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I'm lobbying the missus to agree to me getting an RAI. (yes I know I'm pussy-whipped)
Anyway - I've cleared the purchase and fitting hurdles.
Does anyone know how much it's likely to cost to sort out the holes in the body once I come to remove the RAI again and sell the car?
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c'mon Rob, it's a bit like ...
"Once I'm dead, who's going to mow the lawn"???
Who the "F" is going to care!!!
Just get one !!!!!
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| 21st Sep 2008 10:40 pm |
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simon
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Was quoted £300 ish by a bodyshop to sort this... apparently Silver is not a good colour to match so a complete re-spray of the wing and matching into the door is required.
Left it on when I handed DU54 back and bought one off a chap for £50 for my new D3
Saved me £££ big time.
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| 22nd Sep 2008 12:12 am |
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caverD3
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You could just put some plastic grommets in and say they are for the RAI if they want to install one.  “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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| 22nd Sep 2008 1:23 am |
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Ken
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Rob leave it on its one of the extras we fit that does not upset many potential buyer(s) unless of course you want to put it on a new one
Anyhow the next evolution D3 will have the air intake on the other side 
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| 22nd Sep 2008 7:27 am |
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Slimer
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caverD3 wrote:You could just put some plastic grommets in and say they are for the RAI if they want to install one.
Problem is it makes a mess of the paintwork around the inlet hole too where it's tightened down onto the wing, which is why my second D3 got a (hopefully) protective layer of gaffer tape around the hole before I fitted the RAI The End
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| 22nd Sep 2008 8:50 am |
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Slimer, did you stick the gaffer tape to the car or to the RAI? Just worried about the sticky residue (but not as worried about paint worn by the plastic RAI rubbing against it!)
Did someone do some Neoprene cover to go between the RAI and the car? Anyone have some spare? Bodsys Brake Bible
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| 22nd Sep 2008 9:55 am |
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yes , pm me your address Bods.Ridgeback is getting some aswell.As I've told him its only a 50 mm wide strip.If you cut it into narrower strips it does a good job.I'll also ask a lad I know if he can get it a wider roll ( say 150 mm) that you could cut a non jointed piece out of it ( if that makes sense?) It has one sticky side aswell.
I'll hold off posting any until I get an answer from the chap above.I haven't called him yet but will see him on site tomorrow 
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| 22nd Sep 2008 10:00 am |
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MacLeod 313
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I would'nt bother, I dont intend to get rid of it, nor remove it. What the eye cannot see. And anyway if its gonna cost £300 to sort, then leave it on and buy a new one when you buy another
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| 22nd Sep 2008 10:01 am |
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Bodsy
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Thanks DW
Will send PM.
Mac, I understand that view, but point is, I don't know what I'll do when it comes to getting rid, so If I have all the bases covered, I can make a choice at that time Bodsys Brake Bible
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| 22nd Sep 2008 10:02 am |
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MacLeod 313
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Bods, may not have scratches under RAI, but holes will be there , alot of fuss bout nowt
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| 22nd Sep 2008 10:17 am |
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CFB
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Chipsway bloke offered to sort mine for £80
Did it myself in the end with filler and paint, looked OK TBH and dealer never bothered when it was p'exed 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 22nd Sep 2008 11:14 am |
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simon
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Was that the Tonga or Zermatt one CFB ?
I was told and have been told by experts here... that silver is a biatch to get right.
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| 22nd Sep 2008 11:39 am |
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CFB
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Tonga but it doesn't need to be perfect for p/ex. The intake grille is the focus for the eye so an exact paint match isn't needed IMHO 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 22nd Sep 2008 12:13 pm |
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Slimer
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Bodsy wrote:Slimer, did you stick the gaffer tape to the car or to the RAI?
The car, sticky stuff is easy to get off paintwork when/of the time comes and if it does make a mess of the paint I'll be no worse off than I was last time The End
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