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Post by BeeEmm » Sun Jun 24, 2018 11:47 pm

Really nice job. Well done. I would suggest the following for cleaning the inside of the windscreen which you, me and most everybody hates doing. (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stoner-Reach ... 0792879098). You can get it cheaper on Amazon. It is so easy to use and turns and bends to all angles, so you don't have too. As you stripe your carpets, I am taking a chance that you won't mind the following (lots of people will think that I am a nutter). For the Purists I think that your wheel 'M' badges are the wrong way round and the centre Roundel should be facing the 'M' badge. :o Once again, really nice job.
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Post by craig3.2 » Mon Jun 25, 2018 12:48 am

Looks great op.
Can't beat a Silver-grey Coupe :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by idej_z4 » Mon Jun 25, 2018 3:36 pm

BeeEmm wrote: Sun Jun 24, 2018 11:47 pm Really nice job. Well done. I would suggest the following for cleaning the inside of the windscreen which you, me and most everybody hates doing. (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stoner-Reach ... 0792879098). You can get it cheaper on Amazon. It is so easy to use and turns and bends to all angles, so you don't have too. As you stripe your carpets, I am taking a chance that you won't mind the following (lots of people will think that I am a nutter). For the Purists I think that your wheel 'M' badges are the wrong way round and the centre Roundel should be facing the 'M' badge. :o Once again, really nice job.
You're the second person to comment on that and they have already been rectified. :D :D :D Thanks for the link. :)

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Post by idej_z4 » Mon Jun 25, 2018 3:37 pm

craig3.2 wrote: Mon Jun 25, 2018 12:48 am Looks great op.
Can't beat a Silver-grey Coupe :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Thank you muchly - looks even better today in the sun! 8)

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Post by R60BBA » Mon Jun 25, 2018 4:11 pm

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Post by Angelus666 » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:48 pm

Top top work...given that's a 12-year-old car and you're a weekend warrior that's a brilliant finish. The light swirls in mine are really bugging me now when I wash it, the Das Pro will be coming out again when I'm back from Ibiza!

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Post by RickRob » Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:02 pm

I have time set aside this weekend/early next week to make mine look as smart as possible before we go to the Le Mans Classic.

If I get it looking half as good as this one, I'll be very happy! (I may pass on the stripy carpets though.)
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Post by idej_z4 » Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:43 pm

Angelus666 wrote: Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:48 pm Top top work...given that's a 12-year-old car and you're a weekend warrior that's a brilliant finish. The light swirls in mine are really bugging me now when I wash it, the Das Pro will be coming out again when I'm back from Ibiza!
You should be fine get the light swirls out with the Das Pro - i'm hoping to step up the the rotary soon for the ultimate polish!

Thanks for the comments - like I said in the title, glad it only comes around a couple of times a year otherwise I would have no weekends!!1

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Post by idej_z4 » Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:44 pm

RickRob wrote: Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:02 pm I have time set aside this weekend/early next week to make mine look as smart as possible before we go to the Le Mans Classic.

If I get it looking half as good as this one, I'll be very happy! (I may pass on the stripy carpets though.)
Have a good time at the Le Mans Classic - I hope to get there one day myself...just need to convince the Mrs it is a holiday and not a just a very long drive. :wink:

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Post by dhobbs » Tue Jun 26, 2018 9:48 pm

What front splitter do you have?
Saw a glimpse of it on your first post.
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Post by idej_z4 » Wed Jun 27, 2018 7:13 am

dhobbs wrote: Tue Jun 26, 2018 9:48 pm What front splitter do you have?
Saw a glimpse of it on your first post.
It’s just one of the £10 rubber specials from eBay. Easy to replace if it gets marked / ripped off and gives the bumper a bit of depth.

Worth adding I back to black mine to give it that shiny look...it looks a bit pants in the matte (on my car anyway).
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Post by Z4C_er » Wed Jun 27, 2018 8:03 am

Hey Jedi, lovely job on your Z. I love doing these sorts of jobs as well, but finding the time with 3 kids is difficult!!

Re the chin spoiler, is it this?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-Inch-JDM ... Sw1zhabrV0
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Post by idej_z4 » Wed Jun 27, 2018 11:18 am

Z4C_er wrote: Wed Jun 27, 2018 8:03 am Hey Jedi, lovely job on your Z. I love doing these sorts of jobs as well, but finding the time with 3 kids is difficult!!

Re the chin spoiler, is it this?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-Inch-JDM ... Sw1zhabrV0
This is the one I ordered...actually only £8!!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-10 ... Swxp9W7FMc

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Post by Z4C_er » Wed Jun 27, 2018 11:51 am

Thanks Jedi!

Ha just saw it and the adhesive just made me laugh. It's a '3' and an 'M', but not 3M.....
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Post by RickRob » Wed Jun 27, 2018 5:07 pm

idej_jedi wrote: Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:44 pm
RickRob wrote: Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:02 pm I have time set aside this weekend/early next week to make mine look as smart as possible before we go to the Le Mans Classic.

If I get it looking half as good as this one, I'll be very happy! (I may pass on the stripy carpets though.)
Have a good time at the Le Mans Classic - I hope to get there one day myself...just need to convince the Mrs it is a holiday and not a just a very long drive. :wink:
Thanks.

I'm going to do a bit of a write-up when I'm back from the Classic - maybe a "how to do Le Mans - 24 Hours or Classic" as I think that there's a lot of folk out there who would love to go, but don't know the ropes. Also I'll try to do a bit of a comparison between the 24 Hours (which I've been to loads of times including last year) and the Classic.

Initially it will be just my opinions, but I am sure that others will chip in to make it a more useful, broader and balanced piece.

Mrs R has never, and will never go - she just isn't interested, but Le Mans is on the edge of some great parts of France; e.g. the Loire Valley, the Atlantic coast and all long the north coast are some great places. I am sure that if you could tack on a few extra days for a "proper" bit of holiday, that will get your missus up for it all.
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