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Simon_16v
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25th Nov 12 at 15:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I want one now, I've £3.47 saves towards an Impreza of some variant
BeetleGav
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you could buy the screws he has left over, part way there
Kyle T
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25th Nov 12 at 15:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thanks Gav, generous comments.

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
i love your dials, how much was they mate? they are as you say a million times better then the UK ones, want.


I got mine for 175 quid posted with the convertor. Price seems to be around 190-200 normally but I haggled a bit!

Getting the mileage changed cost me another £50.

I've not forgotten those lights btw Barnshaw, I couldn't get hold of a polisher this week but will hopefully sort them early next week.

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BarnshaW
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no probs mate, awesome stuff, you need to stop posting as you keep making me want to buy things
Chris C
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25th Nov 12 at 16:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dials look much better !

I'll hopefully be able to afford another one on day :-(
Kyle T
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https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/104174297693299559571/albums/5806965892566103409/5814769597612997458

No idea if this URL works?!

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BeetleGav
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25th Nov 12 at 18:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
awesome!
Kyle T
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25th Nov 12 at 18:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'll take that as a "yes, the URL works" then?

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Bollocks. Doesnt work for me.
Kyle T
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25th Nov 12 at 20:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'll upload it to Youtube or something in a bit, it's totally worth it

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Kyle T
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25th Nov 12 at 22:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


Better? (click on it!)

[Edited on 25-11-2012 by Kyle T]

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Kyle T
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Just picked the car up after 3 or so days of being detailed by Mike @ Deeper Detail.

I'm very impressed with the results of a real life detailer in the flesh, the car has come up a treat.

First of all - the "rough patches" I reported at the start of this project thread are completely gone - and the car is smooth and glossy all the way around, so I'm very relieved with that!

Mike however uncovered that the bonnet has most definately had paintwork in the past and he said it was extremely difficult to work with - very hard clear coat and even his most aggressive compounds failed to make an impression.

Regardless the bonnet is still VERY shiney and glossy to my untrained eye but he genuinely sounded dissapointed with the results on the bonnet, and told me I can go back for some more aggressive treatment in the future if I feel I need it.

I'm hoping Mike took some photographs of the process (I forgot to ask!), as I collected the car in the dark and only got a few iphone photos inside the garage it had been worked on - but I'll hopefully get some sunny day pictures at the weekend providing it stays clean and dry between now and then.

On another note, the owner of the garage in which Mike does his detailing has got an Escort Cosworth (you can see the very car here: http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=271735) and it was parked up next to my Scoob when I went in - it's bloody gorgeous and has been pretty much rebuilt from the ground up apparently.

The owner reckons it's still on the same tank of fuel that he bought it with.... three years ago

Apparently both the garage owner and Mike have spent the week looking at Scoobies on Pistonheads after seeing mine, which makes me feel proud I also took Mike out for a wee spin when I collected the car, and I'm pretty sure the car made a good impression

So there goes another job ticked off the list, I'll get some pictures up at the weekend. Promise!


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Kyle T
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29th Nov 12 at 18:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
iPhone pics taken by my taxi driver for the evening: (goes without saying these do NOT do the job justice )













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big eck
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Looks superb mate. Those dials look cool as well.
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looks fantastic! should have had the badges taken off the rear while it was there! durrr lol
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quote:
Originally posted by BeetleGav
should have had the badges taken off the rear while it was there! durrr lol


Didn't think of that!

Mike has confirmed he did indeed take pictures, and he's got them all on a CD for me - I'll pick them up at the weekend

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4th Dec 12 at 18:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Might have to get myself one of these!! looks good fella.
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Somehow my old "less than mint condition" headlights have just sold on eBay for £210.

I was honest in the advert about the wear/tear and missing bit of rubber trim - but they bidders kept on bidding!

I've celebrated this victory by ordering a rear "STi" badge in pink, so if it's more than 0 degrees at the weekend I may drag the missus' hairdryer outside for some debadging.

Last time I debadged a car, it was 2005 and I lost patience with the hairdryer on my 12v Corsa so took to my "breeze" badge with a flathead screwdriver instead

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Wrighty
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clocks are a huuge improvement
paint looks shiny too
BarnshaW
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heat up the badge and run some fishing line or dental floss behind to cut through it, worked a treat on mine
Kyle T
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Aye that's the plan, I've seen a YouTube video and everything

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Kyle T
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Mike gave me a CD full of photographs today which he took during the detail.

I've uploaded them all to an album here:

https://plus.google.com/photos/104174297693299559571/albums/5818911302496869921?authkey=CK3hh5zC7NHRfg

A few choice ones:





I've got no idea what this means...


A good shot to show the general state of the swirls on the car


But an after shot on the same panel


Moody!








New desktop wallpaper


Once he gets time, Mike said he'll do a write-up for detailing world which I'm looking forward to so I can understand exactly what he did etc.


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NathanR
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6th Dec 12 at 20:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Stunning , like that , alot !
Gareth T
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I love this everytime I look at this. Is this spec car still expensive to buy?
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6th Dec 12 at 21:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers gents.

Gareth the STi Blobeye (like mine) can be had from £6k up now.

I paid £8k for mine as it's quite a low miler and it was clean/relatively unmodified.

It's a crazy amount of car for the money, imo.

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