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rotatopotato wrote:Quoted £650, plus £50 for the extra covering of the sills.

Did this include any welding?!


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Pingping010101 wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 07, 2020 6:13 pm

rotatopotato wrote:Quoted £650, plus £50 for the extra covering of the sills.

Did this include any welding?!


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I don't think it needs any, but I guess I'll find out as the week goes on (and I won't expect it to be included in the quoted price). They're going to at least tidy up the welding that was previously done though.

Took out a Recaro child seat and put a new booster seat in as the kids are getting bigger. The expensive isofix booster we have in the XF is too wide so I found this one at Halfords for the cheap price of £13. I think it's a pretty good match for the seat. Just about fits in the front seat too without stretching the bolsters.

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Tue Sep 08, 2020 2:30 pm

Took out a Recaro child seat and put a new booster seat in as the kids are getting bigger. The expensive isofix booster we have in the XF is too wide so I found this one at Halfords for the cheap price of £13. I think it's a pretty good match for the seat. Just about fits in the front seat too without stretching the bolsters.

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I have the same one for my eight year old. Matches the factory seats!

Completed my cruise control install as documented on my build thread. Now its just... hours of putting trim back together to have a full car again..

does the cruise light come on?

It does indeed. I actually meant to link the picture here too.

With so many average speed camera's around I find I use cruise more than I expected.

The only time I have ever driven a car with cruise control in it has been Alans car last year... And to say that the experience is... Uh... Scary the first time would be an understatement... I really don't like giving up part of the control but I think thats just going to be a get use to it kind of deal.

Also whats an average speed camera? We don't have such nonsense here.

Except for the A9

Aha I dont drive on the A9 often if at all so.

To be fair I don't either, but it grinds my gears whenever I do.

Pingping010101 wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 07, 2020 6:13 pm

rotatopotato wrote:Quoted £650, plus £50 for the extra covering of the sills.

Did this include any welding?!


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Found out today it needs 3 decent sized holes welded up - £175 extra.

That’s cheap for welding I reckon

It was a dreary overcast day in Coventry today and I had the day off work so decided to wash, polish and wax my car and then go out and take some pictures

Choppu choppu! I see a fellow MCM fan!

Pippypip wrote:It was a dreary overcast day in Coventry today and I had the day off work so decided to wash, polish and wax my car and then go out and take some pictures

That looks nice


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Finally sealed both lights ready for GoJapan!

Put the interior back together now cruise control is fully fitted! Just got to slap some rivnuts in and finish the struts.. Put the wheel arch liners back on and the stone guards.. And I'll be done bar fitting a new car for MOT time soonish..

Also the poor thing needs a good wash.. Full decontam.. Maybe a bit of a polish up.. And sealing before winter.

Renewed membership for another year

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Well done

poly-bushed all the suspension arms today ready to fit some day in the future. Actually that’s not true, the pins in the trailing arms have a slightly flared end and thus picks up on the second bush when being push in so after an hour struggling with various options I decided to give up and will machine said flare off one end of each pin and in they will go.
Interestingly the rear kit does not include a bush for the arm which has the pinch bolt fitment to the hub.

Going yo look at a PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 today as a friend is after one, this one is in Slough!



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Sat Sep 12, 2020 7:12 am

Going yo look at a PORSCHE 911 (997) “2S” 3.8 today as a friend is after one, this one is in Slough!
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Oh man. My friends only ever ask for my expertise if they want to go buy a Mazda. I've been pigeonholed!

Hopefully you'll need to test drive the car as well before you can truly offer your unbiased opinion.

Nightfire, if your buddy wants a proper inspection, these guys work from a unit next door to me and are local to Slough

https://mobileporschespecialist.com

Nice guys who live and breathe porkers (the techs are ex-OPC)