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[omega3000]

So all the wood taken out and sprayed in my choice of colour ... Not too bad a job to do just a bit fidley but once its taken to bits a few times it gets easier  I must say how very well the controls and mechanisms are well put together ..

When its all in bits it looks a bit daunting thinking how am i ever going to get this back together 



The bits i finally got off ... pheeww 

[Dishevelled Den]

That looks to be a great job 'dust - well done.

[omega3000]

That looks to be a great job 'dust - well done.

Thanks den , never thought i would see it back together after seeing what i had to re assemble  deep breaths and plenty of breaks , took me 2 days allowing paint to dry ...quite pleased with the results considering im no expert 

[duggs]

Personal choice once again...To be honest, I think you've demoted the appearance to that of a bog standard basic GL type model.

Spraying imo would have been a good idea IF some form of colour/design was introduced BUT black just seems ermmmm...well plain and cheap looking I feel...but there again...I ain't driving her !

[cem_devecioglu]

That looks to be a great job 'dust - well done.

Thanks den , never thought i would see it back together after seeing what i had to re assemble  deep breaths and plenty of breaks , took me 2 days allowing paint to dry ...quite pleased with the results considering im no expert 

good practice.. patience always pays back    (well most of the time )

[cem_devecioglu]

and the next step is ......
 
 
a manual stick   

[omega3000]

That looks to be a great job 'dust - well done.

Thanks den , never thought i would see it back together after seeing what i had to re assemble  deep breaths and plenty of breaks , took me 2 days allowing paint to dry ...quite pleased with the results considering im no expert 

good practice.. patience always pays back    (well most of the time )

Only problem i had was fitting my hand through to release the pull bar  oh and trying to refit without scratching it 

[x25dt]

Personaly I'd rather the wood touch 

[omega3000]

and the next step is ......
 
 
a manual stick   

It will be but not just yet , gearboxes are a doddle to change 

[cem_devecioglu]

honestly the black painted trim looks better than the outdated fake woody woodpecker trim

[duggs]

Nope !    Been driving since 1979, first 5 cars from that date had ermmmmm black trim. Ford, Vauxhall you name them...black.  The timber look finish, IF you could afford it, was a luxury back then and in my opinion it still is now. Granted it isn't real timber BUT at least it demonstrated a bit of style/class.   Just plain black does neither of those !

[henryd]

Nope !    Been driving since 1979, first 5 cars from that date had ermmmmm black trim. Ford, Vauxhall you name them...black.  The timber look finish, IF you could afford it, was a luxury back then and in my opinion it still is now. Granted it isn't real timber BUT at least it demonstrated a bit of style/class.   Just plain black does neither of those !

I'm in the same camp as you,must be an age thing ,but each to there own and a nice job done by the looks of it

[duggs]

THAT Henryd..is a VERY good point. ...but with age..comes wisdom !     LOL !

[OmegaAnglesey]

Very Nice Indeed!
I wouldn't say it looks like a GLS, If anything it looks more like an MV6 
Does's this mean you have done the bits of wood on the doors ?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Plastic wood looks really low rent. I'm wth EMD on this one. . It's the same with my MV6.......silver spray paint won't fool anyone with two or more brain cells to rub together.

Now if Vauxhall used the same wood as a DB9, I'd say keep it. 

Back in the late seventies I owned a Triumph 1500.....and a Triumph 2500S. Both used real wood.