bigcarpchaser
Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Camberley
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Tackled a particularly tricky mod this morning.
Tried to get hold of thr legend TFC to help but he was doing his hair so decided to try it on my own.
Having never attempted anything so complicated on my D3 I was a bit apprehensive but I needn't have worried.
Armed with my new parts courtesy of TLO I opened the passenger door trembling with nervousness at what i was about to do.
I lifted out the dirty old cupholders and slotted in the new squishy type perfectly first time.
Job done.
Didn't even need my mole grips  Welcome "Lola" 
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AWD man
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: In Drag
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 57 RRS TDV8
BAS Map
D3: Gone but not forgotten
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| 16th Feb 2010 1:05 pm |
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tanters
Member Since: 24 Oct 2007
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I cant find the instructions on the ownerinfo site  Tell me you took photos  A happy childhood ... is the worst possible preparation for life.
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| 16th Feb 2010 1:09 pm |
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bigcarpchaser
Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Camberley
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I was going to take photo's but camera needed charging.
I most post up some more detailed instructions if anyone needs them  Welcome "Lola"
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| 16th Feb 2010 1:17 pm |
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highbayrack
Member Since: 09 Jul 2008
Location: Northamptonshire
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Congratulations, I would have called out LR assist to tackle a job like that  On a mission to find the perfect Pork Pie. Just Found it (I think)..(Yes I have)
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| 16th Feb 2010 1:32 pm |
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ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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bigcarpchaser wrote:Tried to get hold of the legend TFC to help but he was doing his hair
Nice knowing you whilst you were still alive.  I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
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| 16th Feb 2010 2:00 pm |
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The Large One
Member Since: 20 Apr 2007
Location: Down the polytunnel
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you promised you would not go public on how you tackled this
i sold you the parts with the strict understanding that you would get a competent person to tackle this mod.
you do realise you could have invalidated your warrnty by doing it yourself
think of all those starving trained techs you have just put out of a job. 
i hope you can sleep at night  TLO has left the building.......
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| 16th Feb 2010 4:55 pm |
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Tawny Owl
Member Since: 22 Oct 2008
Location: Here and there
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I take my hat off to you Sir 
Bet you had a right ole sweat goin on doing that job
Any chance on doing mine
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| 16th Feb 2010 5:27 pm |
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BBS SPY
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Please tell me you are doing a "How To" document or follow up post to share with us all. After all, Sharing knowledge and experience is what this forum is really all about.
I, like TLO, realize only to well that you are putting some people out of a job, but as Spock said in his Kyobiashu Maru solution, "sometimes the needs of the few are outweighed by the needs of the many".
Please don't tell me i am the only Trekkie on here 
Please also detail relevant part numbers and cost.
I am sure and hopeful that TLO will be receptive of many orders for such.
I may well be noted for upgrading my ICE to the Max, and added all swiveling lights on difficult and dark corners and added PDC beeping, that stops me backing into the abyss (or walls in the case of SWMBO), and I have applied a BAS remap all on my own that now makes my D3 go like a rocket sled on steroids. But all of this but highlights that i have yet to stop my shaver from rattling around in my dirty old cup holders. Ohhhh how i long for something more accepting and accommodating in this respect.
Quite frankly therefore, i am understandably quite in awe as to your degree of knowledge and ability to do that which i could not. Like so many had never heard of CCF, i had hither too equally not heard of squishy cup holders before now either.
Live long and prosper BCC
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| 16th Feb 2010 9:38 pm |
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MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
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 Slightly....
Does BBS EVER reply in less than 3 paragraphs
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| 16th Feb 2010 10:00 pm |
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bigcarpchaser
Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Camberley
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Sorry Nick, I just had to tell someone. I expect I'll be banned again now Welcome "Lola"
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| 16th Feb 2010 10:12 pm |
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Iain G
Member Since: 31 Jan 2009
Location: Filey
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This gives me an idea, I think I might just ring my local stealer in the morning and get a quote for the above job. Would be an interesting comparison acrooss the country to see what the highest quote would be.
And before anyone moans about wasting dealers time I have got these ready to be fitted, I tried to fit them but as the force of gravity wasn't enough to push them fully home I gave up. No doubt they have been paid to fit them in to RRS's already.
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| 16th Feb 2010 10:38 pm |
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BBS SPY
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Only very occasionally Macleod
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| 16th Feb 2010 10:49 pm |
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WaznotWas
Member Since: 12 Jun 2008
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Gary, glad to see you've stopped with the pointless posts 8) .
You never said how long and how many coffee / cigar breaks were required or how long you discussed "going it alone" with SWMBO before you started
Was it dark or in full daylight 
Are you sure she didn't give you a hand  FORECAST FOR TONIGHT: things have happened out there!!!
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| 17th Feb 2010 12:32 am |
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bigcarpchaser
Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Camberley
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Well Wozzer, and you might have to sit down when you read thus, but it only took one coffee and one cigar whilst pondering the challenge ahead of me, and, I did it all by myself with no help whatsoever.
So, put that in ya pipe and smoke it Welcome "Lola"
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| 17th Feb 2010 8:22 am |
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