My Dolomite Grey 225

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Cloud
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Hi Brian. They took almost three weeks as they were busy. Luckily, Scott has a set of old wheels off his Golf, so I used those while mine were being done.
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I took the plunge, two weeks ago, and treated myself to a full cat back system. I went with Powerflow in the end, as Zaustworx no longer do custom made systems and I've had Powerflow on my last two cars and been really pleased with them.

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I used Westgate Tyres in Morecambe, and would highly recommend them. It looks and sounds fantastic in my opinion, I'm a very happy bunny!!
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Once again looks great......good job, hopefully get to hear and see it, really need to sort that Glasson Dock meet up out!!
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Haha, thanks Brian. Hope to see you soon! :yes:
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My TT is 20 years old today! I haven't got a recent photo on my new phone so this one taken at Cleveleys Car Show is the best I can do for now. :D
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Congratulations :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Hoping to get the QS back on the road shortly, it's been SORN'd since lockdown. Got it booked in at a garage on Monday to get it through the MOT. We had a mobile TT specialist change the cambelt and do a service last year, so at least that a couple of things less to do. We'll hopefully be able to get to some cars and coffees with both TTs soon. :yes:
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Both beauties together 8)
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I may or may not have clicked 'buy it now' on Sunday!. 8) .
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Ooo………..they look nice.
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The rust on my rear arch, a friend had worked on a few years ago, had started to come through again. He said it probably would, and that it really needed doing properly. As you can see, it was letting the car down.
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I decided to take the plunge and get it sorted with a local company (Auto Spray in Darwen) who seem to get a lot of recommendations. It was a bit like opening a can of worms, and it wasn't the news I was hoping for.
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