Time for some "show" work.

Ever since I bought the cabriolet almost seven years ago, I've wanted to fix the broken front bumper and clean up the cladding. The cladding wasn't too bad, but scratched and dull. Various scratches on the rear bumper due to use (abuse?) as well. Since I've retired, I am able to spend some of my time on the cars. Still get tired way too quickly, but the chemo has that effect. At least I'm still here to play with the cars!

Anyway, dug out the new front bumper I bought years ago, removed the rear bumper and all the side trim, and took the lot down to my favorite bodyshop. We've got a good working relationship (cash, take your time, no rush) and several weeks later, I got the call to pick up the painted parts.

Just finished reinstalling the parts, some of the clips were brittle, but I was able to get spares off the parts cars. Love the new look. It's subtle, the tourmaline green used the same color on the plastic as the metal, not sure if a gloss clear (or semi clear) was originally used, but that's what I specc'ed.

Jim

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