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M J W J

Buy some disposable gloves for when you do the CV boots. You will quickly understand why.
Jul 29 2014 12:29 PM

lyndseyp27

Safe to say i am not doing any of the work myself. The garage is getting its hands dirty haha. Also noticed the front subframs mounts have snapped - getting that fixed also.
Jul 29 2014 01:38 PM

M J W J

Wise choice but when I built my own for my Vauxhall conversion I had little choice but to do them myself and I wish I had invested in some gloves. CV grease is horrible.
Jul 29 2014 06:27 PM

M J W J

I bet it can't beat my Escort I used to have. I managed 18 failures 21 advisories at one test although I suspect some of them were made up by the garage that did the test.
Jul 28 2014 12:02 PM

Miniminx71

MOT should stand for "Mini Owner Torture"
Jul 28 2014 12:36 PM

miniboy1993

Mine should of failed but it past so I hope yours does too :)
Jul 28 2014 12:47 PM

M J W J

Last time I insured a mini I did it on a multicar policy. It was cheaper to insure two cars together than either the mini or my astra by itself. Something you should possibly look into as you own another car. How's the turbo engine build going?
Jul 22 2014 11:41 AM

dood

you can get black guttering anywhere, like minispares or eBay, as most mini's had black guttering as standard rather than chrome. My mini has mostly black trim, like door handles, wipers, mirrors etc, so you will be able to get those anywhere too, perhaps even cheaper here on the mini forum? :)
Not sure where you'd find black headlight rings though, if you want them to be shiny like chrome you can actually get black chrome these days, I've seen it done with motorbike exhausts...
Jul 15 2014 06:35 PM

Ben_O

Headlamp rings can be keyed up and an etch primer applied, Then you can spray them any colour you want. I did it on the chrome grille on my old 190E
The rear light frames are plastic but can still be flatted back and a plastic primer applied and then painted in the same way. Basically key up-prime-paint just etch prime for metal and plastic prime for plastic. Simples
Jul 15 2014 07:24 PM

minimagic1380

if you have chrome bumpers ill swap for my freshly painted satin black ones ;) inbox me baby yyeeeeeee
Jul 16 2014 09:35 PM

lyndseyp27

Haha the other one isn't off yet :)
Jul 03 2014 07:49 PM

rally1380

Ahhhh...getting an old one off is a bit trickier as the bolts going into the heal board can (and do) snap off without a gentle touch....or a blow torch!!!! Hope your not heavy handed.
Jul 03 2014 08:54 PM

M J W J

Soak all the bolts in penetrating oil and use an impact wrench if you can get hold of one. Removing a sub frame isn't hard. Its refitting the new one if the bolts have sheared.
Jul 03 2014 09:40 PM

lyndseyp27

haha if she had MOT i would have driven her up haha :)
Jul 03 2014 01:20 PM

RedRuby

That's a pity because I genuinely would if you were closer
Jul 03 2014 01:59 PM

lyndseyp27

Thank you for the offer mind :)
Jul 03 2014 02:30 PM

IainStallard

That's over £180 on its own!
Jun 26 2014 08:13 AM

RossKnight

Where are you off anyway?
Jun 26 2014 11:15 AM

MrJamJar

Damn, just when i thought i got rid of you for a few days! ;)
Jun 24 2014 06:28 PM

MIGLIACARS

oh no and u were so excited earlier
Jun 24 2014 07:53 PM

lyndseyp27

I will be flying somewhere haha mark my words
Jun 24 2014 08:26 PM

silve1999

ditto

Jun 24 2014 02:49 PM

lyndseyp27

haha its awful how much you spend on them isnt it?!
Jun 24 2014 02:54 PM

dan-21

spent 2400 on mine upto yet and still need more
Jun 24 2014 10:16 PM

lyndseyp27

Either or Rossy
Jun 23 2014 06:23 PM

RossKnight

well you can have mine, as I'm swapping to wing mounted ones
Jun 23 2014 06:37 PM

lyndseyp27

Inbox me about them and price please :)
Jun 23 2014 06:46 PM

rally1380

I've painted 2 mini's in cellulose and took 5L each with having about 1/2L left for touch ups. That was full car, inside, engine bay etc.
Jun 23 2014 01:09 PM

minimagic1380

i painted mine cumulus gray and with thinners and activator 1 1/2 lt of color and 1/2 lt of black for the roof it cost £140 it payes to shop around!!
Jun 23 2014 06:03 PM

lyndseyp27

Thanks so much
Jun 23 2014 06:04 PM

lyndseyp27

Chipped is all :)
Jun 22 2014 11:35 AM

Artful Dodger

1L engine making 185ftlb of torque!! For real!!!!????
Jun 22 2014 12:32 PM

lyndseyp27

Yea :) it's mega!
Jun 22 2014 12:54 PM

lyndseyp27

You should have done!
Jun 19 2014 12:10 PM

Gerbil367

I would have, but I'm as tight as a crab's ar*e - and that's watertight! lol
Jun 19 2014 08:57 PM

RossKnight

I'm a doughnut, spent all my winnings playing roulette
Jun 19 2014 11:00 PM