AndyC wrote:

chicken george wrote:

Dave wrote:

I've just returned to the forum after a week away and it looks like Mr Pinky is getting some stick on here

Some of us have met him...he's a nice bloke, gets my support anytime

I'm with Dave , its not easy modding us idiots. Mistakes have been made on both sides, cut the winding up and move on

i think it has gone past joking Pinky needs our support and i'm all for that. i am not saying i agree with all the decisions he has made but understand why he made them, have a little grumble maybe but some people have gone past that .....enough now please! 

Please stop all the . its stupid now, As I admitted I've always been a wind up merchant but I like to think I always saw a line,(AndyC obviously disagrees ). This new stuff is out of control, The whole anti chrome thing just went wild. I sympathise with EV but I think/hope you will find I steered away from proper rudeness on in his case.

Yes I give a bit of banter , but I take it in return, I like to think this keeps the whole thing from becoming mundane. The whole CG wheels/poll thing in my mind was harmless fun, and I attempted to start new threads in the off topic area , to steer it out of the 'sensible' stuff.

Many of the regulars are guilty of 'over doing the silliness' recently, cant we draw a line and start again?


Pinky needs our support as without him the forum is over. I've met him and he is proper decent bloke and deserves a break on this.

Unless this all stops now then freel2 will either die or become a sanitised version of itself, where tyre wear and fuel consumption are the only things left to talk about, Maybe the once planned meet would be a good idea so we can put faces to names and learn each others humour limits a bit better.

On the whole most members enjoy an element of banter, this has been discussed before, I have in the past opened my mouth before putting my brain into gear, but I like to think less so than in the past , long live the daft stuff, but in a nice way?

If I have properly offended anyone with any of my posts, then I would like take this chance to sincerely apologise. it was all 'meant' in jest.


edit. cripes that a long post...Ive been drinking  At work
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Still signed on CG? Must have been a good night.

chicken george wrote:

Please stop all the . its stupid now, As I admitted I've always been a wind up merchant but I like to think I always saw a line,(AndyC obviously disagrees ). This new stuff is out of control, The whole anti chrome thing just went wild. I sympathise with EV but I think/hope you will find I steered away from proper rudeness on in his case.

Yes I give a bit of banter , but I take it in return, I like to think this keeps the whole thing from becoming mundane. The whole CG wheels/poll thing in my mind was harmless fun, and I attempted to start new threads in the off topic area , to steer it out of the 'sensible' stuff.

Many of the regulars are guilty of 'over doing the silliness' recently, cant we draw a line and start again?


Pinky needs our support as without him the forum is over. I've met him and he is proper decent bloke and deserves a break on this.

Unless this all stops now then freel2 will either die or become a sanitised version of itself, where tyre wear and fuel consumption are the only things left to talk about, Maybe the once planned meet would be a good idea so we can put faces to names and learn each others humour limits a bit better.

On the whole most members enjoy an element of banter, this has been discussed before, I have in the past opened my mouth before putting my brain into gear, but I like to think less so than in the past , long live the daft stuff, but in a nice way?

If I have properly offended anyone with any of my posts, then I would like take this chance to sincerely apologise. it was all 'meant' in jest.


edit. cripes that a long post...Ive been drinking

Agreed - ask pinky to set up a place where we can all say sorry - he can start then we can draw a line under all this - simples

CG, if you have been drinking then please drink more often, without doubt one of the best posts by you and I for one whole heartedly agree. Lets stop it now let pinky do what he does and move on.

ad210358 wrote:

CG, if you have been drinking then please drink more often, without doubt one of the best posts by you and I for one whole heartedly agree. Lets stop it now let pinky do what he does and move on.

Now everyone loves eachover again, can we get back to the subject of how fantastic my car will be when all colour coded  Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........

Roger that it will be awesome, what colour is it again

ad210358 wrote:

CG, if you have been drinking then please drink more often, without doubt one of the best posts by you and I for one whole heartedly agree. Lets stop it now let pinky do what he does and move on.

Morning all, CG and AD well said totally agree.

ad210358 wrote:

CG, if you have been drinking then please drink more often, without doubt one of the best posts by you and I for one whole heartedly agree.

Feel free to send me more booze. French red preferred, not that new world goop. Does your van have a well stocked cellar?

I shall quaff it whilst making encouraging comments about Mavs colour coding exploits
If I drink enough the grey might grow on me  At work
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The Doc wrote:

Roger that it will be awesome, what colour is it again

Not black Sorry CG!  Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........

Update, the door and wing bottom panels are now here, so going to pick them up tomorrow. But the rear bumper is on back order!

Could take up to a month to get it! Hopefully get an update when I go in tomorrow. Got a good deal on the new fully paintable rear bumper, £194 + VAT!

So everything should come in just under the £900 mark fully fitted and painted, including the whole front bumper being stripped and painted, so no more stone chips!

So thinking about it, thats about £1000 less than having the bodykit, and about £14500 cheaper than buying a brand new Freelander 2 HSE with the exact spec I have now!

One final question! Do I keep the HST grill or go for a standard grill again? Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........

Mav71 wrote:

Executive Valeter wrote:

Mav71 wrote:

I feel the need to freshen up our FL2 after nearly 3 years ownership.

As some of you know, I was looking to fit the bodykit to the car. But I reckon this may not be the best way to go now. So I think I am going to buy new door panels and rear bumper and have them all colour coded like the 2010 model.

What do you think?

Probably just as cheap to go the bodykit route so long as your front bumper parts fit properly unlike mine!!

No it's not unfortunatly. Depending on where you go, your looking at between £1600 and £1950 for the bodykit supplied and fitted. If I fit it myself, your looking at about £1300 - £1400 just for the kit.

I have just ordered the door and wing panels, and they come to me at £174 inc VAT. So they will be painted first, painting will be approx £100 to £150. So that will be under £300 total to finish the doors.

I can get the new rear bumper for £199 + VAT, so your then talking about £250 of paint to do the rear bumper and re-do the standard front bumper.

So well under a thousand pounds. As we have a private plate on it, it will look just like a 2009/2010 model.

If you fit the kit by the book, it should take no more than 4 hours. But £35 an hour from a LR bodyshop, thats very low.

But you can't fit the kit 'by the book' or it will start coming away after a period ot time. A lot more time needs to be spend bonding it on properly.

Even at your £200 labour, your still looking at around £1600 for a kit fitted. But don't want to go down that route now.

Regarding the grill, it's easy to go back. The HST grill is bonded/taped to the original grill panel. Simply take off the bumper, remove the complete grill unit which will have the HST grill fitted, then fit a new standard grill. Easy. Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........

Mav71 are you doing anything, colour coding wise to to your side vents

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npinks wrote:

Mav71 are you doing anything, colour coding wise to to your side vents

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