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silvercivicdx 01-06-2009 11:35 PM

if the same number of welds on the new panel match the amount of welds from the factory, the car should be as strong maybe in sum cases stronger then it originally was

6thGear. 01-06-2009 11:49 PM

Nothing wrong from those pictures. They have it on a pretty nice Wedge Clamp measuring system. They measure back to OE specs. Very standard procedure, replaced with brand new parts. From the finished products, the gaps look pretty even, headlights sit properly on both sides. A good/excellent repair job shouldn't look like it was repaired at all. Of course these are pictures and only a real life, up close inspection can tell if the repairs are good or not.

toyota86 01-07-2009 02:17 AM

nice!. real jdm style rebuilts when done properly are sometimes better than stock. looks very similar to some pictures of how rusty beat up jdm ae86 are restored to their former glory.

hypediss 01-07-2009 02:56 AM

the image source shows the pix come from an auto repair shop in japan ooooo

asian_XL 01-07-2009 05:38 AM

before people jump onto the bandwagon...you must read this first

Article (babelfish translation: basically it's telling people to watch out these vehicles that are being sold online, it has been proved that it's very dangerous)
http://66.163.168.225/babelfish/tran...t_id%3D6226031

http://appledaily.atnext.com/images/...ge/17ff57p.jpghttp://appledaily.atnext.com/images/...ge/17ff58p.jpg
http://appledaily.atnext.com/images/...ge/17ff53p.jpghttp://appledaily.atnext.com/images/...ge/17ff54p.jpg
http://appledaily.atnext.com/images/...ge/17ff55p.jpghttp://appledaily.atnext.com/images/...ge/17ff56p.jpg
http://appledaily.atnext.com/images/...ge/17ff59p.jpghttp://appledaily.atnext.com/images/...ge/17ff60p.jpg
http://appledaily.atnext.com/images/...ge/17ff51p.jpghttp://appledaily.atnext.com/images/...ge/17ff61p.jpg


Killed the driver
http://motor.atnext.com/images/next-...6-027N/D01.jpg

Diagram that shows how it was welded
http://motor.atnext.com/images/next-...6-027N/D03.jpg

asian_XL 01-07-2009 05:46 AM

http://www.ccue.com/ccp_east/h001/h0...1172313070.jpg
http://www.ccue.com/ccp_east/h001/h0...1172313120.jpg
http://simg.sina.com.hk/cp/0/0024/2502/2/p.jpg
http://image.wenweipo.com/2007/12/17/hk1217a1.jpg
http://the-sun.on.cc/channels/news/2...sn02020310.jpg

Black SC2 01-07-2009 06:26 AM

Why do they put that much work into cars with low value? Is skilled (non-Nike factory) labour really that cheap over there?

falcon 01-07-2009 11:06 AM

from the looks of the s2000, that's actually a pretty quality rebuild. from what I've seen in the past few years working in the industry, you would never see that much effort put into a rebuild.

when you get in a front-end collision, how do you think your car makes it back on the road? I saw what looked to be a frame machine, they didn't touch the firewall *good* and the front end was replaced at the spot welds, the same place it was originally installed at the factory.

nothing wrong with it at all.

Blinky 01-07-2009 01:34 PM

Apple daily? Need cartoons to understand.

I'm not qualified to comment on the quality of the repair, but IMO it's only really unethical if the rebuilt nature of the car isn't disclosed to the buyer. Not sure how that works out legally in HK or Japan.

Prostrho 01-07-2009 02:02 PM

All those Enzos must be rebuilt 'Lego' cars. They always split in two when they crash.

O wait they do make Lego Enzos!

http://www.oddee.com/_media/imgs/art...2_ferrari1.jpg
http://www.elyliu.com/blog/wp-conten...enzo-crash.jpg

Blinky 01-07-2009 03:23 PM

IIRC the engine is a stressed member in an Enzo. Therefore, it is implicitly designed to split (keeping the passenger compartment whole) in event of a severe accident.

dutch 01-07-2009 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asian_XL (Post 6210560)
before people jump onto the bandwagon...you must read this first

Article (babelfish translation: basically it's telling people to watch out these vehicles that are being sold online, it has been proved that it's very dangerous)
http://66.163.168.225/babelfish/tran...t_id%3D6226031

/786/640pixfolder/X786-027N/D03.jpg[/img]

what they are doing there isnt the same thing. They are taking parts that used to be one continuous piece and replacing half of that piece.

with the s2k, they are replacing damaged pieces completely, not patching a couple of the same piece together.


Here is some info on collision repair for the toyota MR2 spyder. If you read through it you can see exactly how it should be done. The guys you posted did the job correctly.

http://www.northwestmr2.com/incoming...pair%20Manual/

asian_XL 01-07-2009 04:55 PM

^ I'm sorry, I must have misunderstood that this is the part from another car

http://www.yokoban.net/image/020-S2000/026.jpg

Black SC2 01-07-2009 05:53 PM

If they're using the front end of a car that was a rear end write of, it's still not a problem.

jlenko 01-07-2009 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EuroTRASH (Post 6209826)
Thread fail!

That's not unethical, that's the proper way to rebuild a car.

OMG, finally someone on RS.net that knows something.

Bunch of fucking idiots on this thread otherwise..:rolleyes:

2slow 01-09-2009 02:03 PM

The ppl who fixed that s2k are serious autobody professionals, where did you get the idea that they are auto rebuilding crooks?

man this is almost like mistaking Jesus as a hippy,
http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/110146/spot/130318/
according to this guy's blog, the shop owner's technique is at "god level"

or check out what kind of cars they've worked on b4, and do use babelfish to translate what they say.
http://www.yokoban.net/
http://www.yoshihisa-style.com/
http://www.yokoban.net/main005-gallery.html

I guess the shop yokoban can simply sue you for libel (for calling them unethical) already.

man, good luck :thumbsup:


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