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'01 156 veloce rear spoiler removal
Hi there,
I had a good nose around the archives but couldn't find an answer on this. I'm looking to buy a 156. I've found a nice 2001 Y plate 2.0 TS Veloce with 52K. Only thing wrong with it is that it's got a little rear spoiler on the boot lid. Not that bloody great council estate special you see on some 156s, but one that looks like it was factory fitted (on an '01?) Can I get rid of it? Any idea how much that might cost? I don't hate it, but the car looks way better without it and it's otherwise fine. Thanks in advance for any advice anyone has. Regards, Tim |
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Hi There Tim
Its only held on with two bolts, one either side of the boot lid. The only Problem if you remove it you are going to end up with three holes in the boot lid, as the stop light cable goes through the centre support. It would probably be more cost effective to find a second hand boot lid of the same colour than to repair yours after spoiler removal. Regards Mike 156 1.8 T Spark 1999 T Plate SP2 > wrote in message ups.com... > Hi there, > > I had a good nose around the archives but couldn't find an answer on > this. > > I'm looking to buy a 156. I've found a nice 2001 Y plate 2.0 TS Veloce > with 52K. Only thing wrong with it is that it's got a little rear > spoiler on the boot lid. Not that bloody great council estate special > you see on some 156s, but one that looks like it was factory fitted (on > an '01?) Can I get rid of it? Any idea how much that might cost? I > don't hate it, but the car looks way better without it and it's > otherwise fine. > > Thanks in advance for any advice anyone has. > > Regards, > > Tim > |
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On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:32:35 +0100, "mike" >, wrote:
> It would probably be more cost effective to find a second hand boot >lid of the same colour than to repair yours after spoiler removal. You could well find someone with the same paint colour who would be VERY happy to swap boot lids with you and pay for the work. Just so that they could get the spoiler. If you had asked when mine was replace, you could have certainly had my new lid. Pete -- > 156 2.0 TS (2001) - Proteo Rosso |
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Thanks for the responses Mike and Pete. If I buy it (seeing it
tonight), I'll post back offering the boot. I did some more digging and the body shop work would seem to be about =A3100 which isn't too bad. But not as good as free. Thanks and regards, Tim |
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Pete > wrote:
> You wont get a bare lid spayed for 100GBP Yeah, vets rates are shocking these days ;-) -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark Lusso - Passat 1.8 Turbo SE - COSOC KOTL BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
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On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 19:17:33 +0100, (SteveH), wrote:
>Pete > wrote: > >> You wont get a bare lid spayed for 100GBP > >Yeah, vets rates are shocking these days ;-) Too true Steve. Mine want your insurance details when making an appointment. Bit like AR (whoops) Pete -- > 156 2.0 TS (2001) - Proteo Rosso |
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Pete > wrote: > Darned walls. Can't trust them SteveH wrote: > Pete > wrote: > > > You wont get a bare lid spayed for 100GBP > > Yeah, vets rates are shocking these days ;-) Hehe. I bought one without a spoiler in the end. Without that reversing aid I'll no doubt soon be discovering just how vicious an untamed wall can be. Regards, Tim |
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