amccan10

I was a member on here for a bit but stopped using the site as this forum is not particularly active. Therer's a lot more activity on scottish scoobies which helps with meets etc. That being said I've never attended a meet, can't be arsed hanging about a car park. For the comments that ss is just for neds, what a load of bollocks. I've met quite a few of the members through buying parts etc and most are terrific.

Cheers! One of the reasons I went for it, fairly standard, no gash bits added on and some leather seats too. You based around that neck of the woods?

Me!!!! :-) 1st ever spot.

If I knew of one I don't think they'd be friendly for much longer after posting it up on the internet. Your best bet would be to go to a garage that you use frequently and ask in there.

We need updates and more pics!

Got the paintwork waxed and sealed for winter so its come up a treat. Just waiting on my mate forwarding me the high res images for a brief write up. Just waiting on my mate forwarding me the high res images for a brief write up.

I was quoted £220 for a 1 Day service or £180 for a 3-5 Day. Your best bet would be to email Linda in the office. As for the coating coming off, thats horrendous. If I'd have known that I may have considered going else where. I'd read plenty of reviews on many of the other forums that I've been on. The majority of which were good, granted there were a few that werent great but nothing like that. In the meantime I'm happy with the finish and I'll see how well it lasts

Hi All, I've been looking about getting my wheels refurbished for a while now and put together a write up: My main criteria: 1. My current wheels are slightly kerbed so the edges should be repaired 2. The wheels must be powdercoated and not spray painted. - Powder coating will provide a much tougher finish than wet spraying (I've had wheels sprayed before and found that after 9 months or so the paint has some chips in it) 3. Ideally I would need a 1 or 2 day turnaround - I've only got 1 set of wheels and this was easier than trying source a loan pair or have the car off the road for a prolonged period of time. 4. As there was some bubbling of the paintwork on the inside of the wheel I wanted a "proper job" not just the faces painted. 5. I wanted a nice tidy job but at the same time didn't want to pay over the odds. So over last few months and have contacted quite a lot of the Glasgow(ish) based refurbishment companies and dismissed most based on the following: My wheels are gold, many companies did not offer gold powdercoat. Some only offered a 3-5 day turn around. Poor customer service, not responding to emails or phone calls quickly. Clearly trying to rip me off as gold isn't a "standard colour" Oh and there's another lot close to my work, Initially I was considering using them but witnessed them acting like bellends on more than a few occasions. (Firing rockets across the street and shouting abuse at one of my work colleagues for driving a 996) So eventually I bit the bullet and today have had my wheels refurbished by Chameleon in Renfrew, mainly because they were one of the cheapest of all the companies I contacted, were very quick at responding to emails and offered a 1 day service The process: Removal of tyres Stripping of old paint Shot blasting Powder coating Refit of valves and tyres and wheel balancing of the wheels. The car was dropped of at 9.15 and was ready for collection at 3.00pm Contact details can be found here and ask for Linda http://www.chameleonmetalcoatings.co.uk/ Overall I'm very happy, but I'll let the pics do the talking: Wheel needing refurb: Close up: Stripped and Shot Blasted Wheel: Finished Wheel: Close Up: Overall:

Big Goat!

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oh and is there any chance you could take a larger copy of that invoice? Keen to see all those part numbers

Bloody hell this is epic! Exactly what i've been looking for Good work and take plenty of pics You should make up a how to guide or even something for true grip

twitter, I sent subaru uk the news article the other day and they got this sorted so its worth a try :-P

Good news on this one, Subaru UK are supplying a replacement free of charge Copied from their facebook page: "Subaru UK Many of you have been asking about the recent theft of a Subaru Forester ambulance in Scotland. We recently released this statement to the local press: "Subaru UK was deeply saddened to hear that a Forester 2.0D XC donated last year to the Yorkhill Children’s Foundation, and co-ordinated by the Colin McRae Vision Charity, was stolen at 7:00 am on Tuesday, 20 September, 2011 and has since been discovered burnt out. The £24,070 paediatric vehicle was stolen from outside an on-call medic’s home. It provided invaluable support to sick children from all over Scotland, transporting young patients swiftly and safely from rural areas, to intensive care units in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Edinburgh-based Subaru dealership, A F Noble & Son, will be supplying the Yorkhill Children’s Foundation with a replacement vehicle while Subaru UK complete preparations for a replacement Forester free-of-charge. This is expected to be delivered within the next fortnight. Marketing Director of Subaru UK, Kenyon Neads, commented: “Mindless acts of theft and arson such as this defy logic and have a huge impact on the lives of others. Everyone here at Subaru UK was devastated to hear the news and we are doing everything we can to return Scotland’s only specialist children’s ambulance service back to normality.” We will give you more information, including details of the handover of the replacement vehicle, as soon as we have them."

There's some amount of scum kicking about!