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Recently she looked like this
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Whilst my car was in for some brake work a few weeks back, I had the opportunity to wander around James stack of goodies and found some nice bits that got me thinking.
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Two weeks ago, I parted company with my 2 for its makeover and touch up.
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A few days later, a harlequin was born and ready to go to the bodyshop for painting.
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It took slightly longer than I had hoped but this was because James and the body shop kept finding little bits that needed attention to make the transformation really shine.
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When I went down yesterday to pick her up, the bodyshop was still finishing off a bit of detailing before final reassembly.
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After a slightly hectic afternoon waiting for it to be finished at 3s, James
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When we got down there, the car was pretty much finished and just needed the bumper putting back on
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picture of wing when rust used to be on the edge
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Unfortunately, this is where the bodyshop guy managed to put his shoulder out whilst putting the bumper on
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By this time, it was gone 7pm and James was being an absolute star and finishing off the last few bolts which proved to be an absolute pain.
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James got the car all done just before 8pm
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I can't thank James and his team enough for all the work and time they have put into making my car look like it is today.
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James and Rob stayed on Looooong after they should have finished at 4pm to get me my car finished off.
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Big thanks guys, you rock
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