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Tomiam

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  1. Cool. I'll message you the address details. Just give me a call to arrange collection. :)
  2. Hi Dan, Yep they are in my garage nice n dry. 07792230011 Mike
  3. Hi all, R400D I bought came with a set of the above which I am now selling. They are all the same width which I believe to be 6.5 All in very good condition with only one wheel having a few small marks near the centre (see first photo). Tyres on them are CR500's (195's) but its only the fronts which have any tread left on them. Rears went on a recent track day... sorry! Going by Caterham parts website, wheels are £144 each. So 4 x £144 = £576 brand new. £290 for collection from me (Nailsea, near Bristol) or I could send them via courier at an additional cost of £40 to cover the packaging & courier charge / you arrange own courier. If you want hi-res image for a better look, please feel free to message me your email address.
  4. When I fitted the CF side mirrors, I drilled a 3rd hole to allow me to tighten them without taking the mirrors completely off.
  5. I had the same issue with mine when I went to fit it a few weeks ago. I ended up fitting the two side allen bolts and then drilling two new centre holes in the CF to suit its placement. They were out by about 12mm before I drilled them. When drilling the CF I masked the front and back and used very little pressure on the bit. On a recent trip to Caterham Gatwick I had a look at the aeroscreens they have on their cars and they all seemed to have a small gap under the drivers side. HTH.
  6. Thanks for all the info folks! Here is what Ive done thus far:- The day the spots appeared I put her into the garage and dried her off. Then rubbed some WD40 into the wings using a tissue. Gave it an hour and then did the same thing again. The spots appeared to disappear by about 80%. The following day I removed the WD40 with tissue, and worked on the wings, by hand, for about 30 - 45 mins with a microfibre cloth & some Meguirs Scratch X2.0. Spots now gone by about 95% The laguer is very dull and much thinner on the top of the wing (where the spots appear) whereas lower down the wing it looks about 2mm thicker and very glossy (where the spots dont appear). This isnt caused by what ive just done, its how it was before. Ive got two track days and then I'm going to clean them up as best I can and get some coats of clear onto them.
  7. Thank you very much! Greatly appreciated. Water getting into the structure would make sense. The areas the spots are appearing in look to be very thin on (whatever the clear coat is). Whereas the other areas are very glossy and perfectly fine. If I can get them back to their original condition, then I'll get em sprayed in a few clear coats to seal them up, I'll give it (I seem to remember 4 weeks?) before adding the furniture polish as a premptive measure too.
  8. Hiya all, I dont know if this is unusual, only owned my R400 for a month now, but I drove it to work and left it outside in a very light shower. There are now what look like white water marks on the carbon fiber of the front wings. Mostly on the top as if the water settled there. The rest of the car looks perfectly fine. Still very shiny etc. When I scratch them with my finger nail, lightly, about 40% of it comes off but the remaining 60% is pretty tough to shift. Even a Meguirs Paint Cleaner rubbed on it with a micro fibre cloth is having trouble. Ive also noted that the top of the wings look satin / matt in finish whereas the lower sections look glossy. Anyone had experience of this before please? My thought process / googling thus far has me thinking of trying Distilled Vinegar very gently rubbing OR nipping out and getting a small hand buffer. Then working at it with a paint cleaner. Either way, once its all clear I was then thinking of taking them off the R400 and dropping them into a decent body shop I know and getting them to put a few coats of clear all over. Any thoughts / suggestions welcome :)
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