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bonnet was/is the hardest bit for them. When i left they were still trying to alter it to look better. The guard sat a bit higher than bonnet so they were going to shave a bit off and try reshape it.

Also the gaps along the side are a little larger. As in the gap betwen the guard and the bonnet. It is a little uneven. Thats what i was most worried about, but im sure it will look ok once its painted.

yeh alot of the time (no matter what brand of front gaurd - genuine or copy) this is a common occurance......

ive left mine as is, it didnt work out too bad.....bonnets never, ever go back in place as they did when they come off the factory table, but like anything its trial and error

really keen to see how it all looks tho, keep me posted

bonnet was/is the hardest bit for them. When i left they were still trying to alter it to look better. The guard sat a bit higher than bonnet so they were going to shave a bit off and try reshape it.

Also the gaps along the side are a little larger. As in the gap betwen the guard and the bonnet. It is a little uneven. Thats what i was most worried about, but im sure it will look ok once its painted.

thanks flick keep us all posted... will be interested to see what the fitting bill comes out lik....

thought i would update this, for Adz2332 and anyone else interested.

Got the car back today finally, and can now happily say that i could recommend Viva garage. That said though, you would need a very patient crash repairer to fit the kit. My guards needed a bit of trimming here and there to make them fit nicely.

Im happy with the results on my guards, even if both sides are a little different, as in the gap at the top of one side is a little bigger than the other side, but you wouldnt really notice. One side fits nicely at the front, where the other side was a little bit of work..

so yeah, bit of work and patience and viva garage kits are ok

thought i would update this, for Adz2332 and anyone else interested.

Got the car back today finally, and can now happily say that i could recommend Viva garage. That said though, you would need a very patient crash repairer to fit the kit. My guards needed a bit of trimming here and there to make them fit nicely.

Im happy with the results on my guards, even if both sides are a little different, as in the gap at the top of one side is a little bigger than the other side, but you wouldnt really notice. One side fits nicely at the front, where the other side was a little bit of work..

so yeah, bit of work and patience and viva garage kits are ok

good girl flick - really great to hear, post some pics up if possible. id love to see how it looks now, besides your also advertising how good your crash repairers work is, so alot of good has come from this

thought i would update this, for Adz2332 and anyone else interested.

Got the car back today finally, and can now happily say that i could recommend Viva garage. That said though, you would need a very patient crash repairer to fit the kit. My guards needed a bit of trimming here and there to make them fit nicely.

so yeah, bit of work and patience and viva garage kits are ok

Flick just curious was this covered by insurance or out of pocket? Can't wait to see some pics though. :(
I got my trust frount bar,gtr wing,eye lids and soon getting my original fenders vented at Speed Dreamz very cheap and good service.

my mate had a very bad experience with them ordered a complete bodykit 1 year later still waiting on rear bar :( saying that i think the rest fitted alrite just kept geting messed around it was for his girlfriends car (civic) not sure if she got the rear bar in the end or not

Went to take pics today but batteries died on me! Will be putting pics up later today.

Most of it was covered by insurance. My crash repairer quoted $250 for 1 second hand panel, so i spent my own $250 and bought the vented guards, so therefor the $250 that was included in the quote was used to paint the second panel. I wouldve paid bout 250 to get the second guard painted, so in essence i did pay for the 2nd guard to be painted. Insurance covered the rest, labour etc, as usual. Cos they have to blend paint into the doors, they just did that anyway, no extra charge for the 2nd side which wasnt damaged in the crash. Pretty good of them, basically blended that side for free. Where i was lucky is the side of the damage, had a key scratch on that door, as part of the quote that door had to be repainted to be blended, so therefor key scratch fixed for free!

Hope that makes sense? lol

My crash repairer is awesome, i would only ever go to them. Tom howards crash repairs on the corner of marion rd/sir don bradman drive - highly recommended.

They went above and beyond, while it was there they fixed up a previous dent and a weakspot in my side skirt that had cracked and was only going to get worse for a very low price.

They also did alot of other little jobs, just cos.. like plastic welding the brackets on my indicators cos they were being held in by cable ties. They lightly glued down my rear bar to the side skirt, where before it was coming off a bit. They even cleaned my car inside and out for me to take home! No extra charge for either of those last things.

I think i saved alot of money and my car is looking better than ever!

So yeah, little off topic, but an update and recommendation for both viva and for tom howards crash repairs.

Pics to come later!

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Some pics

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Can notice the 'gap' between the door and guard here, bigger than it use to be with a standard guard. THis photo makes the colour on the bonnet look different too, but its just the angle of the sun/shade playing tricks.

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