Rich Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Hi all, Just got the vitesse back on the road and 'bang' a lady pulled out on me. Lucky I wasn't going that fast so once I stopped and looked at the damage all she had was a few marks on her alloy. The vitesse however looked quite bad initially but found out that the bar at the front had snapped due to rust and the front valance had become loose (rust again) . This rust and filler was all well hidden before the crash which just means another job to do earlier rather than later. The bonnet took some impact but looks like all i need to do is some realignment . Does anyone know we're I can get a decent second hand front valance and how hard are they to fit? Secondly I'm going to buy new bar ends as these are rotten too. I'll most probably get them off canley,are these a pain to fit also? I understand the bar ends must be welded once you cut off the old ones. Any help and advice greatly appreciated . Kind regards Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 get a piece of tube (or roll a short bit of sheet) to fit inside and act as a spigot to locate and position the replacement end bar easier than trying to stitch a blank tube on . cant help with a valance most show them as available but ££££s pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Thanks Pete Regards Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadgetman Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 The new ends that rimmers sell have a 35mm (1 3/8")inside diameter, as Pete says, get a piece of tube that diameter and use it as a spigot which will help in getting it lined up and give it a bit of strength at the weld joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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