RossB Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) I've been a member for a while but until now haven't made a project thread, as I wanted to get the car lowered at least before showing it off The car was bought as a standard '02 plate 6 speed back in September last year...First mod, red pinstripe grille:Then I sprayed the badges black:Stubby aerial:Got my Bathursts refurbished, powdercoated gloss black:It stayed looking like this for a while due to me being made redundant and being jobless for about 4 months. I've since started working again and naturally I couldn't wait to start modding again having gone cold turkey for a while The first thing I bought was some second hand wheels, but resisted fitting them before I'd got myself a set of coilovers. Decided on some Weitec Hicon GT's:Also tinted out the reverse light section on my rear lights:Then I had everything fitted up ...Really happy with how it's turned out so far . Love how it looks and it handles really well on the Weitec's, hell, even the Nankang's aren't as bad as I expected, although I'm yet to experience them in the wet! The wheels are 15x8's all round with 185/45's, and I added the red tape round the lips for a bit of a twist, think this works really well especially with the grille! Kind of wanted to make them my own as I've inadvertently copied Ad's/BrightonDub's car ... never planned on Mono's but when they came up for sale I couldn't resist!I've got some 5mm spacers for the rear wheels, went to fit them yesterday but there wasn't enough bolt in the hubs for my liking, seemed unsafe to me, so need some longer bolts.Comments welcome Edited March 11, 2014 by RossB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Looks lovely that mate, can't beat monos, such a lovely wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emz Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Very stealth and very clean, I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossB Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Cheers mate, they do suit it perfectly I have to say... I was pleased to find they weighed no more than the Bathursts aswell, didn't wanna slow the beast down! I do fancy some splits one day though for a bit more bling and dish, always fancied some OZ Turbo's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad.... Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Looking good man, think those are my old wheels that I had on my black gti last year! Always wondered what they'd look like with a red lip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One life. Live it! Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 ^ Agree- looks good!! Red strip on wheels looks cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossB Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 They are your old ones mate, got them from BrightonDubs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Looks very nice.I would move the rear number plate down a little, looks a bit high. Yes, wouldn't trust 5mm spacers on std bolts, you just need some 30mm ones from ebay, they are not expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 I was pleased to find they weighed no more than the Bathursts aswell, didn't wanna slow the beast down! I do fancy some splits one day though for a bit more bling and dish, always fancied some OZ Turbo's I know, i'm sure when i had them, they felt a little lighter.Bling is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad.... Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 They are your old ones mate, got them from BrightonDubs! Ah nice one You've done a good job with the lip, they were ghey before, rears kept chipping from stones flicking up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossB Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Looks very nice.I would move the rear number plate down a little, looks a bit high. Yes, wouldn't trust 5mm spacers on std bolts, you just need some 30mm ones from ebay, they are not expensive.Thanks I'd never noticed the number plate being too high actually! I guess it's another excuse to get some pressed plates on it 30mm you say, cheers for that! Is there any other sizes I need to look out for, like a thread size? What do people normally do about the locking nuts aswell, just not use any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey lupo Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 really nice car mate, just wondering if you still got the Bathursts wouldn't mind seeing them on my lupo tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Thanks I'd never noticed the number plate being too high actually! I guess it's another excuse to get some pressed plates on it 30mm you say, cheers for that! Is there any other sizes I need to look out for, like a thread size? What do people normally do about the locking nuts aswell, just not use any?You can get locking ones too, are you using the VW bolts still, cause the Comps probably use tapered seat bolts. Thread size is M12x1.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossB Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Ah nice one You've done a good job with the lip, they were ghey before, rears kept chipping from stones flicking up Yeah there were quite a few paint chips on the lips when I bought them, I touched them all up with touch up paint though and they looked a lot better, not perfect obviously but better. I have noticed some more paint chips have appeared though in the short time they've been on the car, to the side of the red tape.I've had thoughts about having the wheels powdercoated red TBH, partly because I think it could look cool and partly to put my own stamp on it as at the minute it looks like your old car! Oh and I have a couple of seized up valve caps aswell so need new valves. Unsure on it though...Hope BrightonDubs doesn't mind me using the pic of his car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossB Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 really nice car mate, just wondering if you still got the Bathursts wouldn't mind seeing them on my lupo tbh I have mate yeah, but I'm undecided about selling them or not to be truthful, think I'm gonna keep them for the foreseeable future so I can use them if I get the Mono's refurb'd though, sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossB Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 You can get locking ones too, are you using the VW bolts still, cause the Comps probably use tapered seat bolts. Thread size is M12x1.5.Yeah they're the old bolts, they seem fine though I have to say, and the guy who owned the wheels before ran his with his standard flat seated bolts too. Can't remember what the bolt seat looks like on the wheel now...Thanks for the thread size, I'll have a butchers on eBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad.... Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Yeah the paints so thin on the lip, expected better from compomotive tbh! Depends if you want to keep the stealth look or not? Personally think it looks tough as, with the red lip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey lupo Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 yh thats fine mate but if your sort of some cash im sure i could take them off your hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penry Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 This looks flipping rude! If i had another, it would be silver on silver monos or black on black monos! For some reason i just think it would look awesome with crosshairs or tape across the headlights. Or tint the headlights for full on stealth mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazz Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 That looks cool dude. Loving the compo's too, hopefully i will have a set soon if my brother is willing to part with his! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossB Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Cheers . Tinted lights could look good, I've done it on a previous car using Lamin-X tint film, a bit more reluctant on these though with them being xenon's! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenson Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 now that is nice!looks very clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Standard bolts? You sure?I'm fairly certain that standard wheels use rounded bolts, and aftermarket wheels use tapered bolts. And when I tried my Mono's on with the standard bolts, they only went in one turn or so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossB Posted April 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 I am using standard bolts yeah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 I'd buy some tapered bolts, could never have problems, but better to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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