Playing the waiting game...*Updated with pics :)*

Today my car is going to be ready to pickup from the bodyshop and I am stupidly excited I barely slept lol!

The car's still Blitz Blue but is sporting a few new bits and pieces that I'm quite sure no other Coupe on here has yet is still very subtle.

I've been helping rub it down and prep it this week and all I can say is, painted, it's going to look fantastic!

I'm off down there at Midday and stupidly buzzing! Should be looking rather good for tommorrow and sod the weather even it does rain it should bead nicely

Looking forward to some pics of this Did

Hope it comes out of the shop looking better than you could imagine

Hope you're happy with it mate! Good timing with Brooklands tomorrow.

You should of collected it by now. Lets see some pics...

pics diddy, pics - this thread is no use without

Oh it's back and it's outstanding!

No pics just yet, have to wait and see it for yourselves tomorrow!

Pics please, not everyone will be there!

Any pics yet did?

A couple, I've got lots of Brooklands pics to edit lol!

And due to popular demand here some pics of the car before and after:

When I bought her off Philiplazyjourno it had scratches on the rear bumper, paint chipping off, a big dent in the passenger door, a dent in the passenger rear wing and just needed a good tidy up. So it went into Briley Coachworks in Goudhurst, Kent to have some work done and whilst there I figured it could do with being made more unique!



Getting prepped at the bodyshop...



I even got involved with the rubbing down...



Then it went into the booth to have the base coat and FX Paint laid onto her and then laquered...



After 30 mins of baking it then came out of the booth to be flatted and mopped and the Speedlines were prepped and painted...



And then it was taken outside into the sunshine and that's when it really made me grin...



What a fantastic job. For anyone that can't spot what I had done.

The LE kit was fitted from AutoDS and smoothed into the bodywork as seen in the pics. I also had a special FX paint finish from House of Kolor applied to make it really sparkle and stand out in the sunlight.

The finish is fantastic, it goes back into the bodyshop end of the week for a final mop to bring the shine right out but I absolutely love it. A real one-off which is exactly what I was after.

Comments welcome but I can't stop going outside to look at it. Perfect!

lovely diddy,really is.i really like the blended le lips.

unsure about the speedline ,not my coupe of tea but hey what a great condition 16vt she is now,

well done

Stunning Did, that's all I can say

Glad you're happy with it, absolute beauty.

Envy welling up now

Looks mint

The Speedlines are only to be short-lived hence being satin black as I'm waiting for my Integrale Evo 2 wheels to be fully refurbed.

Thanks for the kind comments though guys, she's a minter!

Your car really does look stunning mate, pity the sun didnt come out yesterday so i could see the full affect of the FX paint.

I really like the matt blue just before it was laquered, would be different to see a coupe with that finish.
The only problem, you wouldnt have nothing to polish!

Looks lovely

Thanks guys it's brilliant. Yeah Dan I was hoping for some sun yesterday but to no avail. Never mind she made good power

Matt blue would certainly be different I agree.

Did We really need to talk msn me later

Beautiful.

Looks awesome in the flesh, nice job

nice one diddy, now the real paranoia starts

Looks verrrry nice. I really need a respray but jad myself convinced that it wasnt worth doing without stripping car completely (front and back screen etc) - and I cant afford that. But yours looks superb.

Love it!

Not a massive fan of the wheels to be honest but the car did look fantastic at Brooklands this weekend

Well done you

Well done mate! Look forward to seeing it at the ACE!

Superb work there Dids

Thanks guys, I may be at the Ace Mario, not sure yet mate, funds are tight now even though the sprayjob was cheap lol!

Appreciate all the kind comments though definitely

What a gorgeous car!!

looks lovely mate!

saw it at brooklands and it really does sparkle!

Dare to be different Thanks guys and girls well chuffed! Just needs the evo 2 Grale wheels to finish it right off imo

Very nice, saw you pull in it at Brooklands.

Beautiful, great job mate..

Thankyou for the quick supply of the kit Mariusz, it's fantastic! Thanks bud!

Stunning, wish I'd though about having my front lips smoothed in now!

Hell no, no copying lol! Each to their own though

lovely looking coupe

I'll keep an eye out for you, seems you must be close by

It certainly is around

Did good! I like.

Now get those Integrale wheels on it!
Evidently I sold it to the right person. I doubt it would have got to that standard again, lost heart a little after denting the door, and the £4k in bills also put me off spending any more on cosmetics!!

Looks excellent though, was my favourite colour before, now looks even better.

Thanks Phil see I told you I'd love it and make it mint again!

The Integrale wheels are already in the refurb shop being repaired/painted so don't panic!

She is being loved matey

Does look stunning Did's
could I possibly ask what the £££'s came to for such a wicked job?
Also need to chat with you about Dink chips and tings

The job with the FX paint, blending and fitting of the kit and the car's repairs would cost in excess of £1800 I was told. I obviously didn't pay quite that much as I know the chap well.

Feel free to PM me Chef