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DMB overlays fitted :) Just washed the car then it rained :(

Two Questions Really.. I was Thinking of Fitting Puddle / Projection Lights to My Doors. Would Like to get a Monster Claw Logo (without the Monster Energy Writing) like This.. Can Anyone Post a Link..? for either a Company or Ebay Seller in the UK that might Sell or Design this Logo..?? (would rather Boost the Economy of Our Island than China or USA.. every little Helps.!??) Also Thinking of Fitting Wheel Spacers.. Do not want to Paint Them... Can You Buy Them in "Black.!!"..? or even In Monster Green..? Many Thanks for Any Replies or Links..

It's the 55mm fit perfect :) Bet your right excited :)

The heathen stick.

A site box seems like the way forward indeed, had a look at one this morning atm i wasn't able to test how well it opens inside the van. Unfortunately the only register i have with serials numbers is the PAT test certificate, and that... is so beaten up it's unreadable. I must say truly caught me out, next time i will be far more prepared. Seems i was naive putting my trust in just the van door locks... Greg thank you for the offer mate it's much appreciated but i have been given some help from a family member and hopefully i will be able to replace all my tools by the end of next week. Some of my tools were direct order from manufacture as they aren't stocked in stores.

really sorry to hear this kurt, karma is a bad !Removed! and hope it comes there way soon, really hope the police can follow this up somehow and catch the fellers.

Hi all, This may be a stupid question but I am not to sure on the answer , If I was to tint / smoke my rear fog and reverse lights would this pass an MOT ? I wouldn't go for a dark tint just a slight one... Thanks in advance :-)

Had a test drive in an ST-3 today. Was what we hoped it would be a compliant ride, nice sound, swift when you want it, a good all rounder, ticks many boxed nice on motorway, fun on the b roads, will get a mountain bike in the boot and would probably not mind the odd track outing if that's your thing.

 Certainly a nice ride than our current Countryman and more space :) I have to admit having read and watched a few reviews with all the talk of torque steer was expecting a handful and would get it all the time, found that drive smooth it's uneventful in that regard, even under a decent amount of throttle didn't seem as bad as the reviews say, once I'd boxed that off just concentrated on the rest of the drive, we both drive it and both really liked it, and in our opinion the blue with style pack grey wheels does look stunning. (other great stunning looking colours are also available!!)

 Looks like we should have one end of September all being well :)

12 weeks!!! Wow I waited 1 haha What colour exterior interior??? And they came with mats unsure if they are unique lol, but there are only st emblem mats on the focus :) I've already had a chat with ford :) But not fussed about the mats because as soon as go for the mountune kit ill be picking a set of theres

That's the understatement of the century!! 12 weeks is a loooooong time to wait for a car!! Come on Ford sort it out....only takes they're robots 9 hours to build a fiesta!! :( Ive text my dealer every 2 weeks of so for info....pretty sure he'll be glad to see the back of me. By the way did yours have the "unique ST mats" that the brochure talks about or generic ones or none at all?

what size wheel centres did you go for in the end? I've heard differing views over what size to get. Just over a week till im due to pick up my st-2!!! :)

Just fitted Cree 501's in mine, they are really bright only issue is they don't shine directly down but slightly to the side, you can see in the photo below. Got them off ebay £4.99 each but really quick delivery from this guy, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Cree-LED-Super-White-3w-T10-501-W5W-Car-Van-Bulb-Sidelight-Interior-Exterior-/300882289692?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item460dfb641c I also put themin my reverse lights they are super bright! Advantage with these is they intelligent so no problems with polarity, just plug and play. I have just fitted a nother set in front sidelights and upgraded headlights to HID's so all my bulbs are properlywhite now.

if in any doubt get it checked out what might be nothing now could become a huge bill quite quickly

Lol...sounds like an interesting job...can ye tell leo I deserve a holiday for putting up with him he hasn't got the concept of happy wife happy life yet

i called in poundstrechers locally with the mrs, & spotted this & in my car colour,thought i'll buy it,if i like it it stays,if not rip off, it was expensive

early 2007 rectangular late 2007 round easiest way to tell is have a look to be honest or check k and n website using youre reg

I think usually if it is a whine from the gearbox the pitch of the whine changes when you change gear and it does not do that. So unsure might be normal normal of the engine or something :s

Yeah sold about 2 year back, it was the second Alfa Ive owned ans strangely neither had electrical probs LOL, and Ill second Lenny, ramps are better, just make sure you chock the wheels on the ground, safety first.

Looks like either the boot lid is off centre or the wing is too far out. I'm sure you can adjust the shut line of the wing to tidy up the gap.

No mate,I haven't purchased yet but anything cree won't burn out in a week, And says there 15watt of light so 30watt of light is more than sufficient. Don't underestimate the power of Cree ;)

have a look on here http://www.autobritedirect.co.uk/ also join there facebook page they are really helpful and got some amazing products i just got a snow foam lance and snowfoam on a deal from them on detailing world website it works a treat

cleaned up calipers & drums ,as they were rusty, now calipers in gold, & drums silver as may do rear caliper later in year.

Really sorry to hear this Kurt, I have been there once myself too but not to the extent or value of your gear. I had my entire tool box contents stolen from my work, they left the box though! They were tools supplied by my work but that was over a year ago and they still haven't replaced much of it. Anyway, we are now forced to use site boxes due to the very high number of thefts. One of these as mentioned already would be a great addition for your van IMHO even if it does add 50kg. The type we are using claim to stop you getting a pry bar in and the locks are very heavy duty and welded inside the box with a heavy steal plate around them on the outside. They are absolutely solid and would definitely take a bit of a beating and slow someone down considerably. I hope you get the scum bag(s) that nicked your tools but more importantly i hope you get your tools back so you can continue to work as soon as possible Did you have a list of serial numbers or any identification marks on your tools?

You guys seriously going to do this, while you order it, get a mexican bndanna as well.

So, say I call them up asking how much it'll cost me. Does that mean i'll have to cancel my current insurance and start a whole new policy in order to get extra's on my insurance? Thus costing me more than I would ideally like! Haha.

sorry to hear this m8ty, i once had my van broken into in brighton luckily they only got away with my m8s broken power tools as all the others were on site. contact your local cash convertors etc,visit local boot fairs look in your local friday ad for any tools that seem like yours. if you were very local to me i could perhaps lend you a few bits.

Thanks for the kind words guys, i have looked into insurance and no my insurance does not cover it nor does my public liability insurance covers tools. Insurance that specifically covers tools is so much that unless everything is stolen as in this case it's not worth it. I have looked online been looking since it happened nothing has popped up that is familiar, trying very hard to pick myself up but i won't lie this has truly discouraged me and i feel paranoid about vans! I believe the next step for me is to get a steal site box and have it welded to the van floor, will be costly and adds excessive weight but it is an option that seems to work based on speaking to people who've had experience with this. Credit card shall be my next option too a very unwanted one at that. Once again guys thanks for the kind words and advice, taking everything into account for future reference because this has been damaging to my life. I'm still shocked at it all crazy stuff Oh yeah and i have never and will never buy power tools at markets or gumtree i will not support the trend for theft, will purchase all new tools. Will be researching power tool tagging/prints of some sort

from personal experience, van insurance is a joke when it comes to tools...you either pay through the nose to the point you could buy new kit every two years with premiums, or find out all the get out clauses when you make a claim, far better off insuring individual items, still costs a bit though and hard to find a policy that pays out a decent value for theft of unattended equipment

Sorry to hear it Kurt, good to see that the officers are still digging into it for you, surely though your van insurance should cover some of the cost?

sorry to hear this Kurt. my dad had his garage broken into and it was a horrible sickening feeling and put me and my dad right off for ages. luckily his customers and locals helped out with tools and he got started again. i hope they catch the gits and you recover your tools.

I must say I am more a fan of D'ick and Barry Van Dyk'e :) good ol' Diagnosis Murder!

I like the new badge - looks great! I have de-badged mine but can't think on what should go there :/ Mines 05 plate so might look weird with the mk3 badge :/ Check mine out let me know what you think :) Cars look great by the way :)

So not many mods planned for this month as im saving for a vacation to NYC. Debadging the Focus was next on the list, so did that this evening. Not a fan of having it entirely bare, so I bought an MK3 Focus Badge to replace the stock one. I quite like it. What do you guys think?

Yeah a lad of the st owners club makes personalised ones :) On Facebook type in caps 'n' cuffs

Wack some winter tyres on these alloys and get a new set for the 18's Winter wheels Summer Wheels :)

Hey mate. Doesn't seem to be an issue for me, slots into the ignition without issue. :)

just a quick one... did you find that you cant use the blue rubber key cover when you have the ignition barrel fitted??

the day lights look good, and i like the mirror lights. is there a way of hooking up you mirror lights so when you open the doors they auto come on with your interior lights.

Your braver than me if you try this, good luck and post pictures when you have done them.

Not much has been done recently, Ive just recieved my 'Team HEKO' wind deflectors and im awaiting a Zetec S Spoiler! :D Cant Wait!

The Car Before I Bought it And then after it was lowered... HUGE DIFFERENCE!! Next came the fun part! the grill got sprayed red! finally the car looks amazing haha!

After the exhaust change, came the lowering... 40mm drop all round!

just when everything was going fantastic, disaster struck with a burst radiator...

maybe at a later time maybe next year when i have alloys done in gunmetal grey or anthracite,do them at same point. are you at fordfair this year?

looking good mate love those DRLs i just dont have the balls to click buy now! lol Regards your spoiler with a crack i would dig the arm in and wangle a few ££s off the price if you can! ;)

Looking good Yunii. I'm sure your the only one that'll notice the crack in the spoiler, are there any plans to colour code the DRLs?

Join over at focusstoc, me and Sal are members over there. You'll be skint in no time lol

Love it when packages arrive in the post, glad to be working from home today: Swapped my sidelights for these LEDs: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Super-Bright-Xenon-White-Sidelight-LED-Bulbs-Replacement-501-W5W-T10-Canbus-Car-/280823193038?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item41625dddce, and managed to break the housing on one, so need to see if I can find a replacement on ebay. That's all the mods for this month. More next month ;)

The Skoda Estelle, no-one and I mean no-one should be seen in one let alone driving one without a disguise, Having said that one place I worked at had one that the then transport manager had bought, he threatened the entire sales rep team that if they didn't look after their company car, I.E. keep it clean both inside and out he would take it off them for a week for the first offence, (Two weeks for the second, and so on) and they would have to drive the Estelle. Needless to say the reps had the cleanest cars in the car park

So round 2 with the Blue LED Ignition ring. Bought from a different seller, much better quality, and only 9 days to come from china: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321159224901?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 Literally fitted in 30mins, just in time for the Apprentice final LOL ;). Absolutely love it.