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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:31 PM
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Default My car as it stands now :(

Not looking so good now

never mind, i'm sure there will be an Escort sitting in that space soon

these are just after the crash and on the sunday going home












and these are of the car about a week ago














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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:37 PM
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whats wrong with it,seems ok to me
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:39 PM
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Could've been worse, you could have eaten a Lynx burger Sad state tho but you've dealt with it well
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 12:02 AM
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Hope you didn't sell my bungee strap. It was holding the boot shut and the bumper on
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 12:40 AM
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bit of filler and that would have been as good as new , some people use any excuse to break a cossie


white is the best colour too ( ok magenta, but mines white )

hope the money helps you with you loss
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 02:09 AM
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Never good to see mate

Looks like you would of needed some welding on the rear chassis rails come next MOT, so not all bad!

Good luck with the Esc Cos mate

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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 06:11 AM
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Poor thing

Good luck with the escos mate
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 07:16 AM
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i'm awaiting people to get back to me about escorts, there's a few so hopefully i'll soon have one
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 07:43 AM
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you'll be ok mate
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:29 AM
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how much do you want for the top of the brake reservoir (the cap with the 2 connections for the brake low level warning and abs) ?
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:35 AM
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sad for ya mate!


but your gonna be proper smiling again soon though aint ya!
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:39 AM
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but your gonna be proper smiling again soon though aint ya!
and you
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:40 AM
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A sad sight to see mate
I see u still have those rear window bits tho lol wip em off and ill have em off u at some point up at MK
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:41 AM
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the drivers side looks a bit bent, but how the fook you get them off??
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:44 AM
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Daveyboy wrote:

but your gonna be proper smiling again soon though aint ya!


and you

Yeah cheers for that dude.. A LOT!! i'll buy ya several hundred beers next time i see you Top man!



ps. hope you were gentle with Waps
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:46 AM
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mate did your foglight switches and heated screen switches all work and i mean iluminae ok too ?

if so how mch u want for them
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:46 AM
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no worries, just nees a clean

made 348 on my car too


as for waps

he rang me and said is your house on the corner of thomas street, i said yeah, but i'm over my mates
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:48 AM
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people stop asking question on here, else it will get moded


PM me


criag the heated screen was 50/50 the others worked fine
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:48 AM
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hope you get your escort soon m8
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:52 AM
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he rang me and said is your house on the corner of thomas street, i said yeah, but i'm over my mates
LMAO
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:55 AM
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Sorry to see it like that Steve.

Best of luck in your escy hunt :Top:

oh by the way can i have the bonnet stay clip - its the one that the bonnet stay clips into - a small clip on the slam panel as mine broke and i lost it

cheers

bud

pm me if this is ok and i will pm u my address.

Cheers

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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:55 AM
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the drivers side looks a bit bent, but how the fook you get them off??
you talking about the black plastic bits on the side of the rear windscreen?

if so, you have to remove all of the interior trim to get to a couple of nuts on the inside that hold them in. don't try and pull them off.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:34 AM
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Hmmm sounds like too much bother for that
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:36 AM
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well there's no interior in my car, so should be simple then...pmsl
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:39 AM
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Spiky
I need the little plastic thing that sits on the column behind the steering wheel for the self canceling indicators mate!
Any chance you could whip it off and send it to me
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:44 AM
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pm me your addy dude
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Spiky
pm me your addy dude
Sent mate
You sure you know the part i mean?
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:51 AM
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its the little white plastiv bit that sits behine the steering wheel to turn the indicators off when you straight up????
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Spiky
its the little white plastiv bit that sits behine the steering wheel to turn the indicators off when you straight up????
Thats the kiddie but never seen a white one they are usually black
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:56 AM
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not taken my wheel off, so dont know colour, but my mates 3dr, i'm sure was white, no matter will send any how
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Spiky
not taken my wheel off, so dont know colour, but my mates 3dr, i'm sure was white, no matter will send any how
Cheers mate
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 11:09 AM
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isn't that for sale at Junction 28??
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 11:10 AM
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pmsl
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