MLC35

P.S. i advise you don't send this thread to him, as it would appear you are looking for biased favour.

Also, recommend you don't kill him - i doubt you appear in his will.............

Find out who your safer neighbourhood police officer is, ring them directly and ask for advice. They will contact the relevant legal advisor (free of charge) and let you know. It is thier job to see local conflicts solved fairly. With your pics its pretty open and shut. You can ask your neighbour to obtain a price from someone they would choose - if your choice of repairer is more, you pay the difference. Either way get some cash out of them.

J.

I am desperatley trying not to appear thick here - but how do i get a day with a pro-detailer? Am i just going to a body shop and asking, or will i get a local dealer in my yellow paegs?

Note to Ian - thats some shine, but how long am i looking at to clay and polish the car? Can it be done by an amatuer like me in 5 hours?

J.

As usual there are so many forums and threads i am lost with what to do!

I have a 54 plate gunmetal grey 350, but its lost its shine. What do i do?

Do i buy a clay bar and wax - if so what is best?

Do i use a power tool polisher - if so what about the fiddly bits?

Do i pay the quoted cost for getting it machine polished - but then how do i look after it?

I would actually enjoy polishing the car - but only if i did it right first time.

Any gunmetal owners that know how to get the best out of the colour?

J.

Note to Wasso,

i met up with Lexx and Woody (Thanks for doing that guys) and had a look and listen to their exhausts.

Lexx - 5zigen pro racer. Looked good as it was obviously an upgrade, but still quite discreet. Low noise at idle, but gave a good scream as the rev's climbed. Sounded more like a track car than boy racer.

Woody - Japspeed K1. i had an immediate giddy school boy re-action when i saw it, and then had a little wee in my pants when he started the engine. Very obvious visibly, and hellishly deep loud noise. Definitly for any-one who wants to be heard and then seen. (and that was with his 'bungs' in!).

My preference would be the 5zigen, as Woody pointed out his Japspeed can become annoying on motor way runs - something i do regulalry in myZ.

J.

Yeah, that was pretty good. i got mine back a few weeks ago. First time i had put it through a service so used a family friend. He changed the oil and included a fuel flush (P1) for £144. I will be using him for everything from now on as he did a spot on job and specialises in Japanese manufacturers.

Marshbrook motors in the Norht East if you're near enough.

J.

In my opinion,

any car car is defined by how it started out on the drawing board.

Therefore corsa's and golf's that were designed to be bought by your mum to transport them around town and to the shops as hatch-backs are just that, when people started hotting up their mum's hatch (er...) then the manufacturers cashed in and hotted up wholesale versions.

A 'Sports Car' was designed on the drawing board as a car to compete in, and not by definition do the shopping - and so sports car's are designed to compete, if they are to compete over distance you add a bit more refinenement like a heater and stuff, so get versions such as the GT for Grand Touring.

Ergo, a hyper car is designed to create hype, and so on.

It all comes down to why the bloke sitting with the blank piece of paper picked up his pen.

J.

Oh, and thats Middlesbrough

Hi Lexx,

don't forget to add me to your expanding crew.

FN54 - Gunmetal Grey - GT

Jay.

Definitly keep this collection, as i had never even seen 'eyelids' before, let alone some of the wheels available.

Proper little treasure trove.

Not sure what's up with that Sketch person?

Odd considering he started it?

J.

Surely these pics should be going in the club gallery - which to be honest is a bit limp (Although i might be using it wrong - won't be the first time!). No offence to any-one because the web-site and forums are fantastic, and invaluable to new owners like me. However, the first place you go when looking to spend some cash on your new pride and joy is the gallery (for idea's).

Just a thought - feel free to tell me to pi$$ off.

J.

Was looking at the Wales pics and saw these - are they what you are looking for?

Don't know whose car it is mind, cos i am a newby!

Just found the NE bit on the portal - Click on the map.!

I could do Monday.

What is the NE section?

J.

Address?

Link?

I just got mine back from Marshbrook motors off A66 near Grangetown P1. Same as above on service, etc.

Next door to Marshbrook is Tees Valley Cosmetic Car repairs who just gave me a good price on bodywork repairs and mechanical polish, and wheel repairs and colouring.

Both might do discount if recommended through the club.

I could do with an approved list of NE suppliers, etc. if you have one?

J.

A NE mini meet would be excellent.

This week is no good tho' - but next week i should be ok?

Where would you propose getting together?

J.

You lot are mental.

On another note - what is the body kit on FM53 HZG? And is the roof carbon or resprayed?

Very cool cars.

Get the Falkens.

I just had Rears quoted each at £110 supplied and fitted inc VAT - and can expect 20k miles. (£98 each for the Fronts).

J.

That is brilliant.

You lot are mad - videoing your exhaust note is the sign of a hardcore car fanatic.

Good job no-one nicked your video camera, or jumped in and nicked your car whilst you retreived the camera.

How much does a scorpion cost to buy, and how much to fit?

How many miles will you get out of it?

Cheers,

J.

Thanks for the links, etc.

I am based in Middlesbrough (North East), so getting to a midlands meet in a few weeks will be difficult. But if Wasso can let me know his opinion afterwards i would appreciate it - sounds like we are after the same type of thing.

Tried the search button - but was overwhelmed by the number of posts. Thought the video of some bloke leaving his missus filming in a layby was funny though - do we know if he has gone back for her yet?

Whats the difference between OEM and twin cans? I assume twin cans are like the standard dual exhaust and not the 'Carry on 350ying' image i now have in my head?

J.

My factory fitted exhaust is starting to blow (45k miles). Very minor at the moment, and the service centre reckon i will get a couple more thousand miles. However - which exhaust do i replace it with?

I want something that wont scare children off their bicycles, looks good, and lasts a long time.

I have heard Nismo do a stainless steel that sounds good (not loud) and lasts a while, but so do Miltek. Then you get all the other types that i know nothing about.

Where is the best place to get one? My service centre will fit it, i just need to obtain it.

help.......

Jonathan.

Still struggling to get my head round the fact that our high performance sports cars are best fed by Tesco!

Hardly exotic or rare is it?

J.

Right then - looks like i am going to Tesco.

J.

bhp gains isn't everything tho' is it - i mean, am i susposed to be taken in by all the 'Engine Cleaning Technology' or is that just bo)(ocks?

J.

Tesco fuel - seriously? I thought all the supermarket fuels were meant to be a bit rubbish?

I am willing to stand corrected tho'.....