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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby ned » Sat Jan 12, 2019 3:04 pm

I have said it before and yet I'll say it again, a layer of dirt on your vehicle at this time of year is a good thing, you see once said layer of dirt is stuck no more dirt or road salt can stick to the vehicle thus for protecting it from that nasty brown stuff that came free with every Southampton van :lol:well that's my theory anyway :D
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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby loot » Sat Jan 12, 2019 7:05 pm

ned wrote:I have said it before and yet I'll say it again, a layer of dirt on your vehicle at this time of year is a good thing, you see once said layer of dirt is stuck no more dirt or road salt can stick to the vehicle thus for protecting it from that nasty brown stuff that came free with every Southampton van :lol:well that's my theory anyway :D

And a mighty fine theory it is too 8)
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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby Altransit » Sat Jan 12, 2019 7:10 pm

loot wrote:
ned wrote:I have said it before and yet I'll say it again, a layer of dirt on your vehicle at this time of year is a good thing, you see once said layer of dirt is stuck no more dirt or road salt can stick to the vehicle thus for protecting it from that nasty brown stuff that came free with every Southampton van :lol:well that's my theory anyway :D

And a mighty fine theory it is too 8)

The only problem with that theory is that when the dirt layer contains road salt spread by the gritters, then it has free reign to start rotting the paintwork, and the underside, 24/7 :(
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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby ned » Sat Jan 12, 2019 7:13 pm

Altransit wrote:
loot wrote:
ned wrote:I have said it before and yet I'll say it again, a layer of dirt on your vehicle at this time of year is a good thing, you see once said layer of dirt is stuck no more dirt or road salt can stick to the vehicle thus for protecting it from that nasty brown stuff that came free with every Southampton van :lol:well that's my theory anyway :D

And a mighty fine theory it is too 8)

The only problem with that theory is that when the dirt layer contains road salt spread by the gritters, then it has free reign to start rotting the paintwork, and the underside, 24/7 :(


Ah yes there is that, it's worse around here as they mine the evil stuff down the road :x so my advice make sure the first layer of dirt is mud n cow sh*t found down the redneck roads :D
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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby Altransit » Sat Jan 12, 2019 7:17 pm

ned wrote: my advice make sure the first layer of dirt is mud n cow sh*t found down the redneck roads :D
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Thats good advice, that :P :lol:
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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby loot » Sat Jan 12, 2019 7:53 pm

:lol:

That said, my custom has superior paint technology which has the no expense spared treatment and is lacquered over base, so I have no need to be overly concerned :P :lol:
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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby ned » Sat Jan 12, 2019 8:12 pm

Well yes but your superior paint is water based 8) hence the need for lacquer or clear coat as our American friends call it, water based paint is the future you know :D does this superior paint not fade like the old cellulose paint? My red escort would fade just at the thought of sunshine.
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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby loot » Sat Jan 12, 2019 8:28 pm

Like the mk1 corsa used to go pink and the black plastic arches go chalk grey :lol: no my superior water paint shouldn't fade, it won't oxidise anyway, probably just fall off like cracking a boiled egg shell :lol: I've already penned a strongly worded letter :lol:
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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby bigjohnthomas » Sat Jan 12, 2019 9:30 pm

bloody red is the worst for it init my arsewash is right fookup boss
thankfully the gulf stream has been kind to us so far and very little gritti shitti hasbeen put down
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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby loot » Sat Jan 12, 2019 9:40 pm

Ah but the arsewash is just red paint isn't it, mine has to clear coat so technically it isn't a colour :P
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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby bigjohnthomas » Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:04 pm

a dose of gamma rays will go straight through that lacquer and turn your van pink one day :D
why do you think lesbians never have red vans they hate pink stuff
well the oneslike blokes do anyway
the old signwriting will come through first though
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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby loot » Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:29 pm

Most likely :?

But in the next year all combustion engined vehicles will be forcibly removed from their owners and crushed so I think we'll be OK not to worry :lol:

All future vehicles will run on the f word and bad thoughts.
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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby loot » Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:29 pm

Now then. :D
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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby cycleguy » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:53 pm

neill wrote:Hi loots . I'm trying to do the very neat modification you did on auto closing on the power mirrors . I've got them closing fine when I double lock but I'm not getting a positive pulse from wire 3 on the actuator so the mirrors will not open when unlocking.
Any chance of looking at my wiring diagram to see wher I went wrong?


If you take out the molex connector in the drivers A post there is a small grey wire in the top black connector that just needs a pulsed ground to fold and then another pulse to open
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Re: Loots Red custom

Postby loot » Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:17 am

Right so I'm looking at my pf Jones row bar wiring kit 13 pin.

And they haven't supplied the backing plate to hold the socket, and the socket needs wiring to the pins that are all loose. :roll:

Do the man trick will be that any unsuspecting victims will make it all up then realise that they need to go and buy the plate then unless they think outside the box they'll need to take it all apart again :?

Well not me sister.....

Sort it out mr Jones.
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