after picking up an accident damage 2011 insignia 4x4 1 of 10 now 1 of 8 i decided to fix it up and use is as daily car
here are lots and lots of pic from the last couple of months
it came on the back of a truck with to my only surprise a gen3 block the LDK engine
lots of little bits to fix
holes and scratches on most panels
had to cut the tyre off the wheel to drive it off the truck
it was pretty beat up
lower wishbone bent
main cooling rad poped
10ton jack kit pushing it straght
getting close
very close to the original position
long way to go
plenty to do on the inside to
a very good friend of mine called me to say he was breaking an insignia so i rushed up there to scavenge some parts
took the trusty plasma cutter and bought the front corner home
at least if i needed any metal parts i have all the bits to replace the damaged parts
bumper headlight and a long list of parts in stock and ready to be fitted
diesel a/c pump to replace the one i used for the astra
crash bar and the extensions
inner tie rod was bent so that got replaced
as the car was ex police i took to decommission it as a police car and removed all the extra wiring
getting there
replaced the broken headlamp plug
even more wires
took the seat and carpet out then wet vacced them
chop chop more wires coming out
replacement door on
a complete car again on the outside
stud welder to try and fix the sil
close but no cigar
5 control units hidden in a bracket behind the dash
i guess that all of it
engine bay cleaning
that will do me
more carpet cleaning
found enough change in the car to buy a new front number plate
back seats were a mess
up front looking better
back seats now clean
took the blue light out the head light then sealed it up
serviced the haldex clutch
normal dirt in the case
didn't have time to wait for a new filter from europe so cleaned it out
had enough oil left over from doing the other diff
new cabin filter and aircon bomb to freshen the inside up
also got the dvd800 head unit the car never came with a radio just got to get this one decoded and recoded to this car
nearly time for mot
it passed the mot and then got a replacement bonnet
even got a different bumper without the anpr holes in
front pads were past there sell by date so stripped the twin pot TRW calipers and cleaned them up
disc hub and edge painted to give it the fresh look 337mm discs
genuine TRW pads altho not the TX range
sliders were bit dry
i do like a clean set of brakes
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drivers side looks like it had a sticky pad
before
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after
after after
now on to the body work the police aerial had to go but put a blank in a welded it in place
what hole lol
quite a few dents in this side
trying to keep the body line
other side was even worse
guide coat to find the dips and bumps
like that
nearly done
rear bumper had a nasty score mark
plastic filler
prepping for paint
colour going on then top coat
nice!
at 1st i thought the back end was bent turns out i had not fitted the bumper in the slot right DOH!
moving onto the rear quater
thats made that bit look great
pretty close match to the original paint
and at least its shiny
now to fix the dented sil got a whole sil as a replacement
rear door off for better access
chop chop
the door jam was bent in a little some angle iron show the extent of the damage
not any more
repair patch cut from the replacment sil
made sure it all lined up
inside was cleaned and painted with cold galvanizing paint
factory stone guard removed
test fit
tacked in place
fully stitched in the weld sits under the rubber door seal
under side welded the same
upol #10 stone guard applied to match the factory stuff
cant wait to get this full side painted
more soon
here are lots and lots of pic from the last couple of months
it came on the back of a truck with to my only surprise a gen3 block the LDK engine
lots of little bits to fix
holes and scratches on most panels
had to cut the tyre off the wheel to drive it off the truck
it was pretty beat up
lower wishbone bent
main cooling rad poped
10ton jack kit pushing it straght
getting close
very close to the original position
long way to go
plenty to do on the inside to
a very good friend of mine called me to say he was breaking an insignia so i rushed up there to scavenge some parts
took the trusty plasma cutter and bought the front corner home
at least if i needed any metal parts i have all the bits to replace the damaged parts
bumper headlight and a long list of parts in stock and ready to be fitted
diesel a/c pump to replace the one i used for the astra
crash bar and the extensions
inner tie rod was bent so that got replaced
as the car was ex police i took to decommission it as a police car and removed all the extra wiring
getting there
replaced the broken headlamp plug
even more wires
took the seat and carpet out then wet vacced them
chop chop more wires coming out
replacement door on
a complete car again on the outside
stud welder to try and fix the sil
close but no cigar
5 control units hidden in a bracket behind the dash
i guess that all of it
engine bay cleaning
that will do me
more carpet cleaning
found enough change in the car to buy a new front number plate
back seats were a mess
up front looking better
back seats now clean
took the blue light out the head light then sealed it up
serviced the haldex clutch
normal dirt in the case
didn't have time to wait for a new filter from europe so cleaned it out
had enough oil left over from doing the other diff
new cabin filter and aircon bomb to freshen the inside up
also got the dvd800 head unit the car never came with a radio just got to get this one decoded and recoded to this car
nearly time for mot
it passed the mot and then got a replacement bonnet
even got a different bumper without the anpr holes in
front pads were past there sell by date so stripped the twin pot TRW calipers and cleaned them up
disc hub and edge painted to give it the fresh look 337mm discs
genuine TRW pads altho not the TX range
sliders were bit dry
i do like a clean set of brakes
#
#
drivers side looks like it had a sticky pad
before
#
after
after after
now on to the body work the police aerial had to go but put a blank in a welded it in place
what hole lol
quite a few dents in this side
trying to keep the body line
other side was even worse
guide coat to find the dips and bumps
like that
nearly done
rear bumper had a nasty score mark
plastic filler
prepping for paint
colour going on then top coat
nice!
at 1st i thought the back end was bent turns out i had not fitted the bumper in the slot right DOH!
moving onto the rear quater
thats made that bit look great
pretty close match to the original paint
and at least its shiny
now to fix the dented sil got a whole sil as a replacement
rear door off for better access
chop chop
the door jam was bent in a little some angle iron show the extent of the damage
not any more
repair patch cut from the replacment sil
made sure it all lined up
inside was cleaned and painted with cold galvanizing paint
factory stone guard removed
test fit
tacked in place
fully stitched in the weld sits under the rubber door seal
under side welded the same
upol #10 stone guard applied to match the factory stuff
cant wait to get this full side painted
more soon