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[emalee]

Flippin 'eck you've had a busy weekend! The paintwork looks so crisp and shiny now, nice one. Grey bumpers Like that headlamp photo too

genuine rover halogen lights, they are sooooooo pretty!!!!

the grey bumpers are good, i'm being converted!!!!

[emalee]

I'm Enoying this thread alot. i have great respect for a Girl who knows her Cars. In the US 90% of the woman doesn't even know how to lift the hood(bonnet) on a car let alone Refurbish One. Your doing a great work. The Mini Sky and Mini Rose are one of my Favorite styles of Mini.

Cheers!!!, i love the sky and roses too, they so pretty, and rare!!!!

[scrippo]

wow!

The car is looking awesome! Not been on here in a while and it's amazing how much you've got done. I've not touched my mini in weeks.....

Keep it up!

Scrippo

[emalee]

thanks

quick update

headlining is fitited, exhuast is 90% fitted, wiper rack and top dash rail is in, and all the glass is cleaned up, with the rubbers 'taking shaping' to them overnight, hopefully to be fitted tonight!!!! whoop whoop

[scrippo]

I hated fitting my headlining, also hate how it looks now. Mine is getting redone once the car is on the road!

Fair play for doing it though, I'm getting a pro to do mine next!

[emalee]

I hated fitting my headlining, also hate how it looks now. Mine is getting redone once the car is on the road!

Fair play for doing it though, I'm getting a pro to do mine next!

its really fiddley!!, it hasn't turned out too bad tho, there is a little bit at the back driver corner, where there was too much material, so we've folded it over so that its on the line for the stitching, and to be honest i'm really imnpressed with the kit, i think it was £40, with the c pillars, and material to cover under the rear screen, i'm gonna try and get another one from then for my green mini

thats the worse bit

[emalee]

good that pic is bad, my camera really hates the dark!!!

right update, exhuast





headlining





then glass!!!

these lovely stickers had to go!!!

i think they are a bit old for me!!





then front screen fitted!!! - the worse one to fit!!!



i put the lines on it when i got it, because its been in my room for about 3 months!!!

then fitted



end headlining with the windows fitted



then i wrote on them, so i don't try to reach thru them





and even found time to put my lovely chrome grille back on my green mini




chavvy lights

[1986piccadilly]

i was alway told to take a hair dryer a headliner to get the wrinkles out. you might want to give it a try.

[BMC Paul]

Hair dryer yes but a small heater inside the car for half a hour can work, but it looks very good if im honest. headlinings are a pain to do and to get rgt! Well looks like your well on your way and skys coming on and you been REALLY busy Emma! Amazing what some lights, windows etc does. really looking like a mini now and that paint looks stunning, like its wet its that shiney!!!!

[MiniBonkerz]

Loving this thread especially the attention to detail used keep up the good work

[adam_mini]

Nice progress.. keep going

what sort of lights/ bulbs are these??

Cheers
Adam

Edited by adam_mini, 15 May 2009 - 08:27 PM.

[adam_mini]

Sad looking Sky

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...t...93:1|294:50

[emalee]

Nice progress.. keep going

what sort of lights/ bulbs are these??

Cheers
Adam

to be honest they are really not as bright as in the pics!!!,

the sidelights in the headlights or the ice white 501 blubs, that look blue, from ebay, and on the indicators are LED flexible strips that are cable tidied onto the indicators!! they are great, i love them!!!

and that sky on ebay does look sad, but mine started like that.....

[emalee]

ok, bit of random weekend, my work told me at 5 on friday, that is was my last day there!!!, so i was very shocked, (espeacially as i had= just paid for the skys insurance at lunch time.......)

so then we went to london to brighton, where my shopping list was greatly reduced!!!

then monday i came home and got a call from the nice emplyment agency that i worked at rok under, to tell me i have a job as a accounts assientant starting on wednesday!! whoop whoop!!!!

so that left me with only one days less pay!!! ideal!!!, sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo unbelieviy releived and happy that i can afford to get the sky on the road and have a job!!,

it is in exeter tho which is further away, but rok and my place before that was in exeter aswell, so all is good

anyway, they sky!!!

right bonnet



boot - which is alright, apart from dad dented a bit it putting the handle one!!! not happy!!!, its not bad and because its white.....


wheel arches!!!





bumper



he looks like a white designer!!!

waxoil





ICE





LOL, inside the rear bins



then rear doorcards, rear belts, and rear arch covers



ohhhhh

[emalee]

and also discovered that the boot hinges are handed!!!!! i never knew that!!!