Fancy Metro (Mirage #1) :: 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage SE (Garage entry)

[Wallythacker]

Me too, every time I find a beer I haven't tried yet that's on sale. It all tastes the same after a couple though.

At my local brewhouse there's a waitress that's so cute and friendly I can't refuse her suggestions. ( I wish. ) I have consumed some dog awful crap that others apparently think is fantastic!

Darin, this place I stumbled on may be of some use; www.partify.ca. it looks like they specialize in fenders and front covers.

[Fummins]

I keep seeing ads on kijiji for hunt parts https://www.huntparts.ca/ never tried them though and they're in quebec so yeah...

[MetroMPG]

Wally: if you've got an old boat, you've got epoxy on hand, right?

I liked the idea of the magic plastic melting powder glue, but decided to use stuff already here.

I made up a some wee sheet metal brackets & splice plates, and screwed them into the plastic to hold the busted bits in place. Then I just gooped some epoxy over everything & shot it flat black.

It seemed to work just fine, if a bit ugly (but you can only really see the smaller, upper mount).

[Wallythacker]

if you have a boat expoy is mandatory..

nice repair, I like the flat black.

[MetroMPG]

....annnnnnnnnnndd... since I already had the bumper and headlight off, I decided last evening to pull the FUBARed front quarter.



I wasn't planning to do any cosmetic work until spring, but it's warmed up to above freezing recently, so make hay while the sun shines? (It's actually kinda rainy...)

Wasn't too hard to remove, except I'm noticing the mounting brackets on this car are very lightweight and very prone to twisting/deforming when breaking bolts free (all 10 mm and plastic fasteners for this panel).

Panel beating adventure to come!

[MetroMPG]

Adventures in paintless dent removal...



I spent an hour or 2 on it, mostly using wooden kitchen utensils and my hands. The metal is so thin, it's pretty easy to work.

I made a couple of rookie mistakes along the lines of "I think I'll just lightly tap here with a hammer..." Bad idea! Never directly hit the panel!

It's not perfect (looks better in the pic than in real life) but I'm pleased with the results. Just have to put it all back together now.

[Basic]

Its so thin!!! You can look at it wrong and bend it. LOL

[Fummins]

Hey, does your car have chrome front inner door handles and black rear ones? I just noticed mine is like that. I almost feel ripped off, but not really.

[MetroMPG]

Yup. Them's the cheap seats! What's really funny is the power front windows but manual rear cranks on the base model.

[Fummins]

I think neons were like that too for some years.