16V_1600
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Semi smooth boot (lock and wiper smoothed)
Rear quarter (Removed mouldings and pulled a load of laquer off )
Drivers door full spray (rust spots)
Can't wait. £400 all in  
[Edited on 12-04-2008 by 16V_1600]
[Edited on 14-04-2008 by 16V_1600]
[Edited on 14-04-2008 by 16V_1600]
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Timbaland
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£400 could have went towards speedlines.
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by Timbaland
£400 could have went towards speedlines.

Nah happy with my binlids
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jamez_zz
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or a new exhaust.
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Dan295
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why not just save up and get a full repsray, tbh the work that will go into doing that with the blending etc may as well have got the whole thingdone (imo of course)
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Pete_vxl
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fuck me, thats alot of money for 3 small sentences lol
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by jamez_zz
or a new exhaust.
Happy with that too
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by Dan295
why not just save up and get a full repsray, tbh the work that will go into doing that with the blending etc may as well have got the whole thingdone (imo of course)
Doesn't need one.
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Mobby
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would a whole respray be about £1500 and more,
id stick with the 400 quid,
[Edited on 12-04-2008 by mobby]
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Timbaland
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Or a new you
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by Pete_macari
fuck me, thats alot of money for 3 small sentences lol
ah well
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by mobby
would a whole respray be about £1500 and more,
id stick with the 400 quid,
[Edited on 12-04-2008 by mobby]
aye £1500-£2000, think I'll pay £400
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Ben G
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nice one mate, will look great when it's all done.
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by Ben G
nice one mate, will look great when it's all done.
Cheers Ben, really looking forward to it. Just gotta source a decent solenoid for the boot catch release
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Adam C
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Nice one mate, all worth the price IMO.
Im looking to get similar sort of things done soon, so I will keep an eye out for when yours is done
My Arden Blue Astra GSi MK4 on BBS LM's Project Thread
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Dan295
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most people use a fiesta mk4/mk5 boot popper
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by Green Thing
Nice one mate, all worth the price IMO.
Im looking to get similar sort of things done soon, so I will keep an eye out for when yours is done
Cheers 
It's booked in for April 21st and I'm told should take bout 3-4 days.
I'll be going to have a look see how they're getting on and try and get some progress pics
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by Dan295
most people use a fiesta mk4/mk5 boot popper
Didn't know that, was just going to go for a £20 job wired into the rear wiper connection.
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Dan295
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iirc the fiesta one is quite good as it pops it open and past the latch so you dont have to be standing there to grab is, then if you really want to i believe you can get struts or wind out the rubbers so that it opens all the way
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FruitBooTeR
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Sounds good mate
Whens it booked in for? soon i hope lol
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by Dan295
iirc the fiesta one is quite good as it pops it open and past the latch so you dont have to be standing there to grab is, then if you really want to i believe you can get struts or wind out the rubbers so that it opens all the way
Cheers mate, noted
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Sounds good mate
Whens it booked in for? soon i hope lol
ta 
Booked in for 21/4 
Currently the offside rear quarter has laquer missing and is temp covered by Halfords spray can arden blue  
Looks better without the rubbing strips too. Toffee wheel FTW 
[Edited on 12-04-2008 by 16V_1600]
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Scotty C
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Thats well cheap!!
Make sure you post pics
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16V_1600
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quote: Originally posted by Monster
Thats well cheap!!
Make sure you post pics
I thought so oh there will be pics
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nova_gteuk
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£400 that could be better spent on decent wheels 
tut tut!
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