Rear end repairs - V5 Bora

[a30guy]

Hi everyone,

My V5 Bora got hit right on the driver's rear wheel and as a result there is enough damage to the suspension to write the car off.

I have an option to buy the car back from the insurance company - it's too good to wreck.

My question is, how feasible is it to replace the rear end with another? Is it a case of unbolting a subframe and fitting another, or would it have to be rebuilt component by component.

Cheers

David

[h100vw]

Depends how bent it is. If it is just the axle, thats a couple of hours and a brake bleed. Just be wary that a "cheap" fix might escalate. Have the insurance given a list of parts they need to get to fix it. New axle probably puts them off.

[a30guy]

Thanks for your reply.

I've only spoken to the assessor who said that there are a lot of bent components and that they would only use new parts to repair it, which is why the cost would be high.

I was thinking of a complete rear end swap from a donor vehicle.

D

[h100vw]

Thanks for your reply.

I've only spoken to the assessor who said that there are a lot of bent components and that they would only use new parts to repair it, which is why the cost would be high.

I was thinking of a complete rear end swap from a donor vehicle.

D

You need that list from assessor.

Gavin