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Hi guys. A very large kangaroo smacked my car and has razed my front r h s guard and door. Any leads to replace these items. I live in 2320.

A paintless dent removal person may be able to tease those out is paint is OK, just a thought.

I recon your front panel is salvageable but only if you are that way inclined.

I would try wreckers , and some forum sponsors. I'm sure there is also a Mx5 operator on the central coast. If that fails get on Facebook there is plenty of wreckers dealing with Mx5 in Sin City. Some of them are not exactly cheap. But they may have something

ebay will lead you to peeps wrecking they may have the parts you require like the door.
Gumtree.

Boy Racer a member here on the forum now deals with NC's mainly but still has heaps of NB parts left over. send him a PM.

the edges look rather sharp to me. i'd say you would see the work area once it was pulled out as the paint might crack or chip plus still be left with the sharp ridge type edge

Sounds like you are not insured which is problematic these days considering cost of repairing vehicles. . Any panel shop will have access to new panels or ability to repair . Many crash repairers also use the dentless guys and can tell you ,if it's feasible, to use that process which can save repainting. Even if you get used panels they may still require some repair and preparation for painting. It's often said that panel beating by professionals is often more expensive than replacement panels. Your local panel shop will give you a quote at no charge and you can ask questions.

Mr Morlock wrote:Even if you get used panels they may still require some repair and preparation for painting.

Almost certainly, as only 103 white ADM NBs (1998-2004), so good used white panels will be scarce.

Thanks a lot guys. I will follow advice given and keep your informed. Interesting that only a hundred or so white cars in the country. How'd you find that out?

From Mazda Australia.

Just by the way, how the hell did you get dents on the side like that from a roo? Did he actually attack you and kick the panels in?

I'd say clipped him and he's rolled along the side.

Yep. That's pretty much what happened. It jumped in from the right, I swerved but instead of jumping away from the car it jumped into the front guard, spun around into the door and it's tail flicked around and did the damage on the back quarter. Could have been worse. We had the roof down and had it come over the bonnet there would be a fair chance that it could have landed in our laps which is potentially fatal. An injured 90 kilo male roo kicking and trying to get out would be nasty!

Get quotes from a paintless dent guy, it may be the easiest.
They'll be able to tell if they can do it or not.


If you want replacement panels, either wrecking yards (mx5 mania is prob closest to you) or look into a new panel from somewhere like sss auto parts (they often supply panel shops)

Then yeah, budget for paint and install.

Depending on your insurance excess it will likely be cheaper than paying out of your pocket.

Formaz wreckers in Smithfield usually have heaps of MX5 parts

Thanks guys for the leads