Sidebars from Ashton Engineering

[Sackmycook]

"Do you need them?"
"What do they do?.....

.....these are questions I sometimes struggle to answer

 

[NorthernT6]

Looking forward to mine arriving! Finally fessed up to SWMBO last night that I bought a set!

Mine are hid in the van…will break the news to her indoors when the time is right

Obviously they were on sale too at half the normal price!

 

[NorthernT6]

Apparently “I’m obsessed with that dam van “ was the last statement she said

 

[JOG]

Apparently “I’m obsessed with that dam van “ was the last statement she said

“If you were as good-looking and every couple of years it can be traded in for a younger model” is a high risk response! I have bruises to prove it!

 

[JOG]

Look what arrived today! Super fast delivery only ordered them yesterday

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Mine just landed!

 

[david173]

Mine just landed!

delivery by plane that's good service!

 

[JOG]

delivery by plane that's good service!

Thanks to Eunice, it started by road but finished by air!

 

[Steve Hales]

Mine are hid in the van…will break the news to her indoors when the time is right

Obviously they were on sale too at half the normal price!

I find that small add-ons I buy and fit her indoors doesn't notice, to her it's just a van and they all look the same.

 

[JOG]

I find that small add-ons I buy and fit her indoors doesn't notice, to her it's just a van and they all look the same.

Not when you have two young boys who spot everything!!!

 

[WinFreak]

"Do you need them?"
"What do they do?.....

.....these are questions I sometimes struggle to answer

Stops you smashing the sill on something when taking a corner too tight, it seemed to be enough for me to convince her, or at least to leave me alone

 

[WinFreak]

Not when you have two young boys who spot everything!!!

That sounds familiar; it took my lad all but 5 secs to spot the roof bars!

 

[david173]

Im going to get the side bars done at the same time as lowering, that way for the inevitable "the van looks lower" question my answer will be the bars make it look like that

 

[Sackmycook]

Good work brother.....

 

[Bav]

"Do you need them?"
"What do they do?.....

.....these are questions I sometimes struggle to answer

Stops you smashing the sill on something when taking a corner too tight, it seemed to be enough for me to convince her, or at least to leave me alone

Or if you're feeling really ballsy (and have a pre-planned escape route), you can always respond along the lines of "they serve the same purpose as your jewellery and make-up dear"

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[dubber36]

Anyone know if these are still available, or will be again? All the links I've found say "out of stock"

 

[david173]

Have Ashton manufacturing now gone? cant find them anywhere

 

[david173]

Bristol metal manufacturer collapses into administration

The business was founded in 2012 and is based at a site in Ashton Vale

www.business-live.co.uk

same company?

 

[nomislotsirb]

Bristol metal manufacturer collapses into administration

The business was founded in 2012 and is based at a site in Ashton Vale

www.business-live.co.uk

same company?

I don't believe it is, although both based in Ashton. I collected my side bars in person, set behind Simbars on Ashton Vale Road. Natasha, who ran Ashton Manufacturing was the daughter of the owner of Simbars, and this company, from a brief web search seems to be very much live. At the time of collecting the side bars Natasha was converting a Crafter so wonder if she's gone travelling.

 

[david173]

I don't believe it is, although both based in Ashton. I collected my side bars in person, set behind Simbars on Ashton Vale Road. Natasha, who ran Ashton Manufacturing was the daughter of the owner of Simbars, and this company, from a brief web search seems to be very much live. At the time of collecting the side bars Natasha was converting a Crafter so wonder if she's gone travelling.

Good to know thank you!

hopefully she will start it back up, i like that you didnt need to cut the undertrays