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This is one that Phill made -
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:lol: :lol:
Claire Wright - Club Treasurer
Jul 1981 DeLorean - Flopsy #2292
Aug 1989 Cavalier 1.6L - Guinney
Oct 1994 Twingo Mk1 - Freddie le Grenouille
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Looks like Guinney :oops:
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The most recent addition to my car were the sill letters as shown below. When I bought my car it had them in the rear bumper, so I felt it should match collars and cuffs as so to speak 8)
The above reminds of the front grill, although the letters are a tad larger
The first proper DeLorean I ever saw was Dave Howarth's 1100 mile Arizona car back in 1995, (I think today the mileage has reached 1500 miles) and I always thought that the sill letters always looked like something that may have been added at the factory. I used 'Hafixs performance glue' to attach them. This stuff is awesome, it works how Superglue should work. It sets in seconds, is transparent and bloody strong. I bought the glue at the NEC, but sure you could source some another way if you wanted to go down that route.
I forgot to clean my fingerprints off the letters from pushing them down to stick them...
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Chris Hawes
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I have the X factor
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I just noticed read the title of this thread and then look at that gif :oops:
made me laugh :lol:
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Cant remember her name, but she nearly had my eye out twice,,lol :lol: :lol:
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I had the same as them pictured before (The sill letters, not the jungle jugs) and i pulled them off to fit these. I tried the evo stick, and although they mostly stuck, i wasn't happy becaause you could see the tan coloured glue between the fins. I decided to abort, clean it all up which took ages, and go polyurethane/tiger seal. Here i sit, totally black hands, probably till easter..... and tomorrow i'll take all the masking tape off to reveal the finished article. I got a DMOCO stainless shifter and polished knob coming, i hope that isnt as involved as this polave!!!
I'll let you all know how it dries off........
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I wouldn't use clear silicone as we use it at work to seal building panels. It'll last about 2 years before it goes cloudy and falls off (despite the 25 year guarantee. It's only valid if you leave it in the tube! )
I agree that tiger bond is messy, but if you use it sparingly it's ok.
I plan to tape it from moving then put a piece of wood with a brick on top of my SS letters to weigh them down while the Tiger bond sets overnight.
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D
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As for the moving pictures.......I haven't figured out the still photos yet!
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Dinosaur D
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Ben,
Can you post "a polished Knob coming" on the forum.
I thought you guys were decent!
D
PS dont get Tiger bond on it.
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I'll post some pivs tomorrow!
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I'm sure the lady's will be impressed.
Theres a nut on your shaft under your knob that you'll need to unscrew and set as a lock nut when you line up your new knob.
I think this advice will help you pull it off.
D
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