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dino3310
8th January 2011, 17:43
Hi Guys, is there any where in Hamilton i can pick up some cheap alloy cut offs say min400mmx500mm and say 4mm thick or 3mm. on a budget and gonna try to do a fairing/screen set up for my XR.

Cheers,
Dino
Warr
8th January 2011, 18:53
Head down to Colombo Street scrap metal dealer there.
Smash Palace I think is the name. Near the back entrance to Greenwood St McDonalds :)
Paul in NZ
8th January 2011, 18:59
m10 / Bunnings do cheapish sheets about that size or (cough)

a stop sign etc..... nice soft alloy....
dino3310
9th January 2011, 21:45
cool, thanks guys:niceone:
BMWST?
9th January 2011, 21:58
cool, thanks guys:niceone:

down here ulrich aluminium have an offcuts bin
dino3310
9th January 2011, 22:02
one of those here to...
now i just gotta find someone to chauffer me around:facepalm:
Warr
11th January 2011, 13:14
one of those here to...
now i just gotta find someone to chauffer me around:facepalm:
What did you organise in the end ??
dino3310
11th January 2011, 14:06
the Wife a look at bunnings on her way home last night but wrong size and $$$$,
im just mocking it up with card board at the moment so i can get a accurate quantity and a template for the real stuff, the wife gets home round 330ish every day so later in the week we going to get around and have a real looksey as i'l know excactly what i'l need.
might even go steel yet.