scdan4 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 6/18/2019 at 11:50 PM, loserone said: Which threads are good ones to get stuck into getting my head around tidying the rot on Mrs L1's 305? Sweatpeas mr2 or grumpy northerner Corsair on retrorides. I’ve recently read both and now have a welder on the Christmas list! lots of well explained repair and panel making stuff in both 52 minutes ago, Mally said: But when your prep is not up to the standard required by the spray man, From experience, if you have it done, you may crash, or someone will scratch it within 3 months. And it’s guaranteed to not be good enough for them. Awkward sods, all of them. And it will definitely be a stress magnet. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo3002 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 if you can prep it yourself chances are you could paint it too,,,the hardest bit is good prep dont read too much into what you see on dealer wheelers , its all made up and so are the prices...take a diy prep'd job to any decent painter they will laugh at it and charge you more to put it right , and any future issues will all be cus of your prep guv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo3002 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 you will find everyone you speak to is a painting expert and has some tale of how thier mate 1500'd down the car and gave it 27 coats of paint and how it won shows , all experts until its time to pick up the gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 It’s the cost of removing bits like the wing mirrors, degreasing the thing to remove any silicates, repairing any damage like parking knocks, flatting it back all over properly, masking it all up. All this is before you’ve picked up the gun. Once you think about it you can see why it’s so expensive. It’s also no guarantee it won’t break out in scabs in 18 months time. Whatever anyone tells you the paint finish never lasts like the factory paint either. I’d also want to see some examples of their previous work as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 59 minutes ago, steveo3002 said: you will find everyone you speak to is a painting expert and has some tale of how thier mate 1500'd down the car and gave it 27 coats of paint and how it won shows , all experts until its time to pick up the gun There speaks an expert. steveo3002 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Couple of questions, easy one first, anyone got an autoaid discount code? Second Citroen Eloys fluid low warning, does anyone know approx how many squirts are left after the warning comes on?Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Agreed that a paint job will be around £3000 upwards for something of good quality. This is why the 4 door Tolly is getting rattle canned. Sad but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 My 1992 AX came with a Blaupunkt Boston fitted, but no code. Is there any way to get a code except paying a company when I don't know if it works or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 BIzarrely I quite fancy a LHD pug. Fuck knows. Anyway, there's one here: https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1038369. If it's not been brought in to import, but has a CG, does it need to leave again before it can get a NOVA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 13 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: My 1992 AX came with a Blaupunkt Boston fitted, but no code. Is there any way to get a code except paying a company when I don't know if it works or not? 0451 - follow entry instruction - https://www.dndservices.co.uk/blaupunkt-boston-cc-20.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Eddie Honda said: 0451 - follow entry instruction - https://www.dndservices.co.uk/blaupunkt-boston-cc-20.html The excitement is too much so have washed and dressed to go out side to give it a try! 6:28 am - 3 bars on continually, I will now wait 2 hours to see if it resets. 9:30 am - Radio code now excepted but not a sound. It could be because our forum AX expert has removed both speakers but I thought it was only one. This is pending the delivery of a pair of brand new speakers ordered Tuesday. Or it could be the set is buggered and why nobody bothered with the code. Eddie Honda, HarmonicCheeseburger and The Moog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 BIzarrely I quite fancy a LHD pug. Fuck knows. Anyway, there's one here: https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1038369. If it's not been brought in to import, but has a CG, does it need to leave again before it can get a NOVA? No it doesn't need to leave again. If you buy it, it arrived last week*. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 17 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: 9:30 am - Radio code now excepted but not a sound. Accepted? So the display looks like it's doing something? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 minute ago, Eddie Honda said: Accepted? So the display looks like it's doing something? ? Yes the tuning now works and gives me know stations but no sound. The new speakers turned up today so I hope to get them fitted over the weekend. Eddie Honda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 What size speakers are needed. I have some new 13cm ones I'll donate and could bring down on Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 8 hours ago, dean36014 said: What size speakers are needed. I have some new 13cm ones I'll donate and could bring down on Sunday They are indeed 13cm, but I have some new ones now ready to fit thanks. Maybe I should call it a priority and get them done today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 12 hours ago, Eddie Honda said: Accepted? So the display looks like it's doing something? ? New speakers fitted and silence! We have slung in an old Sony head unit I had laying about and beautiful music! Conclusion is the Blaupunk Boston is broken. Thanks for your help checking it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Sorry but back to the weather strip question, are all 3 door Metro's weather strips the same? ie Austin Metro, MG Metro, Mk1, Mk2, Rover Metro, Rover 100. Mine is a 1984 MG Mk1, newly painted with buggered weather strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Buying a shit car with a 'lost' V5. Any specific precautions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 How does one apply to join the SVM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 I believe it involves a new keepers slip with a postcode north of the border Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 29 minutes ago, Amishtat said: How does one apply to join the SVM? I don't think you can apply. They are quite selective, and if you fulfil the criteria then they might approach you I believe owning several rwd Volvo and living north of the border are pre-requisites. Amishtat and spike60 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Well, it appears we'll be moving northwards soon and I'll be bringing a 740 and 164 with me Skizzer and anonymous user 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 On 6/30/2019 at 7:56 AM, loserone said: Buying a shit car with a 'lost' V5. Any specific precautions? Personally I wouldn't, but I'm very risk averse. If you are thinking of it, some of the obvious would be if the seller has any paperwork at all to go with the car (old receipts preferably with their name and address, mots, etc) How long do they claim to have owned it, is it worth enough to Hpi? Whatever happened about that MINI on here where someone came out of the woodwork to claim it had been sold without consent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 That was with a V5.. Last owner had it 6 years. He had loads of history and old v5cs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Any Shitters familiar with France able to advise where to buy eloys fluid from and is it worth it over buying in the UK?Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 On 6/30/2019 at 7:56 AM, loserone said: Buying a shit car with a 'lost' V5. Any specific precautions? As long as you’re sure the person selling it has legal title you’re fine - apart from the fact the tax rules make it a PITA because you can’t tax it and when you finally get a V62 processed you get told off for not having tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Yeah, we've just had that in the 305. JohnK didn't have the v5 back yet, and I may have been caught speeding.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 On 6/30/2019 at 7:56 AM, loserone said: Buying a shit car with a 'lost' V5. Any specific precautions? Yes hpi if you are worried about it being written off.....I think they still print on the front of the logbook that the car has been "substantially repaired" - they may have reworded the official bump. When a car pops up on ebay with a 'lost' logbook it does send the alarm bells off....a quick reg to 83600 (which costs £3) helps.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 All good advice far too late, ta Kiltox and stonedagain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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