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New Car New Forum !! UPDATE: Finished !!! (ish)

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:21 pm
by Neil48is
Hi just signed up to the forum after buying this last week.

2004 4.8is in Sterling Grey with Cream Beige leather,Pano,Comms,Adaptive Xenons etc etc etc.

77000mls with the added bonus of an LPG conversion.

Just trying to source the panels at the mo,its trickier than i thought !!

Anyway here she is:

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Well finally got it finished bar getting the ridiculous air suspension sorted,literally having sleepless nights over it !!! :headbang:

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Re: New Car New Forum !!

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:47 pm
by Powercat
What a small world it is, looks like you got yours from the same place I got mine :thumbsup: I found the prices better then Copart.
I guess you're looking to do a proper job, so I can't help you much, anyway if you are interested here is what I did to mine http://www.xdrivers.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... =13&t=1399
welcome to the forum :thumbsup:

Re: New Car New Forum !!

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 6:33 pm
by x555
Just welcomed you on the other thread mate :) looks like your grilles have been changed at some point as they would have been titanium on the 4.8 as oem.

Re: New Car New Forum !!

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:28 pm
by Lee4.8is
Hello & welcome & great choice of motor!

Hope you get it sorted soon & love the cream interior loads.

Hope it treats you well & i am envious of your lpg conversion as they are very thirsty!

Cheers.

Re: New Car New Forum !!

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:04 pm
by Neil48is
Coming from an ML55, even on petrol the 4.8 should be a breeze !!!

Re: New Car New Forum !!

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:06 pm
by pvr
Nice car, looks like you need to add the front wheel to the list of "attention parts" as well :)

Re: New Car New Forum !!

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:09 pm
by Sanj
Gorgeous!

How the hell were the running boards not damaged!?!

Welsome to the forum and hope you find your bits. See others have responded already. :thumbsup:

Re: New Car New Forum !!

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:12 pm
by Neil48is
Just sourced a complete door but facelift wings seem to be very hard to come by.

Re: New Car New Forum !!

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:17 pm
by Sanj
Done the obvious eBay...? Usually have them.

Re: New Car New Forum !!

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:35 pm
by pvr
Is the mirror ok?

Re: New Car New Forum !!

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:39 pm
by Neil48is
The mirrors ok from what i can tell,waiting for the car to be delivered tomorrow then the fun can really start.

Re: New Car New Forum !!

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:00 pm
by Rusty
Welcome along to the madhouse.

Certainly looks like you will have yourself a great motor when you have found all the bits and got them fitted.

As I'm sure you already know, there is a fountain of knowledge on here for the tapping into should you need help or advise on the way.
God luck with the searching

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Re: New Car New Forum !!

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:47 pm
by Jalf
Welcome along, not sure on the car though, on one side I like it, the other side, I'm not sure :D
Good luck with the repair, love the colour too.

Re: New Car New Forum !!

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:13 pm
by Powercat
A couple of things,it is likely that your battery will be flat as these cars sit for months before being sold, the battery is in the back under the spare wheel and under the dome shaped compresser cover.
Also have a good look underneath for damage as salvage yards use big forklift trucks to move the cars around :headbang:
I had damage to my gearbox shielding :headbang:

Re: New Car New Forum !!

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:43 pm
by Minda
Welcome along, nice X there, hope you find your bits for it, is it sitting a bit low at the min or is it just the pics?