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Post Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:21 pm

Finally got my body work fixed after my crash last year. New genuine O/S wing (check out my other topics about this), second hand bonnet and bumper, front panel straightened and sprayed, lip spoiler sprayed and boltted on, new O/S headlight, whole car machine polished. :cool:

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After;
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Foglights going on in the next few days.
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Post Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:22 pm

Looks great now mate! You been driving it around like that for a year? I couldnt bring myself to do it, id have to get it fixed no matter what lol.

Looking sweet though!
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Post Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:34 pm

Did it in August just after i got back of my hols so i was skint. Decided to leave it through the winter so it didn't get chipped up as much for the summer.
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Post Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:23 pm

Nice one mate bet you're well pleased :D

Good thinking on the chipping through winter! :rock:
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Post Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:29 pm

looks good now....good repair... so much better driving cars round when they are the shape they are meant to be....
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Post Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:49 pm

they machine polished it so much it looks pink :lol:
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Post Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:39 pm

it was anyway :lol: :lol: :lol:


serioulsy though, i can't wait to see it at stoneliegh mate, very nice.
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Post Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:26 pm

lovely :cool:
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Post Thu Apr 14, 2005 10:41 pm

As good as new now 8)
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Post Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:45 pm

Excellent mate - you must be well chuffed 8)
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Post Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:47 pm

nice one mate. i know the feeling :cool:
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Post Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:07 pm

Hi folks, pics was taken with me phone so prob why it looks pink :P

Chris you coming Stonleigh then?

PS, anyone know how to retrieve there pasword?
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Post Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:42 pm

sure am mate, one of the mods will be able to sort you out if you give them a e-mail, can't wait to see it, will look sweet
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Post Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:05 am

Cool,

e-mailed Adam and he said they haven't got access to the passwords :cry:
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Post Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:18 am

thats looking well sweet mate just wish i could afford to sort my bonnet out not quite as bent as yours was but looks horrible but hols in 6weeks so cant afford to sort it yet :cry: :cry:
good job mate will try to get mine sorted for brooklands Daz
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Post Sat Apr 16, 2005 1:07 pm

try e-mailing steve mate, he is the administrator after all, if anyone can get you in, it should be him :cool:
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Post Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:31 am

:woohoo: I'm back online.

Thanks for the comments guys, loving having it all straight again :cool: .

Foglights are in just got to wire them up(trip to sytner tomorrow), clear indicators are on the shopping list for Stoneleigh as they orange ones look even worse with the foglights on now.
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