carl0s Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 I've finally taken some pictures of my baby! Freshly washed :-) http://www.css-networks.com/3quartfront.jpg No comment on the Granada! http://www.css-networks.com/rust.jpg Notice the rust? Should I fix it now before it gets bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpher Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Originally posted by carl0s I've finally taken some pictures of my baby! Freshly washed :-) Nice pics....of a REALLY nice car! But...you ought to dry it..you know @lpher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 it's the hot wet and steamy look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Very nice mate. Another Storm blue... I'd get thr sut sorted- it'll only annoy you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 Originally posted by Supragal Very nice mate. Another Storm blue... yeah I don't understand how *anybody* can say that Storm Blue is a rare colour (some seem to think so). There's quite a few UK ones about. Probably not as many as there are Red & Whites though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Looks very nice.. did you try and get arty on us in pic #2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 Originally posted by Bobbeh Looks very nice.. did you try and get arty on us in pic #2? hehehe ;-) I was thinking .. fuck me that's a great photo :-) Completely unintentional.. I had to put the camera into macro mode as it was a closeup, which is why the bg is blurred, and the flash did a nice job of lighting up the indicator :-) how to hell am I gonna fix the rust though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Originally posted by carl0s how to hell am I gonna fix the rust though? just thinking about some of the cars i've owned in the past, its hardly terminal rust like the wing's about to fall off or something! I'd just clean it up ie remove all traces of rust (it will only be the lightest of surface rust) and then just a spot of touchup paint. Nice car BTW:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Carlos, Where did you buy this one from??? Reason I ask is I did a car quote on this exact one( I know as the number plate is the same see attached pic I have ) last august time and when I did the quote for the car I think it was from a dealership in Chelmsford, about 15 mins from me, so Its a fair few miles away now! From what I can remember it was an auto with very low mileage, looks nice! Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 Hi Tom. We bought it from a chef called John in Norwich. It'd done 59k miles when we bought it. small world eh I looked at a similar one advertised on here by a member for an ex-member (Ray Gee), but that was in rather poor condition for a supposed 82,000 miles (drivers seat was shagged), and he wouldn't allow Chris Wilson to look it over. Plus he wouldn't go below £10k. This one was advertised at £11K and we got it for £9,750 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Originally posted by carl0s Hi Tom. We bought it from a chef called John in Norwich. It'd done 59k miles when we bought it. small world eh I looked at a similar one advertised on here by a member for an ex-member (Ray Gee), but that was in rather poor condition for a supposed 82,000 miles (drivers seat was shagged), and he wouldn't allow Chris Wilson to look it over. Plus he wouldn't go below £10k. This one was advertised at £11K and we got it for £9,750 Nice work!, Hope your enjoying the beast, it looks like a real good example! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 thanks. It was quite an eye-opener. I was on Autotrader website like every evening for over a year, but never looking at anything over £10,000 (that was my budget). All it took was someone skilled at bargaining (not moi) and the scope was increased :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 Tom, I remember now. John told me he bought it from a Dealer who didn't take exactly great care of it (he had to replace the rear shocks the day after buying it) for £11,500. That'd be the same dealer I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad500 Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Looks like a nice car Carlos, hope you enjoy it!!! BTW your front light glass is coming a little unsealed round the edge by the looks of things. Quite easy to pull apart and reseal, thought id mention it. As scooter said, little clean up and a spot of touch up on the rust just to keep covered. Hardly seems worth and major spray work for that teeny area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 Originally posted by ad500 BTW your front light glass is coming a little unsealed round the edge by the looks of things. Quite easy to pull apart and reseal, thought id mention it. thanks mate. I have planned to take them apart to clear some condensation from the inside.. so I'll get this done when I feed a bit energetic :-) Do you know if the reflectors are cheap? They're chrome-painted plastic from what I can see, but the chrome painting is vanishing from the outer rings (either that or it has a fungal growth on it). yeah the rust thing will be easy I hope. Thanks scooter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad500 Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Originally posted by carl0s Do you know if the reflectors are cheap? They're chrome-painted plastic from what I can see, but the chrome painting is vanishing from the outer rings (either that or it has a fungal growth on it). Are you referring to the little chrome rings around each light inside the headlanp? Dont quote me on this, but im sure i read somewhere that the rings are not removable, which is why when people spray the inside of the light they have to tape the rings up to avoid overspray. Maybe someone will be able to confirm this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad500 Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Ok, just found this which is a quote from the "headlight spraying" article by Branners. If you want to spray the reflector part of the headlamp then you need to mask of the 2 'chrome' rings, they are not removable and the only way to keep them is to carefully mask them Removing them to replace with new rings doesnt seem possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 d'oh I need some chrome paint then! Not that it's really noticable or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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