Moggy Thou

[SparksECM]

This is looking awesome now. Love that you've kept the trims with the bandeds.

[ratmog]

Alright! A very uninteresting update here, some pics included.
We have had THE WORST TWO WEEKS.

INSERT NICE PIC FOR HORRID POST TO FOLLOW


MOT Failed (on purpose, I wanted a list of things to do) the Thursday before the below incident, so we were in the 10-day 'fix it and bring it back and we'll pass it' window.

Last Tuesday some scrotes attempted to steal my car, they caused a fair bit of damage attempting to get in and failed on account of having no idea how to hotwire or work a choke. Pics of damage;


(s'cuse the leopard print, i was in bed when the police knocked to say they'd found the car and I just chucked my onesie on)

DAMAGE
Exterior; Bonnet Corner (Passenger side) bent upwards, front valance/grill area bent inwards from force of bending bonnet, boot lid forced open and bent boot stay in process, driver’s side quarterlight hinge broken and a section of rubber removed, paint removed around top rear corner of front driver’s side door. Driver’s side door handle bent down. Inside; steering wheel bent, front speakers bent, driver’s side ash tray forced down and snapped off, speedometer glass smashed, speedometer needle rest removed, horn button removed, indicator stalk bent and moved around steering column. Driver’s side glovebox trim removed and snapped, one screw undone beneath. All wiring pulled out from behind dashboard. Heater wires cut and plastic hoses and side parts removed and cracked. Windscreen washer pipes cut. CD Player dismantled. Gear stick bent slightly to passenger side. Ignition barrel appeared to be damaged by a forced screwdriver or other object.

So.. the MOT list got a little longer than expected. They also nicked my broken tripod from my boot and the fascia for my CD player.. they could have easily had the whole thing.

MOT was finally passed just outside the 10-day window on Friday, the MOT centre very kindly gave me a reduced fee on account of the break in and looked over a few minor details (id do you know how hard it is to get an indicator stalk light working again? bastards..)

I then received a replacement bonnet…



And we're back to looking ratty as fuck! ):

PS- Apparently the poke is an advisory on the MOT. May be useful info for some of you.

[Anonymoose]

Sorry to hear about the damage

On a side note, poke has been an MOT failure for a loooooong time. I guess it just depends on where you go as to how strict they are. Dat welsh

[coconutt]

The really sucks.

[zebra]

Wow, awesome!

•Tapatalk•

[ratmog]

Sorry to hear about the damage

On a side note, poke has been an MOT failure for a loooooong time. I guess it just depends on where you go as to how strict they are. Dat welsh

Surely its the same number on the MOT entry, therefore the system sorts it into failure automatically? (am not feeling great today, sorry if that sentence didn't make sense) The MOT tester was VERY sympathetic though. I'm sure I owe him a box of biscuits or something. Most of the damage is sorted now, its just opened up a whole new tin of worms!

EDIT: Did a bit more research. Wheels protruding is an MOT Pass and Advise, which means it will pass, but the road traffic police will not be too pleased.

The really sucks.

It does, it does. We're healing.

Wow, awesome!

•Tapatalk•

Thankyou, Zebra!

[nellydragracer]

Gutted to hear about the damage The scummy brain dead wankers should be shot. I had the same thing happen to my Anglia, they bent the door down smashed the dash cluster and then ripped all the wires out of it.... took my steering wheel for good measure.

[Chapman]

Car is looking awesome, even in its ratty phase! Gutted to hear about the break in, Swansea chavs need to rot in hell.

[ratmog]

Car is looking awesome, even in its ratty phase! Gutted to hear about the break in, Swansea chavs need to rot in hell.

They sure do. I'm moving to West Cross at the end of next week so it'll be in a slightly safer place. Another, better update being... its going away for paint. ACTUAL PAINT. On account of me now having a degree in doodling shit.

I use my degree and hastily traced a photo with a 'paint plan';


Its going arctic/alpine white, whichever they have more of in stock. Wheels and roof rack to match. After a HELL OF A LONG TIME.

[coconutt]

You didn't even slam your art car. I am disappoint.

[ratmog]

You didn't even slam your art car. I am disappoint.

shh its a paint plan not a ride height plan

[Chapman]

They sure do. I'm moving to West Cross at the end of next week so it'll be in a slightly safer place. Another, better update being... its going away for paint. ACTUAL PAINT. On account of me now having a degree in doodling shit.

I use my degree and hastily traced a photo with a 'paint plan';

Its going arctic/alpine white, whichever they have more of in stock. Wheels and roof rack to match. After a HELL OF A LONG TIME.

Hmm, still don't let your guard down! Use to do a school run up Fairwood Rd and some of the kids were trouble lol

[ratmog]

Hmm, still don't let your guard down! Use to do a school run up Fairwood Rd and some of the kids were trouble lol

Yeah my guard will never be down now! at least I've got a parking space outside the window so I can just get up at any noise.
Ah man cars without alarms are stressful. I'm currently using a stupid baby monitor.

[ratmog]

So, my dad picked up the car a few weeks ago now. I've had an update today - he's done a full on dad approach, removed all the wings and has apparently had a tantrum and put it under cover for three days. He spent those three days sourcing new wings for the back (which are.. 2" wider) - these wide rear wings now cover my wheels, and he's put, in his own words 'proper tyres' on them.
He's left the front as is other than sourcing some new fibreglass wings. Dad can play as its a lot of work he's doing for me to the car.

He disagrees with my colour choice but is not straying from it, so I guess I'll just see what the car is like when it comes back - will definitely be solid, but whether the wheels/tyre combo will be ok.....?

[Anonymoose]

Hey fucker!

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40785&page=3

Do some widening while you're at those fenders