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Sherv

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  1. Yep reading back Graham so far is the longest owner
  2. My gen4 is my first Celica,had a gen5 briefly and a JDM 205 GT4 for a while inbetween,but the gen4 has always been numero uno Bought in 2009 for £190 with a little tax and MOT And 2014,everything has been pretty much changed/modified since then.Engine,suspension,brakes exhaust,body panels,paint, yada yada.. Coilovers fitted since this last pic 5 years and counting,certainly not as long as some! no intention of ever getting rid though as I love driving it so much Times gone quick actually.....
  3. Why we love TCB Parts All sorted over the phone,even for 27 year old ST162's...genuine Toyota rear handbrake shoes,fitting kit,front driveshaft locking nuts kit,and rear brake pads.Delivered within 48 hrs (was waiting on Toyota) and arrived with the usual unbelievable amount of packing,cardboard and packing tape which protects your parts properly and takes half an hour to get into Cheers Paul and Trevor The buggers are in here somewhere... Aha! Parts all labelled up.. And 20 mins later.. Cheers boys
  4. Sounds alright to me,TCB usually supply good parts and are very knowledgeable;just ordered some more bits myself today from them,use them a lot.you can get odd bits off eBay but you have to make sure that theyre the exact right parts,and a lot of them are cheaply made hence cheaper price.
  5. yeah I couldnt make that, will see you for coffee though Steve
  6. My tickets for the BHP show at Lydden Hill circuit on Bank Hol mon 5th
  7. Few little toys http://www.beams-redtop.com/redmods.htm
  8. K&N oil filters have a useful moulded 1" nut on the top of them which is helpful,I use them ,though still dont be tempted to overtighten them!
  9. I've had to butcher a filter or two before,the screwdriver trick is messy but effective
  10. Celica was covered LOL Other cars were covered though.Had this kind of thing before,hell of a job to get off
  11. Alfa seats were a mod I always thought about yonks ago if I went away from the old skool ones in my gen4.have to be sure to get ones that arent embossed with the alfa logo, same design as I had in my 156.lovely in an Alfa, daft in a Celica
  12. That Renault gold is a great colour. there are some quotes you just can't add anything to....
  13. Like Izzz was saying the problem with silvers is the metallic, from a couple of angles it looks fine and then from one side it can look slightly mismatched, especially if you're laying new paint to blend in with older. Truth be told the money is in newer car repairs; 10 years and under .Chipsaway don't tend to do bonnets for example, or roof panels its all about localised repairs, corner scuffs, door scrapes that kind of thing. You want to be doing a few repairs a day to make a decent living so you have to be careful about what jobs you take on.i bet he thought hmmm 20 year old car in met silver. ..nah . However if you were local enough I would have come to at least look at the car just to see if I could.Even if you can't go through with the job there are ways of telling the customer that leaves them happy enough with your service still, and you might even get a recommendation as a knock-on if you come across right. That's what that game is all about
  14. I looked into a Chipsaway franchise,it was only the outlay for the franchise itself that put me off in the end,I spent a day at their HQ and tried out their paint system,also did a few days out on the road with a couple of local-ish guys to get a feel of whats involved. To be fair,they don't tend to just give a franchise to any old monkey who fancies it.Its bloody hard work,doing a good job on someones drive is harder than you think.the guys i went with were very good but having said that im sure due to human nature there are some that arent quite as good.Silver is one of the worst smart repair colours to tackle,if its right in the middle of a panel,and its deep,its hard to get it looking 100% for sure.This guy does sound a bit vague though TBH.
  15. What a total sh**y thing to come back to.Makes my bloody blood bloody boil Agree with you though,if its financially viable you need to get it repaired yourself unfortunately,...insurance will just be a long term PITA,the slags.
  16. Took my car for a late afternoon spin today,if you were a copper following me you'd have pulled me for suspicion of drink driving ,got to avoid so many BIG holes in the roads now its a joke.Defo have those pics to hand,any chance you can measure the depth of the hole (without getting yourself hedgehogged) http://www.potholes.co.uk/claims/how_to_claim
  17. Hate seeing threads like this,one is too many but seems theres been a few recently.Scum. And yes AMS may be able to do you even a straight bonnet swap very reasonably
  18. You will always aspire to be in our gang Dubs
  19. ...but not the car's fault LOL. My car has had a lot of previous owners in its 26 years...one of them could have been Gary Glitter for all i know.As long as theres not a Vietnamese schoolboy stuffed in the spare wheel well,then who cares the car has been made my own. (I keep my schoolboys in the ashtray) Anyhoo,welcome to the club fella.Hope to see the car about
  20. might take a while to sort itself out,like when we spoke its a case of making everything electrical and intake wise is dry and ok.Could do the TE1 short and see what that code was,itll still be stored in there.Short of that disconnect the battery again for a while and give it a good long while to sort itself out and get a few more miles on her
  21. Can get a Clifford concept G5 fitted for around £350..Toad sounds a good bet though,Also they always state 'dependent on vehicle'.Slightly concerned about what may be involved with my car,mainly the fact the car only has key entry and central locking only locks both doors if you lock it with the passenger lock.Never had it working properly.Also the fact that the wiring on the car is now kind of bespoke Bek-ness,gen6 JDM loom with some custom wiring to enable the gen4 bits that the JDM car didnt incorporate.So them looking at a gen4 wiring diagram aint going to be helpful.
  22. The car does sit for a while from time to time as its not a daily,thats another thing to take into consideration
  23. Car is on a private driveway overnight .blocked in by other cars but i'll be looking into the different options cost wise
  24. Yeah i will look into the local suppliers/fitters,just wondered what you guys thought.I had a Scorpion on my GT4 that was a massive pain in the ass
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