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That's good information to know Rider, thanks.

It's that time of year again and I am on the hunt for insurance for my reasonable condition n/a. I've read through some of the previous posts about agreed values, which isn't as much of an issue for an n/a, but I still want to have some sort of reasonable agreed value given that if I wanted to replace it id be looking 10-15k it seems. Has anyone had much luck with insurers this year? I was with Trinity lane via Adrian flux last year, and the year before, with an agreed value of 15k.. but the renewal invite is now using 'sabre' as the underwriter, and the price almost doubled. I am waiting on a call back from sky/safely but not expecting great things. They advised agreed value isn't an option also, so I've asked for them to request underwriters market value of a 93 n/a. I have tried Lancaster but they were higher than flux, using the same underwriter. I was told not owning a second car impacts the price, even if you are a named driver on another vehicle that you have access to. I have tried compare the market and admiral are offering a price similar to what I paid last year.. but then I figure if the wrist happened id have more of a fight to get a fair value. Sits on the drive sorned for 6 months and then taxed / used sparingly for the summer, I know prices go up but this seems a bit extreme to nearly double.

Yeah thanks for that info Keron. At least for now there's an option, although maybe I should look at a fiberglass boot lid instead of fixing rust in one place to only potentially have it show up elsewhere.

I've recently spotted some of the dreaded rust around the bottom left corner of my boot lid, underneath the rubber seal. It's not terrible, but has caused some bubbling. I've used silicone grease around the entire rubber seal of the glass as a temporary fix, but ideally need to sort the rust. Reading a few posts here people talk about the glass itself being a problem to find, and some body shops can't guarantee they won't break it etc. How hard is it to find replacement glass? I don't mind going aftermarket if needed, but I'm worried that I might need new glass and be unable to find any.. any thoughts or ideas ? Cheers

Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback. I'm leaning much further over to just keeping it with the Jspec bonnet on. I'll sort out the UK bonnet and might look to get it sold, although they're not exactly easy to post . I'll get proper pictures and work out what part of the scoop is on it and whether it's fully intact.

I have a UK bonnet that I bought many years ago, with the intention of swapping them over on my j spec NA. It got 'parked' as I ended up doing other things and ended up doing a full respray back in 2018 which kept the original J-spec bonnet. I was considering looking at using the UK bonnet, but have a couple of concerns. The cons / concerns: 1 - I'm not sure if the full scoop kit is intact (it's in a lockup so I can't just check), but if it is, I'm not sure if it fouls the NA engine in any way? 2 - Water - I'm guessing water can get in through the vent, and this sounds like it could be a problem. 3 - The sound deadening / lining was removed as it deteriorated during storage in a shed before moving it to a garage. 4 - Dust - As with water, I've seen posts about this being an issue. 5 - It's not a UK TT and this may make it appear as one (which ends up with 'nah, its not a TT' conversations). 6 - Id have to get it to a bodyshop, sprayed and fitted (I had started prepping it, so part of it is back to metal). The pros: 1 - I like the look. 2 - I really like the look. 3 - Could be useful / practical if I do look at turbo (although this isn't a priority at the moment). Any thoughts to help sway my mind? there are a lot of cons here, and I guess I'm trying to put myself off and perhaps look at selling it.. but that comes with its own issues as I would not want to try shipping it and looking at a few posts about their value it seems to have a wide range. Cheers

I am due to renew my insurance this month and was wondering how the agreed value works and whether it is worth trying to put one in place considering I have a standard auto N/A. I know the TT's and UK specs are where the big bucks are at but back when I first bought it (11 years ago) I couldn't stretch to a TT (car+insurance was too much at the time!). I've grown to love this thing and cant see me parting ways with it.. but if it did get written off I am concerned I couldn't replace it like for like. I've seen plenty on the forums about agreed values for big singles / TT's or UK specs but not a lot on N/A's. The only two in the classifieds that were NA were £13k for an auto aerotop and 7kish for a manual. Mines in good condition and has just had a full glass-out respray, hovering around the 105k miles mark. The guy I spoke to at Adrian Flux asked me how much I thought it was worth but said that its just a number they stick on the quotation - so just looking for advice if anyone has much experience around that. Id hate to lose it if the unthinkable happened and be left unable to replace it with whatever the insurance decided to offer.

Great stuff thank you - just sorted PayPal

Same as the above if these are still available please!

Just finished watching, wasn't a fan of the wheels and the spoiler did seem like a gimmick. Felt a bit alienated after only 10 mins in especially with the boy-racer comment. The only thing that really peaked my interest were the rear lights and interior re-trim. Shame that they didn't do anything with the engine.

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Thanks for the identification, info and pics! They are more of the look I'm after. Now to find a decent set of them in 18"

Hi guys, Long shot - but can anyone help identify what these wheels are in this picture please? I've currently got 'wolfrace sharks' which I am trying to refurbish - but the place has told me that the studs (to make them appear to be split rims) wont handle the shot blasting - so I've dug out this picture I saved from a while ago. I really like the twin 5-spoke silver look against the black bodywork but cloest thing i can find suggests theyre an AMG wheel with the wrong PCD (112, I need 114.3 I think!). Cheers!

Hi guys, So after the last few years of the paintwork on my NA Supra gradually deteriorating I have taken the decision to get it re-sprayed. I've done some research and found a spray shop that did work on a friends Supra and the work looks really good, so i'm booked in for a full Toyota black glass-out re-spray in September. I'm going to be replacing the window seals at the same time but is there anything else I should take into consideration? My next thing to consider is the bonnet - I bought genuine UK bonnet about 5 years ago from a fellow club member and just never got around to swapping them over. It is missing the inner fiberglass heat-shield but the the metal scoop fittings on the underside are intact. From what I have read here the heat-shield doesn't seem 'too' important and is also now tricky to get hold of, but it also sounds like there are modifications needed to stop the scoop vent from hitting the top of the manifold. Can anyone that has swapped a UK bonnet onto a J-spec NA help me work out what I need to do to the scoop, or whether it is something I can leave the shop to do? (the guy doing the re-spray is also going to be doing some welding work on the sills). The shop is about an hour away from my home and I would need to swap the bonnets over prior to the trip - although I am still undecided on whether to switch or simply stick with the j-spec bonnet as I like both looks. Also.. with the UK bonnet scoop.. how do I stop water getting into the engine bay, or is that something I shouldn't worry about? Cheers

Seen in a few threads about alarms draining batteries but only if they're left for a while. If it was a large company that did the install he could try social media route to get their attention. Or get the issue traced by a 3rd party to prove bad install? Bit of an awkward one !