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Old Feb 22nd, 2015, 16:14   #1
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About time, God knows how long I've had it
Best of all it's a five minute job
Happy with the result, I think the old one was slightly worn
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Very nice and should see you for many more miles !!

Any chance of telling us how much and where from as I'd like a wooden one for my V70 auto as I hear the the V40 will fit the v70 ??

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[QUOTE=v70cd;1856421]Very nice and should see you for many more miles !!

Any chance of telling us how much and where from as I'd like a wooden one for my V70 auto as I hear the the V40 will fit the v70 ??

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got it on ebay for £15 after getting a link from alex (gatos ) on here , best to put a post up saying you are looking for one and to private message you with offers m8
i checked but there's none on the sellers ebay shop
best of luck in finding one
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Looks good Gordon, the old one looks like it's been dipped in acid
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Looks good Gordon, the old one looks like it's been dipped in acid
172k , deserves to be retired , how many gear-changes eh the mind boggles
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Make a rear view mirror decoration out of it Gordon I think it looks pretty cool lol.
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Funny the way it's worn around the numbers - mine has the wedding ring wear (not me!) on the left hand side but never seen one like that.
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at first when i got the car i thought the numbers had been painted yellow by a scrapyard marker lol
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Funny the way it's worn around the numbers - mine has the wedding ring wear (not me!) on the left hand side but never seen one like that.
maybe bobby george was a former owner lol1342967131.jpgbobby george.jpg
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