What did you do in/on/for your Porsche today?

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Very tidy brake light Ralph. Black, white or body colour finish?
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Satin black with an all red lamp.
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Very nice.

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I've been rust proofing underneath my car. This rust cure from Granville goes on white but dries black. The other treatments I've tried are to jelly like to brush onImageImage

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Pushed it out of garage, cleaned a wheel arch, pushed it back in garage. Well, it occupied me for an hour going sloooowly.

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That looks so much cleaner than my wheel arches!!

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Popped in some yellow lenses.

I think I like it.
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looks good that Sam
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Next job is to swap the black targa badges for gold. But last time I removed a targa hoop cover it was a right faff so I’m building up to it.
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Are they chrome rims on your headlights?
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Ralph wrote:
And cast my eye over the high level brake light that Tim is making for me:

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I had similar thoughts about 7 years ago - used an FIA racing brake light (after 2 Maplin cheapies failed on me)

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Bootsy wrote:Are they chrome rims on your headlights?

Yup.

I have a plan to tie them into some gold centred, polished rim wheels. Like all the cool kids are doing.
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Yous a hip daddy
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But always a follower rather than a leader.
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Best way. Gary Glitter was a leader
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