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Old 16 March 2006, 08:05 PM
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Hi yeh
Have just purchased a damaged 2002 bug eye and am thinking of converting to blob eye?(that what the bloke at the dealer called it)
Does anyone know if this has been done before?
What are the differences?
Can you suggest a breaker yard where i might be able to source the parts needed?
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Old 16 March 2006, 08:10 PM
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you will need

bonnet
bumper
front wings
front panel
headlights
grill


I am going to do this soon.


API have all the part you need for this
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Also to make it look right you might consider changing the wing mirrors as the bug and blob had slightly different ones, along with rear bumper and light clusters
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Sorry a bit of a scooby virgin who are API ?
Have you got a link for them
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www.apiengines.com

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Old 16 March 2006, 09:00 PM
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as it happens i will have all those parts up for sale very shortly as mine has all chargepseed stuff going on, except the slam panel obviously !!
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Originally Posted by stevebt
as it happens i will have all those parts up for sale very shortly as mine has all chargepseed stuff going on, except the slam panel obviously !!
PM me with details!
Old 17 March 2006, 12:05 AM
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it has been done as others have said.

there was a white one at croft back end of last year it was the rally i believe, looked pretty good.

though i would probably opt to return it to standard mate, unless its looks your going for and you intend to keep it....


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you can convert blob to the latest aswell
Old 18 March 2006, 10:56 AM
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ABW (AutoBodyWorks) in Essex have done this conversion (Bug to Blob).
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I am going to collect the following on Saturday

Blob:

Bonnet
Front wings
Front bumper
Rear bumper
Front lights
Rear lights
STI side skirts


Watch this space for conversion project
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Originally Posted by flat4
you can convert blob to the latest aswell

Converting bug to blob i can understand, its a nicer shape, but from bug/blob to hawk eye i do not understand.
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Originally Posted by cookstar
I am going to collect the following on Saturday

Blob:

Bonnet
Front wings
Front bumper
Rear bumper
Front lights
Rear lights
STI side skirts


Watch this space for conversion project
Where from?
And how much?
Old 21 March 2006, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by crunch
Where from?
And how much?

From a private seller, and at the moment a private price
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