Of course we cannot get a true picture what it looks like at the moment,but i can give a initial reaction that its 'Butt bloody ugly'

Finding a new body or infact any decent SJ panels are the holy grail and almost impossible too find these days.

Must admit i have never taken a body off a SJ and if i am honest when i finally scrapped mine about 3 odd years back it was because of the dreaded old tin worm,then i went for the Vitara LWB V6 that was a really lovely car too drive but once again the tinworm cost me a few bob to get it repaired. Th...

Not to my taste either,but must be a popular item other wise they would not sell them.

My old SJ413 would certainly do mid 60s,the old Vitara LWB v6 pulled high 90s before it dies back in March,but my BMW X5 diesel will do 130mph but that is the 3.0 turbo version chipped to 260bhp,for a 2.25ton car is not bad.

You can let the hammer do all the 'donkey' work for you

Its a fantastic looking LJ but not very practical in many ways,its too good to seriously take off road,alot of money sitting around just for sunny fun day use,totally impractical as a everyday use and although a very tidy example not good enough for a private collector as a investment grade car. So ...

It looks totally stupid in the pictures but in the write up about the SJ it has 'air suspension' driven by a compressor,so when you want too drive it you start the engine and then raise the air suspension by the air compressor upto nearly normal height.You can also make this setup dance when linked ...

On my Vitara the front number plate that i bought from Halfords they stuck it on with special heavy duty plastic double sided tape,my initial thoughts that it would drop off after a short while but it did stay on for about 3 years,as i understand it that is the way that they mount them on the bumper...

I would be straight back to the mechanic asking for it too be put right but not at your expense for sure,hope you get the problem resolved quickly and without any further problems.