Post 102175 by T5ER on 2006-04-25 14:13:23
lovely black 855r reg SUB333 belongs to tristan in our workshop at the mo having a new clutch and gearbox fitted had a lonely trip up from surrey on the back of a AA lorry to have his work done here
lovely black 855r reg SUB333 belongs to tristan in our workshop at the mo having a new clutch and gearbox fitted had a lonely trip up from surrey on the back of a AA lorry to have his work done here
spoke to Tristan again today and oh dear he has got problems again with gearbox/drivetrain
New clutch AND gearbox?, bet that wasn't cheap, even with your healthy discounts.
£1870 inc parts,vat,labour
Ouch!, must be a REEEAALLLYY nice car to be spending that sort of money on it.
it is TC i had the pleasure of having a go in it mate and it was awesome mate jet black 855 with gradual fading tints (back window and side windows limo black,rear doors dark smoke,front doors light smoke)looked the dogs private bits mate with the anthracite alloys and went like sh8t of a highly polished shovel with a RICA 310 upgrade went down to my local bodyshop for a quote on both sides to be removed of dents and colour coding of handles and repaint down both sides £1100 plus vat which Tristan was happy with as the last bodyshop he used fooked the paint job up down one side
Gonna get mine tinted in the near future, once I've got the timing belt and the brakes done that is. I did all my own colour coding so it didnt cost me anything(except paint that is).
[QUOTE=tomcat]Gonna get mine tinted in the near future, once I've got the timing belt and the brakes done that is. I did all my own colour coding so it didnt cost me anything(except paint that is).[/QUOTE] thinking of colour coding my handles but have not seen a olive pearl done with colour coded handles so very unsure at the mo
If you decide to go down that route, save yourself a load of hassle and buy some V70 door handles. They're a straight swap(pretty much) and are much more easily colour coded, plus you can get these painted and then just swap them over with you old ones.You should get a set of four for around £100
if i do TC i will make sure when i place my own order that i change the retail price to cost price HE HE whats the difference between the 70 series and 800 series as i have looked and the part numbers are slightly different and thats it are they a smoother finish or something
Yup, the 70 ones are smooth, the 850 ones have a rough finish with two grooves down the handle. The price I quoted was from a breakers, I have no idea how much they'll be new.
[QUOTE=tomcat]Yup, the 70 ones are smooth, the 850 ones have a rough finish with two grooves down the handle. The price I quoted was from a breakers, I have no idea how much they'll be new.[/QUOTE] will get oliver to have a look tomorrow and let peeps know but i wanted to keep my 854 standard inc the door handles maybe i am just sad
I'm sure I saw that car at VT a couple of months ago. Does it have a diagram of a racetrack or something on the tailgate?
[QUOTE=swordy21]I'm sure I saw that car at VT a couple of months ago. Does it have a diagram of a racetrack or something on the tailgate?[/QUOTE] it does mate has a diagram of the spa ring plus 2 knee dents in the passenger door from the young youth who was talking to the VT owner but hey shite happens
[QUOTE=T5ER]it does mate has a diagram of the spa ring plus 2 knee dents in the passenger door from the young youth who was talking to the VT owner but hey shite happens[/QUOTE] That's the one!!!!! Mind you don't recall seeing any dents - 10th Feb when I was there. Very nice car that.....was drooling!
[QUOTE=swordy21]That's the one!!!!! Mind you don't recall seeing any dents - 10th Feb when I was there. Very nice car that.....was drooling![/QUOTE] only very minor dents i did the whole drooling thing even more so after i was let loose behind the wheel it is one hell of a car