I was gonna post this, but didnt. Glad i wasnt alone in my thinking though !
Actually i thought "Group watching".....while Chris goes at all of ours with his da. Sounds a better idea to me.......
Jimmy's Deep Black R27 no.243 - Goodbye kid, it's been a blast.
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I was gonna post this, but didnt. Glad i wasnt alone in my thinking though !
Actually i thought "Group watching".....while Chris goes at all of ours with his da. Sounds a better idea to me.......
If thats an offer - i accept
In all seriousness - machine polishing is quite a laborious task im lead to believe. And despite what you'd think - reasonably physical (?)
***Hope this is all somewhat relevant Jimmy. And might give some of us an insight into the detailing of 'Black Beauty'
Chris
Bad cop
Well depends what sort of finish your after. Yes it can be quite a laborious process, but honestly depends how finicky you are also, like anything.
In a day you can get a car looking really good, but in 3 it will be spotless. I'm no professional by any means but I can do it to an acceptable standard (in my books lol)
In a day you can get a car looking really good, but in 3 it will be spotless. I'm no professional by any means but I can do it to an acceptable standard (in my books lol)
Beany
Platinum Member
I don't mind doing afew photoshoot pics... maybe some pin-ups for the calandar next year
haha
Beany
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Pav
Moderator
hmmm..bring on the spring plsMini road trip
same here..what a privilege it is to have a garage..would love to have one where you can have all your stuff..
jasonlovesfrench
Paid Member
Is the Christmas meal meet turning into a car wash scenario now
"Detailing enthusiasts convention" sounds better
Jimmy
Good cop
Those with a keen ear will recognise the unmistakable sound of a Scorpion resonated exhaust system fitted to a Clio RS 197
only a short video as it's literally the best one I could get since I had it fitted on Monday! Rush hour traffic and limited time is not ideal...After the blow in the existing (original) exhaust was pointed out at the last MOT, a Scorpion resonated was on the shopping list and the hunt was on. Not too long after, @Micah very kindly linked us all to Demon Tweeks and their Black Friday offers.
The price for a system was the best I'd seen yet, however just before that @Pav let me know about the same system up for auction on Ebay (used of course). It also contained a 200 cell sports cat as part of the package. The starting price was very low so I put in my max bid fully expecting it to go for more money than the DT price. As luck had it, it seemed to generate very little interest and I ended up winning it for a good price.
I had my car booked into my local indie garage for Monday just gone for fitting. I also asked them to leave out the sports cat, as I wasn't too fussed for this. The exhaust was sent directly there - I had to wait nearly two weeks until I could get it fitted :excited: I didn't want to jinx things (I am mega superstitious when it comes to this car...), so that's why I hadn't made any updates on the thread until now.
That didn't help in the end, as on the Monday evening when I was all set to collect my now louder baby, the garage called to say they needed to keep it overnight as it wasn't finished
turns out that the sleeve/collar supplied that was used to join the Scorpion to the existing cat was the wrong size and the previous owner had just bodged it. My mechanic is a good lad and he wanted to make sure things were done properly, hence the delay!I picked it up on Tuesday afternoon, and although I haven't had a proper drive yet, I'm really happy with the way the car now sounds
it is a lot louder than standard, but all the better for it. There's lots of nice little pops and burbles and on the few occasions when I have been able to give it some beans, it sounds great 
