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Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Now SORN'd and in a bad way... Oops
« Reply #300 on: August 24, 2018, 02:38:44 pm »
Thats really sad to see, how did it get that bad you got warn door rubbers or something. 


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Re: Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Now SORN'd and in a bad way... Oops
« Reply #301 on: August 24, 2018, 05:56:10 pm »
Make sure to wear a respirator when working with mould  :smiley: Such a shame though, how'd it happen?
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Re: Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Now SORN'd and in a bad way... Oops
« Reply #302 on: August 25, 2018, 10:21:40 am »
Fingers crossed you can get it sorted. Seems a shame to just let it sit there.

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Re: Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Now SORN'd and in a bad way... Oops
« Reply #303 on: August 27, 2018, 01:54:38 pm »
Thats really sad to see, how did it get that bad you got warn door rubbers or something. 


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Make sure to wear a respirator when working with mould  :smiley: Such a shame though, how'd it happen?

There was a leak coming from somewhere that took us ages to find - we eventually found it to be the sunroof drains. So that was sorted but the car has obviously been so damp it's now a breeding ground for mould  :ashamed:

I've not used a respirator so far, I'm obviously an idiot haha. I'll try not breathe it in from now on.

Fingers crossed you can get it sorted. Seems a shame to just let it sit there.

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It looks like it may be sat there for another good while... Perhaps until next year  :sad1:

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Re: Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Now SORN'd and in a bad way... Oops
« Reply #304 on: April 21, 2019, 09:48:01 pm »
Just a quick post to mention that shes now back on the road! Came back to life in February and I've managed 700 miles or so now with no issue! Dropping the car off tomorrow for a full respray so watch this space 😍

For MOT she had new pads on the rear, new OSR caliper, front discs and pads as well as new bonnet hinges.

Service was also done last weekend, first time I've ever done it myself!


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Re: Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Now SORN'd and in a bad way... Oops
« Reply #305 on: April 21, 2019, 10:25:24 pm »
Yay.

It’s very satisfying servicing your own car.

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Re: Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Now SORN'd and in a bad way... Oops
« Reply #306 on: April 21, 2019, 10:53:08 pm »
Really good to hear life has been regenerated within her.


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Re: Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Now SORN'd and in a bad way... Oops
« Reply #307 on: May 10, 2019, 07:13:15 pm »
So an update then! A full respray courtesy of RM Bodywork in East Kilbride, Glasgow.

Also, two new front wings (didn't know they were cheap chinese sh*te as they came off another mk5 so will need to buy genuine ones) and a new bonnet as well as repairs to both rear quarters and the passenger side sill. Rear bumper re-aligned and splitter fibreglass repaired as I'll probably just put another hole in it...







I've fallen in love with her again!! 5 years ownership come August and she's still my baby.

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Re: Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Back on the road and back to her former glory!
« Reply #308 on: May 10, 2019, 10:34:54 pm »
Looking excellent

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Re: Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Back on the road and back to her former glory!
« Reply #309 on: May 11, 2019, 08:18:48 am »
Looking good! I bet that respray wasn’t cheap tho! Obvs well worth it


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Re: Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Back on the road and back to her former glory!
« Reply #310 on: May 11, 2019, 11:22:44 am »
Very nice best colour as well


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Re: Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Back on the road and back to her former glory!
« Reply #311 on: May 21, 2020, 02:52:09 pm »
September - Went to edition 38! Oh and I bought a house too  :grin:

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October - Bought air-ride - and a cat!

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November - lost interest again & upgraded the daily to a F56 Mini Cooper D!  :confused:

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April 2020 - quarantine got me boredom buying, so got some xenons! Need a polish and some adapters and I'm good to go

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First drive in 8 months - May 2020

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Popped her up on the ramp to see what she'll need for an MOT but the car wants for absolutely nothing! Should fly through, but no point testing it just now as I have other plans...

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Swapped it onto my other halves 19" speedlines for MOT purposes (I need tyres and haven't decided on wheels yet)
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Bought some IDF camber arms and a spoiler extension! Needs painted as it was on an ED30 with some funky glittery green paint.
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This is the start of the boot build... Cable running time for the audio. I've decided on a 12" sub but the one I bought years ago isn't going to be good enough so Adam has said I can run his until he needs it! So we're basing my boot build off of his amp & sub. My birthday is on the 24th of May so my Mum will be buying my front speakers too so it's all go!

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Re: Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Back on the road and back to her former glory!
« Reply #312 on: May 21, 2020, 03:30:45 pm »
This was yesterday evenings job! Woodwork. Went to b&q for the essentials and started building the frame. Adam did most of this as I'm inept, but I did try to help where possible!

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Worked out exactly where I wanted each component to go.. Starting to take shape at this stage!
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This is where we called it a night! Going back down today around 4.30 to put some more hours in  :love:

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Re: Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Back on the road and back to her former glory!
« Reply #313 on: May 21, 2020, 05:41:00 pm »
Looking good and keep the pictures coming

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Re: Morgens ED30 No. 1871! Back on the road and back to her former glory!
« Reply #314 on: May 21, 2020, 11:32:23 pm »
Tonights efforts! Wires all run and all components bolted down

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My radio hasn't worked since 2017 when the RCD510 was fitted as the connections on the back were different.. Adam made it fit and now I have radio again!
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Controller working

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Boot after a hoover

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So tomorrow or Saturday we'll need to do another B&Q trip for more wood. The sub box has still to be made up and I'll need a sheet of MDF to complete it. I have a few little bits & bobs to order up so I can imagine progress will slow down now! Adam has other things to do as well but hopefully the car will be nearly ready by the time I go back to work!



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