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Ok I'm so jealous of all the lovely pictures you've all been posting I thought I'd add a couple of mine.
Not the best pictures as I was testing out my new mobile but I was trying to capture the colour that seemed to shine in the fading light even thought it's in desperate need of a polish. So no full shots of the zed, but that will change soon enough :)
I've also included a pic of my bargain wheels that I bought on ebay, they are not going on until the summer so are tucked up in the garage for now.

Next week it's going in for both the bumpers to be re-sprayed, the rear being badly scuffed by some barsteward at the Supermarket :twisted: and the front being scratched a couple of days ago by my husband dragging the wheely bin past it :shake: this being the man who is paranoid about having his cars scratched and would pad the cars in a jacket if he could. But because of his (very fine but deep scratch) mishap he is paying to have it resprayed, to lessen his guilt :D
So I'll have get some before and after photos and let you see the results. :)
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Post by Gazza »

Really nice pics Bex :)

Those wheels were a bargain....excellent condition


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Post by ///M_aniac »

Looking good. Not bad for mobile pix and still looking shiney even though (as you say) it may need a polish.

Like your replacement alloys too. Very smart.
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lovely wheels and a shiney car , muppet like shiney things
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very nice, from what we can see of it! :D
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Thanks Guys :D
I know I need a few lessons in taking pics of the whole of the car lol, which I did get but the garden at the side looks like a demolition derby after our hurricane winds, so I was to embarrassed to post them :oops:
As for the wheels......well, they are in amazing condition and for the princely sum of £33 :shock: but as he delivered them to my door in between his Dr rounds I gave him £50 :D
Hopefully I'll get some better pics this Saturday :sunny
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Can't wait to see more photos. :P
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Hi Bex,


I love the colour of your car :D

The purple people eater and Toadster will be meeting very soon at the 'Learn to Cruise Day' on Saturday.


Can't wait :) :) :)
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Hi bex

The colour is amazing, you have the same wheels as mine.....

Shabs.......... :wink: :wink:
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Post by Roadmonster »

That is a beautiful colour!!
I like the wheels that are on it now too! Are they in bad nick or did you just fancy a change?
Looking forward to seeing pics of the whole car

:) I love my zed
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Hi Bex.

It's a special colour.

I notice your rims have the balance weights fixed to the outside.
You should be able to have them fitted to the inside out of sight, but obviously you'll have to get them to the balancing place and pay for the service. Just a thought....

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Post by calbens »

Thanks everyone for the lovely comments. I promise to get some full centerfold piccies soon, set in stunning locations :wink:
Watch this space :D

Roadmonster wrote:That is a beautiful colour!!
I like the wheels that are on it now too! Are they in bad nick or did you just fancy a change?
Looking forward to seeing pics of the whole car

:) I love my zed
Hi Roadmonster,
The wheels on it now, do have a small amount of scuffing on a couple of them but they were like that when I bought the car and more recently I've noticed a fair bit of bubbling around the nut area. Really I just fancied a change and this style in particular does it for me :lol:
Alfie wrote:Hi Bex.

It's a special colour.

I notice your rims have the balance weights fixed to the outside.
You should be able to have them fitted to the inside out of sight, but obviously you'll have to get them to the balancing place and pay for the service. Just a thought....

A.
Thanks for telling me that Alfie, I did wonder what they were :dunce:
The plan is to get new tyres fitted in the summer when my tyres are at the end of their life and then get them fitted and balanced so now that I'm armed with that info I'll get them to put them on the inside :D
Will it leave a mark where they've been? :?
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Post by Alfie »

Those weights are crimped on, and so could well leave a mark.
That's also why they should be put on the inside as stick-on, rather than crimped.

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Post by Robert T »

Looking very nice there, Bex. It really is a gorgeous colour. Looks like it changes a little in the light too - like a fascinator! :D

I think a couple of silver zeds parked one either side should set it off nicely! :wink:

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Robert T wrote:Looking very nice there, Bex. It really is a gorgeous colour. Looks like it changes a little in the light too - like a fascinator! :D

I think a couple of silver zeds parked one either side should set it off nicely! :wink:

Cheers R.
I can help you both out there Rob and Bex :wink: When's Bakewell?


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calbens wrote:Ok I've also included a pic of my bargain wheels that I bought on ebay, they are not going on until the summer so are tucked up in the garage for now.

:)
Style 42? Are they 16inch. i've just taken mine off and stored the rims as I've now got the 17 inch style 78's fitted :lol:
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Alfie wrote:Hi Bex.

It's a special colour.

I notice your rims have the balance weights fixed to the outside.
You should be able to have them fitted to the inside out of sight, but obviously you'll have to get them to the balancing place and pay for the service. Just a thought....

A.
Good point. Better having them hidden behind a spoke etc.
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calbens wrote: I've noticed a fair bit of bubbling around the nut area.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :wink:

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Post by ///M_aniac »

garythefish wrote:
calbens wrote: I've noticed a fair bit of bubbling around the nut area.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :wink:

Gazza.
she is talking about her alloys, Gazza. :lol:
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The originals were the limited edition wheels, which happened to be the same style as the Z8, only smaller.. :P

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