SR_Neale

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/PLASTIC-BUMPER-DASH-BODY-AEROSOL-TEXTURED-TEXTURE-PAINT-/370334037195?nav=SEARCH

You can buy textured paint for any decent paint supply shop and fleabay. I would flat them down with 800 wet and dry then use the texture paint after a coat of plastic adhesions promoter. I wouldn't use any type of thinners or brake fluid as it will damage the plastic. I also have some early one in good condition if all else fails.

We bought the kids 2 cats last year and I haven't seen a bird since and we used to get a pair of robins that would use our garage to nest but not anymore.

Triming the bush for 4 days you must be very hairy down there.

I work with about 6 other fitters but you just get to know what makes do it which way. If not you have to work it out. There are no forums for that type of thing.

Not quite. When a car has an accident its my job to remove all MET (mechanical/electrical/trim) that needs to come off which could be as little as a headlight or in some cases the whole interior or all the exterior trim etc etc. Then the car moves onto the hairy arsed panel beaters they will bang out dents to replace new panels. Depending on type of body shop they will also do the filler work but some have prepers who will do the filler work,prime and flat work, then into a booth where the painter works their magic. Then its off for a flat and polish. Next up for a valet before coming back to me to bolt everything back on. Then back to happy customer.

Ah the 15 day window.

I do like it when the weather gets better you can get so much done over that 5 or 6 days lol.

Back to playing with cars all day long as a strip fitter. Nice and close to home too so result all round.

Nice one on the mot. Hows the seats coming lol?

I haven't had a chance yet. The in laws were round for mothers day so that meant tidy everything up. Also starting a new job next Monday so having to sort all that out as well. I need a 48 hour day and I still wouldn't have enough time. I may have found away of replicating it by pulling away on steap slopes.

Hello mate I replied to your pm. Just wanted to check you received it.

Tbh it was all starting to add up a bit cost wise. Can you not get a replacement for the wheel that's damaged? What make are they?

Will give the mounts a good check over tomorrow luckily it came with original mount so if it is that causing the problem I can get it sorted. I was worried that it might have been the gear box. fingers crossed for dodgy mount. cheers guys.

I will give that a go first as quite a simple test. I belive the previous owner had the front mount changed to solid one by jmr before I bought her. but worth having a look anyway. The problem i have is that it only makes noise on the move so very difficult to pinpoint problem when sitting on a ramp and it only happens every now and then. Took her out today and no noise what so ever. Strange.

bloody new phone posted my reply before i had a chance to finish writing. the noise is only there when moving under load if i lift off the accelerator and coast at same speed the noise goes.

Exactly that.

Unless you get the center bored out lol

Why not ask him for a pic with them on his polo I bet he ain't got any.

I always thought the polo bss's off a polo were split rims. They look mint so should be fairly easy to sell.

Probably best to ebay them and start again but 16's shouldn't need arch work. Have you spoken to the seller as they were mis advertised?

Are they 17s?

You may need some arch work doing but you wont know until you offer them up. Mine is on 17s and I've set it up to have a 2 1/2 finger gap to avoid rubbing but I'm guessing your set up is fixed. What I would do is jack the rear up on the rear beam and test fit with something behind the wheel to give the 20mm gap and as the car is jacked up by the rear beam the ride height should be close to how it will sit on the road. Also you will possibly need to check the centre bore size and factor that in when ordering the adapters.

As far as I'm aware the lower the et number the closer to the arches the wheels will go. I think et on original wheels is 35 (different for vr6) so if 44 you would probably need spacers anyway so if I'm right an et with 44 plus 20mm spacer would make an et of 24 which should be fine. Has the car been lowered or is it standard. Could someone confirm this is correct or have I got it totally wrong?

Are you able to get adapters in the fitment you need? If so you would probably be best of to go down that route now you have spent out on getting them powder coated. Do you know what the et for them is? As you don't want to push the wheels to far out.