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So my 16 month old 4/4 as I expected is beginning to show signs of paint "scabbing" on the windscreen supports...to be expected I suppose.
Don't expect it to be a warranty issue and couldn't be doing with it off the road so for ten points can anybody enlighten me on the paint code please? Failing that I guess any rattle can equivalent would do after careful preparation.
4/4 4 EVER !!!
" I LOVE THE SOUND OF THROTTLE BODIES IN THE MORNING " (ROBERT DUVAL IN "APOCOLYPSE NOW " )
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Not just mine then. I'd be interested to know too.
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Can you get stainless steel equivalents ?
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I haven't seen any stainless replacements.
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Is it not one of these bits?
http://www.heartofenglandmorgans.co.uk/cgi-bin/viewPage.cgi?linkName=viewProducts&__pageIndex__productListingView=2&__view__productListingView=SELECT%20FROM%20%60Standard%20product%60%20WHERE%20%60Standard%20product%60.%60section%60.%60__elementId__%60%20=%201404
2008 XXVII Platform, Bugatti Blue Roadster 4 Seater
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No they stop at 2003 models
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Is it not one of these bits?
http://www.heartofenglandmorgans.co.uk/cgi-bin/viewPage.cgi?linkName=viewProducts&__pageIndex__productListingView=2&__view__productListingView=SELECT%20FROM%20%60Standard%20product%60%20WHERE%20%60Standard%20product%60.%60section%60.%60__elementId__%60%20=%201404 Only if you have a primitive hood, no good with the easy up. I looked into this when the paint on Aldermog's screen supports started to fail. Seems to me there are 3 solutions: 1. Buy new screen supports from MMC and then strip and re-finish the old ones: because of the way the screen clips to the top of the pillar they will always chip if painted or powder coated. Rotate the pillars every 2 or 3 years..... 2. Commission cast 314 stainless replacements. After some research I established that a minimum batch would be 20 pairs and they would still be about £400 the pair because the castings would need to be machined and polished. So that is £8K outlay and you'd have to sell on at about £600 a pair to make it worthwhile. Doing it in Eastern Europe would halve the price. 3. Ignore the cosmetic ageing, cal it "patina"..... I'm following option 3, I think, but if someone offered option 2 at £300 a pair, well I might change...
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Peter use club funds to get them made then knock on 5% mark up sell on and replace funds used.
This is something the club could do with itself - ie serve it's members.
Mark - No Longer driving Archie the Old English Sheep Mog........... 2010 Roadster 3.0 V6 (S3) 
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Nice idea, at £300 I might be tempted
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Strip the color down, and let it Chrom Plated
We did it for some cars.
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