YC53 FLO in bodyshop going all out!

[swanny1982]

Hi Guys,

Havent put much on here recently I put some pics on before Christmas of the body work dont to the famous yc53 flo, had the bumpers bonnet and wings sprayed, but after a couple of months the job just wasnt good enough, the paint work was flat, and looked like a rush job to be honest. Anyone in Bristol do not use Central Bodyshop in Brislington.

Soooooo....

The car has now gone into a new bodyshop and will be there for a whole month, going to have most of the car re-sprayed, windows out, all seals out, arches re-done where overspray went on them, new set of alloys in champ white.

The body shop is going to do a build thread for me taking photos along the way, i wish I had the skills of "Pasty" on the forum but unfortunetely my skills lie in selling houses/cars rather than working on them lol!

Be good to get some suggestions as to whether to get the wheels done in champ white or a deep bronze colour?

Will add pics and the full thread to the gallery shortly!

Cheers

 

[adam.]

Clever man putting the Reg in every thread you do saying that you're fixing her up.

Hope she comes out looking a million dollars. :xcheers:

 

[FireDance]

I hope the bodyshop you used originally are paying some of the cost to the new bodyshop?

Looking forward to updates.


Personally I would go for bronze wheels

 

[civic17_99]

Looking forward to seeing the updates on this one.

 

[swanny1982]

cheers guys, I feel morally obliged to mention the registration plate as it has such a tarnished past on here lol

The body shop wouldn't pay a penny towards compensating me there is no point in me wasting my time, basically £500 down the drain.

This is gonna cost me £1500 this time, I was contemplating if it was gonna be worth spending it as I wont see the money back with what ive already spent on the car but hey ho!

At least at the end of all of this I can say I have and honest car which should look mint!

Yeah gonna go deep bronze I think, I have a set of accord type r alloys which I want to give a go at putting on the dc5 to see how they look compared to the factory wheels!

 

[ErA]

Interested in this as I owned this car for a week. Ironically I pick up my new one tomorrow nearly 9 years later!

 

[swanny1982]

It scorned you for that long lol! I was toying with selling it on and buying a facelift dc5 but I've already spent a lot of money on the car and want it to be put right so when I eventually sell on the next keeper will have peace of mind

 

[kingcobwidley]

Ive spent about 3k on mine in 2 1/2 years, apart from spoon springs and frsu the rest is respray and maintenance. Makes you appreciate the car more when you've made it your own. Keep us updated!