What have you done today/recently to your 5?

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby bruce » Thu Feb 16, 2017 6:39 pm

I feel your grief. U get attached to cars.

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Re: RE: Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby speed » Thu Feb 16, 2017 6:55 pm

BlackLeaf wrote:
And finally, the bloody money...
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They paid you $70 to take just the shell?
In sydney they charge you to take it if it's been stripped of motor etc.

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby BlackLeaf » Thu Feb 16, 2017 7:13 pm

bruce wrote:I feel your grief. U get attached to cars.

Thanks.
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Re: RE: Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby BlackLeaf » Thu Feb 16, 2017 7:17 pm

speed wrote:They paid you $70 to take just the shell? In sydney they charge you to take it if it's been stripped of motor etc.

Negative. The other way around. I paid them to take the shell.
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Postby speed » Thu Feb 16, 2017 8:04 pm

BlackLeaf wrote:Negative. The other way around. I paid them to take the shell.


Oh man, that bites. Hard to see her go and then you gotta pay.
I was hoping they paid you but scrap metal just isn't worth what it used to be.

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby JBT » Thu Feb 16, 2017 8:17 pm

bruce wrote:Check to see if they drilled any holes into the jambs where they couldn't get access to push out the dents. You will see new black plugs filling the holes..

They used glue and black magic as these were all in double skin areas. This guy is a craftsman.
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby JBT » Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:19 pm

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby Daffy » Sat Mar 04, 2017 1:00 am

Looking really good JBT :BROADY:
StanTheMan wrote:sweet, Its not all about huge hp.

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby RBH58 » Sat Mar 04, 2017 1:14 am

Nothing. It's sitting in a garage 14,600kms away :cry:
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Re: RE: Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby speed » Sat Mar 04, 2017 12:22 pm

RBH58 wrote:Nothing. It's sitting in a garage 14,600kms away :cry:

If your concerned about her not being used I'm sure some fellow forum members would happily take her the long way around the block for you

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Re: RE: Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby RBH58 » Sat Mar 04, 2017 4:27 pm

speed wrote:
RBH58 wrote:Nothing. It's sitting in a garage 14,600kms away :cry:

If your concerned about her not being used I'm sure some fellow forum members would happily take her the long way around the block for you

I'm sure :)
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby Gladiator » Sat Mar 04, 2017 8:38 pm

Pulled my windscreen out with my new windscreen removal tool.
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Perhaps next time I'll just use a hammer.


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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby BlackLeaf » Sat Mar 04, 2017 9:28 pm

I know it's not really funny, but that made me laugh!
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby Gladiator » Sat Mar 04, 2017 9:45 pm

That's good. I did too. What else could I do?


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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby aka_juffa » Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:05 am

Gave Snow White the full 3 stage Meguiar's Deep Crystal treatment, plus a going over with a CarPro Polyshave Block. She is so smooth and shiny now.

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