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Bonnie the blue Lupo! :)


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Well here's my new baby!!!

I am seriously soooooo happy :wub: The fella and I have plenty of plans for this little beaut!

Drove all the way from Sheffield to Dorset, it was emotional to say the least and didn't get back till 6 in the morning! :sleeping: but well worth it!

I have decided to name her Bonnie....actually LOVE this car!!

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Here she is with the fella's Ibiza!

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I bought her Sunday, so yea you may well have seen her on Gumtree...I think she's gorgeous, and I gotta think about how I'm gonna put my stamp on her yet :) so love driving her about tho, she's a little stunnah!!... Gutted that I had to raise her tho just so I could get to areas surrounded by speed bumps an getting up our drive! Hahaa xx

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Ok,

So this weekend just passed I had some spare time to do a little bit of work to Bonnie, seeing as I am on a budget currently it makes much more sense to use the time I have to do the things that cost me nothing!

So basically, I started with taking off the door trim, with thanks to a thread on here I managed it, with 4 people including myself complaining about blistered fingers!! Hahaa

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Slightly annoyed tho cause on the drivers door it looks like someome has had it sprayed over (including the trim) and there is a clear difference in the paint and the lacquer...so slightly mift about that...but after speaking to an acquaintance who deals with paints he said it may come up in time with a very very good polish.

Then came the change in the colour of the indicators, I figured that the clear ones were too dull for my liking, and thought that on the blue orange ones would look pretty good, these were soooo easy to change over, and have made somewhat of a big difference, I personally think that she looks cleaner with the orange ones on....

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Then the removal of the rear wiper and Lupo and 1.4 badge....again has given her such a cleaner look.....

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And finally a polish...

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And then another annoyance, I've lost my center :furious:

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But I have another on the way and should have that back in place soon enough...

Plus the addition of my PVW sticker in the rear :D

But in fairness, all in all, I think that these small changes have made quite the difference to Bonnie...

:heart: xx

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Banded Steels 13''...

For the trim there's a post on here as to what you need to get it all off etc, but it makes so much of a difference to the car its unreal, it looks so much tidier and cleaner since I've done it!

Here's the link to the guys profile...such a time saver knowing exactly what you're doing...

But also, just a tip, when using the dental floss, double or triple it over so its thicker, it keeps snapping otherwise!

http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?/topic/77413-how-to-remove-door-stripsbumperguards-photo-walkthrough/

xx

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Ok, so today I finished off the hub centre that I got for the one that went walk abouts last week, Sanded it down, primed, painted, and lacquered, and done a pretty good job if I may say so myself!!

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And back on the gorgeous girl :) I feel that she is once again complete :D

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Got my rear camber shims thru, and my front brake pads today, so a busy weekend for one getting those sorted....

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Also found a pretty mint place to take some nice pics on a very blessed sunny day last Friday of Bonnie, came out really well!! So far I think that that is all to update :)

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Xx

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I know :D but can't have mine any lower cause I won't be able to get up the drive :( lol only when I'm going to a meet or whatever ill lower her further...mmmmm :) xx

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Went shopping today, and a trolley full of food managed to fit in my boot!! Seriously chuffed, and massively impressed!!

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I'm getting some more shims for the rear as it wasn't enough with just one set, and I may get some camber to the front too, but I love camber on the rear, but at the moment, money dictates an awful lot right now, so it's a case of wait and see lol x

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dont get another set of camber shims... just use washers ;)

http://www.forum.dirtystancing.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=43

you didn't hear it from me haha!

Bonnie's looking really great so far! excited to see what else you come up with.

I've heard that loadsa people use washers, but I think I prefer shims tbh....probs cause that's what they're specifically for, I dunno lol but I may give it a crack with washers....

Awwww thanks, I think she's coming along nicely, but as I've said, money is dictating right now :(

xx

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