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What have you done to your car today?

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Post by Samurai Tortoise » Sun Sep 25, 2022 11:21 am

I just did a couple for quick fixes on mine which made a big difference in appearance...new wheel badges/centres as old were faded, new bonnet badge as old one had no colour left on it at all and a new shorter aerial (9 inch whip) as the original was too long but I didn't want to go full stubby.
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Post by Wassup » Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:56 pm

Zedebee wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:53 am
Wassup wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 11:16 pm Swapped over to 260M wheels wrapped in brand new Michelin Pilot Sport 5 tyres with 235/40/18 front and 265/35/18 rear sizes. Really impressed with the new MPS5 rubber even though it was only a short drive and loving the reflex silver on Ruby Schwartz :D
Great choice, those look really nice on your car. Classic, but modern.
Thanks Zedebee :thumbsup:
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Post by Wassup » Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:56 pm

Barty wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:09 am Wassup, that looks absolutely stunning! Love the colour, suits it beautifully :thumbsup:
Thanks Barty, loving what you've done to your coupe :driving:
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Post by axelleveau » Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:12 pm

I will just tease for now because removing the bumper without causing damage took me ages and did not allow me to finish but let's just say I lost some badges and the front plate holder... I will post the results, hopefully next weekend if not during the week, on my build thread :P
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Post by 1536Z4 » Mon Sep 26, 2022 4:33 pm

axelleveau wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:12 pm I will just tease for now
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Post by Griffo46 » Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:13 pm

I bought some matt carbon vinyl and had a little go at wrapping some spare E85 trim I got from eBay. Was a small tricky piece but my first ever attempt at wrapping was ok. I now plan to do the passenger side trim and center trim when I get the chance.
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Post by Reamesy » Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:47 pm

Griffo46 wrote: Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:13 pm I bought some matt carbon vinyl and had a little go at wrapping some spare E85 trim I got from eBay. Was a small tricky piece but my first ever attempt at wrapping was ok. I now plan to do the passenger side trim and center trim when I get the chance.
That looks really good. Be interested to see the rest when it’s done😎👍
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Post by tug » Tue Sep 27, 2022 5:30 am

Looks really good, it helps using a warm hair dryer on the tricky parts. (but you probably know that) :thumbsup:
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Post by Griffo46 » Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:50 pm

tug wrote: Tue Sep 27, 2022 5:30 am Looks really good, it helps using a warm hair dryer on the tricky parts. (but you probably know that) :thumbsup:
Thanks mate, yes the hair dryer comes in handy! I had another little play with the door handle trim tonight, very addictive!
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Post by TheDan » Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:15 pm

Griffo46 wrote: Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:13 pm I bought some matt carbon vinyl and had a little go at wrapping some spare E85 trim I got from eBay. Was a small tricky piece but my first ever attempt at wrapping was ok. I now plan to do the passenger side trim and center trim when I get the chance.
These looks great, nice job! Where did you get the carbon vinyl? I tried this on the door hold trim and the vinyl was too thick to stay wrapped properly around the edges.

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Post by Griffo46 » Thu Sep 29, 2022 6:28 am

I went to MDP as it’s only down the road from me, try the link here. Really easy to use and hardly need the heat tbh.
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Post by Wassup » Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:53 am

Griffo46 wrote: Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:50 pm
tug wrote: Tue Sep 27, 2022 5:30 am Looks really good, it helps using a warm hair dryer on the tricky parts. (but you probably know that) :thumbsup:
Thanks mate, yes the hair dryer comes in handy! I had another little play with the door handle trim tonight, very addictive!
That looks fantastic :thumbsup:
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Post by Mr Tidy » Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:57 pm

Nothing too exciting but I took it to RBM for an Oil service and treated it to some Tesco Momentum on the way home. :)
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Post by Zedebee » Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:27 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:57 pm Nothing too exciting but I took it to RBM for an Oil service and treated it to some Tesco Momentum on the way home. :)
Did you combust some of that Momentum in an enthusiastic manner?
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Post by Mr Tidy » Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:42 pm

Zedebee wrote: Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:27 pm Did you combust some of that Momentum in an enthusiastic manner?
Not really as I put it in at about 5.30 pm, but I did combust some of the previous tank of BP Ultimate rather exuberantly on the way there this morning! :wink:
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