hyperhale Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I am looking for a recommended bodywork repairer experienced in fitting rear lower wings on Heralds.My Vitesse has had replacement arch and lower wing work carried out badly resulting in the offside wing losing its correct profile above the wheel arch.The near side is original and probably more suited to fitting a repair panel.I have a pair of wings purchased from Bill Davis but not feeling competent in doing the work myself, I have read complete wing replacement is tricky.I'm based in North Kent but willing to travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Quoted from hyperhale I have a pair of wings purchased from Bill Davis That must have been a while ago, it's a long time since I've sold any rear wings...Are these Stanpart originals, or repros?Cheers,Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperhale Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 Quoted from heraldcoupe That must have been a while ago, it's a long time since I've sold any rear wings...Are these Stanpart originals, or repros?Cheers,Bill. Hi BillI met you at Beaulieu international auto jumble last September and you had them for sale.They don't appear to be an exact matching pair, do you recall if they were Stanpart?Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Quoted from hyperhale I met you at Beaulieu international auto jumble last September and you had them for sale.They don't appear to be an exact matching pair, do you recall if they were Stanpart? At a guess I'd say these would have been repros. I think I remember one of them being acquired as part of an abandoned project, not so sure about the other.As a sanity check, if you measure the height of the swage line above the centre of the wheelarch, an original Stanpart wing will measure 41mm. Repros are usually larger at about 46mm,Cheers,Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperhale Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 Anyone?Someone out there must have a trusted recommended body specialist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hammond Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 As good as it gets, IMHO is Chic Doig in Cardenden, Fife, however, he couldn't be further away! He restored my Herald and 12 years later it still looks fabulous. If you can stomach the journey and the flight back and vice-versa, well worth doing.Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Paul Cull in the Swindon area has a good reputation especially for Herald/Vitesse.Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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