BenC1985
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quote: Originally posted by Paul_JC
Looking good ben, love the colour we did your twists in!
Im sooo happy with the colour. Glad i didnt go too dark and ruin them.
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BenC1985
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I must be mental. Lol i started painting my brakes yesterday and didnt finish the fronts properly. So i started to do the passenger one again and my ocd kicked in. Lol heres how they finished. Lol



Still gotta do the drivers side yet. And ive not even gone back home for dinner as im doing it at my mums house. That will teach me. Haha
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Firestate88
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you missed a bit looks good dude
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BenC1985
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quote: Originally posted by Firestate88
you missed a bit looks good dude
I missed a big bit where the wheel goes. Lmao
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BenC1985
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All my cleaning stuff turned up today. Roll on weekend so i can give it a bloody good clean.


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gav93
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how much did that set you back ben? and where from ? need to get all this shiz for mine
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BenC1985
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Heres the links mate
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=140884041071
Then i bought three more microfibres
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=260851154720
Then for some reason i decided to get this other wax because this ones a hard wax and there only tiny pots.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=400459329772
If im happy with the waxes i will buy a bigger pot
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BenC1985
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Bought all that cleaning stuff and and a clay bar kit today and done my car. Heres the results









And a classic mug shot in the reflection lol
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Christopher
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Fooooooking clean buddy! I cant wait to get stuck in with cleaning
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taylorboosh
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Clean...
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BeetleGav
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Ooooossshhtttt
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M Sutton
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Looks very nice and the brakes look good sitting behind the wheels
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BenC1985
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quote: Originally posted by BeetleGav
Ooooossshhtttt
Gav i used that poorboys black hole on my wheels and the dodo juice purple haze on my wheels which is a silmilar colour to your car and they came up pretty well.
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BenC1985
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My paint is also like glass now after the claying, poorboys black hole and the dodo juice purple haze. Took me forever but i do it all by hand so its alot of elbow grease. Next week will be a simple wash and dry then the saturday before PVS i will spend all day on it to get it hopefully shinier than in these pics. Tbh these pics dont show how shiney it really is.
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BeetleGav
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Ah cheers, I might have to get some, I've ran out of my meguires wax now so I need to decide
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BenC1985
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I forgot to mention ive actually ordered a sportex backbox aswell. Which will hopefully be on before pvs. And if i dont like it ill keep it on untill just after billing and sell it on. Im sure it will be fine though.
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BenC1985
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Just some pics to show how different it is since i bought it nearly two years ago(in july). I know its not really changed much but im really happy with it. Lol


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l88fty
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It's only when you put it like this, you really can see the level of work thats gone into it 
LN Customs - Lincolnshires Award Winning Enthusiasts Motoring Club
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BeetleGav
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Looks loads better now, and to think we struggled to get you to even debadge it before 
I noticed howmuch Id changed my car when I de modded it. Slow depressing slope back to standard
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BenC1985
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I dont understand why after i re downloaded the photos off photobucket to my phone the before ones are blurry. I have deleted them on my phone but have like 350pics of my car and the parts ive added on photobucket. Lol It did take me a while to believe debadging was the right choice, it nearly wasent after the paint removing itself with the badges. Lol now its all repainted im seriously glad i did it. Thanks for all your comments.
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Paul W
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Oooh shiny! Something lovely about a proper gloss black car
Rio Verde Bagged More Door Project
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BenC1985
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Cheers Paul. I love it when its shiney but the tiniest amount of rain and one trip to work and its plastered again. Lol
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BenC1985
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Looked what turned up today.


Gonna try and get it fitted in a while.
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Vaux-Dan
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Soooooooo clean and that backbox will make it sound mint
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BenC1985
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Well heres the pics of the backbox fitted.
Heres where i jacked it up one side and both wheels came off the floor. Dont worry i did put axle stands under it. Lol The clamp decided it didnt want to undo so i took the car off the axle stands and jack and took it to my mates garage and paid him to put it on.

and all fitted after me going and buying new rubbers and pulling it up to the bumper as it was sagging like a grannys you know whats. Lol


Im happy with how it looks and sounds so i dont think i will be removing it in a hurry. Not too loud just got a nice deeper tone to it from the standard backbox
[Edited on 01-06-2013 by BenC1985]
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