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Old 21st April 2015, 09:17 AM
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Default Many thanks to SWMBO...

... for my brilliant birthday presents (see photos).

And the tool chest was her idea!
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Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .
Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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Old 21st April 2015, 10:29 AM
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We are very lucky blokes
Some of our ladies are very good to us
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Old 21st April 2015, 10:35 AM
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If I get mine to the meet in May please try and drop not so subtle hints to mine.

Happy birthday BTW
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Old 21st April 2015, 11:11 AM
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A good one - and the presents look good too . Have a great birthday.
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Old 21st April 2015, 11:13 AM
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Happy birthday Jim!
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Old 21st April 2015, 11:14 AM
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Happy Birthday

Are those new boot struts on top of the tool chest?!
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Old 21st April 2015, 11:17 AM
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Happy Birthday

Are those new boot struts on top of the tool chest?!
Yep, to be fitted soon!
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim.
Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .
Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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Old 21st April 2015, 01:09 PM
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Happy B'day!


Nice tool chest.

SGS Engineering produce some good stuff. I bought one of their compressors a few years ago ... well built and very reliable.
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Old 24th April 2015, 10:50 AM
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Nice Jim

Never tried to get my D2 up on the ramps I have as I thought the car was far too low, so might need to get some of those extenders as I used a couple of paving slabs and bricks to get my D3 up on them!

Are the boot struts easy to swap?
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Old 24th April 2015, 11:04 AM
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Looks great - I hope that u barely ever need to open it
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