Where do get D1 body panels!!! HELP!!

Anyone know where I can get a rear main body panel from? I'm guessing an official LR part but where can I actually order one from?

It's quite important since I bashed it offroad today when a fence tried to eat it!! person I'm not that keen on ice grr....

Cheers!!

have you tried rimmer bros ? i know they are more expensive thatn most but they have a good range .

Yeah I had a look there, but £500 for an ally body panel is a bit much I reckon.
I may just look round scrap yards.

take the panel off inside and kick it back out, it'll just look like a battle scar then
just how a disco should look

This one can't be kicked out (will get pics when light), it's worst the end where the flange is which is (was) spot welded to the quarter panel, so there's now an inch or 2 gap.

Have you tried taking the panel off yet?? it's a very involved job and requires all of the interior panels taking out on the side you're replacing.

jmattley said:

This one can't be kicked out (will get pics when light), it's worst the end where the flange is which is (was) spot welded to the quarter panel, so there's now an inch or 2 gap.

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cover it in chequer plate mate an do the other side while your at it
it'll look like it was always like that
when i battered my back end i did that, but i had a 3" hole covered with silicon to hide, the twot who bought it never bat'd an eyelid at it

i just told him it was protection

How long does it take roughly then redhand to remove a panel?

Mere seconds on a tree if yer close enuff

jmattley said:

How long does it take roughly then redhand to remove a panel?

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Well it took me about 90 minutes but I was scrapping the fooker.

the method is as follows

Remove rear bumper
remove Rear light cluster
remove all interior panels folding seat etc from side that needs replacing.
Remove all glass & seals from panel

Locate all bolts and screws that are holding panel on. including the screws that are hidden by the rear door when it's closed. As you've probably realised the rear corner panel is attached to the side panel. Once you're sure you've undone everything get a flexible knife or sharpened hacksaw blade and a wide scraper. as the panel is heavily tiger sealed to the body struts and will need cutting thru as you peel the panel off. I'd say allow half a day at least. to remove old panel and fit new one. If your gonna be removing the replacement panel as well I'd leave a full day aside for it.

And you'll need a couple of tubes of panel adhesive/sealant as well

chequer plate the fooker
an save youself a lot of arseing about

this panel is a real twot to remove!
i stripped a disco in the summer so i didn't matter how the panels were removed an it took ages to get them off!
all the boot interior has to come out bar the carpet
it's a real nightmare

and the drivers side is even worse coz you have to remove the fuel filler too, and it don't come free in a hurry

nickh75 said:

this panel is a real twot to remove!
i stripped a disco in the summer so i didn't matter how the panels were removed an it took ages to get them off!
all the boot interior has to come out bar the carpet
it's a real nightmare

and the drivers side is even worse coz you have to remove the fuel filler too, and it don't come free in a hurry

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tis easy to get off the hard part is getting it off in a usable condition so you can put it back on the other vehikkle

redhand said:

tis easy to get off the hard part is getting it off in a usable condition so you can put it back on the other vehikkle

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hance a pain in the arse

Bet that sealant's rock hard this weather, take a stihl saw to the scrappy and cut a good chunk out, once your home the hot air gun might help.

Dent said:

Bet that sealant's rock hard this weather, take a stihl saw to the scrappy and cut a good chunk out, once your home the hot air gun might help.

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Aye that might be a good idea. panel will be a twart to get off if it's just cut off the vehicle though. you need to be able to exert steady pressure as you peel it orf.

As promised, a nice photo of the damage to see if you lot have any ideas to avoid changing the panel:



Notice the side and quarter panels are held together with a screw for now!

jmattley said:

As promised, a nice photo of the damage to see if you lot have any ideas to avoid changing the panel:



Notice the side and quarter panels are held together with a screw for now!

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Nah I think that calls for a replacement panel.

Yeah, that's what I thought, when it's warmer though!

My driver's side's worse than that and I've been driving around in it for 9 months. I reckoned there wasn't any point repairing in case I did it again.