id just have the valance done mate if your looking for someone to do it and dont mind a little travelling my brother will sort it for you you have seen the work he has done on my series 1 and im sure you looked at the other series 1 we restored

as for value yes id like to go and pay 7-8k for a original car but those stone chips and the other little bits that come with an original car would piss me right off it all depends on how you like the car id rather it be totally mint