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[CharlieBrown]

Sorry to hear this has happend Miss Pixie. I hope you can get it all sorted. Sounds like you have a good plan.

[minipixie]

hi pixie...i was at unca jeffs today...he doesn't do spray jobs but he does use a couple of guys to do his painting, who are real good, thats who is doing mine for me..... jeff said that "he might be expensive but thats because he doesn't do C**p jobs" lol..... i can vouch for that, he wouldn't weld katie up as it wouldn't be worth it...it's nice to have an honest bloke

Yea Unca Jeff, is ace! Mum rang him up today, and he says that the lights sound like there is a broken wire in the electricals bit somewhere, but for him to fix it, it'll take a couple of hours and then we'l be paying for his labour (which aslong as he does a good job, I dont mind) He's also giving us a receipt for the work we had done in december, which cost £40, so we can take that to Nottingham Mini Centre and prove that the way he left the lights is unacceptable.
Dad is ringing him (Nottingham Mini Centre) up as I type, so I'll have another update shortly!


Also, on another note, I'm heading home this weekend, so will hopefully *fingers crossed* be able to attempt to put the new speakers in!

[minipixie]

K, have just got home from taking Babs to the garage!

Turns out the whole lights coming on when i braked etc was being caused by some dodgy red bulbs, he tried her with some clear white blubs and she worked fine, so on the way home we stopped off and got some new bulbs! I got some LED ones, they look quite good actually, will take a picture when it's dark, to show u how bright they are!

On the matter of the front end, I showed it him and mentioned that you guys had said that it really shouldn't be happening yet. He said that the rust was coming through from the other side (as in inside the shell) and coming through the paint and on the other side where the paint is cracking and i can see white underneath,apparently thats the anit chip underneath, because he didnt let it dry properly so it's shurnk the paint?!?!?something like that anyways! he said he'd sort it out for me, but would prefer to do it when the weather is finer, so to go back nearer april!

in the mean time, i'm going to try and keep her as dry aspossible, so im going to smile sweetly at my grandma and see if she'll mind me barrowing her garage. it'll be a bit of a pain in the ass as she's not really in walking distance, if i want to use the car, but ill be away at uni, so it wont really matter anyway!

pictures of the lights to follow!

[minipixie]

heres the pic as i said! have had to wait till it got daaark tho, and it's veeeery cold outside!

looks a lot better than they used to!

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[Jackman]

WOW they are bright look good too, shame about the paint, i hope its sorted out soon! Its a really nice car and a nice colour.

Keep us informed.

[TJenkos]

Result!

[Jammy]

Do we not get a pic of your lovely self posing next to Babs? :tongue:

[Lund]

[minipixie]

ill go and take it now if u want? altho it's a bit cold best wait till it's warmer ey?

[Jackman]

If i know Jammy, now is ok he he.

[minipixie]

lol, yea i was thinking that aswell....he'll just have to cope

[Jackman]

Well said, you going to Bingley Minipixie?

[minipixie]

i was, but cant anymore my brother has come down to visit (with quite short notice...like jus turning up on mum n dads door) and cus it's his birthday we've gotta go out for a meal.......on sunday! so i cant come anymore

was really looking forward to it aswell

[Dom]

Look good. :cool:

[prawny1]

hi ive just been reading through this topic and couldn't help noticing that barberas wheel arches look more blue than purple! are they a different colour or is i just the way the light catches them on the pics?