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UK_Sub
V4 Guru

United Kingdom
2555 Posts

Posted - 24 Jan 2010 :  21:02:36 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Recently got it back from the powder coaters - rather than a silver finish, they tried out a semi-chrome finish - it looks a bit like polished aluminium . . .



the sunroof still opens

(but a bit pointless if its full of cases etc.)

john-saab
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United Kingdom
2679 Posts

Posted - 24 Jan 2010 :  21:08:55 Show Profile Reply with Quote
That looks really smart..superb finish!
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UK_Sub
V4 Guru

United Kingdom
2555 Posts

Posted - 24 Jan 2010 :  21:47:12 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Thanks John - didn't cost too much either . . . to have the arms, clamps and rack shot-blasted and powder-coated cost just £80 - not too bad considering how fiddly it is - not like wheels (where they charge £25 a wheel).
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James Ranaldi
V4 Guru

United Kingdom
1475 Posts

Posted - 24 Jan 2010 :  23:45:17 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Nice one.....don't think the surfboard will go through the roof now !!

let's have a picture of it on top !

Cheers

James
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VfourVictory
V4 Fan

122 Posts

Posted - 25 Jan 2010 :  09:42:27 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Lovely - form and function in equal ammounts.
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freewheeler
V4 Mad

United Kingdom
601 Posts

Posted - 25 Jan 2010 :  11:21:03 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Very nice indeed!! Yes, a pic with the board on top would be good.

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http://www.lihikset.net/images/kuuppa/index.htm


http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/My-other-saabs


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UK_Sub
V4 Guru

United Kingdom
2555 Posts

Posted - 25 Jan 2010 :  13:18:07 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Thanks for the kind comments, is this the pic you mean? . . .



Next time I take the Saab down to Hythe - I'll reunite the canoe with the car - for a photo. I guess in the meantime I'll have to keep my eyes open for a longboard!

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john wyatt
V4 Guru

United Kingdom
1031 Posts

Posted - 25 Jan 2010 :  14:09:27 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Looks ace, finish looks really bright as well, have never seen any of the finishes which are meant to be like chrome ever look decent, would like to see it in the flesh, better keep your goat boarding as a shameful secret once you get your longboard
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UK_Sub
V4 Guru

United Kingdom
2555 Posts

Posted - 25 Jan 2010 :  15:01:26 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Erm... 'goat boarding' ...what the?
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john wyatt
V4 Guru

United Kingdom
1031 Posts

Posted - 25 Jan 2010 :  15:06:33 Show Profile Reply with Quote
The thing sticking out of your roof, generally despised by surfers the world over
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UK_Sub
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United Kingdom
2555 Posts

Posted - 25 Jan 2010 :  15:33:42 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Ah, phew, I had no idea - I've never heard that term before and I've done a fair bit of surfing. I guess we're OK in Hythe though - absolutely no surf, worse luck. You have to go West to get any decent surf.

There are loads of kite surfers though, but the weather they like has us safely indoors!

You're more than welcome to pop round anytime you're in London. It's thanks to you that my screen stopped leaking!


Cheers,

Simon
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James Ranaldi
V4 Guru

United Kingdom
1475 Posts

Posted - 25 Jan 2010 :  22:45:27 Show Profile Reply with Quote
That's the one.....thought it was a board.....pic required of canoe on top!!

Cheers

James
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Wheelspin
V4 Beginner

Denmark
99 Posts

Posted - 26 Jan 2010 :  10:59:18 Show Profile Reply with Quote
That roof rack really looks great, almost as new. I just love those genuine accessories, and it’s practical too.

Was this the car I saw in Holland this summer? Very low with alloy wheels, and whitewall tires (as far as I remember)?

There is a guy here I Denmark which bought a 95 from UK a couple of years ago, and now uses it as a daily driver, and he took this pic. of it:

http://www.geting.se/viewimage.php?image=174612-RIMG0289.JPG#

So it’s certainly possible to put a canoe on top

Regards, Mads
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UK_Sub
V4 Guru

United Kingdom
2555 Posts

Posted - 26 Jan 2010 :  12:29:57 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Welcome to the forum!

Great picture from your friend...



What is it with colour-coded canoes and 95 owners!?!

Yes, that was my car at the Holland meet - it was great weekend, trying to work out if she'll make it all the way to Switzerland this year!
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john wyatt
V4 Guru

United Kingdom
1031 Posts

Posted - 26 Jan 2010 :  13:16:42 Show Profile Reply with Quote
thats a canoe alright!
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Red96
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United Kingdom
15 Posts

Posted - 28 Jan 2010 :  15:43:16 Show Profile Reply with Quote
Great-looking roof rack. Time to get the colour-coded samsonite suitcases!
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