Panel offer

[matthewsemple]

prices

Originally posted by TurboMG
Just for reference.

BEP 755 Bonnet 125 retail
BDA 31002 Fnt door 195 retail
BFA 31002 rear door 195 retail
BEP 2349 hatch 200 retail

Is that from a Rover dealer or motor factors? Are they genuine parts as I am sure the hatch costs more than taht. How much do front wings cost?

[Guest]

They are genuine rover parts.

Front wing for plastic bumper cars is
BEP 2390 84 retail
outer sill BEP 2142 32.40 retail
inner rear wheel arch the bit that always parts company from the outer BEP 793 19.20 RETAIL

[matthewsemple]

Wings

Originally posted by TurboMG
They are genuine rover parts.

Front wing for plastic bumper cars is BEP 2390 84 retail
outer sill BEP 2142 32.40 retail
inner rear wheel arch the bit that always parts company from the outer BEP 793 19.20 RETAIL

That's good - so if we can get them for half price I could get two wings for £84. Now this is a long shot, but do you know the partno for wings without repeater holes from early Maestros? And are they still available?

[Guest]

BEP 2248 but there NLA I'm afraid.

[matthewsemple]

Bah

Originally posted by TurboMG
BEP 2248 but they're NLA I'm afraid.

So the choice is to weld up the holes or fit repeaters.

[MGTurbo]

So the choice is to weld up the holes or fit repeaters.

No, you can't do that. The earlier wing differed in construction, two wing bolts are accessed from inside the wheelarch panel and have an extra stiffener where these bolts go through, the later wings had these two bolts deleted and had a single bracket at the top corner where it bolts onto the A post.

Gareth

[matthewsemple]

Wings

There must we a way around this. Most of the bolts are the same so it won't fall off the car.

[MGTurbo]

The wing would be insecure at the rear. It would not be a good idea to fit a late wing to an early car, as this could affect the structual ridgidity of the car and fail an MOT. An early wing could be repaired using a later wing as a template.

Gareth

[matthewsemple]

Wings

Originally posted by MGTurbo
The wing would be insecure at the rear. It would not be a good idea to fit a late wing to an early car, as this could affect the structual ridgidity of the car and fail an MOT. An early wing could be repaired using a later wing as a template.

Gareth

I'm sure there is way of fabricating some brackets so a later wing could be secured onto the car. Repairing an earlier would involve using a rotten part which I am keen to avoid.

My wings are still pretty good for a 19 year old Maestro so I may cut out the rust and fill them which will make them last a few more years.

Getting hold of rust-free early wings is hard these days. I think they stopped fitting them in 1985.

[MGTurbo]

Repairing an earlier would involve using a rotten part which I am keen to avoid

But if your cutting out the rust and welding in new why would the repaired still be rotten?

Gareth

[matthewsemple]

Panels

True - but I'd still rather have a new wing and adapt the bracket to fit. When I have taken wings off Maestros in the past they can look quite good but they are often covered in surface rust on the back and the metal is extremely thin where it about to perforate. I had a bit of discoloration on my Turbo's front wheelarch once and I pressed my thumb on it and it went right through making a great big hole!

If I fit new wings I would coat the back of them in zinc-based primer paint and sealant with waxoyl.

By the way Gareth - I have nicked a picture of you car off one these threads. Do you mind if I post it up in my Turbo gallery?

[Guest]

Hi,
Are there any rear Van doors available? Does anyone know the part number and price of the Genuine ones?

[Guest]

Maestro wing-MOT

Originally posted by MGTurbo
The wing would be insecure at the rear. It would not be a good idea to fit a late wing to an early car, as this could affect the structual ridgidity of the car and fail an MOT. An early wing could be repaired using a later wing as a template.

Gareth

The wing on a Maestro does not offer a geat deal of structual rigity as they are not welded to the inner wing /flitch panel.
If you look at a Mk. 3 Fiesta this has very liitle inner wing,
(mostly plastic wheel arch liner/splash guard)- the outer wing on these vehicles does help increase the front end strength.But they are welded on.
A corroded Maestro/montego wing is not classed as structual and therefore cannot be failed on the MOT. It may fail if corroded/rusty externaly and "sharp edges are likely to cause harm to passing pedestrians"

[CyrixDes]

I may be interested in a wide range of panels. Nothing particularly wrong with my current ones but if the price was right i'd think about buying to store for future use.

[e692wtt]

My late, unlamented but still-on-the-drive-being-stripped-and-due-to-be-reduced-to-small-pieces-this-weekend VDP Monty failed its MoT rather spectacularly, when I put it through the MoT with a view to pumping money into it rather than my Monty... It is holier-than-the-pope and more-rotten-than-a-pear, as well as needing a new PAS Rack.

It also failed on 'vehicle condition', ie the lower rear corner of the n/s/f wing had rotted so that it could not be secured at this 'corner' - the 'tab' through which the lower rear mounting bolt passes (into the sill) had rotted/snapped and so the lower rear quarter of the n/s/f wing was, literally, flapping in the wind.

Just thought I'd muddy the waters - why fail on 'dangerous parts' when one can fail, with pride/embarrassment, on 'vehicle condition'? In for a penny, in for a pound and all that...

Monty's doing fine having gone straight through his last MoT, by the way... still with a noisy driveshaft...

The other other Rich.:laugh: