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It's gone mate! All thats left is a grand that the missus put in her isa to go toward a holiday next year, and a bit of extra for our holiday next month. The rest has honestly been spent mate! If you ever want to know how to blow 12.5k in a week on stuff we don't really need, ask my missus! Lol

Must........................stop.........................spending! Tyre pressure and super unleaded stickers, and a gear shift/linkage/cables bought now. Will send this off to Dave when he's ready. Too many ebay bargains about at the moment!

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Fantastic! Although, it doesn't stop other people slamming their door into your car, which is the real issue tbh................

Good work Dave, looks like you've done a cracking job so far mate. :thumbleft:

I don't think the da will cut it (excuse the pun). It'll just remove paint either side of the swage, which will just blend it in even more. Unless you get quite aggressive at the edge, but this may well just cause damage to the plastic. Probably cheaper and easier to get a good used one and go elsewhere for paint Jamie.

Good shout Rob, so would I!!

Ah right. Tbh, I've lived here almost two years now, and I couldn't even tell you how to get to the Gosport ferry! I can get to the place where I get the powder coating done, and to the kids soft play place (can't even remember what it's called!!!) and that's about it. The wife says I should pay more attention or something, I dunno I wasnt really listening..........:lol:

No it was in Fareham town Centre. That wasn't a bargain, it wasn't priced and I thought 20m of 30lb line won't be more than about £6. Nope, £13.99! :eek: :crazyeyes:

Interior out this lunch time. Carpets are still in with mats but I'll probably whip them out too. Got a few little ebay bargain bits over the last couple of days. Uncracked drivers fog for £30, abs pump with pipes, servo, MC, etc for £30, 3 sheets of beige a4 felt to line the interior joining parts for £2.10, a new set of wheel bolts for £18, and new BBS centre caps for £12. Wheels are done now and being collected tomorrow, and I'm almost there with stripping everything from the car. Got some 30lb fishing line today to get the rear badges off, with just sunroof and door handles to go. I've got some carpro cquartz and dlux to treat the wheels, plastics and paint, so I'll make a start on the plastics when it's off for paint. Gonna concentrate on getting the abs sorted, and changing the front brakes to the 288mm setup I got from Harrier last week. I'll give the underside a good going over with thinners of all the oil and grease that's accumulated over the years too. Quite excited for the end result. :smug:

I agree. I feel a bit frustrated for some reason that it's come to this. The car deserves an owner for the long term that will pamper it as much as Chris did, and not be passed from one person to another in short order.

Thanks Ian!

Got to admit, I looked at the glass and saw it wasn't broken, and didn't even acknowledge it was missing the surround! Really need to pay more attention sometimes! :bonk:

Bugger off James, I'm not the bloody oracle! But yes, the 280 mm calipers on the vr6 are exactly the same as the G60 ones and are a direct swap. G60 disks will be required obviously to retain the 4x100 stud pattern. A good used set of vr calipers with a reputable new set of dials and pads will set you back about £140-£150, so with fitting at most independent garages at £40 per hour, £200 seems about right. That figure should be a lot less for a simple disk and pad change though. An hour labour tops and less than £100 for good quality parts.

Congrats Nick, Look forward to seeing the future plans which will ensure many more trophies I'm sure! :thumbleft:

I'd be happy to pay in full or pay a deposit once final price/numbers are confirmed Emma. It's usual for the group buy OP to pay out initially with this type of order delivered to a single address, but I wouldn't want to be in that position so I'd be happy to pay upfront.

I know what you mean. I've just completely removed mine now and it looks naked without it!

I'm still interested if you could organise it Em. Good on you! :thumbleft:

Just bought an abs pump off a polish guy call Wojtek. Sounds familiar and think he may even be on here. He's text me a couple of times and seems a good bloke, although I'll wait until I receive it and it's been fitted before fully commuting to that statement. Tbf the Polish chaps on this forum all seem like good honest people, and it's there perogative what they charge. People are obviously buying stuff and he can probably make far more shipping it and selling over here. I'm sure that's what the majority would do if they knew the market elsewhere.

It's the Rx228s Jim. Caps are a last resort, I think they'd be too obvious with the wheels, although I'd be happy to be proved wrong! Ian, thanks mate appreciate it! :thumbleft:

To bump this thread, I'm after a full set of standard wheel bolts as my current rusty ones will stick out like a sore thumb with freshly refurb'd wheels and new centre caps. Vw and some of the alloy wheel specialists online want around £3.50 each! I'm loath to pay £70 for a set of bolts, so if anyone can suggest an alternative I'd be very grateful! Thanks all.

Tut tut, forum rules state it must be on the thread. Not your fault but fair enough. Cheers.

£35 posted for drivers fog?

Ok thanks Rob, I'll take everything out then I think!

Actually, the missus is now loaded, I'm back to being skint again!