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What have you done to your car today?

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Post by synthedup » Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:13 pm

Swapped back to my piano black trim from my leather one. omg I have no idea why I changed it! I love it!

Also fitted my new tail light and booked my car in for the wheels referbing and an alignment next week :)
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Post by mjennings23 » Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:00 pm

Found a source of rattling from the rear end, seems the exhaust heat shield has rusted through where the bolt attaches it to the plastic trim. :thumbsdown:

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Post by the stripler » Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:03 pm

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Smartbear wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:34 pm
the stripler wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:20 pm Fitted these
Very nice, probably worth more £££ than the triumph in your garage :oops:
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Post by TR4man » Mon Aug 21, 2017 9:57 pm

Had my MV2s refurbished at City Wheel Refinishers in Birmingham following many recommendations on this forum.

Left home near Nantwich at 06.10 to get to Birmingham for 08.00 and left the car with them until 17.00. Needed them done in one day as I don't have a slave set of wheels.

Absolutely delighted with the quality of their work, all for £180.00 :thumbsup:

Fitted some new centre caps but just need to buy some M wheel stickers (any recommendations?)
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Post by Ducklakeview » Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:13 pm

synthedup wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:13 pm Swapped back to my piano black trim from my leather one. omg I have no idea why I changed it! I love it!

Also fitted my new tail light and booked my car in for the wheels referbing and an alignment next week :)
Very nice..

What you doing with the leather?? (First dibs if selling please)

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Post by synthedup » Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:30 am

Ducklakeview wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:13 pm
synthedup wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:13 pm Swapped back to my piano black trim from my leather one. omg I have no idea why I changed it! I love it!

Also fitted my new tail light and booked my car in for the wheels referbing and an alignment next week :)
Very nice..

What you doing with the leather?? (First dibs if selling please)

Mike

Morning Mike,

No sorry I have no plans to sell it. :driving:

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Post by thanatu55 » Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:35 pm

I'm just in the midst of painting the underside of my rear diffuser in chalkboard black and adding my new carbon fibre spoiler which I very happily purchased from Beedub :D
Thinking of covering the diffuser lip in carbon fibre vinyl.

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Post by Beedub » Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:16 pm

yes yes.... that looks Great!!

how much does it show up the rest of the spoilers available for the e85 platform, so nice....
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Post by mjennings23 » Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:54 pm

Research has begun on doing a hydraulic conversion to the car, to be rid of the problematic and numb electric setup for good!

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Post by thanatu55 » Tue Aug 22, 2017 5:00 pm

Beedub wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:16 pm yes yes.... that looks Great!!

how much does it show up the rest of the spoilers available for the e85 platform, so nice....
I love it... big thanks to you for parting with it!

Nice flush fit and I love what it does for the side profile.
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Post by Rusky » Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:39 pm

thanatu55 wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 5:00 pm
Beedub wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:16 pm yes yes.... that looks Great!!

how much does it show up the rest of the spoilers available for the e85 platform, so nice....
I love it... big thanks to you for parting with it!

Nice flush fit and I love what it does for the side profile.
Loving the new look 👍👍👍
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Post by thanatu55 » Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:42 pm

Rusky wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:39 pm
thanatu55 wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 5:00 pm
Beedub wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:16 pm yes yes.... that looks Great!!

how much does it show up the rest of the spoilers available for the e85 platform, so nice....
I love it... big thanks to you for parting with it!

Nice flush fit and I love what it does for the side profile.
Loving the new look 👍👍👍
Thanks me too !! :D
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Post by Beedub » Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:15 pm

thats the only one of those spoilers in the UK.... so.... you will never be copied either :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
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Post by markeg » Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:59 pm

mjennings23 wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:54 pm Research has begun on doing a hydraulic conversion to the car, to be rid of the problematic and numb electric setup for good!
speak to Matt (Machine Monkey) as IIRC he's already done this.
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Post by mjennings23 » Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:11 pm

markeg wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:59 pm
mjennings23 wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:54 pm Research has begun on doing a hydraulic conversion to the car, to be rid of the problematic and numb electric setup for good!
speak to Matt (Machine Monkey) as IIRC he's already done this.
Cheers, already been picking his brain! Between that, and the thread last year by Raymond, I think I'm pretty set and confident in what I need to do!

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