Small mod: Changed the screws on the adjustable spoiler to stainless steel, cheap to do and looks alot fresher.

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I didn't do anything up the car...but the car has been booked in for the powder coating on Wednesday and not before time:


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Did you not fancy having a crack at refurbing the wheels?

You've done such a stirling job on the body work. I'm sure you'd find the wheels a doddle!

Rinzler wrote:
Did you not fancy having a crack at refurbing the wheels?

You've done such a stirling job on the body work. I'm sure you'd find the wheels a doddle!

cheers man...too much hassle for me I've nowhere to paint them really anyway they've gone in now so hopefully it'll be a nice job

Did you get that deal on one of those coupon websites, i missed it
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b4ss wrote:
Did you get that deal on one of those coupon websites, i missed it
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Nope...that coupon was just a respray, mine are getting 3 layers of powder coating.

Nice!

Cool give us a shout when u get them sort will spin over for a look
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Unfortunately its bucketing AND very bright out, so these pics don't do the job any justice but them look fantastic...cheers to Colm and Mark in wheelwizards.ie, talking to them you can tell they are passionate about what they do. Delighted with the job

No need for before shots as they were a disgrace


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Look absolutely fantastic. Fair play indeed

Really looks the business man-do you mind me asking how much it cost to get the wheels done? And did you have to take the wheels off and drop them off or just leave in the whole car?

Mister Two wrote:
Really looks the business man-do you mind me asking how much it cost to get the wheels done? And did you have to take the wheels off and drop them off or just leave in the whole car?


I left the car in...324euro all in for the 4 (Includes tyres on/off, etc)

to be honest it seems alot but I have the car a year and had €0 depreciation...well thats how I'm going to justify it anyway :o

I can't recommend wheel wizards highly enough, they are truely passionate about what they do.

Sound job on wheels! For how long did you left car with alloy refurb lads?

silverlux wrote:
Sound job on wheels! For how long did you left car with alloy refurb lads?

Normally 1 day but mine were exceptionally bad so it took 2 days

eringobragh wrote:
silverlux wrote:
Sound job on wheels! For how long did you left car with alloy refurb lads?

Normally 1 day but mine were exceptionally bad so it took 2 days
can you pm me their details please if you can, thanks mate!

All details on www.wheelwizards.ie they are a pleasure to deal with

eringobragh wrote:
All details on www.wheelwizards.ie they are a pleasure to deal with
thanks mate

For 112,000 mls the leather is in great nick on the mr2...the usual wear on the drivers bolster has gotten steadily worse since I owned it. Done a bit of research and lots of products that claim to restore like new and lots of these breach the €50 mark..anyway I found some furniture leather balm that others swear by.

So I went with Grison leather restorer balm...works out at £11.50 delivered and comes in massive 300ml jar enough to last a lifetime tbh. I precleaned the bolster with AG leather cleaner...so far I've only massaged 3 coats off this stuff in 2 yesterday (with 2-3 hours in between coats) and 1 today.

...the results speak for themselves. Not too sure how longevity is concerned but someone on the Mercedes forum said they have got 2 years out of the coat so far!

Grison Leather Balm & AG Leather cleaner.


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Big improvement for not a lot of money-great job

Got my mr2 all nice and straight this morning. Used this guy(quickdent.info/)...he was tapping away at the dent like father ted for an hour and a half and got all the dents out - the guys a genius.

I had a few small ones in the boot (and one big one)
Panel on the side was creased when a cyclist wanker kicked it
The fuel cover was dented by someone in a car park
The fuel cap surround on the body had a nicr ding (was there when I bought it)

anyway he charged €80 for the above repairs, definately recommended

His number is: 085 7057058

tried to take a few pics of the dents but they didnt really show well on the camera

EDIT Found a few pics:

Wish I took more pics but heres the dent that was at the fuel cap. I tried taking pics but you couldnt really see the dents in them

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that's cool man, so now it looks like there wasn't a dent at all?

silverlux wrote:
that's cool man, so now it looks like there wasn't a dent at all?

yep invisible ,the guys a genius removed a few additional ones from the boot lid that he spotted under his spot light - the passenger side was annoying me , 3 dents 1 right beside the other, all gone now.

thats cool

silverlux wrote:
thats cool

was pretty cool to watch - he used bars and hammer - PDR at its finest

It was a bit like the video below for a while, but thankfully it was all good, he told me the metal has good memory and needs a lot of force to straighten out.

haha classic Father Ted!
That service sunds brilliant, does he do all over Ireland?

Bommie wrote:
haha classic Father Ted!
That service sunds brilliant, does he do all over Ireland?

Id say hes only Dublin area tbh, give him a shout and see what he says.

Busy getting through the mini-projects on this car, reckon it will be long sold before I get to some of the stuff.

First off , some nightbreakers plus - to tone down the yellow hue -

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Next moved onto the dodgy trim, which has been begging to be done since forever:

couple of side by Side of the Door Trim - it's a shame tyoyota charge over €100 for this part as I'd just renew it..

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Next moved onto the gaskets around the door handles , Toyota of course charge €100 for these, why so much? Because you can't buy the gasket seperately you need to buy the entire handle!

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A snowfoam lance is on its way to me so I will finally get her finished shes still quite clean but needs some DA work again on top of drivers door.

I have a spare gasket if you want, you can paint it n replace it...
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b4ss wrote:
I have a spare gasket if you want, you can paint it n replace it...
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Cheers Tony is it the passenger side? PM me your number again I've some soundproofing for the mirrors stuck aside for you.

I think i have a spare for passenger side - will check tomorrow when am back in my old gaff...

Nice one for the sound proofing - did it work out for u?

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