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I've been getting messages from Big Steve and Bigfoot (is that a coincidence? :wasntme:) who were both after original towing eye covers... apparently they're hard to get or order in the UK?
Anyway... it's no problem at all over here, so if anyone else wants one... gimme a shout and I'll order it for you. They're €10,55 and P&P will be about €1,50 or so... :agree:
Get me two if you can get them that easy:D Pm me details how to pay:)
I'll take one please, again can you PM me details how to pay.
I hope Renault NL don't let you down Jan! :scared:
do they come in the correct colours or unpainted?
ill have one jan , if your offering buddy....:)
yes i would like one too please buddy.
could yu also pm me with details of payment :)
I to would be happy with a towing eye :agree:
I payed one 30 some quids on bidding from CGB two moths ago :sad:
they would be unpainted...primed maybe but unliklyQuote:
Originally Posted by 5alldaway
Yes unpainted, unprimed mates...Quote:
Originally Posted by Gttnutter
I've already ordered one for Big Steve, which should arrive on Monday. I'll wait for that one before ordering the rest, okay? Should there be problems or unavailability, I'll let you know asap. If not, I'll go ahead with the "mass order" :wasntme: :agree:
Excellent :)
Il have one too please Jan :)
Anyone have a picture?.
I think I would liek to put my name down for one too. ;)
I'll have one:agree:
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Put me down for two please, pm me know how you would like me to pay:) thanks mate.
Why do people need or want two?????
The same things going to happen to these towing eye covers that happened to the Gearknob's if Jan can get hold of them!? :sad2: :rolleyes:
Although i'm at the front of the que, i'm still doubtful that Renault NL will be able to source some??
We'll just have to wait and see... when I'm going to pick up Steve's cover on Monday, I'll check with Renault how many they can source and get back to you guys then...
Patience... grasshoppers... :wasntme:
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Originally Posted by jantheeven
I need two because I now own 3 renault 5s :scared: (already have a tow eye cap by the side of me :) originally asked for more in the PM because I know of people who are after some and was going to save on postage until noticed a group buy on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Steve - Raider
Actually i also have 2 car's.... would be handy if i can buy 2 aswell. :agree:
Thats a defo from me from the above post.
Thank you :)
My towing eye cover that i bought new from renault fell off en route to somewhere so its good to have a spare;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Steve - Raider
Two blobs of clear silcone on the four clips on the back will sort your new one mateQuote:
Originally Posted by Brigsy
;)
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also put my name down for 2 please pm details for payment
Mine was siliconed on! saying that it never fitted right after a bit of metal came off a van & hit me bumper:mad: Im sure it fell off en route to trax 05, might be on the a1 somewhere:laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alastair
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Put me down for one please fella, my fingers are crossed for availability.
;)
These used to be available from CGB for about £5 plus postage so am guessing he's all out then. They do indeed come unpainted etc. Which was great for me since it went straight on the Ph1 :D although far too light a colour, which is weird.
Ah, the phase 2 bumpers are a light version of "phase 1" when you buy them new, I guess the towing eye cover would have been destined for a phase 2 but was un-primered.
You'd think so Chris but I bought a brand new Ph2 front bumper for my car from Paul B in 2005 and when it came I was really pleased to see that it was dark. Darker in fact than the rest of my kit (without some trim shine that is). When the towing eye cover arrived subsequently, it was far lighter than the bumper and certainly lighter than the rest of the arch kit. I rubbed something or other into it to bring it into line :)
Btw, you can see in my profile pics how dark the bumper is. I haven't touched it. It just came out of the wrapper and went straight on. I was very pleased indeed for £60. :cool:
Actually, in my pics you can see the edges of the tow eye cover where the stuff I rubbed on is coming away at the edges slightly.
Ah thats odd then, the one's I've dealt with have been much lighter than that, positivly grey.
I got very lucky in that case then. I'd have been gutted it had come the same colour as the bloody tow eye cover. Phew :)
:cry:
Went to Renault today to pick up Big Steve's towing eye cover...
Guess what......
They're all out all of a sudden :(
Not a single genuine cover to be found anywhere anymore...
I'm very sorry guys :dearme:
:ashamed:
:cry: dont worry about it. You tried your best anyway.
Gather for a lot of the RTOC lot the search is still on. Bidding starts at £100 for my one ;)
Oh well not to worry. Im going to get mine filled when i get my gtt painted, never seen the point in it anyway as there's a towing eye on the opposite side...
Sure we can make a mould to make these little pieces of plastic...
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top markes for trying ;)
if someone has a spare one they could send me I know a company that does plastic moulding that might be able to help?!?
Saying that Clee designs mould tools, wonder if he could speak to some of his customers?
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Originally Posted by Trevhib
i thought the phase 2 gtt arches and bumpers came semi primed which is why they are lighter in colour than the phase 1 items. i found when i bought all new arches etc.... that i took them out of the packaging and could rub them down straight away due to the coating of primer mixed in with the mould of something when they were made.:)
I work in Injection Moulding & know many toolmakers but i know for a fact that a mold tool to manufacture these & the associated moulding costs would be prohibitive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashy
Our best bet is to get a towing eye cover off someone then make a vac form mould of it, then just make resin replications of them????
Who's going to offer one up for reproduction.......
:mad: :sad: :crap: :( :sad2: Never mind Jan, thanks for trying mate, as i mentioned I was concerned that Renault were going to disappoint all of us!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jantheeven
Right then, so that's the UK & Holland that's out!! Where else should we try??
Australia - Woz??
Germany...???
:laugh:
I have already had a word with Ashy about this ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Steve - Raider
Thinking about it, wouldnt it be easier for Ashy to CNC Machine one from a billet of plastic?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigfoot
Would need to be something that we can paint though or use etch primer?
for something so small, can someone not make up a few fibreglass copies.?Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Steve - Raider
There are a fair few options dependant on volume . All is possible and some mould tooling can be done very cheaply ,but you're still talking a fair few hundreds ................+ the moulding and moulding setup charges .
Rapid proto SLS .....A laser solidifies the shape in a tank of plastic resin .This has come on leaps and bounds in the last few years .I can model up a unit in 3D given a sample and then the worlds your lobster ,the more the cheaper .
I model up a lot of O gauge trains for a local outfit and they also do their own resin stuff for lower quantities ..
Send me an original and I'll check it out :agree:
:niceone:Quote:
Originally Posted by clee
I used to mold replica Tamiya model car parts which was pretty inexpencive.
Infact I still have enough to make a mold of the part and would just need resin.
I would definately give some a go for the club if needed. I am trying to find some pics of the parts I made before.
Again it would need someone to offer up an original part to copy?.
Just food for thought if everyone gets stuck ;)
Weird. I'm starting to think mine came from a particular batch or new supplier or whatever. I do remember Paul saying that he checked it out in its packaging when it arrived and said it was certainly one of the better ones he's seen stating that the finish was very god in comparison to many. Mine didn't have any primer on it. Maybe it's the primer that makes it a lighter grey?Quote:
Originally Posted by EDM
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Originally Posted by Trevhib
ive had ph1 and ph2 bumpers. they come unprimed, unpainted, fully pimpled. and they are the same colour. unless of course you got the ph1 pearl white bumper- which i think came primed in white???
I have one that I could offer up to someone to try and replecate however it has taken me some time to obtain it so it would need to be looked after and I would want it back :)
Thanks Mark, that's exactly my experience, I'm not going nuts afterall. I think Chris might be now though :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sparkie
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Anyone had any joy sourcing these at all?
cheeR5
do you think this will start to happen to many parts for the 5 gt turbo ,and soon you will not be able to get much , when i used to spend my life in renault you could get anything this was 3 years ago shame:)
I've spoken to my guys and can get a silicon tool made to produce some resin units .I just need an original part to take a cast from .
The only issue with resin is the strength of the clippy bits on the rear but until I see one I can't really make a judgment .
It's not coming on and off a lot so it may be OK ,if not I'm sure we can sort something to beef it up ...
yes, it already has.Quote:
Originally Posted by gtmatt
gsf has deleted alot of the gt turbo lines and their supllier for pistons and liners reckons they cant supply them anymore either!
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I'll join the queue for one of these too please! :cool:
BUMP :), any progress here ?
No one will send me a cover :sad2::coffee:
Thought Bigfoot was doing that??Quote:
Originally Posted by clee
Come on Jarvis!! :tuttut:
Thats not good news about the piston and liners, is that just with GSF mate or are the manufactors stopping production of them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparkie
I'll have a word with my local engineer i use as he can supply me with pretty much most parts, see if i can get a steady supply of them if peeps need them. I'll see what else can be sourced mechanical wise, word was a supply of brand new heads could be in the pipe line i'll see if i can out more on it.
Al have 2 aswell mate. Same as the rest PM me the details for payment :D:D
i havent spoken to the supplier yet, as GSF got them via a company who were a perfect circle distributor.
BUMP :)> is a cover on the way from anyone yet clee :D
Nah !!! is it feck ...It's not even that I'm bothered ..........I don't own a 5 :sad2:
I've offered to get it sorted ,I'm not gonna beg :cooter:
Think Dale Jarvis in on Holiday in Egypt atm... alright for some.
somebody out there must have one??
are have a look for my towing eye cover chris :) its in the garage at the mo only thing is that 1 of the clips on the back have come unattached at 1 end but im sure it would be good enough for a patten 1
Yeah sorry, as stated was rather busy sorting everything out for my holiday in egypt, great to be back to 0 degrees and snow, was 30 degrees plus over there all week and not a cloud in the sky, even got an extra day out as Luton was closed all day the day I was due back, they put us up in their platinum hotel all inclusive :D I love those holidays, ill sort it out when back though, kept meaning to do that.
:jerkoff: glad u had a good time tho Dale
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has anyone got a part no for the cover
77 00 764 476 ;)
I'd like to know who was rubbing his sun lotion in for him ;) :cooter:Quote:
Originally Posted by Penfold
Well wouldn't you like to know ;) why is it, you leave Essex to go on holiday, but you always find essex girls wherever you go :( or pretty much close to essex.
A Group of girls were from Canvey, 1 from Leigh on Sea, 1 from Harlow, 1 from Bishop Stortford, 1 from Welham, and the DJ in one of the pubs was from Chelmsford, Im sure I leave the country to get away from all these sort of people :cry:
how could you tell? were their white stilettos scratching your dashboard?
Ha,Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparkie
I was going to say thats quite a list of woman you've gone through is so many days mate HEHE :cooter:
Thanks to Chris ( Old Skool Turbo Power) I now have a cover ,hand delivered ,Top Fella :agree::)
It's a bit simpler than I thought and the clips on the back look OK .I'll create a 3D model from it and send that off to my laser dudes for a quote as well I think .If we get say 100 done it might be worth looking into but the cheapest option will be a silicon tool and resin units I think .
Done !!!
You all owe me @ £100/hr :laugh:
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hows about that clee that looks good mate:agree: top darts also as you dont even own a gt
Praise be the legend that is clee.....:worship:Quote:
Originally Posted by clee
:niceone::worship: well done cleeQuote:
Originally Posted by clee
This work looks stunning :eek:
Well done clee , good work , what will be the lead time do u think ?? im sure you will get plenty of orders i want 1 lol:)
i think big thanks should go to Chris (old school power) for actually getting off his bum and helping us get the ball rolling. :)
hope this works out Clee!:agree:
Top Darts Clee & Chris, when these get done i will want 2 or 3... lol. :agree:
I'll take one too ;)
good stuff clee and chris :cooter:
majic!:agree:
I've put out some initial feelers on tooling for this .Vacuum resin tooling and proper injection moulding.
Bear in mind these parts will be almost identical to the OE part .I can even put the part number and ****e on the back face :cool:
The only thing I can't replicate is the material they are made from ,unless Old Turbo says I can set fire to his original and sniff it :laugh:
I have some figures in from two sources but these are dependent on quantity and production method :coffee:
What price would you pay and how many definite sales do we have guys ???
I have made these prices known 'tcommittee so there is no ulterior motive :cooter:
£(:scratch:) each sounds reasonable. "edited"
Even though its obviously a lot more industrious to get the proper tooling made I have done some repro work myself with resins etc.
I'll start the list :wasntme:
Purple_rob 1
Well yes £5-£10 sounds reasonable if we get 500 made and actually sell them all ;)
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Originally Posted by Purple_rob
I will have 1 of these also:)
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Originally Posted by Purple_rob
Speaking to clee the price is obviously going to be higher than my understated wishful thinking due to the time and tooling involved.
Just so I did'nt set the expectation I realise it will probably be more ££ :) (ill edit my post and get the ball rolling again :ashamed:
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James5: 1
gtmatt: 2
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Originally Posted by clee
:laugh::laugh:lol yeh mate set fire to it and take a good sniff i bet you would love that :wasntme:as i said yeh i trust you with it................:scared::sad2::D
Not another bloody name list! :laugh:
Good work chaps :agree:
I'll take one, price dependant. Handy to have a spare.
lol so wheres the name list then...??
:laugh:
Difference is I'm taking note of the names :sad2: but I see no mention of desired price :confused:
If I was to say £25 ish max, maybe less ? This is based on 100 initial units ???
yup from me clee, keep me on the list
What was the price when they were available from Renault?
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Originally Posted by Mart
when were they last available?
I dunno. I assumed that because we're getting copies knocked up, they're no longer available from Renault? If that's the case, my previous question stands.
:)i think its been about 2 years maybe a year and half ago , i dont think they where more than £25 from renualt some 1 must confirm this in the club ?? paul b ??:) i dont really want to pay over £25 quid for 1 , if so i will only have one
You have to remember that that £25ish figure includes the TOOL to produce the part in the first place .
I've always wondered ,being in the industry ,what happens to all these mould tools when they have gone past the 10 year parts supply legislation :confused:It cost something like 150 million to design and tool a new car .
Do they throw them all in the skip or crush them ???On the whole they should be good for producing thousands of more parts but obviously there is little call for 20 year old bits of Renault plastic.................
I'll definately have one also!!
As for the material by the look of it i just think it's a filled Polypropylene?? It looks to be the same material as the bumpers themselves but they're GRP impregnated?
Whatever you have them made of Clee as long as we all etch prime them before we paint them with the colour i'm sure it'll be all gravy! :D
I'll try and get to the local guys this week and take him the sample .I think I may be able to get it a bit cheaper and lose some tooling cost .
I would want 1 maybe 2 if the price is right! ;)
I'm down for 1 please as and when :agree: so i'll keep an eye out
if the the price is right ill be after 2 :)
Whats happening with this? Il have 5 if the price is ok:)
I will soon be selling DjinUKs one lol
guys just had a word with my old parts fella in milton keynes he says he might still be able to get them he is going to try for me later today :) and he has 2 on the shelf if any body wants one now :eek:. pm me first 2 to pm will get! £18.97 + vat ta fellas.
let you all know of the others later.
PM'd! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by robbie506
PM'd :DQuote:
Originally Posted by robbie506
2 on the shelf gone.:) i will let you all know later if i can get any more.
Shall I cancel the mould then :rolleyes:
I've got a silicon tool being made as we speak .It will be good for about 35 castings .
I'm still interested ... 2nd hand or replica
Thanks
i still want a couple as well:)
likewise clee ole bud , ill have two for defo...:D
I'll still have one mate, don't go cancelling the mould! :agree:
I won't :laugh:
Just throwing my toys out the pram and I've got the reaction I wanted :cooter:
They should be under £15 each .I'm beefing up the clips and guide ribs as well .Once I get a first off sample I can see how strong the clip area is .If it turns out a bit fragile then my man says he could easily cast in some metal clips that will do the job .They do this on some of the train models for that authentic look and feel .
If it all turns out well I should be able to get other things knocked up ......
thanks clee sounds good to me :)
Gutted started reading the thread with a smile then as i scrolled down my smile turned upside down , lol
Though i do live in Germany so maybe i will pop to the local Renault Garage at the weekend see if they can get some ,,
I've just picked up the first off samples from the silicon tool :cool:
The locating ribs and clips have all been beefed up .This is fine as the only reason they were delicate on the original was to stop sink marks on the visible face ,a common issue with injection mouldings .
I shall be needing a 5 to test fit but I reckon I should see one or two knocking around Pod on Sunday :agree:
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Good Job :agree::)Quote:
Originally Posted by clee
clee that looks great , well done for all the effort and work cant wait know to get them:)
:goodJob:
Excellent work Clee, count me in for a couple of them:)
looking good i will have one :agree:
Test fitted a cover to Stu's 5 at Pod on Sunday .It fits just fine :) Jesus is my witness :smokin:
Price will be £15 each delivered .I can grey or white prime them if people would prefer ? No extra charge .
Now you're talking. Well done that man. Proper club triumph :agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by clee
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Originally Posted by clee
ill have one in white prime mate :D, who am i sending my money too?
and when are they ready?
Il have one unprimed please.Send me a PM and il send you a cheque if thats ok with you?
Nice 1 I would like 2 one for my Raider and one for my J Reg.
Many thanks!
These will be direct from me personally .
I did ask the committee if we could look at the injection mould tooling etc but it was getting on towards £1500 to produce 100 units.It might have sat in the shop for ages and that sort of money is better spent elsewhere ( we have a lot of 5 parts in the shop now ;) )
It all went a bit dead so I've just got one done in silicon through one of my customers for now .It will produce around 35 I think ...I can get another one done if needs as and when :agree:
I've let them know it fits and am just waiting on a reply for the delivery .
they look really good!:agree:
better ask the French club if they want some eh?? ;) Pascal!!!! Fred2!!!!
I can vouch , they fit like a glove.....two please clee, ohh an cheers for the coffee...:D
I would want 2 as well please clee.
put me down for 2 as well please :) pm me details for payment
im after 2 aswell, i can pick up as you aint too far away :)
I would like 1 please clee.
i would like 2 as well please clee , pm me details etc thanks matt
One for me please ;)
one for me as well please. do ya take paypal?
I would also want one please. and some Info on payment
i will have one please
:cool: guys
I'll PM payment info once I have them here ..I'll try and chase them up in the morning but I'm off to Cadwell tomorrow so nowt will happen until Monday .
Ill have one unprimed if theres any left!:)
I'd like one too if possible.
I've now got 10 units in stock and 15 on the way .My man has got a bit windy about the numbers/logos on the back face so they will not be on the repro .I've told him it's OK but .....
Could those wanting please send payment via Paypal or PM me to send cheque etc .
lee.crowston@btinternet.com
The silicon tool is now dead but I have kept a first off sample so I can get another mould produced if demand warrants :agree:
How much do you want sending mate?
what was the price in the end mateQuote:
Originally Posted by clee
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Originally Posted by clee
pm for ya clee
On the last page it says they're £15 all in :agree:
paid:agree:
Paid:)
how much is it then ? i will send the money now ??:)
Paid, drop me a PM if you need my address mate
Clee,
I'd like a primed (either colour)
...if you have any left that is?
Please let me know if they are still available and I'll Paypal you the spondoolies!
And bloody well done by the way, I think you may have been elevated to hero status! :D
Yes ,I still have some .
Hero status ay :cool: That means I can wear my pants over my trousers again :cool2:
If you have some left, I'll have one too :)
If anyone wants one painted in tungy grey give me a shout as i'll be painting mine and already have the paint. ;)
The first 10 have sold but I should get the others before Easter although it may be next week before they all get posted :agree:
Payment already sent ... shall email you my address now
cheeR5
Thanks to those that have ordered :agree:
I've got the covers primed where required and will be posting on Tuesday to those that have paid ,thanks guys :)
I'm not anywhere near breaking even yet so could all those who expressed an interest please send me some :beer:tokens :cooter:
can i order two clee ole buddy....:D...beer tokens it is...:)Quote:
Originally Posted by clee
The resurrection is complete :cool:
Thank you clee my towing eye covers turned up today! :agree::agree::agree::agree::agree::agree::agree:: agree::agree::agree:
Received mine this morning, Really pleased with it :) Top work Clee :agree::agree:
all fitted spot on mate thankyou for the part and all of the time and effort you went to mate credit to the club.:agree:
:smokin:
Glad you are all happy with it :agree:
I have just picked up the other 15 but need to finish them off .The process means the top face has to be sanded down a bit and rough edges taken off .
I have only sold two from this last batch so far ........
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Clee,
Mine turned up yesterday and I have to say its fantasticaly well made and finished... and not only that, in my opinion it is of a superior build quality to the original.:burnrubber:
Thanks again
got mine to clee, thanks mate!! :D
payment sent:) mate
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Payment also sent. :cool:
Thanks Clee fast service,good fit and well packaged.Looks great in the french flag colours:)
Clee you tryin to rake it in off the unsuspecting public on ebay. lol
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-5-GTT-...1%7C240%3A1318
Yep .
They need to go as they're of no use to me and I'm still out of pocket :coffee:
Buy here and save £££££sssssss :p
Don't blame you at all Lee, you've done an awesome deal for the RTOC members. Everyone else can pay a normal price :agree:
found a genuine renault 1 on ebay from cb bob wonder how much that goes4
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RENAULT-5-GT-T...3A1|240%3A1318
you know you will get more people viewing them if you change the title to gt turbo instead of gtt , or just put a space in gtt - gt t.Quote:
Originally Posted by clee
OK Thanks I'll do that :agree:
Or I could just call it a 5 turbo :wasntme:
I would like one primered too, where do I send monies to?
:agree: Will be sent 2moro
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Top service, turned up this morning. Cheers Lee. :agree:
Hi mate do you have any left ?.
i would like one please if you do.
primered if pos
Cheers - Dan
Ahh , no ,sorry .
I do have 1 but that is being kept to produce more moulds .
I've just sold the last of the batch to an Italian on Ebay .I can get another tool knocked up and 25 more if some others would like one ?
I might just do that anyway :agree:
could the club shop not buy these in?
Ang-on a mo ....I'll ask ....:laugh:
I think it will be a good idea someone`s allways gonna need one.Quote:
Originally Posted by clee
mainly me :)
keep us posted
Dan
I have a new project to start with the customer that makes the moulds ,I'll see what we can sort out .
The shop could stock them but I'm not in a position to say ;)
They might cost a tad more in the shop ....not a huge amount more ..maybe just the extra postage to members :agree:
Thanks Lee, the cover waiting in the kitchen when I got home from work......made my day, fits a treat.
got mine from lee today, looks lovely, cheers again fella!
I'd take one for sure. I was holding off to pay day but missed the boat :(
Just got another batch of 28 in .Same as before but they've left all the engraving on the back so even more OE :agree:
I've filed my PMs and have lost track of those who wanted one .Please send me a note/postal address with payment .
lee.crowston@btinternet.com
Paypal sent. cheers for your effort in producing these clee. :agree:
Thanks Andy :agree:
I will have to wait till pay day as im a bit short on the pennys this month :crap:
pm ya then
Dan
clee do you still have these???? not long lost mine :cry: i`ll take 1 off your hands if you have!? :)
Got plenty left .
I'll put one aside for you Dan .
i could do with 2 if there are any left. where do i need to send payment to?
thanks , you rock :)Quote:
Originally Posted by clee
reviving an old thread, but any of these still kicking about?
If not any help on finding one would be massive appreciated
thanks guys!