WHAT'S A FAIR PRICE? RESTORATION PICTURES NOW ADDED

eveshamsteve · Post by **eveshamsteve** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:17 pm

I got that date from the Lada Owners' Club website. Let me know if it's wrong. Are you going Martin?

excossack · Post by **excossack** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:28 pm

A firm date would be good!

eveshamsteve · Post by **eveshamsteve** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:13 pm

GadgetBoy wrote:It's one of these ....

TURKIS 15
LIGHT LILAC 422
FRANZOSISCH BLAU 426
FLIEDER 430
DUNKELBLAU 456
BLUE 463
BLAU 480
OZENBLAU 483
ORIZONTBLAU 491
BLEU 494
CANNESBLAU 497
PFAUEN BLAU 7111M
HELLBLAU 7112M

I like the idea of Hellblau myself.

Success at last! Thanks to GadgetBoy for narrowing it down, and thanks to Alan Bird for getting it exact:

Midnight Blue 456!

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:51 pm

Just had confirmation from Mark Smith (loc chairman) it IS Sunday 10th May All being well I will be there!

GadgetBoy · Post by **GadgetBoy** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:03 pm

I have a access to the trade website of Max Meyer/PPG. Damned useful it is at times.

Even though the site is in English the colours are in German.

BaZBaZ · Post by **BaZBaZ** » Fri May 08, 2009 5:12 pm

... So I come back on here after being off for a few weeks fettling, and THIS is what I find when I get back on !!!

Good Lord Above, firstly springs to mind, followed by 'what a lovely colour' ...
Then: how far is Limousin (Hi Mary !!!) from sunny wet Worcestershire, etc

I'm dumbstruck.
Well done Steve ............. If you DO change-out that front bumper fcs KEEP the old one, plus, if it was me, I'd KEEP the old, patched-up front wings on it, & maybe weld in some new metal in place of the holes and save a lot of work on the top joint inside the bonnet, plus keeping the original paintwork on it. Just like with a Rembrandt !!

(Steve, sending you a PM ...

BTW Simon Allen Hi ..... yes I should think 'we' would welcome seriously gifted Lada-ers like yourself at the 'Cosford Bash' on Sunday 10th May 2009 (we Lada Owners Club usually just arrange to gatecrash somewhere in a dignified, pre-arranged sort of way and preferably at little or no cost, plus its variously Billed as USSR Cars day, plus Wartburgs & Trabants IFA Club Day too, so we can blame it on them if we wanted to.

Plus anyone else who wants to go there with a Soviet Bloc car or similar, all welcome.

Oh, being RAF Museum Cosford & Cold War Museum, it's also FREE I think !

But PLEASE PLEASE bring your Niva V6 though too, Simon !!!

eveshamsteve · Post by **eveshamsteve** » Fri May 08, 2009 6:17 pm

Martin wrote:Just had confirmation from Mark Smith (loc chairman) it IS Sunday 10th May All being well I will be there!

I have not pre-booked. Is that necessary? I know it was for Crich. Also what time does it start?

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:12 pm

Steve, just pitch up and say Hi. Doesn't look like I'll be there, at time of writing, looks like baby Hughes will be entering the world some time Saturday 9th, so apologies now for letting the side down!

GadgetBoy · Post by **GadgetBoy** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:14 pm

Tell her to cross her legs.

eveshamsteve · Post by **eveshamsteve** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:33 pm

Um! There's a joke in their but I've not got the nerve to say it!

GadgetBoy · Post by **GadgetBoy** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:45 pm

Go on!

eveshamsteve · Post by **eveshamsteve** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:50 pm

hoverfrog wrote:
GadgetBoy wrote:Tell her to cross her legs.
that doesn't work - trust me!

It could have worked. But nine months ago!

GadgetBoy · Post by **GadgetBoy** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:55 pm

The pill is excellent ...... especially when held tightly between the knees.

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Sat May 09, 2009 6:17 am

eveshamsteve · Post by **eveshamsteve** » Sat May 30, 2009 11:27 am

I have had a quote of £700 for removing and replacing both front wings and valance. Price includes respraying of all new parts plus bonnet.

The quote came from a bodyshop that used to do repairs for a Lada dealer, so they do have experience on these cars. I got their contact details from another Lada owner who I met at Cosford. They did a very good job replacing both front wings on his Riva.

I know Martin has had wings replaced before. Is £700 a good price?