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Chris' Petrol Blue Project
- Thread starter Christopher.
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Paint wise it just needs some small bubbles of rust on the edges of the bonnet addressing. And the Laqure peel on the drivers rear.
I'd expect the price to be £5500
Theres no rush to sell it and will happily sit on the drive as it's no longer being used. Still needs to go to Rentech to sort out some very small MOT Advisory's.
I'd expect the price to be £5500
Theres no rush to sell it and will happily sit on the drive as it's no longer being used. Still needs to go to Rentech to sort out some very small MOT Advisory's.
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The PB hasn't moved in well over a month now. As a result the oddesy battery has been having issues. It's been put on the ctec charger but seems to only last a week or so between. Have orderd up a replacement. With taking it out of its bracket iv been able to sort out some other little bits. As well as order a new filter.
Have taken off the excess metal from the battery cage so the filter in no longer rubbing.
Cars off the road at the moment awaiting the paint work.
Have taken off the excess metal from the battery cage so the filter in no longer rubbing.
Cars off the road at the moment awaiting the paint work.
Cars finally in the Garage having all the paintwork sorted 
Will look mint when it's back, lovely color this is!
Both the rear bumper and side skirts were taken off when it was in with the dent man to check before they quoted for the job.
And also the rear interior.
And also the rear interior.
The colours that go in to make Petrol Blue.
Really? Can't wait to see the finished job 🤞😂.
My mates been busy today getting it all done before the weekend. Still needs to be put back together but all the paint work is now complete.
Just some minor MOT Advisorys to sort and then shes up for sale.
Just some minor MOT Advisorys to sort and then shes up for sale.
Hope the fresh paint matches, you werent far off doing the whole thing to be fair! Guess if you're selling up though
KitsonRis
ClioSport Club Member
^^ This. The guy who sprayed my E34 manage to match 30 year old red paint, you wouldn't know where he painted.
This does look smart now, looks a very good example of one. Like the simpleness of the engine bay, getting rid of the normal inlet makes a big difference!
This is always fascinating, as working in a builder's merchant as a kid I mixed paint and the colours that went into it you wouldn't think would make the final colour.
Everyone said that about ly too but it's been done plenty of times. Like I said, a good painter can do it no problem, a s**t one can't match black or blue or silver😂.
Is it some sort of iridescent colour like petrol blue that's hard to match?
At least you can live with yours, my mate bought a 240i from Sytner and there was several bad stone chips on the front bumper so they said they'd paint it as part the deal. He went to pick it up and they'd completely cocked it up, the car was a metallic red but the front bumper was a solid red lol. No metallic at all, he obviously rejected the car! Attempt 2 the color was a shocking match but luckily attempt 3 was spot on.
Car is back. The match is nothing less than perfect.
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
That looks epic mate!
Stunning! Glad the colour match is spot on as I bet it'd be irritating with the flake
After 5 Years and 10 Months in my ownership the Petrol Blue was sold last night Im happy its gone to someone on the Forum who will look after it as much as i have.
A massive thank you to everyone who has helped out with Parts and Advice over the years, if not for some i really would of chucked in the towel much earlier.
No Pictures of it driving away , Just a lot of Highlights
Im happy its gone to someone on the Forum who will look after it as much as i have. A massive thank you to everyone who has helped out with Parts and Advice over the years, if not for some i really would of chucked in the towel much earlier.
No Pictures of it driving away , Just a lot of Highlights
MLB
ClioSport Club Member
Sure
First of hopefully many trips to Shell!
Thanks again for your time and patience yesterday Chris, I will take care of this exceptional Petrol Blue with a rich, well documented history.
I'll try to get a thread up at some point, altough I won't have too much time until spring to do anything.
For now all I can say is, what a car! In looks and in the way it drives (even filled top to bottom with parts, wheels and seats).
First of hopefully many trips to Shell!
Thanks again for your time and patience yesterday Chris, I will take care of this exceptional Petrol Blue with a rich, well documented history.
I'll try to get a thread up at some point, altough I won't have too much time until spring to do anything.
For now all I can say is, what a car! In looks and in the way it drives (even filled top to bottom with parts, wheels and seats
).That's a cracking car, one of the best on here imo. Got your csf ticket yet @MLB ?👍
What's next @Christopher. ?
What's next @Christopher. ?
Stay Puft
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172
Very nice. Are you local to Chris?Sure
First of hopefully many trips to Shell!
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Thanks again for the time and patience yesterday Chris, I will take care of this exceptional Petrol Blue with a rich, well documented history.
I'll try to get a thread up at some point, altough I won't have too much time until spring to do anything.
For now all I can say is, what a car! In looks and in the way it drives (even filled top to bottom with parts, wheels and seats
