| Welcome to the web site for Taylors Accident Repair, based in Spalding, Lincolnshire.
We are a part of a long established family business owned by the Taylors Motor Group.
Our bodyshop is based in modern, purpose built premises on the A151 close to the centre of Spalding in Lincolnshire. In early 2005 we invested considerable funds in improving all of our facilities and refurbishing the entire site.
We have invested in the latest welding technology, allowing us to repair and weld all the lastest metals used in car construction.
It’s amazing how the use of material in
vehicle production is changing. The new
Corsa, for example, has seen a real shift in the use of
high strength materials. Advances in steel
manufacture and the advent of higher
safety criteria have changed the use of
materials to produce today’s vehicles. Boron steel is one of these high strength steels and was introduced in the current
Vectra model. This steel is commonly found
in chassis legs and B pillar strengtheners
and the main occupant cage. Incorrect
repair of these structures can have
incalculable consequences in the event of
an accident, for instance, it may change the
specification of the vehicle to prevent the
airbags from deploying.
As seen in the new Corsa, for example,
different strength steels are now being
used in production. A normal drill cannot
drill through these materials, such as
Boron or steels of a strength more than
1000 Newtons.
Due to the increased levels of hardened
steels utilised in the modern motor vehicle,
new ways of welding these steels has had
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to be implemented. The invention of
Inverter Welding has revolutionised the
bodyshop industry due to its lower current
draw to higher output ratio compared with
a normal spot welder. Normal bodyshop
mains supply is 32 amps and typically gives
44kva output on a transformer spot
welder. However,with an inverter welder,
up to 120kva can be utilised for the same
mains. These new types of Inverter welder
are varied but give the operator the facility
to produce factory sized welds – these
nugget sizes are typically 4 to 8mm.
The correct setting of these parameters is
paramount to correct welding.
The only way to determine correct welding
is by test sheets and using vehicle
manufacturer welding data.
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