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      12-17-2014, 06:47 AM   #1
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Some new pics after a pre-winter scrub up

A few new pics of my car, gave it a bit of pampering before the winter sets in- used a clay bar for the first time, a polish and the wax to give it some protection from the elements.

Also, first pics of the car with my new lights- shout to Sumil for those

As is probably clear, my (phone) camera skills are not the best







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      12-17-2014, 06:49 AM   #2
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what a beauty!
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      12-17-2014, 06:57 AM   #3
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Where did you get your lights done?
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      12-17-2014, 07:44 AM   #4
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what a beauty!
Nice one

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Where did you get your lights done?
I bought them off another forum member- he had previously got them done by Lite Angels, which has stopped trading now.
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      12-17-2014, 09:15 AM   #5
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Car looks fantastic!
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Cannot beat Clay Baring! Takes a whole day but the fact you can't even place a cloth on the curves without it falling off the chasis makes it all worth while! Just a killer when you take it round the block and its back to Square one! I take it you had the Angel Eyes upgraded to LED/H7's HIDs and Mainbeam to HIDs/LED's to?
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Yeah I love clay baring the car. Haven't done my BM yet but looking forward to some dry weather so I can give it a proper going over. Always good to allow yourself a full day though, takes so bloody long :'(
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Car looks fantastic!
Cheers man

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Cannot beat Clay Baring! Takes a whole day but the fact you can't even place a cloth on the curves without it falling off the chasis makes it all worth while! Just a killer when you take it round the block and its back to Square one! I take it you had the Angel Eyes upgraded to LED/H7's HIDs and Mainbeam to HIDs/LED's to?
I bought the whole light enclosures with the Angel Eyes already done, but I don't believe it is just the bulbs that have been upgraded, the lights have been taken apart and had the rings replaced completely. As I bought them as they are, I don't know exactly what process was undertaken- all I know is they look fantastic and so much better than the normal yellow pre-LCI ones

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Yeah I love clay baring the car. Haven't done my BM yet but looking forward to some dry weather so I can give it a proper going over. Always good to allow yourself a full day though, takes so bloody long :'(
Ahh jeez, maybe I didn't go in hard enough with the clay bar- it certainly didn't take me a whole day, couple of hours on the claying maximum I think!
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looking proper shiny there!

What polish/Wax did you finish it with?


weather has been proper miserable up here, ive not had an opportunity to get my car prepped for winter had to fit my winter wheels while it was pissing down. (next house, double garage is a must.!)
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looking proper shiny there!

What polish/Wax did you finish it with?


weather has been proper miserable up here, ive not had an opportunity to get my car prepped for winter had to fit my winter wheels while it was pissing down. (next house, double garage is a must.!)
Autoglym Super Resin Polish and the Meguiars ultimate liquid wax

I must admit, this was a good month ago before the weather started to get too cold that I did this, only just round to uploading the photos
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Looks lovely...and those lights
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Spot on for sure. Nice reflections

Clay barring shouldn't take a day to do. Also try a clay mitt as makes it a lot easier...
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I swear I had to check outside to see if my car was still there, I'll post pics when mine's ready, uncanny, although I think the wheels are different. Cracking looking car but I'm biased. LeMans Blue?
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Car looks superb mate!!!

I did this today. Detox shampoo and then 2 coats of ag hd wax. Not used that wax before so will see he it holds up. Wanted to use collinite 476 but i couldnt find it.

By the way what are yr rear wheel specs? Width, tyre size and off set? Any spacers?
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I swear I had to check outside to see if my car was still there, I'll post pics when mine's ready, uncanny, although I think the wheels are different. Cracking looking car but I'm biased. LeMans Blue?
LeMans Blue indeed, love it

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Car looks superb mate!!!

I did this today. Detox shampoo and then 2 coats of ag hd wax. Not used that wax before so will see he it holds up. Wanted to use collinite 476 but i couldnt find it.

By the way what are yr rear wheel specs? Width, tyre size and off set? Any spacers?
I can't be much help on the wheel specs I'm afraid, they were on the car when I bought it. All I can tell you is that the rear tyre size is 265/30/19. How would I go about finding out the width and offset?
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