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by **Gee0** » Tue 21.08.2007, 21:41

Hi

I found these on ebay and the people that have seen them have said they look good. I will sort out some pics tomorrow or Thursday.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... mot_widget

by **ailwyn** » Wed 22.08.2007, 02:14

Anyone who's interested in organising a group buy, drop me a PM or email as I have the sellers contact details.

Got mine for £12.50 delivered (which is cheaper than the ebay starting price), despite being outbid by somebody :wink:

Ailwyn

by **clan** » Wed 22.08.2007, 13:22

I would be interested in seeing what these look like fitted.

by **Gee0** » Wed 22.08.2007, 18:25

Pics as requested

by **Doug** » Wed 22.08.2007, 22:50

looks very nice but a wee bit smaller than I had expected -- geez, I sound like a chick

by **chris.t** » Wed 22.08.2007, 22:59

yeah needs to be a little longer - geez see wat you mean doug :roll:

edit:and wider :roll:

by **ailwyn** » Wed 22.08.2007, 23:05

chris.t wrote:yeah needs to be a little longer - geez see wat you mean doug

edit:and wider

I'm sure the ones that Elanlover was looking at were going to come in at £40 + delivery a set, so for ~£15 delivered your not doing too bad.

Ailwyn

by **Gee0** » Wed 22.08.2007, 23:09

I know what you mean about the size but I had a look at some of the others last night and these seem just right, the ones that cover the whole sill are a little big for my liking but I would say that

And for this price you cant go wrong. (this guy should be giving me commision :-D

)

by **Doug** » Wed 22.08.2007, 23:38

someone should commission Brian for some CNC-machined ones with custom paint-matched lettering :-D

by **nitroman** » Thu 23.08.2007, 04:13

I bought some of these & I like them. Anything could be better I suppose, but your eye is drawn to them the moment the door is opened, and they become the focal point of the interior. 'nuf said?

BTW, nice of you boys to always spray the ground down with a hose so it doesn't have that 'dry' look like we have over here. You really go the extra mile. Here's to your hard work! Cheers.

by **Doug** » Thu 23.08.2007, 05:39

nitroman wrote:but your eye is drawn to them the moment the door is opened, and they become the focal point of the interior. 'nuf said?

I agree, they look nice and keep your eye from wandering and then noticing that the seats are saggy and need a refurb.

by **rip** » Thu 23.08.2007, 08:22

nitroman wrote:
BTW, nice of you boys to always spray the ground down with a hose so it doesn't have that 'dry' look like we have over here.

Yeah, right. Isn't our weather great over here this year.
I think our "Summer" this year has consisted of about 5 days with a week of rain between each one. I have been told it's warm though...compared to November maybe.
We still have the nutters claiming this is due to 'Global Warming'. :wtf:

Sorry, rant over :offtopic:

by **Gee0** » Thu 23.08.2007, 20:42

I agree, they look nice and keep your eye from wandering and then noticing that the seats are saggy and need a refurb.[/quote]

One it the items on my ever growing list :!:

by **ailwyn** » Thu 23.08.2007, 21:19

ailwyn wrote:Anyone who's interested in organising a group buy, drop me a PM or email as I have the sellers contact details.

Having received a few PMs about these, I thought I'd put up a clarification.

If you are just interested in ordering your own, I suggest you use the ebay "contact seller" functionality - this is what I did.

If you are interested in organising a group buy, then I have 2 email addresses for the seller, which may get you a head start in contacting him to arrange it, e.g. what discount, how many can be supplied etc, but unless you are going to arrange a group buy, just bid on ebay or use ebay's contact facilities.

Ailwyn

by **clan** » Fri 24.08.2007, 00:02

Doug wrote:looks very nice but a wee bit smaller than I had expected

I agree, I thought they would be a bit bigger.

Website · by **theelanman** » Fri 24.08.2007, 01:12

I like em....
smallis the new big and theyre not in yer face :-D

by **F1 LOTUS** » Fri 24.08.2007, 03:26

Doug wrote:someone should commission Brian for some CNC-machined ones with custom paint-matched lettering

................................. :smt067

by **Elanlover** » Fri 24.08.2007, 15:54

When I was trying to arrange some "customized" sill plates I was trying to get them in a size that covvered virtually the entire length of the platic sill (since it looks so bland on its own). They needed to be about 32 inches long and about 2.5 inches wide. I lookd at these ones as well and contacted the seller to se if he had any interest in making this longer (the sills that is). Apparently, he can only get them 19 inches x 1.5 inches. I felt that was a bit small.

They do look nice as they have a chrome like finish as opposed to the ones I bought and (was trying to have customized for us) which are a matte finish.

by **Dico** » Fri 24.08.2007, 17:32

theelanman wrote:I like em....
smallis the new big and theyre not in yer face

Exactly. That size is subtle and spot on!

Whoever organizes te group buy bang me down for a pair ;-)

by **dapinky** » Fri 24.08.2007, 17:57

Dico wrote:Whoever organizes te group buy bang me down for a pair

1) whoever organises it!
2) Dico
3) dapinky

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