VE Commodore Front Structure

[prktkljokr]

Used to wreck these from home when they were new, (you couldn't buy parts from Holden for the first 18 months ) very easy to drop the whole nose off in 1 hit, pop the bumper off and headlights out and just unbolt the rad support ( Rad support with bar reinforcement, washer bottle etc) the radiator and air con will sit there on the crossmember, the Calais headlights are different from the standard and there are 2 types, 1 has the standard globe the other has the projector, the bonnet mould will fit a standard omega bonnet, grille and front bar are Calais, Statesman type set up.

Looks like a high hit, I would say the rails will be ok.

[Interceptor]

Originally Posted by prktkljokr

Used to wreck these from home when they were new, (you couldn't buy parts from Holden for the first 18 months ) very easy to drop the whole nose off in 1 hit, pop the bumper off and headlights out and just unbolt the rad support ( Rad support with bar reinforcement, washer bottle etc) the radiator and air con will sit there on the crossmember, the Calais headlights are different from the standard and there are 2 types, 1 has the standard globe the other has the projector, the bonnet mould will fit a standard omega bonnet, grille and front bar are Calais, Statesman type set up.

Looks like a high hit, I would say the rails will be ok.

5 years behind the parts counter at Holden, I'm pretty confident in backing the advice from this bloke

[Citroënbender]

Good info, thanks. These are were projector lamps, right?

There’s just a slight misalignment where the NSF guard meets the screen pillar, it’s kicked out maybe 3-4mm if that; why I think the left rail is pushed down just a little. Sounds like bar and lower grille will be the hardest parts to source. Any real differences in radiator/condenser quality across the market (assuming both need replacement)?

It’s 2010 by the rego, is that a Series 2?

Insurance is a good thing, I think a lot more people are skimping on it now though. This fellow is not a leaner, he’s still paying his way well past when many of us have ceased work - or even life. But, yes, he would have been 100% better off with cover.