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by calypso
Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:50 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: How to fit exterior chrome
Replies: 4
Views: 4156

OK, I was thinking glue but I was apprehensive, I always think of glue as being a permanent treatment. If the chrome strips that run fromo the bottom of the headlight down to the bumper are fixed in the same way that the long bonnent chrome strips are, then the guys that resprayed it filled it in. I...
by calypso
Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:55 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: New Member from South Africa - Taking over abandoned project
Replies: 3
Views: 4549

Well seeing as though you asked so nicely http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/calypso1/2012-10-06115938.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/calypso1/2012-10-06115920.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/calypso1/2012-10-05073213.jpg The light is decieving, makes the paint look great....
by calypso
Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:26 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: How to fit exterior chrome
Replies: 4
Views: 4156

How to fit exterior chrome

Hi Getting towards the end of my restoration. I wont lie, not much was done by me. 2 things I cant get right. How do you fit the small chrome strips on the bonnent that go under the headlights? The next quetion is, how do you fit the big chrome slabs that go onto tha A pillar? Feels like I am missin...
by calypso
Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:47 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: New Member from South Africa - Taking over abandoned project
Replies: 3
Views: 4549

New Member from South Africa - Taking over abandoned project

Hi I really should have found this site earlier. My father and I got an Series 1 4.2 around a year ago. It was an abandoned restoration project. Mechanically it was pretty well sorted, but had no interior and was missing alot of trim. Here some pics: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/calypso1/E...