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Ekona

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  1. If you do go for PPF, please make sure that the paint below is detailed to remove the swirls and holograms that the car will have before you get it applied, as otherwise it'll be permanently like that. Some PPF guys do do this, but most don't. Another reason to simply get the car detailed professionally then coated, rather than worry about PPF. It'll look better for longer, I'd wager. Although you could then go one further and detail the lot then PPF the lot, which would be the best course I guess.
  2. Maybe they don't like random apostrophes either.
  3. Good to hear you made it through okay, something to look forward to next year?
  4. Oi, I charge in the finest confectionary! So far we're up to a Caramel and half a Twix.
  5. There you go then, sorted. I've never been happier to be wrong
  6. Having looked into this, I would say that it's something that's not actually been tested in the courts yet as the wording of the law is unclear. Is it the value of the share in the first property, or the value of the whole property? How brave do you feel like being with the courts? My reading, and I would strongly suspect the courts would see it the same way given the intention of the law, is that you would be liable for the extra SDLT as the first property is worth more than £40K. That would make sense, and this guy appears to agree with me. That said, I would simply speak to the solicitor you would be using and ask them: If they say yes then fine, and if they say no then you can simply sue them for the amount if they're wrong.
  7. No idea, it was some guy I met at Center Gravity in January when I was there. As good as PPF now is, I still wouldn't. My preference would be to put a coating on to protect the paint, and then simply live with whatever chips I get and respray every couple of years or so.
  8. I've only ever seen one car where the edges weren't bloody obvious, which was an RS6 who had everything done and it cost him £4K. There is s noticeable difference in finish between a PPF panel and a plain one. That would bug the hell out of me! Plus stone chips are still noticeable, albeit not as much as on paint but then yours is white, so chips will be even less noticeable.
  9. I would either do a whole car or nothing at all, and make sure that you've seen examples of their work as sometimes you can end up seeing the film itself on the edges which looks dreadful. Personally, i wouldn't bother.
  10. Unless you do it properly with a large piece of solid board that extends past the bumper and runs right back past the sump, then no. Even then, you'd need to balance it up with rear aero and it would only be useful at high speeds. Essentially if you can't stand on a front splitter, it's not doing anything.
  11. 245/35/19? I'd rather drop a profile than mix tyres.
  12. Which is a huge shame.
  13. Not on 20", all been 19" so far no?
  14. It's a number 2 I have, close enough
  15. Low CoG definitively, and drag too as they don't need a radiator, but we're years away from them ever being low weight. Trouble is, with the weight of all those batteries is it worth spending extra on lightweight materials for the structure?
  16. Bet he didn't give a toss now he's sold up and bought a grey car after all
  17. Cheers guys Saw the surgeon yesterday, sadly my op to remove the gallbladder won't take place until after Le Mans now, which is a bit of a pain as eating healthy there is not the easiest thing to do. Still, it's the right move long term so can't complain, and at least I'll be ok for my trip to Florida later this year. The infection seems to have gone now mostly, so there's no pain anymore. Trouble is, after three weeks in bed I'm exhausted just doing simple things like walking to the hairdresser (5 mins away!) so need to build my fitness up again. However, I have lost 8lbs over that time period (not including The Turd From Hell) so swings and roundabouts
  18. Ekona

    Feather Wrap...

    I really, really hate AFD. None of these 'jokes' are remotely funny in the slightest. Harumph.
  19. Who is doing the install? For peace of mind on the warranty side of things, I'd go with whatever our installer says. If you're doing it yourself, then I agree with Olly and go with the manufacturer's advice.
  20. Ekona

    testing

    Remove the last img tag.
  21. What size tyres are you running? And are you lowered at all? A Zed (assuming 350, you don't say though), even on 20" wheels, should be able to be put into the OEM settings as long as it's not lowered. With bigger wheels, all you're doing is swapping metal for rubber, so everything else should stay the same. I mean, it's going to move by fractions, but not enough that someone shouldn't be able to get it back to OEM.
  22. EVs definitely don't lend themselves to low-weight vehicles, or at least they don't right now.
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