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Old 26-06-2008   #1 (Post Link)
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New 156 Owner In Walsall, How Good Is Wad In Wolverhampton

hi ya
just bought my first alfa and love it too bits,
its booked in at wad in wolverhampton which is about ten mins from where i live,
i have heard some very good comments about the place, just wondered if any of you take yours there,
cheers dan
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oh yeah and its booked in for a cambelt change
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Re: New 156 Owner In Walsall, How Good Is Wad In Wolverhampton

I won't let anyone else touch my Alfa, if that's recommendation enough
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Oh, and hello and welcome too !
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Re: New 156 Owner In Walsall, How Good Is Wad In Wolverhampton

Hi Daniel

I highly recommend them theyve done my cambelts and sorted various other problems ,Adrians a good chap , he's always got time to talk and if you have a problem you can usually run your motor up to him in the afternoon and they'll have a ganders for you. I do use Carlton motors in Wednesbury for little things because if he cant do it he sends it straight up to WAD , In fact it was Carlton Motors that put me on to WAD .
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Hi Daniel, Welcome to the club. Get yourself down to the Breakfast club at the end of July if you can... see the thread on the WM page.
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Re: New 156 Owner In Walsall, How Good Is Wad In Wolverhampton

hi ya,
i would love to but i dont think my alfa is up to standard yet and would rather have it looking good before going, i used to be in the raf and was based there for a while,
any one know of any good wheel refurbishers in the midlands. as soon as its done i will be well up for stuff like that,
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Daniel If you'd seen the state some of our cars turn up in I'm sure yours will be a fine addition the the Midlands meetings

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Re: New 156 Owner In Walsall, How Good Is Wad In Wolverhampton

As HM says , i wouldnt worry mine covered in lovely swirl marks and its been keyed twice .

As for the wheel refurb there is a company on the Tyburn Road in Erdington called Laptab or Labtab who do powder coatings , suposed to be very good .
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As HM says , i wouldnt worry mine covered in lovely swirl marks and its been keyed twice .

As for the wheel refurb there is a company on the Tyburn Road in Erdington called Laptab or Labtab who do powder coatings , suposed to be very good .
I've heard good things about them too. Quentin Wilson even endorses them! (Remeber him from top gear of old?!)
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if thats the case, i will see if im not working that day and get me and my alfa down there,
im going to get some photos of the alfa put up soon so you can see how much needs to be done
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a quick pick of my first alfa as it stands at the moment
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That's one looking car! Get yourself down there!
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welcome, looking good mate.

WAD highly recommended i had a full service and cambelt/variator and associated bits at the start of the yeah top guy's

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Nowt wrong with that car Mate

Evel your's don't look to shabby either
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Tis a nice looking motor Daniel



Cheers HM , just needs a bit of a spit 'n' polish
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Don't they all
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