Ricey

Take a peek here bud - loads of info (including the service schedule) viewforum.php?f=17 If your really unsure there might be a forum member local to you who could pop along for a look with you.

How did the clutch feel? The clutch needs replacing when it needs replacing - if it still feels good then happy days. If you've been given the dealer flannel about 'not being able to budge on the price' then march in there with a stack of cash and offer him 9k. The worst he can do is say no. Make sure the servicing is all up to date too - it should of had its P3 fairly recently........that'll be expensive if its been missed.

Thats a cracking idea! Done When you meet Matt the hobbit reference becomes much clearer

The best kept secret in the Zed world.......Matt's new car was spotted today being delivered to his house in Hobbiton (in the North East of Middle Earth) sporting black anti photography wrap. Early reports confirm that its going to be a fetching shade of Cerise Pink

I think I can use the G220 for the finer polishing but the plenum needs de-burring with wire drill bits first (I think )..........I'm only looking for tidied up clean anyways so I might have a crack next weekend for a day. a g220 is just a random orbital sander you get sanding pads for it and in all grits. I didn't know you could get sanding pads for it! Presumably I'd need a different backing plate would I?

I think I can use the G220 for the finer polishing but the plenum needs de-burring with wire drill bits first (I think )..........I'm only looking for tidied up clean anyways so I might have a crack next weekend for a day.

Quite unusual - they look pretty different based on those pics - I would of thought it would be immediately obvious which one it is. Piccies will clarify!

If I remember rightly from Slims previous piccies he has the bolt holes through his nips to attach a strut brace!

I'd be slightly wary of an unmodded car thats been re-sprayed. Granted people do sometimes change the colour of their car but generally other mods tend to follow. Piccies would probably help

You don't need manuals when you have this place

I made a fish Its great - have a good holiday

Depends if your a Top Man 'Poker in the front, liquor in the rear' link of guy really? Doesn't do a lot for me but each to there own eh..........I wear double denim after all!

Cheers bud I'll have a think what I'm going to do. I've still got pennies in the coffers from by birthday tool shopping fund so I might 'tool up' and have a crack.

Michael Carrick as to be one of the most overrated players I've ever come across. Every Saturday we have to listen to Hansen nearly shooting his bolt over him too. "just look at this. The boy gets in there and intercepts that 50 yard wayward pass to no one........granted he gives the ball away but still........class" Commentators and Rooney do my swead in too! "Wayne Rooney smashes one from 25 yards out on the volley.....oooooohhhhhhhhhhh and its gone 5 yards wide.........he is the best, the man, the legend.......no one else can do the things this boy is capable of" ........errrm I'm fairly sure I could spank a ball wide from 25 yards! Fat, bearded, granny knobbing treacherous git.

Dude why haven't you?!?! Its 8 bolts man! Was the lacquering a biatch or did it go ok? Also people need to comment on the Dremel replacement..........providing it doesn't get too much hammer I guess it does the same job? Rothers that looks depressingly awesome!

Cheers Clarkie - that could be useful as it saves me trawling through B&Q. I know there are polished plenums like the Shires and Clarkies of the world have but I was reading Djrms thread with interest. He appears to have got a clean and shiny plenum as opposed to a mirror finish jobbie - I was thinking this was more in my budget range. He seems to be using a wire bush type attachment and spent a couple of hours at it..........this was more of the standard I was expecting to get it to. I can't really spend 12 straight hours on it or have the plenum off every 5 mins to do an hour hear and there. Quick question then - if I had a crack for say a day or 2 putting a few hours in..............it surely can't look any worse can it? Much as I love and support enterprising traders like our Tarmac I just can't warrant spending that kind of cash on something that sits under the bonnet! However in the same breath I've really tried hard with my spraying of the engine plastics so I don't want a grim looking plenum to ruin the look! Huskys polished strut looked the bee's knee's too considering it costs no more than sandpaper, lacquer and time?

That stinks of 'win'! Do it then you'll be well impressed with yourself for beating the system and saving 500 nicker!

So in short.........take it to someone else then finish it yourself? Assuming its just quicker, easier and cheaper to buy one of Tarmac instead then!

Buoyed by my recent successes with spray paints and recent acquisition of various tools I'm moving more technical! I've had a searchy (before anyone shouts) and digested the info thats on there - unfortunately most of the piccies have been removed from photobucket so no visual guide I've read about taking the plenum off and now that I'm fully equipt with a torque wrench I can safely fettle with it however I'm still a little confused as to the methods and what the best tools are to use to polish it. Time and danger and expense wise its probably easier just to buy one but I really want to have a crack at this myself. So; 1. I need a drill with a whizzery bit on it but I don't know what the right one is. 2.I need a Dremel style thingy but I don't want to shell out tonnes of wonga as I'm not going to be using it much - so will this substitute http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165557 3. If it do get it what bits do you use to do the polishing - I'm guessing the dremel thingy is for the more awkward bits of the plenum? 4. How long does the process take? Am I looking at the car being in dock for days? 5. Also whilst we're at it I might have a crack at polishing the OEM strut like Husky did...........can the car be driven (carefully) without the engine strut? Fanks as always

To be honest bud I reckon you'd struggle to sell as it is for that kind of money. I reckon unless you break very lucky with someone looking for a pre-modded bright Orange Zed you'll need to return it to stock and pull some dollar back selling the bits off. Standard 2003 import with that kind of mileage in good nick with a good history.......maybe 7.5k? Flog the bits. Anyone that doesn't know the car is going to be put off by the mods I reckon.............shame really

Piccies will help Tom. Smart repairer will be cheaper than a bodyshop - they specialize in scratches like this.

Going tonight - read some poor reviews in the media so good to get a first hand review!

to the forum. Get some piccies up!

Dave even brought some pictures of when he had hair back in the; 80's...........going 90's...........going Wales - the last strand fell out in fright when he first caught sight of the awesomeness of double denim.