cabrioman 6 Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 after 5 yes 5 weeks of waitn i have the cab back ..... sore her for the first time to day after 5 weeks one of which i was in spain for ... and ... ( here comes the list )the batter was flat new one brought on 20/03/2006 halfords will be gettin a vist tomo .... the car had NEW OE VW vr6 lower front deep splitter, wheel arch trim, wheel arch liner, bumber, and flange. lockin wheel bolts (full set), new OZ racing wheel, but the side seal was not repaired !!!??? bumber sprayed nice job.. wing sprayed not replaced and not blended in to door or bonnet... goin back for new wing and spary job .... shut line on wing and bonnet well no shut line the bonnet hits the wing !!!! needs sorting out ....new wheel all ok sterring is out pulls to left a LOT..... 4 wheel alingment needed by VW hehenew lower OE VW deep splitter already damaged when they tried to lift it on a recover truck .... twats ....but apart from that SOOOOOOOOOOO glad to have her back love that sound roof down no music shades on mmmmm heaven ....... Link to post Share on other sites
drue1 0 Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 nice one fella and once all the bits are sorted it will be minty fresh again Link to post Share on other sites
Jk* 0 Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Good to hear that things are finally going in the right direction mate. Link to post Share on other sites
nivag27 5 Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Glad you are getting it sorted finally, hope to see you a vw players. Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted September 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 yeah should be there with bells on gav oh and nice wheels mate i like .......i also done a bit of bling bling to it this weekend aswell so sal watch out hehe Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Glad to hear you have it back fella and hope you get all those bits sorted - not at your expense !!! Link to post Share on other sites
cav 0 Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 glad to hear its back... get some pic's up Link to post Share on other sites
jonvr6highline 0 Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I guess you built the car in the first place, ie, transferred the VR6 bits in etc?If you did, suppose it was very easy for you being a mechanic?CheersJon Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted September 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 yeha i did and ill defo do it again .....u goin to try it with the mk3.5??? Link to post Share on other sites
rowlando 0 Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 is there a lot involved with the wiring side of things doing a VR swap into another mk3 ? Link to post Share on other sites
mike 6 Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 glad its on the mend mate, looked good at inters Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted September 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 well it was all goin well till this morin when a twat in a merc clk decided to pull out into the side of me .... yes the side that has just been repaired .... done the wing, bumper, wheel and wheel arch again ........ not a happy bunny .... Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 your having a laugh arent ya? what a waste of time and effort that first repair was!!! has the merc admitted liability? seems like at the minute with your luck if you fell in a bucket of nipples you would come out sucking your thumb mate Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 no he is not [lightbox=../../e107_files/public/1191180824_3866_FT196814_picture_014.jpg][/lightbox] Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Oh my god Tony.......id stay in bed for a week as things happen in threes Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Bloody hell mate that is some seriously bad luck Link to post Share on other sites
cav 0 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 that really takes the piss get it fixed quick... don't prolong it Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 that paints hardly had chance to dry from the last repair!!! is it some Merc driver conspiracy? it was a merc that shunted Brett wasnt it? Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 yeah it was ... they all must be jelous of us vr owners .... well called the insurace today so got teh ball rollin just wait to see wot happens with it now ..... fingers and everything crossed Link to post Share on other sites
rowlando 0 Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 blimey, gutted for you Link to post Share on other sites
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