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m4tti said:
I like the way they've done a couple of test fires with the rattle can on the disk edge, before hitting the caliper and its bolts. Kind of like external loc-tite 
I actually think its just 'spray through' onto the disk where they spayed the caliper, shockingly bad workmanship, whoever did should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.blaze_away said:
m4tti said:
I like the way they've done a couple of test fires with the rattle can on the disk edge, before hitting the caliper and its bolts. Kind of like external loc-tite
I actually think its just 'spray through' onto the disk where they spayed the caliper, shockingly bad workmanship, whoever did should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.chris watton said:
blaze_away said:
m4tti said:
I like the way they've done a couple of test fires with the rattle can on the disk edge, before hitting the caliper and its bolts. Kind of like external loc-tite
I actually think its just 'spray through' onto the disk where they spayed the caliper, shockingly bad workmanship, whoever did should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.
m4tti said:
So they sprayed four calipers for £299 + vat...
Thats like the old trick adverts selling 100 cigarette lighters for £25 and they send you a box with 100 matches in it.
Have you taken this up with the owner of Central.
Thats like the old trick adverts selling 100 cigarette lighters for £25 and they send you a box with 100 matches in it.
Have you taken this up with the owner of Central.
I questioned it. I only realised they were pained in situ when I took the car to David Geralds, and the car was on the ramps - the mechanic spotted that the inner callipers weren't painted.
I kept screen grabs of all the work I had done, and this is one of them:
It seems that, after I emailed them querying why the callipers weren't removed as advertised, they just changed the text on their website - it now reads:
"Brake caliper faces painted with heat resistant paint, comes in various colors (price for 4"
But I am assuming I breaking some rules now, so won't be surprised if this post gets deleted.
To be clear, I am happy with the leather retrim. Just not much else...
I do strongly believe that they really need to re-assess their pricing policy on the (semi) calliper painting, £40 seems about the right ball park.
Edited by chris watton on Monday 29th September 17:04
Zippee said:
Believe me mate there is worse out there than Central (Adrian is a top lad though). Shame I didn't get to meet you at Neil Garner, hard to know anyone once out their cars
I know, and I did get quite a few emails for and against before deciding. I have never spent that much money before in a single shout to get the car, I thought, as good as it aesthetically could be - I saved up for that from January to May this year.Perhaps we should all have some kind of special hat with our PH names on, when doing meets..
Edited by chris watton on Monday 29th September 19:06
portzi said:
They are advertising full chassis rebuilds, interior retrim and full respray for £10, 000, does this sound too go to be true?
Not sure about chassis or re-spray, but I have no real complaints regarding the leather re-trim. I know there have been a few who have had re-sprays and have been happy with the result.chris watton said:
portzi said:
They are advertising full chassis rebuilds, interior retrim and full respray for £10, 000, does this sound too good to be true?
Not sure about chassis or re-spray, but I have no real complaints regarding the leather re-trim. I know there have been a few who have had re-sprays and have been happy with the result.As someone else who was in Central at the same time as your Tam (if you look back a few pages) after a while of looking around at my car, cleaning it and noticing various "features" of the work carried out, I will not be making a 300 mile round trip to use Central again, a shame as I really liked Adrian to talk to, but the now bedded in hardened paint finish is someway short of what I was expecting in terms of quality, match, depth and overall finish.
ptholt said:
As someone else who was in Central at the same time as your Tam (if you look back a few pages) after a while of looking around at my car, cleaning it and noticing various "features" of the work carried out, I will not be making a 300 mile round trip to use Central again, a shame as I really liked Adrian to talk to, but the now bedded in hardened paint finish is someway short of what I was expecting in terms of quality, match, depth and overall finish.
If I am honest, I didn't really want to take my Tam back for the third time - I was even contemplating cutting my losses and getting someone like Dave the Trimmer to rectify what needed to be done. (The problems were known the second time it went back, but not rectified)But, my wife said it is better to see if they can come good.....
I thought it best to post a couple of pics of the work without comment, so people can judge for themselves...
Edited by chris watton on Monday 29th September 22:33
ptholt said:
As someone else who was in Central at the same time as your Tam (if you look back a few pages) after a while of looking around at my car, cleaning it and noticing various "features" of the work carried out, I will not be making a 300 mile round trip to use Central again, a shame as I really liked Adrian to talk to, but the now bedded in hardened paint finish is someway short of what I was expecting in terms of quality, match, depth and overall finish.
I was speaking to a gentlemen at the Stamford car show this year who was showing a rather excellent pick up truck with one of the best black paint jobs l have ever seen. I could not see any orange peel or any defects in his paintwork. He said he leaves some customers new paint jobs up to a year to cure before flattening and polishing, l suppose the paint is rock hard by then and difficult to flatten off, but he said that is the best way to do it. Could you have yours reflattened and polished maybe?Gassing Station | Tamora, T350 & Sagaris | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff