Hi and Help

[Bonnie and Clyde]

Hello all hope you're all well?
I have a broken front fog light on the VXR8 and don't know where to get a new one
Does anyone have any idea please
TIA

[mik_ok]

Gary (aka Raving on here) breaks them.

I am on the phone at the moment so can't search - if you do you'll find a phone number pretty easily.

[ARAF]

Hello Tia.

I'm sure you know the usual suspects that have them, Gary and Brett. Failing that there's always Monkfish, Walkinshaw, or ebay Oz.

[bigwheel]

Hey "TIA!" long time and all that. How are you doing?

[Bonnie and Clyde]

Good thanks What's been happening on here?
Thank's for the advice all
Love TIA x

[MyM8V8]

Bonnie and Clyde said:

Good thanks What's been happening on here?
Thank's for the advice all
Love TIA x

Hi Mel. Hope you and the boys are well.

Nothing much happening here these days due to firm forum rules and more freedom elsewhere on the net. Post count must be massively down these days because of that and more going on with the Facebook pages. Makes it easier for the mods I suppose. Also a lot of people have had their V8 fix and moved on. I'm up to five Holdens now so in for the long haul.

Edited by MyM8V8 on Tuesday 25th April 08:06

Edited by MyM8V8 on Tuesday 25th April 08:07

[Bonnie and Clyde]

Hi, is there anyone left from the "Good old days"
I hope you're all well.
Still didn't get the bloody front fog light

[bigwheel]

Great seeing you pop up again

If the fog light's still needed, isn't there a lookey likey alternative out there somewhere?

[ARAF]

Nothing has changed Mel. Jez changed his forum name but is still building a monster Monaro (he seems to have a Rover fetish now too ).
i was socially distancing with the 007s last Thursday. Mark has a health problem at the moment which needs sorting after this Covid19 finishes but Jacci is fine and James is growing up fast.
I haven't seen anything of Stiggy for ages. I know he went through a domestic split but then seemed happy with his new partner.
Most keep in touch on Facebook now, especially those of us who have drifted away from the brand.

[maxmc2]

Bonnie and Clyde said:

Hi, is there anyone left from the "Good old days"
I hope you're all well.
Still didn't get the bloody front fog light

Hey, i'm still here, however don't post that much.

Hope you and Colin are well and you manage to get that fog light sorted :-P

[broadslide]

I'm still around and still got my Ro. Don't do facebook but do look in here from time to time.
Charlie

[Bonnie and Clyde]

bigwheel said:

Great seeing you pop up again

If the fog light's still needed, isn't there a lookey likey alternative out there somewhere?

It's good to be back even just for a short time. I'm so pleased to see some of the old gang still knocking about
We do still need the fog light cover but damn they're rare
Any idea where in can get a look alike please?
Are you still a beasty owner?

[Bonnie and Clyde]

ARAF said:

Nothing has changed Mel. Jez changed his forum name but is still building a monster Monaro (he seems to have a Rover fetish now too ).
i was socially distancing with the 007s last Thursday. Mark has a health problem at the moment which needs sorting after this Covid19 finishes but Jacci is fine and James is growing up fast.
I haven't seen anything of Stiggy for ages. I know he went through a domestic split but then seemed happy with his new partner.
Most keep in touch on Facebook now, especially those of us who have drifted away from the brand.

ARAF tell me you didn't sell the R8 !!!
Whats Jez's new name so I can say hi please? I need to hear about this Rover Does he still have Mental Betty?
Talking about 007 did the BBQ thread stop as I can't find it? I hope it's not to serious It's great to know the rest of the family are doing well.
It's been a terrible year so far hasn't it I lost my mum to cancer in January, which has broken me up pretty badly . I'd hoped that was going to be the end of the bad year but and then Covid19 arrived, and now these bloody riots and unrest
I noticed Stig had split from Sarah, and WOW I didn't see that coming …. I'm sure he's around somewhere pissing someone off
It's so good to drop in, I've missed this place. The days of Thunder Road were fantastic

[Bonnie and Clyde]

maxmc2 said:

Hey, i'm still here, however don't post that much.

Hope you and Colin are well and you manage to get that fog light sorted :-P

Hi We're good thank you, just waiting for Boris to give us permission to go back to work
Still on the lookout for the front fog
How are you? did you still have the Monaro?

[Bonnie and Clyde]

broadslide said:

I'm still around and still got my Ro. Don't do facebook but do look in here from time to time.
Charlie

Hi Charlie, thanks for dropping in to say hi, I've enjoyed catching u with some of you
We were going to sell the R8 but we still can't bring ourselves to do it, its only done 40k miles.

I meant to ask ARAF, what's happened to Monkfish, I couldn't believe it when I found out they'd gone

[bigwheel]

Bonnie and Clyde said:

It's good to be back even just for a short time. I'm so pleased to see some of the old gang still knocking about
We do still need the fog light cover but damn they're rare
Any idea where in can get a look alike please?
Are you still a beasty owner?

Ah ahhhh! The notorious fog light covers. As far as I know, a replacement solution never appeared on the forum.

Yep, still got Beasty in pristine nic and awaiting Ms Sturgeon's pleasure to get it un-sorned and out onto our great Scottish open roads. It's gonna need a really good stretch of the legs after this long

Monkfish are still in their same location, I think. No longer working on cars but selling Pedders suspension parts, brakes, etc.

Take good care of yourselves and DO drop in again

[ARAF]

Bonnie and Clyde said:

ARAF said:

Nothing has changed Mel. Jez changed his forum name but is still building a monster Monaro (he seems to have a Rover fetish now too ).
i was socially distancing with the 007s last Thursday. Mark has a health problem at the moment which needs sorting after this Covid19 finishes but Jacci is fine and James is growing up fast.
I haven't seen anything of Stiggy for ages. I know he went through a domestic split but then seemed happy with his new partner.
Most keep in touch on Facebook now, especially those of us who have drifted away from the brand.

ARAF tell me you didn't sell the R8 !!!
Whats Jez's new name so I can say hi please? I need to hear about this Rover Does he still have Mental Betty?
Talking about 007 did the BBQ thread stop as I can't find it? I hope it's not to serious It's great to know the rest of the family are doing well.
It's been a terrible year so far hasn't it I lost my mum to cancer in January, which has broken me up pretty badly . I'd hoped that was going to be the end of the bad year but and then Covid19 arrived, and now these bloody riots and unrest
I noticed Stig had split from Sarah, and WOW I didn't see that coming …. I'm sure he's around somewhere pissing someone off
It's so good to drop in, I've missed this place. The days of Thunder Road were fantastic

R8 went in 2015 I think. We had an SSV Ute until last year when we swapped to a Vanquish, I'm afraid.
Crisisjez is now Ex-Puffin. It's not just one Rover. Mental Betty went a good few years ago but he can fill you in with his current line-up.
The BBQ went out years ago. 003.5 is now at secondary school. 007's just waiting on hospital appointments. Personally, I think he will end up having a bypass.
Sorry to hear about your mum. I think we need a reset at the end of this year, and start over.

And yes, Thunder Roads were the best.

[ARAF]

Monkfish no longer deal with servicing. They are now Pedders UK, dealing with suspension and brakes for all cars and operate from Top Angel, Buckingham now.

As for fog light covers, MWP in Chester commissioned a new batch to be made a year or so ago.

[maxmc2]

Bonnie and Clyde said:

Hi We're good thank you, just waiting for Boris to give us permission to go back to work
Still on the lookout for the front fog
How are you? did you still have the Monaro?

Glad to hear you are both well, sorry to read about your mum.
As ARAF mentioned i think MWP had some made, they may have some left on the shelf.
Yes still got the monaro, dabbled with a VXR8 for a couple of years and then decided that the monaro was the one for me, now have a golf r as a daily rather than a vxr8.
Hope to see you at meet up soon.

[Bonnie and Clyde]

maxmc2 said:

Bonnie and Clyde said:

Hi We're good thank you, just waiting for Boris to give us permission to go back to work
Still on the lookout for the front fog
How are you? did you still have the Monaro?

Glad to hear you are both well, sorry to read about your mum.
As ARAF mentioned i think MWP had some made, they may have some left on the shelf.
Yes still got the monaro, dabbled with a VXR8 for a couple of years and then decided that the monaro was the one for me, now have a golf r as a daily rather than a vxr8.
Hope to see you at meet up soon.

Thank you so much, i only just popped on here again (If no one objects I'll be around a lot more) . Gareth recommended MWP so we'll have a look! The whole thing will probably need replacing with all the water that's probably gotten inside although the light still works !

I love the VXR8 but there's just something special about a Monaro. I loved ours and really miss it, I wonder where it is now

I'm hoping to arrange a meet for next summer, maybe a drag day! Not sure how many would be interested now though.
We'll see, what do you think?