My Sapph, R.I.P 22/07/2012 :(

[Moonstone Mart]

How come the 'box doesn't have a speedo drive Karl, is that just how they are? Nice dash.

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[Karl 3dr]

If I'm honest with you Mart I'm not sure but rather than taking the box out and stripping it and potentially having it in bits for ages, I decided this was the best thing to do really lol.
Cheers for the comments btw
Karl

[Staffi]

Awesome Karl, just gets better & better fella

[Karl 3dr]

Cheers Pete!

Are you still car-less mate?

[Karl 3dr]

Well, the car goes for some bodywork next weekend, got a new rear bumper for it, the osf wing is being repaired from where it was scratched at work , i also bought some good condition sideskirts for it as well because i've never been happy with the ones that are on it now, they've gone wavy at the bottom due to being unclipped for so long lol

I took the headlining out today as well do i can clean and restick it, something i've been meaning to do for about 3 years lol, this pic is from my fast ford shoot in 2008 and it was sagging then lol


I put the clocks back in so that they aren't knocking about the house waiting to get damaged, quite happy with how they look tbh, the sppedo doesn't work yet, that's the next job after it comes back form the paintshop

[Rs(555)]

Dash looks well mate !
Need to get my head lining out , bet its a tw@t of a job ??
I wonder if my carpet glue and double sided tape will restick it ?
What you going to use ?

[Sticky.]

Love the new speedo Karl.

[Karl 3dr]

Originally Posted by Rs(555)

Dash looks well mate !
Need to get my head lining out , bet its a tw@t of a job ??
I wonder if my carpet glue and double sided tape will restick it ?
What you going to use ?

Seriously mate, it's a piece of piss, it was out in 20 mins, i thought my swirl pot was gonna make it difficult but it didn't, i'll come round and help you with yours if you want mate?

Lol @ the double sided tape

Originally Posted by Sticky.

Love the new speedo Karl.

Cheers Paul

[Rs(555)]

Nice one mate , mine needs some attention asap !
Not sure if the backing has dropped on mine aswell
Did you finish the ka alternator job ??
See you monday , if i remember

[Karl 3dr]

Haha, don't worry mate, i'll remind the wife to remind me to remind you lol.

Yeah, got it finished, froze my arse off in the process but got there in the end

Give me a shout if you need a hand with your headlining mate

[Glenn_]

Good luck trying to repair the head lining.Ive done 2 now and they both sagged again.

[Karl 3dr]

What did you use Glenn?

[Tarren]

Hi Karl

Can i ask what size and et are your comps? and also what suspension your running please

Car is looking as good as ever stunning

[Karl 3dr]

Thanks mate, yeah, no problem, they're 7.5 x 17" ET 37

It's on Konis and Ahmed springs, i think they're the road spec springs, i could be wrong though, it used to sit slightly lower at the back before i fitted the beam, i quite like the nose down stance now though lol

Cheers, Karl

[Tarren]

Thanks Karl

No it looks perfect, i am on new avo coilovers and have not had a chance to drive it yet lol will see how it feels

Deffo swaying towards your comps for my sapph going to have to get some prices what tyre size are you on?

Thanks again for this mate

[Karl 3dr]

No problem mate, I've got 215 40 17's on it atm, I'm tempted to change the rears for some slightly wider ones though.
I've thought about coilovers as well but it rides nice as it is so I think I'll leave it as it is lol.
I think Reyland are the best place to get comps tbh.

Karl

[fezzajsy]

Karl,explain ur breather set up pliz.want the same.

[Karl 3dr]

Hi mate, do you mean where each pipe goes to? I'll have to have a look later and get back to you mate

[fezzajsy]

yse mate and pipe size pliz

[Karl 3dr]

Ok mate, bear with me because my car's having some paint, should be going up there friday so i'll have a look for you

[SAM_RSCAB]

cracking motor mate!!! best i have seen i think!!

[Rsmat]

One of my fav saph's love it mate....!

[Karl 3dr]

Cheers guys

[Tarren]

Hi Karl

Think we are all due some updates very soon!

Pics pics pics lol!

[pat dent]

V.nice saff u got there Karl

[Karl 3dr]

Hi Tarren,

I'll put some pics up tomorrow when i get it back mate....

In the meantime, i sent it to the bodyshop that originally painted it at the beginning of febuary for the following work to be carried out...

1 Repair and paint osf wing from where it was scratched at work

2 There was a couple of little blisters on both rear wheel arches so repair them and paint both rear quarters

3 Paint the roof

4 The rear bumper had melted near the exhaust so i bought a new genuuine one, this was to be painted

5 I bought some sideskirts off ebay which were straighter than the originals, paint these

I told him he could have it for a month because i thought that was plenty of time to get it all sorted and i'm using it for a mates wedding in may so wanted it back with plenty of time to clean it up and iron out any niggly problems before the wedding.

It wasn't touched for 2 weeks after me taking it up there which pissed me off but anyway, he then got on with it, the month went by and there was no sign of it being finished so i told him a white lie that the wedding was in april, just to try and hurry him up.

Anyway, i got it back mid april after mithering the fuck out of him to get it done, i got it back quite late on in the evening when it going dark so couldn't check it over properly so i didn't pay him there and then and told him i'd take the money up after work the next day... But i had a feeling it wasn't right so i decided to wash it off and check it over the next day before i paid him...

What i found pissed me off to the point of me nearly breaking it tbh...

1 It was a totally different shade of white to the rest of the car

2 The paint on the osf wing and rear quarters had had some sort of reaction, it looked like eggshell or something under the surface of the paint

3 The nsr wheel arch was the WRONG SHAPE

4 The roof and the rear bumper looked like they'd been done with an aerosol and there was shit in the paint

5 masking lines EVERWHERE,

6 A HUGE triangle of overspray on the nsr door

7 he broke BOTH my numberplate lights and left them loose in the rear bumper, presumably hoping i wouldn't say anything or wouldn't notice

8 he broke the clips on both roof trims, again, never said anything

There are other things he's fucked up as well but you get the idea...

I got straight on the phone to citizens advice to see where i stood legally and the told me i'd got to give them the opportunity to put it right which obviously i wasn't happy with but i rang them, basically told them what i thought of them and that i'd spoken to C.A.B and trading standards and they almost instantly said "ok, if you're not happy to bring it back then don't and there's no charge" Which to me says they know they've done a shoddy job and didn't wasnt me to be dragging their name through the mud.

So, it's currently at another bodyshop being sorted out, hopefully getting it back tomorrow, although they did ring me earlier to say the first cowboys may have damaged the sunroof mechanism as well, fantastic!!

On the plus side, i went to see how they were getting on with it today and it looked awesome!!

Some pics of how it was...

This is the osr quarter, it was hard to capture on a photo but you can just see the weird reaction under the paint...it was the same on the nsr quarter and osf wing...



Again, difficult to see in a pic but stood out like a sore thumb on the car, this is the nsr wheel arch, it was like a 50p piece lol



My broken number plate lights...





Rear towing eye cover stuck down with masking tape...nice lol



Anyway, the plus side was i hadn't paid him anything so at least i wasn't out of pocket, and it's now being sorted...

Will post up some pics of it when i get it back over the weekend

[Sticky.]

That's not good at all Karl.

[Karl 3dr]

Some pics from this week while it's being put right...

[Karl 3dr]

Originally Posted by Sticky.

That's not good at all Karl.

I know Paul, i know it's just a car at the end of the day but i could have cried when i saw the state of it mate lol

[Karl 3dr]

Originally Posted by pat dent

V.nice saff u got there Karl

Thanks mate

[Tarren]

Now you know i have spoke to you about this Karl and you know my thoughts on this, but not for one second did i think it would be that bad

They do say a pic speak a thousand's words but that rear arch is shocking it was totally out of your hands mate, you trust people to do as they say! but that painter needs shooting!

But hey ho! thats in the past and it's now looking stunning as ever with a proper painter

I for one can not wait to see the pics tomorrow (fingers crossed no rain)

Tarren

[gavt123]

just read this all the way through awesome work mate, shame about the mishaps along the way but glad its getting sorted now defo one of the best looking saphs on here

[Sticky.]

Originally Posted by sapph1

I know Paul, i know it's just a car at the end of the day but i could have cried when i saw the state of it mate lol

It's not just a car thou Karl, it's your pride and joy and this is what we work hard for to give us the enjoyment, it annoys me when they just think its a 25yr old sierra. It's nice to see it's getting sorted thou.

[AJC]

Good to see she being sorted.

Shitter about the other body shop!

[KSA-Cossie]

Bloody hell Karl,you had your fair share of problems mate. Gonna be perfect once painted though.

[nuttynil]

Pleased for you mate getting the bodywork sorted out properly this time .i used to paint years ago the service you got was way out of line after you went back to him . Neil

[Karl 3dr]

Originally Posted by Tarren

Now you know i have spoke to you about this Karl and you know my thoughts on this, but not for one second did i think it would be that bad

They do say a pic speak a thousand's words but that rear arch is shocking it was totally out of your hands mate, you trust people to do as they say! but that painter needs shooting!

But hey ho! thats in the past and it's now looking stunning as ever with a proper painter

I for one can not wait to see the pics tomorrow (fingers crossed no rain)


Tarren

Thanks mate, unfortunately not gonna get it back this weekend now due to the sunroof problem , will be tuesday now i think.
Basically, it's fucked so i need another one, we've set it in the closed position for now and that's how it will stay until i get a replacement, a friend has sourced me one today so gonna go have a look at it next week and if it's any good i'll have it

Originally Posted by gavt123

just read this all the way through awesome work mate, shame about the mishaps along the way but glad its getting sorted now defo one of the best looking saphs on here

Thanks mate

Originally Posted by Sticky.

It's not just a car thou Karl, it's your pride and joy and this is what we work hard for to give us the enjoyment, it annoys me when they just think its a 25yr old sierra. It's nice to see it's getting sorted thou.

I know mate, i know you of all people know how i feel with the grief you've had with the Focus, they're doing a top job of putting it right though!!

Originally Posted by AJC

Good to see she being sorted.

Shitter about the other body shop!

Cheers Andy

Originally Posted by KSA-Cossie

Bloody hell Karl,you had your fair share of problems mate. Gonna be perfect once painted though.

Tell me about it mate lol, bastard cars lol

Originally Posted by nuttynil

Pleased for you mate getting the bodywork sorted out properly this time .i used to paint years ago the service you got was way out of line after you went back to him . Neil

Cheers Neil

Shaun, the guy who's painted it sent me these earlier from when he'd just painted it ...









Karl

[Moonstone Mart]

Ooooo shiny!

[Sticky.]

God to see its getting put right, it'll be like new when you get it back mate.

[Karl 3dr]

Originally Posted by Moonstone Mart

Ooooo shiny!

Lol, you never know, i might actually be able to take you out in it soon mate!!

Originally Posted by Sticky.

God to see its getting put right, it'll be like new when you get it back mate.

Cheers Paul, i really can't fault the work the lads have done to put it right, they've done a load of extra bits as well and the bill is still LESS than what the original place wanted!!