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That actually looks very nice, i think its the wheels that really set the car apart from others.
Wasnt expecting it to be an estate from the first pictures haha.
I refurbed my f1's myself at a total cost of around 60 quid. few sheets of sand paper and then 2x primer 4x paint and 2x laquer.
Sand down - wash&dry - prime - hairdryer it dry - prime again - hairdryer again and so on with each wheel. i should of done 3 or 4 coats of paint though!
Then seal...
Did he ask before painting your whole car? or is he just charging the same price? i want mine done!
As above, depends if its baked or not, but be very careful not to mark it while its soft, that'd be gutting :(
Thats not your one Crombie :P
Probably 2 completely different cars but i seen a RB with black wheels on the back on a pickup with front end damage too... but i seen it up in Elgin, which is the north east of scotland.
Would of been about a month ago maybe? I think the one i seen had scabby...
Has anyone phoned and asked for some info on the history of the car? :p
Number plate is VO54 FFZ for those who haven't looked, which is close to vosa ffs. Suits it!
No they were not on the car when we changed the brakes, otherwise they would of went back on!
Yeah £8 + VAT the guy said.
Cheers for the wrong info Danny :P
Thanks for the correct info Fred! haha.
Yellow_Chris and myself are going to tackle them on saturday morning.
Thanks all.
Alright thanks Danny, they been on for around 5k miles.
Probably best to get some new bearings before I even try it just incase it comes off in parts then isn't it?
Hi all, Due to having alot of play in my rear disks/wheels im going to try fitting deflector plates/washer things as i dont remember seeing them when my brakes were changed last.
Im just wondering if there are any pictures/guides or any info about it?
Like.. where the go exactly etc..
Thanks...
I've read about that aswell and when we done the disks etc I never seen any spacer or anything so it possibly wasn't even there to start with, apparent the brakes were 'redone' just before I bought the car but ill get it checked out.
Any idea what the part is called so I can get them from...
Hi there..
Couple of months ago, my father and i replaced the rear disks (+bearing.abs rings) and pads. but when we got them back on, there was a fair bit of play in the drivers side wheel, we thought it was the new bearing that was dodgey so i sent it back and got a new one, fitted it the next...