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35 minutes ago, maxxo said:

This is my sills 

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Seems to be an XM thing to get your sills back in a plastic bag...

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Mine was pretty flash; it even came with the bags already stuffed inside the sills to carry the rust home in.

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Fancy.

Great to hear yours is now sorted and legal - now y'can enjoy!

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48 minutes ago, maxxo said:

£48 an hour labour, not too bad really considering the sheer amount of work needed

Currently out on a drive, she drives quiet well

Brakes are immense 

 

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You'll get used to the brakes, then jump in something 'normal' and shit yourself as it doesn't stop as promptly 😂 

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35 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

You'll get used to the brakes, then jump in something 'normal' and shit yourself as it doesn't stop as promptly 😂 

I've had the opposite issue... Fabia had the pair of rear brake cylinders replaced at the MOT because they were fucked. Turns out the stopping power increased... massively. The look on the young lads who were watching me pull up to a junction about 50 yards from it was hilarious. 😂

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1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

Seems to be an XM thing to get your sills back in a plastic bag...

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Mine was pretty flash; it even came with the bags already stuffed inside the sills to carry the rust home in.

XM Sill Rot.jpg

Fancy.

Great to hear yours is now sorted and legal - now y'can enjoy!

i can honestly say i've never been given my sills in a plastic bag

it's funny, i wasn't at all surprised either!

strange how in 2020 this passed an MOT with 2 minor advisories......makes me wonder if it was an erm, questionable MOT

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by no means can i moan at all about the cost from the garage

from looking at the sheets and the sheer amount of work done, especially the rack gaitors it's a pretty good price

would i have bought this car if i'd have known it was like this

HELL NO

but, here we are

i need to see how i get on in the next month or so

i don't know if it's a keeper or not, we shall have to see

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3 hours ago, 500tops said:

They were shit in 1989 

Idk about UK law, but what can go wrong if @maxxojust sticks the HIDs back in the car now that it's MOT'd?

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8 hours ago, chodweaver said:

He may piss off other motorists.

Apart from that, especially as regards the law: in my opinion, absolutely sod all will go wrong for Maxxo

I'm not doing it, I'm not being that guy with aftermarket lights that annoys everyone 

I don't agree with LED/HID lamps unless they're factory fit

 

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(Hello as a newbie)

 

I’ve enjoyed this since you bought, Maxxo. I’d see if there’s interest now if you can make a bit of cash out of it. I’ve found mostly done projects sell a little easier as people want to do their own thing.

 

Shame you aren’t gelling with it, but that’s how it goes sometimes. :)

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11 hours ago, chodweaver said:

He may piss off other motorists.

Apart from that, especially as regards the law: in my opinion, absolutely sod all will go wrong for Maxxo

Oh okay, got it. Here it's illegal to use hid unless there's self leveling and headlight washers so was wondering if it'd be equal there 

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3 hours ago, myglaren said:

A Marmite choice but I quite like the look of Morette's and they do bung out a few photons.

Morettes suit almost any 80s-90s car well tbh 

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