It's not my day today!!!!

Or my week come to think of it!! Thinks just not goin right at work this week, shite jobs coming in and nothing going as it should, today I came back from a road test to find my T3 rammed up against a steel pole!! It looks like the handbrake cable had snapped and released the brake it rolled about 12 feet and promptly stopped! It's now got a massive dent in the tailgate Mashed the rear panel kBroke the rear light and totaly mashed my bumper :-( I was planing on replacing the rear panel over the Xmas break but Im guna be doin it alot sooner now!! I will post pics tomorrow when there's a bit more light .............   

Ye I Spose wasn't a nice sight though seeing my van up against the post,

Ouch!
Should always leave it in gear.

Only rolling 12 feet did that to it  It must have been parked on one hell of a steep hill to knock the bumper in that much. You sure it wasn't pushed?

luckily it was the back, not the front. that would be a lot worse, and now you're gonna end up with a much better van for it, so be positive. i've got a really good windowless late tailgate if you wanna put a good one on.

well the repair has been started, i managed to unpick the "new" rear panel off the rear end i bought a few months ago with out doing any damage to it, the damn thing must have had about 60 spotwelds holding it on!! anyway next was to remove rear lamps rear flap thingy and rear bumper, bumper came off without to much trouble, i straightened it out when i first bought the van but now its beyond repair!! rear lamp d/s will glue back together for now, p/s one is fine,  it hasnt bent the boot flor at all  and looks like it shouldnt take too long to get the old rear panel off tomorrow, so all being well i should have a straight (ish!!) van by tomorrow night. i will take some pics as i go along tomorrow...........

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Edited by jamiegolf - 21 Nov 09 at 19:51

ye and it inspired me to get on with it too!! i had all the panels but just couldnt be arsed to do it i spose!!

Originally posted by pearce Well it beats going out in the shit weather that we're having Now,do you think it's time for a colour change.

i have got the colour scheme sorted but im torn between two colours.........
as soon as ALL the body work is done im calling in a favour with a local bodyshop owner for a free sesion in the booth 

I'm not painting it!! A mate at the bodyshop is!! The chap who has been helping me today works there and he said he will paint it for me, but the boss of the shop owes me a few favours so om guna call em in all at once!!