The £500 MX5

[steveeeW]

OP, you have just made my day by reading this. A superb effort and a bargain, good job!!

[nadger]

I can't see the problem.
Had I tried that the next picture would have been of an mx-5 upside down and on fire!
I'm mechanically challenged you see. It's an affliction.

[eltax91]

Thanks for the general piss taking/ encouragement chaps.

D-day for the car tomorrow, MOT booked for half eleven!!

[Jimmy No Hands]

If you get bored I will buy it off you for £510.


Hey, profit's profit.


Maybe -£5 after that repair.

[GTiFrank]

Good Luck with the MOT!

Top bodging!

[eltax91]

Well, the results are in.... looks like I will be buying more filler!!




It did initially fail.... on a bloody WIPER BLADE, but a few quid sorted that out.

Costs so far (it needs taxing):-

Car: £500
Filler Materials: £32
MOT: £40 (including the wiper)
VIC (booked): £50

Total £622

[J4CKO]

I always stand next to the car when applying filler, ten feet away and throwing it doesnt work.

Fair play on having a go but damn, it was looking so promising.

[Vince70]

That looks like you had a fantastic buy, only thing with the weight of the filler you may need heavier duty springs on one side.

[turbojolt]

dont buy stuff like that in halfords its all well over priced!!


get a bigger tub of filler and really lap it on with a larger peice of plastic, some thing like the plastic george (i think its called) people use to put wall paper up with, can get one in wicks for a couple quid


mx5's are fun cars wish i never sold mine

[HaylingJag]

eltax91 said:

cheddar said:

I absolutely pissed myself laughing when I saw that.

I'm thinking of a post on detailing world.

i was expecting rough but that, my friend, makes the badgers arse look good
are you available to Artex my ceilings

My vote for PH'er of the year, well done

[Vince70]

HaylingJag said:

eltax91 said:

cheddar said:

I absolutely pissed myself laughing when I saw that.

I'm thinking of a post on detailing world.

i was expecting rough but that, my friend, makes the badgers arse look good
are you available to Artex my ceilings

My vote for PH'er of the year, well done

You could be an expert doing the broken leather artex pattern

[vrooom]

erm you can pull that dent clearly with halford dent puller....

[eltax91]

turbojolt said:

dont buy stuff like that in halfords its all well over priced

Not with a trade card.

[eltax91]

vrooom said:

erm you can pull that dent clearly with halford dent puller....

Not quite sure what you mean?

[4340BB]

Top PH ing. This is what fun with cars is all about.

[Buff Mchugelarge]

I to0 have a £500 Mx5

Mine's a mk1 1.8 and doesn't have any dents in, but does have rust though!

All part of the fun

[chongwong]

eltax91 said:

Not quite sure what you mean?

He might mean this, http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...
but I'm not certain that canyon on the side of your car can be counted as a small dent:-P

[eltax91]

chongwong said:

He might mean this, http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...
but I'm not certain that canyon on the side of your car can be counted as a small dent:-P

Ah I see. It's one of those 'bit of t cut' jokes.

[OctyVrs]

Top marks for getting stuck in and having a go with the filler.

Also for the guys up thread with the tips on how to improve it.

[talksthetalk]

bks.
You've taken a pic of the undamaged other side and reversed the image haven't you.
You won't get any of that photoshop nonsense past me.