General Marbella has landed.

[chevykevv]

Well I've picked up the car today and am writing a list of things to fix / buy.

So far:

Clutch cable adjustment.
Door card to fix.
Heater cable to reattached.
Replacement dash parts needed.
Remove stickers.
T-Cut and Polish.
Paint wheels?
Adjust bonnet release cable.
Fix back seat, very saggy.
Fix or replace stereo and speakers.

 

[JamieK]

Looks really nice! I think I'll have to get a Marbella one day, or at least drive one anyway! Good luck with it

 

[Giacosa]

Yay to removing stickers! Removal of loose rust on the steelies and a paint in silver hammerite tarts them up nicely

 

[panda panda]

Noooo!

Removing stickers will also remove half the character of the car

 

[Dragon Man]

Noooo!

Removing stickers will also remove half the character of the car

this one agrees..:slayer:

 

[Bartpanda]

No, noooooo ! my vote is to remove themI love 80's side stickers but these:bang: are.....:bang:
Few years ago I bought on british ebay 5 sets of original fiat stickers, two sets for regata, two for uno and one for ritmo/strada. If you like the idea of side stickers try to find panda stickers maby?

regata stickers:


on the car:
{ the gold/black variant, the red/ black are for my other regata, but that'll be used after the new paint job someday}


panda stickers I like :

 

[Palio]

Noooo!

Removing stickers will also remove half the character of the car

this one agrees..:slayer:

I agree too.

It won't be the Marbella Miami edition if the stickers go.

 

[kolza]

I agree too.

It won't be the Marbella Miami edition if the stickers go.

Regards stickers, Gavin was it you who won that 127 sport set of stickers on ebay?

 

[Palio]

Regards stickers, Gavin was it you who won that 127 sport set of stickers on ebay?

Not me - I've been pretty much out of circulation with work in January.

I hadn't seen them, but don't have a Sport any more. Did they make much & are you looking for some?

I know I have a set somewhere (they are in a technical supplement book to keep them safe, but the book is the bit I now need to find! I think they were original ones, but they are not of much use to me - I don't need to sell them, but I've no reason not to if someone is in need.

 

[FIAT126]

A nice little Marbella you`ve got there.


I personally would remove them existing stickers.


I also though it was Palio who won them 127 stickers on eBay. There was a set of Strada ones on there too.

 

[staffordmike]

I'd keep the stickers, they are age correct and part of the car's character!

 

[chevykevv]

The problem with the stickers is they are badly cracked and split and the edges have 20 odd years of polish dried into them.
Anyway the deed is done as they've started to come off and the polished finish is stunning for the age especially on a red car.

I'll do a before and after photo as the rear quarter is nearly done but the door is original.

I've tried to Tcut but obviously the paint under the sticker is going to be a lot darker, it only shows at a certain angle and not when the sun shines.

A bit more polish and elbow grease and it may blend in perfectly.

I think the roof will require a paint job.

 

[chevykevv]

Rest quarter nearly done.
Better without?

I have got more done but it was covered in snow this morning.

 

[Giacosa]

I think its looks waay better. When are the wheel trims getting burnt :yum:

 

[chevykevv]

They'll be gone soon.

Can't find any black centre caps though.

 

[JamieK]

They'll be gone soon.

Can't find any black centre caps though.

There's lots of Marbella parts on italian ebay, try this one, they may send to England.

http://www.ebay.it/itm/271759349778?redirect=mobile
lukmek might be able to help with translation if needed, he's offered help many times before

 

[lukmek]

just let me know what you need to know

 

[lukmek]

http://www.ebay.it/itm/SET-4-COPRIM...2?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_101&hash=item51c42f9a40

but they are branded Fiat....

 

[lukmek]

complete stereo and speaker system plus antenna


http://www.ebay.it/itm/SEAT-MARBELL...1?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_101&hash=item3f2dbf3027

 

[lukmek]

door card clip

http://www.ebay.it/itm/SEAT-INTERIO...+Make:Seat|Model:Marbella&hash=item339cdfb5f8