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[abe46]

Hello TMF,

Just did a quick edit on a photo to see what side stripes would look like on the car.

2nd picture is of what the car looks like now, and 1st picture is the edited one

And yes that's me looking at the missing spotlight on the BINI

What do you think??

Abe

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Edited by abe46, 23 February 2011 - 10:06 PM.

[Gjevans4]

Hello TMF,

Just did a quick edit on a photo to see what side stripes would look like on the car.

2nd picture is of what the car looks like now, and 1st picture is the edited one

And yes that's me looking at the missing spotlight on the BINI

What do you think??

Abe

I think the stripes look good! any idea if any decals have to go on the cars insurance?

[abe46]

Hello TMF,

Just did a quick edit on a photo to see what side stripes would look like on the car.

2nd picture is of what the car looks like now, and 1st picture is the edited one

And yes that's me looking at the missing spotlight on the BINI

What do you think??

Abe

I think the stripes look good! any idea if any decals have to go on the cars insurance?

thanks!

umm iv declared my bonnet stripes to Footman James and they didnt seem too bothered about it.. so im guessing side decals would be the same??

[RichardBrown]

1275 gt stripes are they way forward or britax mate

[RichardBrown]

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT

ive orderd them for my mayfair in white looks realli well

[Gjevans4]

Hello TMF,

Just did a quick edit on a photo to see what side stripes would look like on the car.

2nd picture is of what the car looks like now, and 1st picture is the edited one

And yes that's me looking at the missing spotlight on the BINI

What do you think??

Abe

I think the stripes look good! any idea if any decals have to go on the cars insurance?

thanks!

umm iv declared my bonnet stripes to Footman James and they didnt seem too bothered about it.. so im guessing side decals would be the same??

Oh right cool, I was just wondering about the insurance as I added bonnet stripes to mine the same time I put my alloys on and forgot to inform the insurance when I told them about the alloys, so if it was important I would just have to ring them and pay the admin fee I wouldn't think they would be bothered about it as it's not like it's not like they gonna affect the speed of the car lol

Edited by Gjevans4, 23 February 2011 - 10:58 PM.

[abe46]

1275 gt stripes are they way forward or britax mate

i was thinking about that! But im looking at a "two birds one stone" thing here.

A bit of rust is starting to come through on the bottom, where the side stripes would be placed. So i was thinking about sanding down the rust, priming and re-painting it then covering the bottom with black decal such as my edited picture.

This would hopefully stop any more rust coming through aswell D:

[abe46]

Hello TMF,

Just did a quick edit on a photo to see what side stripes would look like on the car.

2nd picture is of what the car looks like now, and 1st picture is the edited one

And yes that's me looking at the missing spotlight on the BINI

What do you think??

Abe

I think the stripes look good! any idea if any decals have to go on the cars insurance?

thanks!

umm iv declared my bonnet stripes to Footman James and they didnt seem too bothered about it.. so im guessing side decals would be the same??

Oh right cool, I was just wondering about the insurance as I added bonnet stripes to mine the same time I put my alloys on and forgot to inform the insurance when I told them about the alloys, so if it was important I would just have to ring them and pay the admin fee I wouldn't think they would be bothered about it as it's not like it's not like they gonna affect the speed of the car lol

oh right haha i haven't declared my alloys yet
did your premium go up when you declared your alloys??

[RichardBrown]

1275 gt stripes are they way forward or britax mate

i was thinking about that! But im looking at a "two birds one stone" thing here.

A bit of rust is starting to come through on the bottom, where the side stripes would be placed. So i was thinking about sanding down the rust, priming and re-painting it then covering the bottom with black decal such as my edited picture.

This would hopefully stop any more rust coming through aswell D:

id go for the gt stripes deff and their the cheapest i could see

[Gjevans4]

Hello TMF,

Just did a quick edit on a photo to see what side stripes would look like on the car.

2nd picture is of what the car looks like now, and 1st picture is the edited one

And yes that's me looking at the missing spotlight on the BINI

What do you think??

Abe

I think the stripes look good! any idea if any decals have to go on the cars insurance?

thanks!

umm iv declared my bonnet stripes to Footman James and they didnt seem too bothered about it.. so im guessing side decals would be the same??

Oh right cool, I was just wondering about the insurance as I added bonnet stripes to mine the same time I put my alloys on and forgot to inform the insurance when I told them about the alloys, so if it was important I would just have to ring them and pay the admin fee I wouldn't think they would be bothered about it as it's not like it's not like they gonna affect the speed of the car lol

oh right haha i haven't declared my alloys yet
did your premium go up when you declared your alloys??

It actually didn't affect it at all, I only had to pay the £25 admin fee

[abe46]

Hello TMF,

Just did a quick edit on a photo to see what side stripes would look like on the car.

2nd picture is of what the car looks like now, and 1st picture is the edited one

And yes that's me looking at the missing spotlight on the BINI

What do you think??

Abe

I think the stripes look good! any idea if any decals have to go on the cars insurance?

thanks!

umm iv declared my bonnet stripes to Footman James and they didnt seem too bothered about it.. so im guessing side decals would be the same??

Oh right cool, I was just wondering about the insurance as I added bonnet stripes to mine the same time I put my alloys on and forgot to inform the insurance when I told them about the alloys, so if it was important I would just have to ring them and pay the admin fee I wouldn't think they would be bothered about it as it's not like it's not like they gonna affect the speed of the car lol

oh right haha i haven't declared my alloys yet
did your premium go up when you declared your alloys??

It actually didn't affect it at all, I only had to pay the £25 admin fee

! I thought it would affect it quite a bit so iv been dreading to ring up and declare it haha!
I will ring up footman james tomorrow then and tell them

[Gjevans4]

! I thought it would affect it quite a bit so iv been dreading to ring up and declare it haha!
I will ring up footman james tomorrow then and tell them
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Yeah, I was thinking the same! but knew it had to be done, then was so happy when they told me I only had to pay the admin fee when you ring just say you got a set of alloys and you want to get a quote to see how much extra your insurance will be, that way if the price is affected loads you don't have to go along with it, you can just make an excuse so they don't make you pay anything.

[TfcIan]

I declared more than 5 mods to my car the other day, including alloys and cobra classic seats, didn't even have to pay an admin fee! They did say when I first took out the policy that if I put alloy wheels on the excess would increase by about £100, which I thought was fair and I was expecting them to say that when I gave them a call. Couldn't believe it when she said that's all fine

As for the stripes - I'd tell them about it although if you're worried about an admin fee again, wait until you have something bigger to declare. It's hardly a modification, but I suppose it could make it more of a target because they make the car look that little bit better. Plus we all know stripes make you go faster

"when you ring just say you got a set of alloys and you want to get a quote to see how much extra your insurance will be, that way if the price is affected loads you don't have to go along with it, you can just make an excuse so they don't make you pay anything." ----- Is that really a good idea? I'd rather pay the extra because you can guarantee if you have an accident, the insurance will say you're not covered because of the wheels.