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Old 03-04-2006, 07:45 AM
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OMG - You Bufty FREAK! Nice touch with the recliner button
did matey still want the speakers and stuff do you know??

Doh, Just remembered, i forgot to reply to your text the other day, i was on lates
Old 03-04-2006, 10:58 AM
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nice touch, what are they from
Old 03-04-2006, 11:15 AM
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What recaros are the buttons from?

Not thought about having a small dimmed light under the button so you can see it in the dark?
Old 03-04-2006, 03:10 PM
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Well, that last update ruined the car completely!!






































Ok, just kiddin, nice touch there m8!!
Old 03-04-2006, 03:42 PM
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Don't have words...
Old 03-04-2006, 05:45 PM
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Now thats the kind of attention to detail I'm talking about - love the small touches like the Recaro recliner handles.
Old 03-04-2006, 05:50 PM
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minty mint
Old 03-04-2006, 05:58 PM
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Thanks for the comments not sure what recaros they are off ,sourced on ebay
Old 03-04-2006, 08:57 PM
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Old 03-04-2006, 09:17 PM
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Looks mint, bet they love moting cars that clean

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Old 04-04-2006, 12:27 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-ESCORT-RS...VWQQrdZ1QQcmdZ Here they are off E-BAY...Ł5.99 ,Sorry dave ,now everyone will have them..
Old 06-04-2006, 07:40 PM
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love the car lad had one that colour myself loved every minute of owning one but was only 20 at the time and the need for speed eventually took me into a wall at some stupid speed boho!!
Old 09-04-2006, 07:33 PM
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Old 09-04-2006, 09:46 PM
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All looking sweet as usual!
Old 11-04-2006, 05:51 PM
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Been meaning to get a new screen in for ages now ,finally got one off a friend who works in the trade
Starting to ease the old one out
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One nice new screen
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Bit too much pressure on the old one lol
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Old one out
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New one about to get strung in
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Job done
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Old 11-04-2006, 06:01 PM
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one of your best mods!


































joking mate! Car keeps getting better and better.
Old 11-04-2006, 06:13 PM
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nice, how hard was it to get the new screen in and what method did you use
Old 11-04-2006, 07:09 PM
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at last
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Old 12-04-2006, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by rs nutta
nice, how hard was it to get the new screen in and what method did you use
Easy mate, get some good quaility thick string and feed into the rubber when its all out the car, place into position and starting at the bottom pull the string around the screen doing a bit from each end alternatly ,screen strung in about 2mins
Old 12-04-2006, 08:17 AM
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Thanks for all the comments
Old 12-04-2006, 08:46 AM
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Quality Dave. How much it set you back? Is it heated?

Nice to see it mint around the screen...unusual for these cars
Old 12-04-2006, 11:13 AM
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looking sweet as.....

53 pages of pure RS magic
Old 12-04-2006, 11:57 AM
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Looks v v nice Dave...but where will it all end??

Surely there can't be anything else left to do to this car???

Ever thought about re-trimming the interior? Leather/Alcantra?
Old 12-04-2006, 01:24 PM
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Old 13-04-2006, 12:43 PM
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Was there really anything wrong with the old one!?
Old 13-04-2006, 05:26 PM
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Smart... Love the recaro bits
Old 13-04-2006, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by adamS2RST
Quality Dave. How much it set you back? Is it heated?

Nice to see it mint around the screen...unusual for these cars
non heated Adam, 50 quid
Old 13-04-2006, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by John Laverick
Looks v v nice Dave...but where will it all end??

Surely there can't be anything else left to do to this car???

Ever thought about re-trimming the interior? Leather/Alcantra?
Just bits and bobs to do now really ,never really though of leather tbh
Old 13-04-2006, 06:12 PM
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weres mine lol
got to say them recaro thingys look good
Old 13-04-2006, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Twins
Originally Posted by adamS2RST
Quality Dave. How much it set you back? Is it heated?

Nice to see it mint around the screen...unusual for these cars
non heated Adam, 50 quid
Cool
Old 18-04-2006, 05:38 PM
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Great work still Dave, not been on much since moving into my own pad, but this is one ofthe 1st threads i visited!! Still best RST out there imo!!
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hi like the car. looks brilliant. where did you get the headlight replacement air vent from?
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Originally Posted by cossyrich
hi like the car. looks brilliant. where did you get the headlight replacement air vent from?

Dave made it himself
Old 19-04-2006, 10:11 PM
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this car never sieses to amaze me. the extent of your thouroughness,

i want an rs
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Originally Posted by K3V HA
Great work still Dave, not been on much since moving into my own pad, but this is one ofthe 1st threads i visited!! Still best RST out there imo!!
Thanks
Old 20-04-2006, 05:57 AM
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Thanks for all the comments ,getting it ready for central day ,fingers crossed for the weather
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Ok a small update ,had a couple of small problems on the way to central day ,first one on the m1 (5 minute fix) and the other was the alternator bearing going just when we got off the m1 ,managed to get it to the pod ok (bit noisy) and purchashed a nice polished one ,also when i got home tried on my mate lee,s mo,s for 18" trial fitment .
Thought i would get it fitted first then enjoy the show after.
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One knackered alternator.
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Thanks Simon for your help
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Some pics of the 18s on
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Must say i think it looks the tits ,these are the wheels i want for it in gloss black.
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Old 24-04-2006, 05:01 PM
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Those wheels look lush on the car Any pics of the whole car with the wheels on?
Old 24-04-2006, 05:13 PM
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Did look the nuts dave get buying



Those wheels look lush on the car Any pics of the whole car with the wheels on?

He only tried 1 on (lazy)


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