecone whilst I was playing golf and smashed it up a bit *mad* I had parked it near a vets -so some biddy in a 4x4 has evidently been more concerned about Rover than my cat... (ho, bloody ho!) AR7E... Anyone know somewhere to repair a std. black nosecone, or got one for sale (cheap!) REgds, Myles Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrent Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 Join the club. Mine got bashed at the pub a few weeks ago, probably by a group of builders who working in the area for the whole time i was in the pub. When asked on return if they saw anything, I just got a shrug and a 'dont know mate!' Mine was carbon, so has hasn't been replaced yet due to cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinwhitcher Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 had that myself....at a pub, but i saw the bloke driving down the road, so i got in the car dukes of hazzard style and went like f**k after him, once i got behind him he just knew he would get away with it and pulled over 😳. not nice i know! my is carbon, insurance bill was over £1000 i think?! was there any cctv around? Martin MW 51 CAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 9, 2003 Author Share Posted August 9, 2003 No cctv, but I'll ask at the vets and car workshop that both face where the car lives. REgds, Myles Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrypike Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 myles i had mine repaired/resprayed (original yellow) but it cost £250 *eek* haven't used it as it took so long upgraded to carbon still have it so if you're in a hurry let me know- i'm sure it's worth less than the repair 🙆🏻 jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 9, 2003 Author Share Posted August 9, 2003 Jerry, Thanks - I'm not in a hurry having had a look at it in daylight. I do want it fixed/replaced, but I can live with it for the moment. Regds, Myles Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrypike Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 if you get it repaired get a fixed quote and make sure it won't be quicker/cheaper to buy a new one keep the fittings as the new one won't come with them hope it goes ok jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7 SLR Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 I just received my cheque from NIG (Courtesy of MSM - Dave Spragg) for the replacement CF nosecone after a woman reversed into me in Germany. I'm going to explain what happened because I'm still a little miffed and it might get if off my chest: Pulled into petrol station behind Astra. she stopped early so I'm only just off the road, but still on the pavement... then she starts reversing. I can hardly reverse myself because I'd end up back in the road so I simply hit the horn with my left had while I gesticulated wildly with my right. Crunch. When we managed to get German/English interpretted she explained that she didn't see me because we were so low... but I could clearly see her in her door mirror. Obviously she hadn't discovered what it was for and didn't think it important to check around when someone was blowing a horn continuously for over 10 seconds (she reversed slowly but nonetheless consistently). Anyway, faxed MSM the quote on Wednesday and received the cheque today. Not bad service I think you'll agree. Now, I believe Adrian Flux are (occasionally) cheaper than MSM but I'll never deviate from MSM because I know, unlike Flux, Dave really cares about service and this proves it. Good luck getting yours sorted. Worcs L7 club joint AO.//Membership No. 4379//Azure Blue SLR No. 0077//Se7ens List Tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 9, 2003 Author Share Posted August 9, 2003 V7 - CU wed? Is it worth claiming on a fibreglass nose? You can take a look at the Worcs meet... Regds, Myles Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted August 10, 2003 Leadership Team Share Posted August 10, 2003 Aren't fibre glass noses around the £100 mark if it's a standard gel-coat colour that doesn't require painting? Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frying Pan Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Myles ☹️ Sorry to hear the news... Stu's right - Caterham sell black gel coated nosecones for £116.33 without fittings. Not a bad price really, and probably less than your excess... Hope to see you Thursday (see Banbury Area post on Chit Chat) Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7 SLR Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Myles, I'll be there Wed with my broken nosecone. Worcs L7 club joint AO.//Membership No. 4379//Azure Blue SLR No. 0077//Se7ens List Tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 10, 2003 Author Share Posted August 10, 2003 sforshaw, 7hs, Oooh! Now that's not a bad price considering it comes from Caterham... I do believe I've got a std. black gelcoat jobby - or at least V7 said my wings were gelcoat, and the finish looks the same (and there weren't any scratches from the reversing incident - just crunched fibreglass...) Hmmm... at that price (*now confirmed*) (and not knowing my excess off the top of my head -150 I think - *now confirmed*), I might be tempted even though the external damage doesn't look *that* bad (internally, it's a mess though). REgds, Myles ps - yep, planning a busy week - should be able to make the Banbury meet as long as the yobs don't cause more trouble - my father had to call the local coppers out at about 5AM this morning - they'd been around all night, but the final straw was when they were heard to shout '...it's a f*cking Caterham 7...' Shortly before this, I'd heard one of them talking about either himself or his brother being arrested for something recently *eek* No damage or interference though. Then again, it's p*ssing it down - and I'd hoped to spirit it back to its Cheltenham garage until Wednesday 🙆🏻 Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻 Edited by - Myles on 10 Aug 2003 13:03:30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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