The Dogmobile
- Doggy
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The Dogmobile
According to ServiceBox, this is 'Icelandic Grey'. I reckon it's blue, what do you think....
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Re: The Dogmobile
Nice colour. Yes, looks like a very light metallic blue to me, maybe that's what the "Icelandic" bit's about (why blue though? I didn't think they were famous for their glacial lakes or anything else that's blue. Volcanoes, boiling mud, Björk Guðmundsdóttir yes but nothing much that's blue...)
Then again my brother's fairly blue about the money he invested there...
Then again my brother's fairly blue about the money he invested there...
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- Welly
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Re: The Dogmobile
Very nice, you don't see many in that colour.
Anyone else think that it's crying out for the infamous "Welton Panel"
Anyone else think that it's crying out for the infamous "Welton Panel"
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Re: The Dogmobile
Maybe the full Ghostbusters treatment
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- Welly
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Re: The Dogmobile
Doggy - is the front spoiler thingy missing underneath?
They always seem to dissapear but luckily mine's still clinging on for dear life
They always seem to dissapear but luckily mine's still clinging on for dear life
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Re: The Dogmobile
steve_earwig wrote:Maybe the full Ghostbusters treatment
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
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Re: The Dogmobile
Would that be the one that everybody & his dog fitted apart from its namesake?Welton wrote:Anyone else think that it's crying out for the infamous "Welton Panel"
Being a newbie I didn't see the legend unfold, where did it come from anyway?
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Re: The Dogmobile
You know how they tart up the last few cars off the line before they change over to the next generation of cars?... yup that was it!
Welton was the first to spot it and get a part number from his local stealer (my stealer denied that such a thing even existed until I went in there with the part number ), hence it's named after him even though he never actually got one himself .
By the way doggy, your car needs "bluey bling" too
Welton was the first to spot it and get a part number from his local stealer (my stealer denied that such a thing even existed until I went in there with the part number ), hence it's named after him even though he never actually got one himself .
By the way doggy, your car needs "bluey bling" too
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Re: The Dogmobile
I've looked at quite a few & didn't notice anything else fitted there, but you could be right. Did notice a black spoiler on Dai's car, but assumed this was the vaunted 'Laguna splitter'.Welton wrote:Doggy - is the front spoiler thingy missing underneath?
The motoring press used to wax lyrical about the frontal appearance of the 406, "tremendous road presence", and described the D9 front end as "more aggressive" Now that would never do, would it?
Was wondering how it would look with a red background to the lion badge, whatd'ya think
Yes, that looks OK, did try to track down how to at one time, but didn't find itDaiRees wrote:By the way doggy, your car needs "bluey bling" too
Thanks for all your comments people.
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Re: The Dogmobile
Yeah it is, but there should be a black rubber bit about 2" deep that hangs down under the bumper, width starts and stops under the foglights. They get minced very easily and it's dead easy to rip them off on a curb when parking nose in.... Picked mine up off the road twice over the years but now it's on a shelf in the garage.dogslife wrote:Did notice a black spoiler on Dai's car, but assumed this was the vaunted 'Laguna splitter'.
Having spent ages with google images as I'm too lazy to go to the other computer and look at my own old photos.... Here you go mate, you can see it on this one
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Re: The Dogmobile
I did spot the Welton Panel when a 53 plate parked outside my office one day (probably around 2006?) so I had a looky at it
The trouble I had with mine was that it's Diablo red and I don't think the chrome trim works that well on this colour
They've been glued, siliconed, screwed, riveted and botched in by many a member since
The trouble I had with mine was that it's Diablo red and I don't think the chrome trim works that well on this colour
They've been glued, siliconed, screwed, riveted and botched in by many a member since
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Re: The Dogmobile
Thanks Dai for the spoiler piccy & Welly for the background
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Re: The Dogmobile
I,d say it looks silver in the pic, nice tho'.
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Re: The Dogmobile
Thanks for the comments..... and welcome to the forumMicknChris wrote:I,d say it looks silver in the pic, nice tho'.
2002 HDi 2.2 Exec Estate, (2008-12) (wonderful)
2003 HDi 2.2 6-speed Exec Estate (2012-19) (also a gem)
2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDi VTR+ Estate (godawful heap)
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2008 BMW E91 330i touring (great fun - murdered by a reversing SUV)
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Re: The Dogmobile
Very nice doggy !! it will be a pleasure having that front view
in my rear view mirror
in my rear view mirror
.. ooh are those drugs for me Matron