Old fashioned elbow grease...

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Maybe he "googled" a showroom archive picture of a brand new exact same model and tom is an expert photo shopper :lol: :lol:

Seriously though, a nice motah, and a nice newbie member I think :)

*sets tom a place at the christmas dinner*
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Totally agree Welly :D
I can't believe he got such a cracker for £760! 8)

I guess I'd better get some snaps of mine posted :oops:
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Yes teamster i think you had :evil:
and totally agree with young welly's comment :) :)



except he told me to polish my car myself boo hoo
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Just finished with the Turtle Wax Ice, wow!, I'll have to go to a field to photograph it as you can't see the car for reflections. :lol: . It's got lots of little stone chips when you get up close but I can live with them. Main concern is the speedo dying and coming back to life every few mils or so, also the cruise control can be a bit iffy off the motorway. Maybe they're related problems.
Thanks for all the kind comments, I'll enjoy them while I can as when you get to know me a bit better they'll certainly dry up. :lol:
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Just noticed the 1.6 8V under my sig, will have to get a few more postings in to get rid of that! :oops:
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tomcourtney wrote:when you get to know me a bit better
As long as you don't type "lol" after every frigging sentence I will be your friend for life :lol: :lol:
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Blue406 wrote:Bluey Bling is primarily putting chrome beading on the horizontal bars on the grill on the front bumper. But also encorporates putting the same beading on the rub strips to make the car look like a high spec model (But you don't need the latter obviously)
I thought the first incarnation of Bluey Bling was an '96-'97 D8 mod putting it all around the body like later D8s and D9s?
<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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:arrowu: :arrowu: LOL :P :P






but do agree welly does my head in too
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Another post to assist the 'Get rid of the '1.6 8v' from my sig' campaign. I went to the the dealers yesterday and they wanted £63 + vat for a spare key :( , anyone have any tips. ?
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mjb wrote:I thought the first incarnation of Bluey Bling was an '96-'97 D8 mod putting it all around the body like later D8s and D9s?
Technically yes. Thats what I meant by putting the beading on the rub strips. The bits of black trim on the doors and bumpers.
I did that first and few days later finished the job and posted more pics.
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depends on if you want a complete remote key or like the one's
i have that are just the key and fob with no innards if so you can get
blanks off ebay i think and get them cut :|
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Don't you clout the laguna splitter on speedbumps Dai?
Looks good though! 8)
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Never on take off, sometimes on landing :lol: . It's very soft and bendy though so no bother.... :oops:

Often find it resting on curbs though, it's OK going on but not so nice coming back off. :(
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Very shiney buttocks there Dai :P
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:arrowu: :arrowu: This is turning into a soft porn site with all the saucy avatars! :lol:
(Nice arse though!)
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there :(
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X

"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
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