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Post a picture of your vehicle here Part 5 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

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  • #8162
    ILikeBoats
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,934 ✭✭✭ILikeBoats


    BDJW wrote: »
    Did you get this done in Skerries? Just saw pictures of this go up on this companys Facebook page if i'm not mistaken? My Civic is going into him tomorrow to get an interior valet and a detar, wash and wax of the exterior

    Where is that if you don't mind me asking?


  • #8163
    h3000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭h3000


    Big Nasty wrote: »
    Unbelievable selection of cars on show at every Limerick C&C - far better than Dublin.

    Mostly down to JP McManus though? :p
    It’s his brother that’s the car collector.

    There are often some very special cars there alright. I missed last Sunday and my dream car was there. A guy called Stavros does a video on most C&Cs Limerick. He had a few pics on his Instagram below
    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp1IbHrgg3M
    https://www.instagram.com/p/BpytxHTgoJM
    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp3-hRbAuMt

    0118 999 881 999 119 725 3



  • #8164
    Truckermal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,043 ✭✭✭Truckermal


    465798.jpg

    Done a exterior detail this week including a coat of wax which gave a fantastic shine plus no swirls or scratches!


  • #8165
    Avatar MIA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,748 ✭✭✭Avatar MIA


    ^^^ just thinking, how is he able to keep it on UK plates?


  • #8166
    Dia1988
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭Dia1988


    Avatar MIA wrote: »
    ^^^ just thinking, how is he able to keep it on UK plates?

    He probably has an address in UK. That Porsche is a 608bhp 4.6 litre hybrid/electric with only 76g/co2 making it exempt from UK tax and 120 euro here.

    It only has 370 miles as of last April so presumably it's trailered everywhere. Still taxed though but showing as not insured on the UK insurance database. Perhaps it's under a group insurance scheme.


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  • #8167
    Pops_20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Pops_20


    Bring back pop ups! :o

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  • #8168
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,728 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    That gives me so much joy.


  • #8169
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,519 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Always as a kid admired those pop ups.....


  • #8170
    James Bond Junior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,143 ✭✭✭James Bond Junior


    Pop up lights and the hubcaps that looked like they were going backwards when driving.


  • #8171
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,519 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    James Bond Junior wrote: »
    Pop up lights and the hubcaps that looked like they were going backwards when driving.

    Don't forget..... Rust rust everywhere....


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  • #8172
    Kevin Finnerty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭Kevin Finnerty


    It's like the wipers are as happy as us to see a pop up light!


  • #8173
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,805 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    Probably the most pointless clean I’ll ever give it, surely be dirty again by the time I drive it home. Stupid weather.

    330


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  • #8174
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,251 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    One year in my possession, got her tax for her birthday and an NCT cert. Any one thinking of a ceramic coating...this car has not been washed in 4 weeks, it simply does not get dirty despite being driven on mucky roads, ceramic coating are the business.

    https://i.imgur.com/xxW1Czo.jpg
    https://i.imgur.com/Y1njZlR.jpg
    https://i.imgur.com/1s19l42.jpg


  • #8175
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,805 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    ^what a car!

    Roughly how much does ceramic coating cost? I’m sick of giving deep cleans twice a week. It would be great to give just a blast of the powerhose.


  • #8176
    MidMan25
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,027 ✭✭✭MidMan25


    Hunky Monster wrote: »
    ^what a car!

    Roughly how much does ceramic coating cost? I’m sick of giving deep cleans twice a week. It would be great to give just a blast of the powerhose.

    700-1000 typically for the basics, a lot depends on the amount of correction the paint needs prior to coating.


  • #8177
    James Bond Junior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,143 ✭✭✭James Bond Junior


    Hunky Monster wrote: »
    ^what a car!

    Roughly how much does ceramic coating cost? I’m sick of giving deep cleans twice a week. It would be great to give just a blast of the powerhose.

    PM Foxhole Norman, he does that for a living.


  • #8178
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,251 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Hunky Monster wrote: »
    ^what a car!

    Roughly how much does ceramic coating cost? I’m sick of giving deep cleans twice a week. It would be great to give just a blast of the power-hose.

    When I had mine done the car was gone 3 days getting a full correction, thats the work of the job, applying the coating to contaminated or scratched paint does nothing.

    As for cost about a grand, but I had the works done, mine was done by a place no longer doing detailing so cannot recommend somebody else.

    Certainly cleaning is fairly easy, and almost a no touch proceedure, the wheel need a bit more attention but I am trying my best to touch the paint as little as possible.

    The finish is quite matt, so you gloss hounds are better with a wax, but as a daily I would certainly have it done again. Seriously the car has been fairly clean all the time, its sort of self cleaning.


  • #8179
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,805 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    Hudson Creamy Vista wrote: »
    When I had mine done the car was gone 3 days getting a full correction, thats the work of the job, applying the coating to contaminated or scratched paint does nothing.

    As for cost about a grand, but I had the works done, mine was done by a place no longer doing detailing so cannot recommend somebody else.

    Certainly cleaning is fairly easy, and almost a no touch proceedure, the wheel need a bit more attention but I am trying my best to touch the paint as little as possible.

    The finish is quite matt, so you gloss hounds are better with a wax, but as a daily I would certainly have it done again. Seriously the car has been fairly clean all the time, its sort of self cleaning.

    I didn’t realize it was such a big job! In my own head I was thinking it would have been around 3/400 until you said it was a three day job. Won’t be getting it done this side of Christmas anyway! I can’t get to wax my one recently with the weather and my lack of access to a shed. Even when it’s clean it’s not “clean”. Shame.


  • #8180
    Leonard Hofstadter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,531 ✭✭✭Leonard Hofstadter


    I got a ceramic coating put on my car about 17 months ago. The car still looks the part and the paintwork still beads when it rains. All it needs is a wash and the shine comes back. The only downside is the bonnet has a few chips on it, I wasn't expecting that but otherwise it still looks an awful lot fresher than any 15 year old car should look. Eventually it's gonna need to be topped up or re-coated or something but for now it's still doing the job just fine to my eyes at least.

    I got mine done in the UK and it cost £500 (sterling), took them about three days to do it.


  • #8181
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    Yeah Ceramics are great, I'll certainly be applying one to mine when I get mine painted!

    Pricewise, with us for that size car you'd be looking at starting around ~€650 for the 5 Year 9H Crystal Serum Light coating with two coats of a super hydrophobic hybrid coating EXOv4 without polishing and ~€1100 for the 9 Year Guaranteed 10H Crystal Serum Ultra Coating and two coats of EXOv4 and 4 hours polishing included.

    Polishing isn't completely necessary for the CSL or EXO coatings but is recommended as it'll mean the car will look massively better along with giving the coating a perfectly clean surface to bond to.

    CSU includes polishing as the Guarantee is only in effect on a polished car. CSL gets a 5 year guarantee if the car is polished. To what extent cars are polished is up to the owners.

    Time wise, you're looking at about a half day if not more decontaminating the car and a full day to apply either CSU + EXO or CSL + EXO. Polishing, anywhere from around 6-8 hours for a light polish to the sky's the limit for correction!


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  • #8182
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 17,925 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Always as a kid admired those pop ups.....

    The actual light was the same part on some Hiace and Liteace as well as the Celica :)


  • #8183
    Pops_20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Pops_20


    Augeo wrote: »
    The actual light was the same part on some Hiace and Liteace as well as the Celica :)

    The square headlamp unit itself, really? Manufactured by a third party or something?


  • #8184
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,320 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Pops_20 wrote: »
    The square headlamp unit itself, really? Manufactured by a third party or something?

    Seems to be a universal/ubiquitous design, like sealed beams used to be?

    TOYOTA
    Sprinter trueno (AE86 AE92)
    MR2 (SW20, AW11)
    Celica XX (GA61)
    Supra (JZA70)
    Starlet (KP61)
    Hilux surf (N60 series, 1st semester 130 series)
    Hilux pickup (N50 series-N110, N140, RZN147)
    Hayes ban (100-year)
    Lighters (KR27V, KR41V, KR42V)
    Liteace Noah (SR40G)
    Liteace truck (KM35)
    Toyota: townace (YR25V, CR36V, CR41V)
    Land Cruiser Prado (70 series)
    Tacoma (early type square hole)
    Delboy

    NISSAN
    （ RS13, RPS13) 180SX
    AD van (VFY10, VSY10, VHB11)
    DATSUN TRUCK (D21)
    SUNNY TRUCK (GB122 late)
    SUNNY (B310)
    SAFARI (160-series)
    VANETTE (C22 van during period, SS van, SE track)

    MITSUBISHI
    Strada （ 91 / 6 ? 97 / 6 ）
    MiniCub 42 T (U41)
    Tosuch (P06V)

    MAZDA
    RX-7 (FC3S)
    Bongo (SS28V)
    Pickup truck (B2200)

    HONDA
    Prelude (BA4, BA5, BA7)

    SUZUKI
    Mighty boy (SS40T) Serbo-Croatian (SS40)

    DAIHATSU
    Mira (L55) hijet (S80, S82, S100) charade (G10 series late, G11 series) Rocky (F300S)

    ISUZU
    Mutex (UCS17, UCS55, UCS69)

    CHEVROLET
    Blazer s-10 (-15) Corvette (C4) Astro (original, 2 front stage) GMC SAFARI (StarCraft square type) AMC JEEP Cherokee (XJ, pickup)



  • #8185
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,525 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Seems to be a universal/ubiquitous design, like sealed beams used to be?

    Japanese Nissans usually had healights manufactured by ichikoh and toyota usually had theirs made by koito.


  • #8186
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,903 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    That's the cleanest it'll ever be I'd say! It's early days but I've no immediate regrets.

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  • #8187
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Fun day out at Mondello

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  • #8188
    ELM327
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,321 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    To the layman unfamiliar with that particular sport model, it must have looked like an eco challenge seeing a megane on a track.


  • #8189
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    OSI wrote: »
    Is the novice sticker your own SG or are they handing them out at track days now?

    Yea handed out after safety briefing. No harm to have as was 90 people doing the day so abit crowded at times.


  • #8190
    Killinator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,440 ✭✭✭Killinator


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Fun day out at Mondello

    That first pic is really really cool, one for framing I'd reckon


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  • #8191
    Dia1988
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭Dia1988


    One sad thing about those great Mondello pics is that there appears to be a eye hook in the front bumper almost predicting a crash in that lovely Reno!


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