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Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2656

Surely the easier thing to do, seen as they admitted 100% liability, would have been to just insist that your car was repaired for you. You'd get the same result (or at least a replacement crossmember - no bad thing on a Td5 of that age) without the hassle of doing it yourself and ending up with a write-off against your car.

A third party's insurance company can not write off your car in this situation unless you allow them to.

4th Mar 2015 10:16pm

Brewstop

Member Since: 28 Oct 2012
Location: South Oxfordshire
Posts: 313

2002 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Zambezi Silver

I quite agree, if life was simple, I would have done just that......

The blue Galaxy is owned by the MOD, I take it you have never dealt with the MOD when it comes to accidents?

If you run an MOD white fleet VRN through an insurance check website it comes back as uninsured. Clearly it's not but it worries your own insurance company.

To put it into perspective, it took the MOD 3 and a half months to admit it even had a vehicle involved in the RTC. There were a number of reasons for this, the main one being the 'white fleet' manager who is responsible for passing on the accident report form to the fleet insurers was on sick leave for 15 weeks......

I'm a serving soldier, so I was able to do a little of my own leg work to find out the delays - that proved to be an uncomfortable experience.

As I'm controlling the repair, I know exactly the state of the vehicle and components going into the rebuild, I'm able to upgrade various bits and carry out other preventative repairs as and when.

The body shop quotes and engineers reports are all geared up for maximum profit / minimum hassle for the insurance industry.

I'm happy with my solution. Sandy

5th Mar 2015 6:14am

Brewstop

Member Since: 28 Oct 2012
Location: South Oxfordshire
Posts: 313

As the roof is off, I might as well sound proof it!

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11th Mar 2015 6:10pm

HardCharger

Member Since: 03 Mar 2013
Location: Manila
Posts: 740

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

Nice!

12th Mar 2015 11:54pm

Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2656

Brewstop wrote:
The blue Galaxy is owned by the MOD, I take it you have never dealt with the MOD when it comes to accidents?

Not the MOD no, but I work for a government body which has a similar arrangement in that we have Crown exemption from the requirement to insure or tax our vehicles - so I can understand what you mean! It does worry people when you mention that there is no insurance (as most people understand it) covering the vehicles.

Glad to see you are making the best of a bad situation.

16th Mar 2015 8:05pm

Brewstop

Member Since: 28 Oct 2012
Location: South Oxfordshire
Posts: 313

More photos

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27th Jun 2015 8:05pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Was the welding done with a butter knife? Once grounded it will undoubtedly look a lot better but from the welding I witness in my job it did surprise me somewhat. If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

27th Jun 2015 9:40pm

Brewstop

Member Since: 28 Oct 2012
Location: South Oxfordshire
Posts: 313

More progress, (no more butter knife welding - apologies to those butter knife fans

)

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15th Sep 2015 6:56am

excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 5852

1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue

Did I miss the make of the x-member? Looking good so far. 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

15th Sep 2015 7:14am

mikeh501

Member Since: 07 Jan 2013
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 1142

welding aside

its looking great! would love a double cab.

15th Sep 2015 7:51am

Stiff1

Member Since: 09 Dec 2014
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 597

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black

Can you give us the specs for the sound insulation?

? Sticky foil

? Foam

? White sheeting stuff (never seen that go on before)

Great work

15th Sep 2015 12:06pm

Brewstop

Member Since: 28 Oct 2012
Location: South Oxfordshire
Posts: 313

Thanks!

The sound proofing is all sourced from eBay:

Dynamat equivalent stuff - foil backed bitumen sheet

10mm closed cell self adhesive foam

Thinsulate self adhesive blanket Sandy

15th Sep 2015 1:23pm

Stiff1

Member Since: 09 Dec 2014
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 597

Thanks for the update.

Hoping to do this soon, looks much easier with the roof off.

Do you feel that is the max depth you can go in order to not interfere with the roof lining going back on?

Also looks like a good time to fit a central roof light.

15th Sep 2015 3:01pm

Brewstop

Member Since: 28 Oct 2012
Location: South Oxfordshire
Posts: 313

More progress

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Click image to enlarge Sandy

15th Oct 2015 9:10pm

Brewstop

Member Since: 28 Oct 2012
Location: South Oxfordshire
Posts: 313

Lots of work over the last few months, some issues but lots of successes. Sandy

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