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    Talking New Arches for the Astra!

    Got the Astra back today sporting its brand new re-built rear end and new cills. Most excellent job done by Timmis Garage Services in Mow Cop, Stoke on Trent. The rest of the paintwork needs a few hours spending on it to make it has shiney as the rear arches, but i`m sure i can get that done with some paint renovator before PV!
    Inside had a nice coating of dust from the paintshop as i wanted the car back so didnt give em chance to clean it. So i decided the interior valet i had planned may as well get done, can`t belive how well the interior as come up, with a couple of hours work using Various Auto Glym goodies. Hard to tell from the pic, but it looks like new!!







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    looks nice man, one of the very few fine examples left of the mk2 astra

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    Jesus Christ, I almost didn't recognise it without paper mache arches!

    Looks very very nice. Get that mould wiped up from under the tailgate too.

    Can't wait to see it next saturday and see what else I can find to moan about.
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    vey nice.where they bad befor then?
    I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benn View Post
    vey nice.where they bad befor then?
    Not really, but it was the most obvious thing I could take the piss out of.

    I'm not going to lie, it's a nice car, and the arches did really let it down. I'm really glad they're sorted, and I genuinely can't wait to see it.
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    ah i see,
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    Looks a top job Bicco
    How much did it cost if you dont mind me asking, I could do with my nova ones doing.

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    looking good bicco

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    Looks great , i love clean gte's.

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    Cost £325, there was a lot of undercover reconstruction done, should outlast the car now! They were quite bad before, which is strange cus the rest of the car is solid as a rock!

    I`ll be honest - i haven`t cleaned the mold from under the boot lid yet! It falls under the "outside" of the car, which will be done in few weeks time closer to PV
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bicco View Post
    I`ll be honest - i haven`t cleaned the mold from under the boot lid yet! It falls under the "outside" of the car, which will be done in few weeks time closer to PV
    Don't pull that one, because you'll clean the entire outside and then claim that under the tailgate counts as inside.
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    i like that GTE16v,

    keep taking good care of her Bicco.
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    looks stunning !! just need to convince my missus she likes mk2 astras now lmao
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