Stripped R33

[robbie.85]

hey guys,

my r33gtst got stripped a few weeks back.

what was stolen?

bonnet, boot, gtr spoiler, leather seats, guages, steering wheel, hks super seq bov, black silver lip deep dish gt 35 rims.

i finally got my car back from insurance

and im on quite a budget.

a few questions

..my interior was ripped apart. wires everywhere!

so wheres the best place to get that fixed?

i havent tried to start the car

but is it safe to start??

ive never had to deal with this

so im a bit confused in some areas.

cheers any advice wuld be greatly appreciated

rob

[KK's-R33]

Interior is pretty easy to intsall yourself plus theres a lot of threads about installing dash seats etc. If wires are ripped apart, just find some one wrecking a r33 and get the original wires.

Whats with all the skylines getting stolen??????

[dyken]

sorry to hear. its bit upsetting reading about this sort of stuff happening. did you need front seats? i got stock ones for sale pm me. i wana get rid of them so you can have em cheap

[Duncan]

hmm .....is the battery still connected? If the car hasn't burned down and all the fuses are intact you are off to a good start.

basically, get a mate who knows how to use a multimeter to check out the wiring. obviously all the aftermarket stuff isn't needed so just focus on the factory wiring.

you don't really want to take it to a workshop if its a real mess and you are on a budget, it could take hours to days to fix and that can really add up.

as long as the BOV is sealed again it should start ok...is anything else missing?

[robbie.85]

Interior is pretty easy to intsall yourself plus theres a lot of threads about installing dash seats etc. If wires are ripped apart, just find some one wrecking a r33 and get the original wires.

Whats with all the skylines getting stolen??????

yeh interior and all im fine with

just the wires.

lol

inside is a complete mess

wires coming outa everywhere

good idea abt the original wires tho

thx

[robbie.85]

hmm .....is the battery still connected? If the car hasn't burned down and all the fuses are intact you are off to a good start.

basically, get a mate who knows how to use a multimeter to check out the wiring. obviously all the aftermarket stuff isn't needed so just focus on the factory wiring.

you don't really want to take it to a workshop if its a real mess and you are on a budget, it could take hours to days to fix and that can really add up.

as long as the BOV is sealed again it should start ok...is anything else missing?

yeh the battery is still connected

and the fuses seem fine..

only thing is

car has been sitting in rain, hail and shine with no bonnet, boot, or passenger window

so thats why i was a bit hesitant on starting it.

looks like this week im guna try and trace all the wires

and see where they go

thanks for the helpp!

[TTT]

you got the car back from insurance?

I'm a little confused.

if it was insured, then why are "you" doing any work?

you pay your premiums.

they give the car back to you good as new when something like this happens.

I may have missed something though..

[sewid]

yeh the battery is still connected

and the fuses seem fine..

only thing is

car has been sitting in rain, hail and shine with no bonnet, boot, or passenger window

so thats why i was a bit hesitant on starting it.

looks like this week im guna try and trace all the wires

and see where they go

thanks for the helpp!

Take the coil cover off and check to make sure there's no puddle of water collected there.

[Duncan]

hmm out in the weaether no bonnet is bad news.....can you put it under cover for a few days? like sewid said check for water at the coil packs, and probably best to put in a new battery as well

[Blitz]

Something doesn't sound right here.

Given the market value of an R33 GTS-T, and the amount of stuff stolen, as well as water and other damage incurred, im surprised it was not classed as a write off by the insurance company.

If you were indeed comprehensively insured, your car should have been towed to a repairer, as GTST pointed out above, and you should only have been 'picking it up' when ALL repairs were fully completed and the car was like new.

[robbie.85]

hey guys.

sorry for not reply for so long.

im currently renting and im on a unwired connection.

and it sucks donkey balls badly.

110 a month, and i can connect like once a week.

well anyways back to my car.

i had just cars, third party fire and theft.

which covers me up to 10k

...

my car was deemed a repairable writeoff

so therefore just cars

gave me the option

of

a: a total payout

b: a total payout plus my car, less the salvage value of the vehicle

...

i culdnt bare to leave my baby at that.

so

yeh i took the car back

[TTT]

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[KK's-R33]

Smart move, someone would of bought it from the salvage auction fixed it up and sold it for 11k.

[Ronin 09]

yeah someone who could do a bodge job of fixing it, if they had the tools and know how, to fix it up.

doesn't sound like our mate here has either of those two things (no offence).

a 'cheap fix' exercise will end up more $$ in the bin than taking the pay out...

[br3tt]

Atleast he had insurance at all.

[Kane_R32]

how much did u pay for the wreck?

[benm]

Is the wiring chopped or has everything just been unplugged?

If chopped just buy a 2nd hand complete wiring harness that will make it much easier to fix and probably only take an afternoon of your time to fit.

[robbie.85]

hey guys..

yeh ive checked the coilpacks. and 100% no water in there. completely dry even with a bit of settled dust.

i bought the salvage for 3400

wiring has beeen chopped and looks messy.

good idea abt the complete wiring harness.

CHeers for that!