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Re: DC03 Clear - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #45 on: November 28, 2015, 11:50:33 pm »
lol, give him some brandy, if that doesn't work, you drink the brandy.

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« Reply #46 on: November 28, 2015, 11:52:22 pm »
Lol true.  Him and amy are asleep on the other sofa now,  which is gr9 as now I cant fall asleep incase she drops him...

9gag here I come...
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Re: DC03 Clear - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #47 on: November 29, 2015, 12:02:14 am »
Dropping a babie never hurts them, Mrs Madrat managed to drop all 3 at some point  :underchair:  I'm saying nothing  :whist11:

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Re: DC03 Clear - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #48 on: November 29, 2015, 12:31:37 am »
Amy dropped eva off the sofa at 3 weeks old,  she was fine...

Miele is on low,  its sort of working,  but he is hungry. Not food time yet
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Re: DC03 Clear - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #49 on: November 30, 2015, 05:24:45 pm »
The new wand makes it look 158% better!





This sticker came from the old wand, and looks OK from a distance, I'll leave it up to you wether to scrap it off when you see it in person, you can tell where it peeled off on one corner



Done! Mvacs - PM incoming!
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Re: DC03 Clear - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #50 on: November 30, 2015, 06:36:00 pm »
That looks brand new  :bow:

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Re: DC03 Clear - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #51 on: November 30, 2015, 06:48:03 pm »
That looks brand new  :bow:

Why it is winging its way up here later this week!   :icon_nod:  :thumbsup:

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« Reply #52 on: November 30, 2015, 07:19:30 pm »
It deserves a dust free retirement where people can look at it,  not locked away in the loft with me scared to touch it.

Of course the hunt is now on for another!
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Re: DC03 Clear - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #53 on: December 03, 2015, 10:30:53 am »
Well,  the dc03 is no longer sat in reception at work,  so hopefully ups are not smashing the shit out of it as it wings its way northwards!
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Re: DC03 Clear - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #54 on: December 03, 2015, 03:33:08 pm »
Well,  the dc03 is no longer sat in reception at work,  so hopefully ups are not smashing the shit out of it as it wings its way northwards!

It arrived this morning. Slight cracking where the handle joins the canister, but certainly the best one of these I have ever seen. In fact, I have never seen a complete one that wasnt smashed to bits.  :thumbsup:

Our chap said, "He does a nice job that Beko bloke" and asked what wax you use. :chuckle:

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Re: DC03 Clear - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #55 on: December 03, 2015, 03:35:56 pm »
Aah no,  im so sorry about that! Bloody ups!

Youll have to have it at a jaunty angle in the case to hide it...

Thanks for the feedback! It was a labour of love,  but worth it!  Just try not to get it too dusty,  or youll have to buy some microfibres and buff it back up!
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Re: DC03 Clear - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #56 on: June 01, 2020, 07:12:01 pm »
That looks brand new  :bow:

Why it is winging its way up here later this week!   :icon_nod:  :thumbsup:
Hi I know I’m very late to this thread but I’ve recently acquired a dc03 clear myself. The only problem Is  that the handle is the later type that isn’t transparent at all, it’s a completely different plastic to what the rest of the machine is made out of. I was wandering if you had any early type clear wands left that would of originality been fitted to the machine that you would be willing to sell.
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Re: DC03 Clear - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #57 on: June 01, 2020, 08:25:57 pm »
They are very rare and very fragile. You'll struggle to find one.

The only one we have - and this may be the same as the one you describe you have already - is one that is more of a solid blue in colour. I think later ones were fitted with those.

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Re: DC03 Clear - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #58 on: June 01, 2020, 08:30:41 pm »
They are very rare and very fragile. You'll struggle to find one.

The only one we have - and this may be the same as the one you describe you have already - is one that is more of a solid blue in colour. I think later ones were fitted with those.
Ah well at least I tried. I’ll keep my eyes peeled and hopefully I’ll find one some day. If you ever manage to find one which you are willing to sell would you let me know?
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Re: DC03 Clear - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #59 on: June 01, 2020, 10:30:26 pm »
If you ever manage to find one which you are willing to sell would you let me know?

Of course. You never know. People walk in with stuff every day.

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