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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:36 pm

It's no secret i clean the car every 3 days but today as it was first time all week the weather was ok i thought i would go all out, all faded bits such as window surround, rear spoiler, side trims, rear and front bumper trims, washer jet nozzles, plastic surrounds on door looks and side repeaters, door pillars have all got some loving and are now looking brand new again, heavy duty glass cleaner used for ages as theres nothing like crystal clear windows, tyres also had some love and also look brand new and finaly a full car polish, heres pics..

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Spoiler looking brand new again...

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Engine cleaned, still not happy..

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I really need to get some new 70mm wheel badges for the center caps.
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:41 pm

2 words


Fooking gorgeous :cool:

cant wait to get my black one :D coming soon
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:44 pm

:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:45 pm

dazleeds wrote:2 words


Fooking gorgeous :cool:

cant wait to get my black one :D coming soon
oh yeah

get that engine scrubbed ya mucky barsteward :lol: :lol: :lol:

i bet you hosed down the gravel as well didnt ya dom?? :oops:

looks stunning mate
job well done :thumb:
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:51 pm

Thats one clean mo fo motor.....looks like a respray, whats the steering wheel you've got :cool: ...Oi likes the look o'thaaat
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:52 pm

dazleeds wrote:
dazleeds wrote:2 words
i bet you hosed down the gravel as well didnt ya dom?? :oops:
That's an idea!
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:53 pm

estee wrote:Thats one clean mo fo motor.....looks like a respray, whats the steering wheel you've got :cool: ...Oi likes the look o'thaaat
I have no idea lol, oem part but you hardly ever see one, bought it from a zoner...god i love this place!
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:58 pm

that looks awesome mate,good on ya :D
just polished mine today too,but it doesnt look as good as yours :oops:
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:05 pm

Craig, your car looks absolutely stunning. :D

Really anal this, but in the interest of engine bay tidyness, are you able to route the wire that connects to your idle control valve underneath the air flow meter? Just helps to keep the spagetti as minimal looking as possible. Just a daft thought :roll:
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:10 pm

E30BeemerLad wrote:Craig, your car looks absolutely stunning. :D

Really anal this, but in the interest of engine bay tidyness, are you able to route the wire that connects to your idle control valve underneath the air flow meter? Just helps to keep the spagetti as minimal looking as possible. Just a daft thought :roll:
Yea i'll tuck it under when i eventualy get around to getting a new one.
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:13 pm

And to make it even more perfect, replace the washer resevoirs and coolant tank with new ones... will make so much difference!

Looks bloody good already though!

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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:24 pm

Looks the dogs mate :cool:
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:27 pm

eko wrote:sorry the pictures are so BIG,still havent got the hang of it :mad:
Anyone wants to resize them feel free winkeye
they are to big, :( just edit: and use links, or thumbs
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:31 pm

SWEET as Fook!!

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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:40 pm

Just wondering what you used to recondition your mtech 1 wing?
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:41 pm

Back to black.
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:48 pm

Did my little beauty today!! i am the same as you i clean my car at leat 3 times a week weather permiting! but today i must have spent about 5 hours on it!, and its looking great too late to take photos now but i might take some with street lights reflecting on the paint work!!
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 10:21 pm

Looking great Craig and excellent pics :thumb:


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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 10:25 pm

dazleeds wrote: i bet you hosed down the gravel as well didnt ya dom?? :oops:
Nah, that'd be cheating. He handwashed every stone individually winkeye
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:31 pm

very nice craig.

how clean does it look in reality?
cos urt camera seems to add depth an shine to everything.
(not that car ever looks bad anyways)
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:47 pm

a car to be proud of, nice1 mate
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Post Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:22 am

Chaos wrote:very nice craig.

how clean does it look in reality?
cos urt camera seems to add depth an shine to everything.
(not that car ever looks bad anyways)
The same as in the pics mate, admit my camera does make a car look better with my custom settings (darker light, white balance lowered) but this was taken in auto, no camera tricks just 5 hours of hard work..

File size: 224138 bytes
File date: 2005:10:09 08:45:23
Camera make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model: NIKON D70
Date/Time: 2005:10:09 13:16:23
Resolution: 800 x 532
Flash used: No
Focal length: 27.0mm (35mm equivalent: 40mm)
Exposure time: 0.0050 s (1/200) <----- Fast shutter speed so again no tricks
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure bias: -0.33
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: spot
Exposure: program (auto)

Beisides, not even my camera can create cloud reflections.
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Post Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:34 am

lush mate! :cool: :cool:

qwality fella, looks better than brand new (get some wheel centers NOW!)
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Post Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:44 am

some shiny new number plates would make it look even bettr :wink:
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Post Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:48 am

Well, there's a little plan regarding the wheel badges, will be awesome when done winkeye

Number plates the rear one if fine, just cant decide to renew front one of have german style.
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Post Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:08 am

Dominitry wrote:Back to black.
Nice, I think I have some laying around, I was originally going to
paint it with flexible satin black .
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Post Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:35 pm

Lovely car, one of the cleanest i have ever seen. Looks new. And that engine bay! 8O 8)
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Post Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:21 pm

We all aspire to that level of detail really. I just wish I had the time....
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Post Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:53 pm

nice steering wheel!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a credit to you my friend

dont you just get the greatest sense of satisfaction in the world

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Post Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:07 pm

Yea i bought the steering wheel off some dude who's more obsessed with keeping a car clean than i am winkeye lol

It is a good feeling though yea, im getting really bad though everytime i see seagulls flying around im looking out the window every 10 seconds, i think pretty soon i'll be in my window with an air rifle picking the bastards off one by one! lol
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