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ScottHmk4 - 1.2 Cupra replica (Now Sold)

Feb 28, 2008
3,990
1
Scotland
ok insurance sorted. not cheap but owell, anyways the plans are as follows

brother said i need- 2 front wheel bearings
i need a seat cable as the passenger seat no longer folds
a new fuel sender unit
might need the exhaust welded up as i think its possibly blowing
and an MOT

all this should be done in the next month or 2 and then i think al get it up for sale mid october so long as insurance will insure me on either an FR tdi or pd130 which hopefully they will, thats unless i find another car that i fancy but who knows
 
Feb 28, 2008
3,990
1
Scotland
ok so as the saying goes, "you fix one thing and something else comes up"

bought 2x front wheel bearings today and a seat cable for my tilting seat.

found out my front flexi pipe on my exhaust needs replaces :(

and still need a sender unit, well i say need i dont actually know if i need one but i think i will get a brand new one soon.
 

rf860

Active Member
Jan 23, 2010
3,575
2
scotland
ok so as the saying goes, "you fix one thing and something else comes up"

bought 2x front wheel bearings today and a seat cable for my tilting seat.

found out my front flexi pipe on my exhaust needs replaces :(

and still need a sender unit, well i say need i dont actually know if i need one but i think i will get a brand new one soon.

Tell me about it lol! Hope you get your probs sorted soon!
 
Feb 28, 2008
3,990
1
Scotland
ok exhausted flexi replaced today to a stainless steel one, thanks to uzi_cupra and his work at funki power. highly reccomended

just need to get these bushes and seat cable fitted and then hopefully pass the MOT next week. then i can chillax with the car for a while
 
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kimimaru

Active Member
Feb 15, 2010
335
31
West midlands
Just for the Ask how much have u spend on all those mods ??
and for talking on insurance at this time it must be costing a bomb ,
Still nice looking car
 
Feb 28, 2008
3,990
1
Scotland
found this when i picked my mate up for football on wednesday night

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looks like im gonna need a bumper re-spray :( . think someones either bumped it with there car and drove off, or clipped it with a bike or trolley. managed to buff out the light scratches which caught the wing so should pull off just a bumper spray, might just get the back done at the same time, but it'll need to go on hold till i get back on my feet with money.
 

shuggy boy

Active Member
Dec 14, 2009
98
0
ayrshire scotland
found this when i picked my mate up for football on wednesday night

garrage005.jpg

garrage006.jpg

garrage007.jpg


looks like im gonna need a bumper re-spray :( . think someones either bumped it with there car and drove off, or clipped it with a bike or trolley. managed to buff out the light scratches which caught the wing so should pull off just a bumper spray, might just get the back done at the same time, but it'll need to go on hold till i get back on my feet with money.
not so good mate:(doesnt look like its bn done deliberetly just sum plonker not being carefull,still not great for the bank balance tho
 

rf860

Active Member
Jan 23, 2010
3,575
2
scotland
sorry to hear your troubles, some people are just so careless! you can let your bro know that i have my car booked in for monday and will hopefully get it sorted (yet again lol). got an mot too so wish me luck haha
 
Feb 28, 2008
3,990
1
Scotland
Maybe not deliberate but they still buggered off without leaving details, front bumper respray never a bad thing as they are battered the most out of all the paintwork.

true that, and the back bumper could be doing with a spray, its a disgrace looking.

sorry to hear your troubles, some people are just so careless! you can let your bro know that i have my car booked in for monday and will hopefully get it sorted (yet again lol). got an mot too so wish me luck haha

me too, MOT due next friday so hopefully all should be ok.

absolute ******s!

hope they spray it theright colour mate :)

dont think al be going back to simons, not soo keen on his work anymore tbh after his last job.

*******s, sorry to hear that about your car mate. Hope you get it sorted soon

will be on hold till after florida anyways and al have a look at the funds then.
 

rf860

Active Member
Jan 23, 2010
3,575
2
scotland
dont think al be going back to simons, not soo keen on his work anymore tbh after his last job.

tbh, i was not impressed with the job he made on mine, the towing eye cover has not been lacquered properly and i had an argument with him because i asked him to spray the whole bumper, came back to my car and one half bumper was stone chipped and the other half not! I told him he was not getting paid untill he did the rest of the bumper and after a while he reluctantly agreed to do the other half. Although, this was not very good either, you can see where he has'nt blended the the paint properly on the lower lip of the bumper. My papa always takes his car to the same place and could'nt recommend it enough, think its called John Mcaleese Body Shop in Troon, although it is quite pricey
 

vroomtshh

Full Member
Sep 11, 2005
4,222
3
Dreghorn, Scotland
tbh, i was not impressed with the job he made on mine, the towing eye cover has not been lacquered properly and i had an argument with him because i asked him to spray the whole bumper, came back to my car and one half bumper was stone chipped and the other half not! I told him he was not getting paid untill he did the rest of the bumper and after a while he reluctantly agreed to do the other half. Although, this was not very good either, you can see where he has'nt blended the the paint properly on the lower lip of the bumper. My papa always takes his car to the same place and could'nt recommend it enough, think its called John Mcaleese Body Shop in Troon, although it is quite pricey


John macaleese work is absolutely phenomenal though.
You get what you pay for.
A1 in killie get a good reputation too but I'm barred from there :lol:
 

rf860

Active Member
Jan 23, 2010
3,575
2
scotland
John macaleese work is absolutely phenomenal though.
You get what you pay for.
A1 in killie get a good reputation too but I'm barred from there :lol:

Ha ha you being pernickety like me lol, I admit I am a nightmare when it comes to the workmanship of anything, scrutinise every inch!
 
Feb 28, 2008
3,990
1
Scotland
must say i now wish i had taken mine back to him after the shoddy job but i dont like to complain but ive got to a point now where i dont care, at the end of the day its my hard earned cash thats paying for it so it better be a damn good job.
 

rf860

Active Member
Jan 23, 2010
3,575
2
scotland
must say i now wish i had taken mine back to him after the shoddy job but i dont like to complain but ive got to a point now where i dont care, at the end of the day its my hard earned cash thats paying for it so it better be a damn good job.

yeah dont be frightened to complain! i am a master at it lol! as you said its your hard earned cash and he is ripping you off if his work is not done to a high standard
 
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