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Old 14th May 2010, 15:43   #16
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thanks buddy
i wanted to remove it but they have made holes inside the body to attach it so i have no choice now and roll bars as coming asap

Can somebody tell me my tires have M+S written on them what it mean
You get these hole plugs that you can use. They come fitted on hard top gypsies on the bonnet and windshield frame (where the footman loops are there to hold down the collapsible windshield of the soft top).

M&S: Mud and Snow.
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Old 14th May 2010, 15:51   #17
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Congrats Manik!

Is it a factory soft top version or was it converted to? The loop on the bonnet and the windshield frame suggests it was a factory hard top.

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Old 14th May 2010, 17:04   #18
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Looks clean and good man.

But the tyres look too fat. dont you think you onroad ride quality will be affected by those huge fat tyres. Alloys are a killer. Looks cool.
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The on road manners are very good the handling and stability is just great and its comfortable compared to other gypsys and yes i like the alloys also

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You get these hole plugs that you can use. They come fitted on hard top gypsies on the bonnet and windshield frame (where the footman loops are there to hold down the collapsible windshield of the soft top).

M&S: Mud and Snow.
yes i will try to get hold of these plugs and thanks

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Congrats Manik!

Is it a factory soft top version or was it converted to? The loop on the bonnet and the windshield frame suggests it was a factory hard top.

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thanks man
don't know if it were a original HT or ST will ask the previous owner but i got all the ST stuff with it
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Old 14th May 2010, 17:11   #19
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Manik,
Congratulations on buying gypsy. It looks in great condition.
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Congratulations on buying gypsy. It looks in great condition.
thanks man it sure is in good condition
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Congratulations!

Do wear seat belts at all times and us it sensibly.
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congats for your purchase, i hope this gypsy has a power steering as with such fat tyres you need one.
windscreen looks nice .but does it have sun film on it or is it a tinted glass and if it is a tinted glass then make sure it is laminated as most of the grey tinted glasses are not laminated
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Hi Manik,
Excellent looking vehicle! Congrats.

If you wish to pursue offroading even a little bit seriously (as a weekend hobby), I strongly recommend BF Goodrich tyres. Generally offroad vehicles are told to use steel rims - easy to replace and repair, but I guess these alloys aren't too expensive - so you could use these with the BFG's..

Enjoy the vehicle!
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Congratulations!

Do wear seat belts at all times and us it sensibly.
thanks man and will surely do

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congats for your purchase, i hope this gypsy has a power steering as with such fat tyres you need one.
windscreen looks nice .but does it have sun film on it or is it a tinted glass and if it is a tinted glass then make sure it is laminated as most of the grey tinted glasses are not laminated
thanks man and it doesn't have power-steering

yes it has got film all around as my brother helped me get permission for it but windshield is laminated

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Hi Manik,
Excellent looking vehicle! Congrats.

If you wish to pursue offroading even a little bit seriously (as a weekend hobby), I strongly recommend BF Goodrich tyres. Generally offroad vehicles are told to use steel rims - easy to replace and repair, but I guess these alloys aren't too expensive - so you could use these with the BFG's..

Enjoy the vehicle!
thanks bro

offroading will be once a month thing and the guy gave receipt of 52k for the tires and rims but i will get off road rims and tyres in the coming month donna like this alloy to much because of technical points but it makes it look hot
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Congrats on the Gypsy buddy
I believe that these tyres will definitely be an issue when turning. I remember in my gypsy(1998 1.0 carb) I went in for 275's and boy were they a pain.
Turning, FE, ride quality everything went for a toss. This made me pledge to keep the tyres as stock as possible. Just 10-20% upsize or downsize is acceptable.
But hey to each his own.

Take care of it and it will give you years or trouble free service!!!
As someone has already said on this forum

GYPSY'S ARE BORINGLY RELIABLE!!!
Cheers

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Congrats on the Gypsy buddy
I believe that these tyres will definitely be an issue when turning. I remember in my gypsy(1998 1.0 carb) I went in for 275's and boy were they a pain.
Turning, FE, ride quality everything went for a toss. This made me pledge to keep the tyres as stock as possible. Just 10-20% upsize or downsize is acceptable.
But hey to each his own.

Take care of it and it will give you years or trouble free service!!!
As someone has already said on this forum

GYPSY'S ARE BORINGLY RELIABLE!!!
Cheers
thanks bro

yes the tires were a pain and i changed them to same ones as yours and it felt very lite and yes gypsy's are very reliable easy to fix

will upload the pics and also of the A/C installation

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