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Good price at £1k reckon, those look like Hawkeye WRX wheels which on their own with tyres can't be far off what you paid ! Hope it works out well for you, not too long a list of bits to see to. If I ever get myself along to a Lanarkshire meet will see it in person.

Nice one Ritchie. Has something changed that they are reducing it - reached an age milestone or taken someone off insurance etc etc ? All usually hear is everyone elses going up !

Damn damn and damn. Will be looking for some such items but just not ready right now !! Reckon the pricing not too far off (def. no higher on the turbo or pinks)...unless of course he is hanging on to them for a while and then I think they are waaaay over priced .

Was wondering how people are getting on with their mods as we get to nearly a quarter of the way through the year. Completed already, changed plans - adding new ideas or ditching other ones ?? For me - brakes done, and talked a lot about the whiteline bits & required items for 340bhp but not done anything with those yet. Was looking at when my 6month oil/water change was due, and realised the cars has done a whole 1200miles in the last 6 months - ooops, if going to spend the money on it better use a little more !!

Hey Jon. Just a thought, do you have a website link that folks could go in and look at the various products available from autosmart, may help push along interest. If there was not quite enough 15+ people interest at a meet then it may be that you could be the "middle-man" in the purchasing and bring along to a meet ?? For myself, I really only use the tardis (great stuff!) of which I have just moved on to a whole new tin of so expect it to last a good amount of time. However, I will of course have a scan over the web page if there is one.

Nicely done. Blackfire on a black car looks great (bias as I use it on mine!). What blackfire products did you use ?

Give him a call, in the clyde valley but will travel to you also. Was about this time last year I had my black scoob done, not sure he'd remember me though. Decent guy and job well done, one in particular was in an awkward place but he got the dent out.

Is it just a dent then, not the paint that's came off ?? I used and was happy with SLDent Removal 07967488371 (Stephen) for a couple on my car and one the wifes new car. Lanarkshire based but also covers Glasgow area.

Just an observation - Do you have to have 3 digits after your forum name to be a part of Perthshire Scoobs ? 222, 666, 300 !

Glad you have decided not to go the budget route, your car has a decent bit of power and as said tyres are your contact to the road, not something to scrimp on. However, there is good choice on what decent tyre to go for so shop about if you can and don't be afraid to haggle a little even with the bigger retailers. I used blackcircle last week, order on line and can have the tyres delivered to a local garage (found on their website) who fit it for a pre-paid price. I chose not to pay for fitment as had alternative excellent source for doing that. Maybe just be sure trust them to fit and not someone that'll mark your alloys ! Tyres arrived next day. Price e.g. (approx for 4, size 225/40/18, fitted): Toyo TR-1 - £400 Yoko Parada - £440 (I have these, good in dry not sure fully trust in wet) GYear Eagle F1 - £510 ...and so on, can check out yourself if interested.

Question rather than a statement : Would it pass if you put a cat back on for MOT then swapped back when done ? Sure such a short time driving off boost wouldn't affect anything - just a pain swapping. I have a sportscat dp on so don't have the MOT issue, but plenty of folk with full decat manage. Does the noise lessen adding a cat ?

I can't believe you've done such a thing Kenny, this is just rediculous....I mean what's the stats of a "real" crime taking place every 5secs and there's little you carrying out crime of the century . I know a few police and they all say that minor traffic offenses are a major pain paperwork wise and given the amount they already have they tend to only stop someone if they've done something a little more worthwhile than a millimeter out spacing - reckon you've been unlucky to find a traffic wannabee getting in some practice. Read through the paperwork carefully for any mistakes.

Tardis all the way. Excellent product, you can spray it on the offending tar and see it melt away, then just wipe off any left over. If just one or two spots can just put on a cloth and wipe off. Strong stuff ! Clay bar will also work but not stubborn bits so much. Like with a clay bar any bodywork wax etc protection will also come off.

Personally I just have it applied to the windscreen, top up depends on how often the car is used and washed so need to gauge that yourself. Can't remember where or when but sure I read an opinion on one or the other with both together not being of any real additional benefit ?? Ooops , and I never asked if you wanted Rain-X on your windscreen Imy, some people just don't like it ! If you ever re-visit I'll make sure it goes on .

Looks very nice Barry. You always seem to put together a car that turns heads - this is a great starting point so when it comes to wheel decision etc I'm sure you'll get it right (not putting any pressure on you or nothing !! ). Look forward to seeing its progress....and welcome back...again !

...and thank you for your assistance !

Many thanks for all the kind comments. As said, was a pleasure to work away on Imy's (I see you all worked out who the owner was ) car, and the shine is there for all to see. Imy and Grant's complimentary comments when they saw it made it all the more worthwhile. I enjoy working away on a car and seeing its transformation at the end. Doubt very much the car will stay spotless for long at this time of year but this hopefully made it that bit easier to look after. I won't repeat what Grant said about trying to shine up the Banana, if you know him you'll know type of words used .

Reckon it could look very good Jon, be quite interesting to see it. Wrapping wise I remember reading through this, cracking looking car and quite informative. Sure there's plenty other write up's like it out there but just keep remembering this one. http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/show...=vinyl+wrapping

As title says. Trying to pm scuzz and Inbox is full, need some space made in there !! Ta much if anyone knows of another way to get in touch with her to ask her to do so.

Ooh you gotta be pleased with those figures !! Looking good still !

Actually if done well that's not a bad price. Just had badbaz refurb the pistons on my 4pots and although I can't compare with how much it cost me (got my pistons and seal kit from a nice follow on here at a slightly reduced cost) it won't be a million miles away from that to the point where it's likely a £50 labour charge (£150 to £200). Don't forget to factor in shipping costs too if swapping.

I got my wifes car tinted all round with a legal tint. You can subtily notice it BUT getting a pic of it is not as easy as it sounds. It really depends on the angle and way the light is hitting the window as to how dark it does/doesn't look at that time. Always think window tinting is a personal thing, I wanted it next shade darker on the rear windows but her car so her choice - not often I say this but in this case think she was right ! Some cars/colours suit it but perhaps not so much others. If you get it done fire up a pic or two.

Some may know, some not. Back in December I put forward a Winter Protection Detail for raffle at the Santa cruise night Peter put together. The lucky (hope that's the right word ) winner was......well lets see how quickly you can work it out from the pics below - a very well known car on Scottish Scoobies and a few hints along the way . Although the weather is a total pain at the moment for this kinda thing decided just to set a date and go for it. My original plan was that this was just a deep clean and protect, but with my weekend freeing up more and the car needing a little bit more attention I took the opportunity to spend more time on it and try a couple of slightly different things out to expand my "tried it" experiences. There was loads more I'd liked to have done to the car but had the draw the line somewhere. I actually was running out of time at the end as the wheel arches and mudflaps not being covered in the finished pics show . Annoyed about that! Was decided to leave the alloys also as the owner is looking in to getting a needed refurb on them. Car arrived, owners requests - well none - "Do what you thinks best" !! Okay ! On with cleaning - you like it in white ? off with many years of ingrained dirt - bodywork felt like sandpaper before and glass after due to this little magically product there were just some bits that wouldn't come off no matter what I used (no, no stickers were harmed in filming of this detail!! ) After all the cleansing reality hit ! The paintwork was suffering big time. Very dull, age was showing, water staining, etc. Ideally this would have had days of machining to remove all of this along with the scratches and swirls, and I'm not being rude there as it is a 14 year old car that on the whole is a well looked after car, so at this point I decided to change from my original plan and got to work. Machine correction wasn't really an option given the time (one thing I just won't rush!) and the fact that once one bit was done you really need to get on and do the rest - I did however decide break out the machine to apply the glaze to bring the paintwork back to life to give this.... Few 50/50 shots (out of focus!!?) Boot : and the bonnet - before and during : So after a few hours working away and the protection coat added, the finished article Before and After - notice any difference ? Many years ago I test drove a classic Subaru and from then till I bought my newage knew I had to get a Scoob. Must admit though I do have a soft spot for the raw feel to this kind of special edition classic. Pleasure to work away on despite it giving me a challenge or two along the way, plus the [beep'n] p*** poor weather. Hope the owner is still as happy with it as they looked/sounded when I pulled it out of the garage in to the daylight ! Good to meet you both again, and maybe I'll see it at a meet or two through the year !!

Welcome along. Lovely looking example of a WR1 you have there.

Keep in touch Kenny, not forgotten where the pistons came from !! Really hoping these DS2500's are very good once bedded in, fed up with rubbish brakes recently ! When say refurbed calipers, I haven't done anything with the exterior of them (as the pics will show ), it is the pistons and seal kit Barry replaced (nearly said "we replaced" there ) as they had been sticking. When we removed the old pistons it was obvious that some benefitted from being replaced, not all needed changed but I have heard mentioned before worth just doing all 8 but that'd be personal choice as will be more expensive (think?? they're about £15-£20 each and then about £20-£30 for the seal kit - may be cheaper as a package). If that is what you meant then Barry would be able to answer that better than me !