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Offline JR.303

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Which wings.
« on: October 13, 2020, 07:16:06 am »
What's the current opinion on which replacement wings to get?
I am watching some on ebay and would prefer pre sprayed but understand a match might be a problem.
Mine is silver.

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Re: Which wings.
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2020, 08:19:54 am »
Think ecp do oem wings for cars, be worth ringing them

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Re: Which wings.
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2020, 09:34:36 am »
I kept an eye on my local car breaker.

In the end I got two genuine factory painted wings (same colour as the car) for £75 all in......the match was perfect as expected.

It is a waiting game to do it my way, but it paid off.
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Re: Which wings.
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2020, 06:43:55 pm »
OK, thanks.
Ebay ones no good then?

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Re: Which wings.
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2020, 09:44:59 pm »
Are they the Lothian ones on eBay?
they have good reputation, a friend of mine got some for his Mk4 and was really pleased.
I think someone on here used them recently & read good things on other forums.

Granted, the panels themselves won’t be as good quality as OEM, but for speed and convenience they are great



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Re: Which wings.
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2020, 09:59:06 pm »
Lothian seem to have zero listings on their eBay store at the moment, or they did 2 days ago. I'm in the same boat, drivers side is bubbling and the passenger side is starting to look like something out of Mad Max :signLOL:

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Re: Which wings.
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2020, 06:59:44 am »
Lothian seem to have zero listings on their eBay store at the moment, or they did 2 days ago. I'm in the same boat, drivers side is bubbling and the passenger side is starting to look like something out of Mad Max :signLOL:
Ha ha that's what mine looks like.

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Re: Which wings.
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2020, 07:08:59 am »
No they're not Lothian but bcpautomotive.
I have found some on Amazon painted for £144 each. I wonder if that is a good deal?

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Re: Which wings.
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2020, 07:11:34 am »
Charles Trents car breakers are local to me and also have an ebay site.......they are the ones I used for my OEM wings.

https://www.trents.co.uk/

Just calling them up is a lot easier
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Re: Which wings.
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2020, 06:42:35 pm »
Charles Trents car breakers are local to me and also have an ebay site.......they are the ones I used for my OEM wings.

https://www.trents.co.uk/

Just calling them up is a lot easier
Ok thanks.

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Re: Which wings.
« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2020, 06:12:14 pm »
Lothian auto parts on ebay where i got mine. I used one genuine and one lothian and the bodyshop said there was practically no difference in fit.