the-lowpo Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 iv owned this car now for about a month , iv done quite a bit already but i decided i should keep myself a record of everything iv done and see if it gathers any interest on hear. front back and side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-lowpo Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 here is a little bit more of the front , before furthermore work started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-lowpo Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) first thing to be swapped out was the original interior , sadly i don't have any pics of it in my new black 1.4 sport but iv done an interior swap on my green 1.0 interior so it in there now will post a pic of how it used to look .they are mk4 golf GTI recaros re-trimmed in brown tan leather . the standard rear seats have been covered to swell as the door cards which have been stitched . the spedo covers and A and C pillar covers have also been done . the headliner has been done in suede and all grab handles and the interior light surround in black with an LED bulb . speaker surrounds need painting black but they are alpine type r's , i really rate these speakers , give great quality audio . i need to wire an amp to them to get the most out of them. but the headunit is running them fine at the moment . i have a vibe 1800w peak sub in the boot with a vibe 800w amp running 1 6x9 which is more than enough in something lupo size , well it is for me ... audio quality is great and with the gain controller mounted just under the coin / drinks tray , adjusting the levels for different genre's of music is piece of piss. Edited April 14, 2015 by the-lowpo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-lowpo Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) got myself some orange tape and on the cheap tapped the air feed pipe up , i think it looks better than standard tho , also i bought some orange wire wrap to make the bay look little bit more colourful and to follow on with the orange theme . also the lights have been swapped out for the ones with black centres and i have removed the wrap on the badge and front wing . Edited April 14, 2015 by the-lowpo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-lowpo Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) sprayed the engine and belt cover white , iv done this as i thought it might look quite good and also if/when i spray it orange its a much better backing colour . also spent a bit of time trying to polish the exhaust manifold cover , its better than it was but by no means perfect . also i cleaned the EGR valve (wasn't to bad ) and the bmc air filter . the inside of the filter was caked with oil and various other bits of leaf and stick . iv contemplated buying an oli catch tank , can anyone recommend me getting one ? i know its a NA engine but i still think there may be a need for one . Edited April 14, 2015 by the-lowpo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-lowpo Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Wrap is Off the wing , here is a pic of me on the All mods stand at fast show , found myself a helper for the wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-lowpo Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) got some Cambridge rear lights for my honey and also did the wiper delete as it looks much cleaner , going to be ordering some pressed plates soon . also as i like actually driving the car rather than scraping it off everything everywhere everytime you go round a corner or see a bump in the road !!! so iv got some wietch rear springs to replace the FK units . they look a bit bigger and are also bit heavier , they do seem to ride better than the FK's tho , not a huge difference . i want some really uprated / possibly adjustable rear dampers as i do like to drive my car quite quick and adjustabilty would be great . also something i don't really notice at all is the swap from standard bushes in the springs to polly ones , literally no difference . the car has been fully machine polished as well since iv attained it , so paintwork is looking pretty top job . auto finesse all the way . Edited April 14, 2015 by the-lowpo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3LLIOTT Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 That looks nice mate, especially the interior! Also really glad you took the camo wrap off the front wing and filler cap, as it looks much much cleaner without and was really bugging me when I was reading through haha! Does look really good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-lowpo Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Thanks mate , got loads more planned for it , going to start engine modification soon . Any body got any idea on how much Gain I'm looking at for a remap ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-lowpo Posted April 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 shot of the rear . i just got some new fronts 185 45 r15 as i was just blowing through the 165-50-r15's pro's; more grip, less unnecessary wheel spinning, defiantly absorbs more through tire deformation making for a comfy ride.cons - catching alittle bit more now on the arches and looks bit odd with 165's on the back and 185's on front . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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the-lowpo Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 new front end , needs some praying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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