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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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The car has become a daily hack doing 250miles a week so it gets a little mucky, so before the hose-pipe ban kicks in...

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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 08:05 PM
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Damn thats one nice Bug
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 08:15 PM
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Cheers mate, I like to try
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 08:18 PM
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Volcano been at it again Jon
Looks the nuts mate
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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Volcano been at it again Jon
Looks the nuts mate
I need to change the rear pads
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 08:25 PM
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I need to change the rear pads
They do seem to give off excessive amounts of dust tbho
The last pic looks sooooo nice as well!!
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 08:34 PM
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Fancy cleaning mine? Really hate cleaning cars love getting them dirty lol
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 08:51 PM
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very nice bug mate thinking might go white for the summer have you still got that toweye eye jon ? been soo busy at work must get round to collect it
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 08:53 PM
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Nice and clean for the run tomorrow. See you there mate
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by prodriverules
They do seem to give off excessive amounts of dust tbho
The last pic looks sooooo nice as well!!
Cheap OE spec pads I think - and yeah, not bad for a phone

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very nice bug mate thinking might go white for the summer have you still got that toweye eye jon ? been soo busy at work must get round to collect it
It's still here, I'm around all week this week if that helps

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Nice and clean for the run tomorrow. See you there mate
I'll be skipping the run around the Middlesexring, need the car for work so can't take any chances with my noisy gearbox
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:04 PM
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Im the same Jon, I only ever park up under the bridge and watch the nutters do their thing, you picking Ricky up
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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See you both tomorrow! Great job on the wheels matey!
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He hasn't asked me too, not sure if I'll have space yet, might be dragging the tribe along
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Originally Posted by AWG_STi
See you both tomorrow! Great job on the wheels matey!
It won't look like it by time I get there
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:16 PM
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Got white prodrives on my classic look awesome clean but takes less than a day to get them mucky again car looks lovely though mate although come Monday you know it will be mucky again
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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I know mate, which is why the first thing I'll buy if I win the lottery is a nice set of brake-dust grey alloys
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by AWG_STi
See you both tomorrow! Great job on the wheels matey!
See you there mate

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He hasn't asked me too, not sure if I'll have space yet, might be dragging the tribe along
He must be going with someone else then

See you all at 1pm
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i like your aero catches me and mattyb1983 just fitted some on our scoobys,

my ringer was going a bit when i started to drill ,

but they do look cool .
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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very nice... i need to do my white wheels really!

oh yeah.... i want those horns!
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:49 PM
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spot on motor really nice

hear what your sayin about white wheels only had em a few weeks and they are doin my head in

they look great when clean

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very nice jon

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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 10:13 PM
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Wiley you back on the road yet?
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Not quite ready, hopefully next week sometime I'll be heading to Plymouth and collecting

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Hi Jon that's why we are went with Hyper Black colour(off course with help from MSOC tyre supplier Mags) on our alloys,keep them clean is just pain,yes on Hyper Black brake dust is seen'd but not that much as on white and really depends on pads(we are running the DS2500 and they're dusty)

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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by JonMc
The car has become a daily hack doing 250miles a week so it gets a little mucky, so before the hose-pipe ban kicks in...

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And after a little clean...






That is loverly!

Saw you coming through Denham under the railway bridge a few weeks back, that colours unmistakable

My wheels are white too, a right pain in the posterior to keep clean need to try some of that smartguard / g3 type paint treatment on them and see if that will make them easier to rinse off without the inner rim staying filthy? There always a scummy rim behind the spokes otherwise, probably the same with yours
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by UglyGreenBug
That is loverly!

Saw you coming through Denham under the railway bridge a few weeks back, that colours unmistakable

My wheels are white too, a right pain in the posterior to keep clean need to try some of that smartguard / g3 type paint treatment on them and see if that will make them easier to rinse off without the inner rim staying filthy? There always a scummy rim behind the spokes otherwise, probably the same with yours
I've already spotted some in-grained brake dust - it's a losing battle but I could hit them with some G3 and then coat in poorboys but I can't be bothered anymore
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Top job Jon!!
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Im a big fan of the Planet polish wheel seal and shine, the dust would actually blow off with a air line rather then a wash every time.
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Old Apr 1, 2012 | 04:49 PM
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A few from this afternoon in the glorious sunshine











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