CRB 553 
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Registered: 5th Apr 02
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Managed to do a few things over xmas. 
1). Tinted headlights and bonnet perspex 
2). Sunstrip 
3). DIY single wiper 
4). DIY smooth scuttle 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
Think a shud paint the rivets black instead of the stainless steel? was ma plan... 
 
Also took loads of photos for the single wiper conversion but deleted them by accident!!!!!GUTTED! Can still do the guide though if people want will try and get more photos? 
 
Chris
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Paul H 
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 looking good mate
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Nath 
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Are those headlights legal? They look seriously dark!
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CRB 553 
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cheers. 
 
Nath- they look darker in those pics because they r sheltered by the garage, in direct sunlight they dont look as bad. 
 
They shine white light lol which is all i care about... 
 
[Edited on 12-01-2004 by CRB 553]
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oakesylad 
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Cool love the new mods! were you get your smoked headlights from? are they legal ones? and how much ? 
 
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CRB 553 
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they r standard vaux headlights sprayed with tinting spray, finish is spot on.
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Nath 
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Nice   I have the pre-tinted FK ones
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Adam-D 
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very nice
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John_C 
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smooth scuttle   this is wot i'm doin. how long to do that?
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CRB 553 
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wot stage u up 2 mate? 
 
I did this in one afternoon: 
 
 
  
 
then finished it ready for spraying the nxt morning.
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John_C 
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excellent haven't started but was gonna spend a day building it up and then another spraying. 
 
i want mine a little different, a bit more like drew's but ur's is excellent especially the middle bit  
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the smooth scuttle and black lights look absolutely awesome
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ultrabluesxi 
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dont you find it anoying having the wiper in that position
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Shauny9 
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I think you can adjust its position??
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Davido 
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what do you use to build up the scuttle?
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John_C 
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fibreglass and filler
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CRB 553 
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yeh halfords p38 and p40 
 
i did the wiper my self so it hasnt got the electrics to stop it half way it operates as normal its just put there for affect coz yeh it wud annoy me...
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bun 
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looking good mate
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how much does it reduce the swept area?
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Danz_Corsa 
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when you say you did the single wiper DIY, you buy a bigger arm? i dunno I'm confused - I've seen how the kits are fitted, but doing it yourself sounds sweet. 
 
a small walk-thru would be quality mate!
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essexracer 
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well done m8, uv done a great job there!   
 
tho imo id av the wiper on the passengers side, with the end of it just above the tax disc. 
 
my 2p worth   
 
 
james 
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CRB 553 
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essex - the wiper normally rests by the tax disc i just pulled it upa bit for show..... 
 
danz - i posted in HERE a quick guide how to do it. 
The linkage has been shortened so it legally sweeps the whole window 
 
Thanks
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Kris TD 
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looks good, i wouldnt have done the scuttle like that, looks like you have used a shit load of filler which will 99% sink, would have been better to wrap the whole thing with fibreglass matt then just use a tiny bit of filler to smooth it.
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