Gilbertd you cursed me dammit....
I showed up at the paint shop with the vehicle and the way the manager looked at me told me that the P38 was not going to get a makeover today!
Turns out he never put my reservation in the books but he can get me in on the 2nd of January 2019...... or in other words “ next bloody year”.
I’d have told him to take a 10 feet walk off a 6 foot pier if they weren’t so good a paint shop. Got a 10% discount for my inconvenience but I guess your prophecy was correct.....
Will be a nice New Years gift......
PART NO.1
The rear wheel cover is held open by a metal bar that slots into a metal “holder” that’s screwed into the cargo floor of the P38. The holder measures about 2” x 4” and is fairly obvious when you open the cover for the spare wheel. I need that part of anyone has one.
PART NO.2
On the rear bumper of the P38 there are two round holes covered by two caps located slightly above the tow hitch receiver. I need four of these caps if anyone has any.
Obviously I will pay for any and all parts.
Thanks
James
It’s the square shaped clips that attach to the rubber door strip, as mentioned by Gilbertd, that I need.
I’m sure some strong double sided tape will work fine.....
And just to prove my point about “Insert British car make here”, the above image showing the door body molding parts has 4 different types of plugs, nuts or screws just to hold them on!!!!!!
Can anyone explain to me why “insert any British made car here” decides that it’s a good idea to use 47 different size nuts, bolts and screws, not to mention torx, Phillips and other such heads plus 23 different style clips and latches when designing their vehicles?
I am convinced that the P38 was built with the sole purpose to manufacture a car which takes every single SnapOn tool to work on!
Replace a simple pair of heater core O rings? No problem. Options are to hacksaw the interior plastics, rip your hands to something resembling a bag of mince beef and then resssemble the lot only to find that the O ring didn’t sit properly or remove the entire dashboard and do it the “easy” way.
Put a stereo in it that requires more amps than a Status Quo concert and make it so that if one amp fails the entire system will go south quicker than a Geordie scratch card winner goes to Majorca.....
My rant is based on me discovering that the bloody clips that are attached to my newly acquired exterior door molding pieces are either all broken or missing. Why did Landrover design a clip that looks like it was used to support a laser rack on a Klingon Warship? Couldn’t they make something simple?
Anyway, does anyone have the part number for these clips before I put my head through my office wall?
Don’t be telling me that Gilbertd.....
I did a lot of research on body and paint shops and came up with a place that has 5 stars for quality etc... hard to find a bad review on them.
Car was dropped off today and they start work on it in 5 days.
I know nothing about auto painting so hopefully someone here can help ...
The owner of shop said they would be putting on 3 coats of paint a 3 coats of clear oat and that this was what they did to all vehicles.
My question to group is, is three coats of paint enough and is 3 coats of clear coat too much or about right?
I want this done right and not have it come out like a Chav just aerosol can painted his Ford Escort Mark II....
Found a full set and dropped them at paint shop where vehicle is getting its makeover with bodywork and paint.. Will be ready for collection Dec9th, me birthday coincidently..
The Linley had no chrome stripes.... that being said I can’t be fussy. I’m planning on having whatever set I put on painted.
Have searched three or four breakers yards here with no luck...
Thanks
The moldings and a number of other items were stolen from my lockup last week. Moldings were stored in a box as I had removed them prior to painting my P38 and are valueless to whoever stole them. Only joy I get is to think of thieving cnuts face when he opens the box on his dining room table, or wherever thieves open their “loot”, only to find carbody moldings.
Still searching for replacement set....
I need a complete set of very good or excellent condition door moldings if anyone has a spare set. I believe there should be 8 pieces in all.
Message me if you have and we can try and negotiate a price...
Thanks
Favorite title to a post I’ve seen in years.... drew me like a moth to a flame!
Cheers Gilbertd,
I’m trying to keep it original and thereby avoiding putting a gash Sony or such head unit in to replace the stereo
P38 and yes to amp
Stereo decided I would like to hear sounds from the front right drivers speakers only this morning. Can’t fix the issue.....
Read that this could be due to a faulty Nav unit, so I unplugged said unit, same problem.
Suggestions?
The P38 came with two types of bumpers. One had a smooth finish like of the Westminster and H&H and a few other special editions, and the other was a type of Matt rougher type finish which is common on most P38s.
The other morning I came out of shops and found someone had hit my rear bumper hard enough to split it almost in half, beyond repair. I can get a bumper in the Matt type finish at local scrap yard for $100 but before I do I wanted to ask if you guys know whether it’s possible to have a paint/body shop transform the bumpers finish to a smooth one to match the front bumpers finish or will I have to search for a smooth finish bumper? Local boys shop says no problem, but I’m sceptical...
The LINLEY has had the interior, undercarriage and engine bay completely overhauled. The exterior requires some body work and a complete paint job.
Should be painted in about a month, after which I will post a photo of all three side by side
Hi Gilbertd
I was unable to attach photos to the post and then tried to delete posting but was unable to do so. Hence the post with no subject.
But yes, I did pickup a P38 Westminster, one owner, full Mx history since new and as clean a used vehicle I have ever come across.....
Done with buying P38s now......so says the misses.....