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Old 14 December 2014, 06:07 PM
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I quite like the ratios on the 6 speed. ££ will have the final say if I go down this route or not!

Front door handles de-locked and the full set primed

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Took you long enough to catch up with delocked handles.

Pull thy finger out and get it finished.
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Originally Posted by mickywrx
Took you long enough to catch up with delocked handles.
Been de-locking for years

Check out my old XR2 (note de-locked) pic taken in 1997 First car I ever painted

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Nice bonnet vents
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Great for allowing rain to get on the plugs
Old 16 December 2014, 09:53 PM
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isn't that a mkI with a mkII front and bumpers...you horror, that's sacrilege! I had a black mkI xr2 as my first car
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Nope, was a genuine mk2 xr2 Ian

Ended up like this after a driver who had a stroke lost consciousness and ran into the back of me



I owned a mk1 2 years after the mk2


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Originally Posted by BLU
Been de-locking for years

Check out my old XR2 (note de-locked) pic taken in 1997 First car I ever painted

Wasn't ever any locks in those handles.
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No, your right. It was even harder to do as they were in the door itself Needed a plate welding in before the filler work

If you want de locked handles, then that was done to my last Fiesta in 2009


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Wheels all packaged up ready for their trip to the specialist next week

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Tease
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All we know for sure is they are round wheels
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Great project ☺
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Made a start on the interior (nice warm inside job) wrapping them in black material (hate the cream) this is the left and right C pillar trim, one done one not! The headliner and A & B pillar trims will be getting the same treatment

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What are you using as an adhesive there?
Old 04 January 2015, 09:16 PM
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A strong spray adhesive similar to what carpet fitters use.
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A pillar trims trimmed

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Tart!
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Yup
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I'll send mine across to you for trimming

I couldn't find a material flexible enough so I've started down the plasti-dip route although I've pimped the roof liner in red suede - that's a pig of a job BTW
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The pillar trims are a pig to do too, especially the b pillars!

I've done a few MK6 Fiesta headliners that were more curvy than the Scooby one so I'm hoping i'll manage it ok *crosses fingers* The key is cheap (therefore thinner suede) still has very little give in it though!
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Wheels done and paid for! Hoping to see them back here this week
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Wheels back

Go and have a look and like my project page on FB too PROJECT BUGEYE

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My new wheels
I got hold of 4 newage STi space savers and had them banded from 4" to 9" and the offset altered to suit the car! Now I know these will probably divide opinion but I don't care! I used a company called Alonze Custom to do the banding for me and they've done an absolutely brilliant job! Anyway pics speak louder than words! Bear in mind they still need painting They'll even clear brembos!





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Awesome idea for winter wheels - how did they charge to band them for you
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Even better for all year round wheels

I'll PM you the cost, wasn't cheap
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I'm looking for a set of 17s to replace my 18s and it all depends on whether you're comparing the price to new alloys or not...
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mmm i dunno about this trev, the wheels set the whole car off, and they are space savers at the end of the day, so not very nice looking imo, will reserve judgement until they are painted and on the car thou
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loving the banded steelies idea pal, not seen it done on a scoob yet


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