Can someone help me on this damage report

[T9mm]

Hey

I am considering a new project car, I have been buying accident damaged cars for the past 18 months or so, repairing them and selling them bar one or two which I have used myself

anyway I have found a Clio, it's a fairway from me so I sent a company over who filed a vehicle and damage report. Over all the car is good, body is good apart from a dent in the hood, 2003 model, 50k and 2 owners from new

anyway the car has hit a kerb by the looks of things, the damage report reads

All of this is N/S damage

Track rod end
Steering rack control arm
Front suspension leg
One wheel
Drivers side seat airbag deployed

anyhow i could not figure out what the suspension leg is?

I my initial thoughts was the shock bit after I got on the phone the guy I spoke to also could not make any sense of the report either

I am unfamiliar with the Clio suspensions set up on clios so was hoping maybe someone on here would be able to spread some light on it? Most of them are obvious, I just can not figure what a suspension leg or a steering track control arm is?

Sorry guys!

 

[Poopensharten]

You havent said which model it is matey?

 

[T9mm]

Sorry! Also put it in the wrong section! Sorry guys

the car is just a base model 2003 Clio 1.2 or something I think.

 

[Bluebeard]

Steering rack control arm: Track rod end

Suspension leg: Wishbone/bottom arm.

Those are both guesses mind!!

 

[D4N13L]

Could mean the strut!

 

[T9mm]

I though wishbone or some form of LCA which would make sense. The track rod end is listed seperatley so I sort of ruled that out as another option for the control arm. I was possibly thinking some form of drop link or Arb component?

 

[T9mm]

Could mean the strut!

Initialy I thought this. I called the guy up and asked him to which he said "not a clue mate, your guess is as good as mine, it could be but then again it might not"

I am taking this as worst case scinario which again won't me to troublesome to replace

issue is I am super worried that they mean the suspension mounting point on the shell is bent, that is not suck a easy thing to work with

 

[TimR26]

Guessing it means the suspension strut, as the wheel is damaged that'd make sense. It's bad you've paid for a report and they can't explain it you properly.

 

[Henry]

my guess is leg - strut, tca - bottom arm. it needs some new bits, anyway!

 

[T9mm]

Guessing it means the suspension strut, as the wheel is damaged that'd make sense. It's bad you've paid for a report and they can't explain it you properly.

I hope you are right! Although my worry is to cause damage to the strut it must have been a bloody hard wack! And to damage a strut it must have caused more damage than that listed. Either way I agree, considering a payed for this report I would have fared better looking into a crystal ball!

my guess is leg - strut, tca - bottom arm. it needs some new bits, anyway!

agreed, I am just hoping the damage is confined to bolt on replaceable parts

 

[TimR26]

I've bent a strut and that was the only damage to the car.

 

[Gally]

Track rod end ---------- end coming out of steering rack
Steering rack control arm---------- wishbone/lower arm
Front suspension leg ------------- Strut
One wheel
Drivers side seat airbag deployed

It'll need a knuckle and a hub assembly.

 

[T9mm]

I've bent a strut and that was the only damage to the car.

ah interesting, i bent the one on my old GTi and bent the lower mounting section of the wish bone to the chassis.

Track rod end ---------- end coming out of steering rack
Steering rack control arm---------- wishbone/lower arm
Front suspension leg ------------- Strut
One wheel
Drivers side seat airbag deployed

It'll need a knuckle and a hub assembly.

Wow that is brilliant, makes total sense now! It was just the wishbone nd shock that was stumping me.

Thanks for clearing tht up for me.

 

[mat-nos]

be aware it could have damaged the subframe too as a bent wishbone, track rod and a strut= fairly big impact with a curb.

 

[T9mm]

that is a worry of mine matt, thinking of giving it a miss because its not a part i particuly want to replace.