[TR] Front apron woes

[David Ljung Madison]

As mentioned before, my front apron is damaged.

http://DavePics.com/Album/Trouble/2007-10-22.Triumph-Accident/

The options I've found so far are:

1) Buy new front apron for a whopping $2250

2) Buy a fiberglass front apron and deal with possible fit issues
   with an apron that can't really be molded (is this a concern?)

3) Pay my body shop guy $1200 to repair my current apron
   (I'm skeptical about this - in particular the space above the
    grill is crimped a bit, I'm not sure how they could ever get
    it to look right again):

http://DavePics.com/Album/Trouble/2007-10-22.Triumph-Accident/tn/cimg0827.jpg.html

4) Drive around my sad Triumph until I can finally find a used
   apron on ebay.  The only ones I've seen so far are full of
   rust.  I'd love to find one that doesn't have more than surface
   rust and light body work, but I don't know how often these show up.

Any suggestions?  I'd rather avoid #1, and I'm tending between
#2 and #3 because I don't think another apron is going to show
up on ebay.  (Although Murphy's law will ensure that one shows
up just after I fix my car  :)

Do people have thoughts or experience with the fiberglass or
with trying to unbend a damaged front end, and how much it
should cost?

And if anyone on the list knows where I can get a front apron,
please do tell!


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