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Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:51 am
by andy w
Hi guys got the paint for touch ups and shocker the paint shop got it wrong.
Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 2:02 pm
by andy w
Well took the paints back and after some arguing with the shop and proved the shop wrong and finally got right tone this time. Why o why do shops always think they are right and ur wrong lol
Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 2:43 pm
by johnny
Lucky badger ya
i have never seen anyone get a refund for paint, normally they just say 'you can try a different shade' lol
Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 3:07 pm
by andy w
They did try blaming how it was sprayed and i sprayed the door and it stuck out like a sore thumb so when i went back i checked the chart i found the right one did a test piece and there face dropped cus it was a match so they didn't charge for the tint that they made.
Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:40 pm
by andy w
Just little up date decided to take the bumper strips off in between the rain lol so finally gone just need to get rid of glue tomoz
Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:10 pm
by andy w
Well just ordered some carbon vinyl to start the pillar covers but undecided to do the cover for the sun roof / light
Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 4:44 pm
by andy w
johnny wrote:Will they fit lol deep dish wheels and corsa tend to not get along
sorry mate they came off a corsa c my mate owns he has put cav slabs on his
so offered his wheels and they look abit like the alpina bmw wheels.
Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 4:48 pm
by andy w
My vinyl is here so fitting time on the weekend
Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:18 pm
by andy w
So quick update time. Vinyled the front pillars with carbon fibre and the centre pillars will be done as well need to get more for the back ones unfortunately
Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:29 pm
by andy w
So quick question now do ya think if u vinyl the cover for the map light/sun roof winder would be daft and if not should i carbon vinyl or different colour and also do the same for the temp/date/time cover aswell
Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:02 pm
by andy w
Quick guys any tell me which thread i can order stickers from
Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:30 pm
by Barraclough
Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:34 pm
by andy w
Cheers mate for the love of god couldn't remember which thread it was. Mind went completely blank lol
Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:36 am
by andy w
Ok want to change my internal door handles to the Vectra chrome ones but the fixins for the Vectra are larger back plates than the corsa ones anyone know how to change them
Re: my rio verde project
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:47 am
by johnny
You swap the handle its self the surrounds stay, think theres just a pin holding it on