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  2. It's a great Car... and other non-negative stuff!

    in General Celica Discussion

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    I get comments just about every day with my car,especially with the influx of new starters where I work. It's usually 'is that your Celica ? Nice car' I never get bored of it, the looks and attention it gets especially when I flip the bonnet and show them the bling. I doubt you would get the same reaction with a Golf or BMW,the Celica just stands out from the crowd :)

    I need to get to the supermarket more often though ;)

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  9. filling cut-out in rear bumper

    in General Celica Discussion

    Posted · Edited by GT Bob

    I had the same problem on my first GT. Get some aluminium backing strips and bond them to the underside of the bumper where the cut out is. I managed to get hold of and old piece of bumper,I bonded this onto the backing strips . Then it was just a case of filling,priming and painting :)

    I will try and find the photos

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    Number Plates

    in Consumable Parts

    Posted · Edited by GT Bob

    Plates arrived today and im well pleased.Went for the black gel resin ones B) .Ticked the legal box on the site and they came with name,BS mark and post code.

    Ordered on tuesday night and they came this morning :thumbs:

    Same as what I got, from Demonplates :)

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    Pirelli P Zero

    in Consumable Parts

    Posted · Edited by GT Bob

    the plan i was thinking was to get some rotas,take the gt rims off and cover them up somewhere,so if the day ever comes i sell the car the gt rims will still be in good nick and might add value to the car if its orignal rims are good.

    Good man :)

    Don't get rota's lol

    Nothing wrong with Rota,they look great on my car :)

    Regarding tyres,I have Pirelli on my Tech 5's and Toyo on the Rota's. Always had Pirelli but I may have a look at other brands once these wear down. Not too sure about Toyo though, I am reverting back to 225/35 instead of 40 once these wear to get the correct rotation,won't be cheap though :(

    Just checked price for Eagle F1 225/35/18 on Blackcircles,£140.88 fitted

  18. Best Comments

    in General Celica Discussion

    Posted

    Went to pick the wife up last night from her Christmas do,happened to be at the Doncaster Rovers ground. No room in the car park so I pulled up just outside the reception area under full spot lights. Couple of guys came out for a smoke and spotted me,started pointing and walked across. I was more concerned about them putting their sticky paws all over the paintwork so I stepped out to keep an eye on them. Turned out they weren't that bad,younger one was well on his way but loved the car,older guy got on about the old school Celicas and seemed to know his stuff. Popped the bonnet for them to show off the bling,they couldn't believe how clean it was,they laughed when I told them it was dirty. Passed on ten minutes while I waited for the Mrs :)

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  19. Paint protection film

    in General Celica Discussion

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    Is the paintshield at all noticeable, can you see any difference in the colour of the front from the rest of the car?

    The only noticeable difference are on the edges,there is a very fine line of around 2mm. Other then that if it is properly applied you won't know it's there,just be careful when washing, never use a polish but waxing is fine.If it starts to discolour after a few years then you can have it treated to bring it back to its original condition.

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  21. WHERE ARE ALL THE CELICA'S

    in General Celica Discussion

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    Yes I think you will see a lot more in Spring /Summer, lots will use them as weekend cars. My car only came out in fine weather at weekends by the previous owner. I don't think it ever saw rain or snow until I bought it back in January, it's only got 15k on the clock now but this is rising steadily by 6k year,it's there to be driven not locked up in a garage :)

  22. WHERE ARE ALL THE CELICA'S

    in General Celica Discussion

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    I doubt you will see many in rural areas,more in towns and cities. Over time they will dwindle in numbers due to age and write offs so you will see even less.The Gen 7 is a timeless classic design which will look just as good in ten years, maybe in another five years they will be a sought after car so they could be worth hanging on to :)

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