sj2112 Posted January 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 Huge thankyou to @CLAYTONJONESfor your help with answering my questions, and figuring out better way to upload pictures 🍻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skajme Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 You decided to keep it then I'm assuming? Not sure how bothered you are about this but I used to have the wrong length wipers and they missed a spot at the bottom of the screen it annoyed the hell out of me! The wipers should be 21' and 19'. not 18' and 19'. You can get a twin pack which is what i use, search up Bosch A928S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 18 hours ago, sj2112 said: So got round to getting the windscreen washers working again, turned out to be the motor.. Got the call from jkm that the car was all done. Today I gave it a 'deep clean' since hadn't been done since start of November..Two bucketAuto finesse latherAf Iron outAf De tarMaguires wheel cleanerAf drying towelFinished with af glistenAlso changed front and rear wipers to some new bosch one Before After Looks really good. Bet you are pleased your Clio went instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted January 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Just now, Grumpy said: Looks really good. Bet you are pleased your Clio went instead. Yeah i always found myself grabbing the keys to this out of the two. Really is a nice example, so am glad it's stayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted January 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Skajme said: You decided to keep it then I'm assuming? Not sure how bothered you are about this but I used to have the wrong length wipers and they missed a spot at the bottom of the screen it annoyed the hell out of me! The wipers should be 21' and 19'. not 18' and 19'. You can get a twin pack which is what i use, search up Bosch A928S Oo handy to know many thanks, went of the halfords guide 🤦♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 These arrived today, ordered beginning of the year but were out of stock 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C3peteo Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 Kw coilovers are brilliant, which model are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2ACP Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 Very nice,hope you aren’t going to go too low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, C3peteo said: Kw coilovers are brilliant, which model are? They are v1, I'm looking forward to getting them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Y2ACP said: Very nice,hope you aren’t going to go too low. Thanks, no won't be going silly low, Just reduce the arch gap currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted January 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 So got the kw's and spacers fitted, need to have a jiggle around with height or spacers and dos occasionally rub of cornering hard or pot holes. But otherwise really good. Grabbed few pics today on way back from food shop.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted March 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) Not updated in a while, recently moved, so been abit busy. So the lupos mot was due 14 april and when I got the coilovers fitted by my friend, he mentioned it needed two front tyres soon.looked at the date stamp and they were 2009 on all 4 😅 so figured I'd replace all 4, with it being used in nice weather now, it has a garage to go into when I've cleared it out.I went with nankang ar-1sPassed the mot And today gave it a thorough clean Edited March 22, 2021 by sj2112 . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 Looking really good. Those Nangkang's have a lot of meat in the sidewall! - how are they grip wise in the wet? any rubbing? BTW Front inner ARB bushes are tricky to do on the car - if you are getting them done upgrade to polybushes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted March 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 12 hours ago, LR5V said: Looking really good. Those Nangkang's have a lot of meat in the sidewall! - how are they grip wise in the wet? any rubbing? BTW Front inner ARB bushes are tricky to do on the car - if you are getting them done upgrade to polybushes Bit of adjusting as yes they do have some meat on them as you say I won't be driving it in the rain so can't tell. Will be used on dry days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted April 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 Mate come round in his sunflower ph1 172, quite a rare sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted April 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 Managed to source some Cambridge rear lights, finishes the back end off in my opinion ☺️ Quick halfway through pic.. And finale.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 Yep big improvement the Cambridge rear lights. Your GTI is looking really good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2ACP Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Yes the rear lights finish it off nicely,for me it’s sat a bit too low but it’s your car and as long as you’re happy.All the mods are a improvement on the Lupo without spoiling it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickster Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 Are you going to de-tango the lights? Bit of a faff but so worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted April 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, mickster said: Are you going to de-tango the lights? Bit of a faff but so worth it! Hi mate, if I do it will be a job down the line but for now I'm not sure i will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted July 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2021 With the car in the garage I got it out today to clean up the arches and Inside the wheels, not perfect but alot better, also sprayed acf50 on all metal components. Wheels and arches before And some afters Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted July 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 So following on from above, got the wheels refurbed in oe silver and also changed the tyres to ado8rs as sadly the road noise was abit much for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2ACP Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 I can’t think of anything more you need to do? Enjoy while the weathers good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted July 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Y2ACP said: I can’t think of anything more you need to do? Enjoy while the weathers good. Thankyou It's booked in for a service a week tomorrow, and getting the temp/coolant sensor, the one that's on the dash as its abit intermittent lately. And the only other thing I need to sort is getting the spoiler resprayed as it's got the common bubbling. Then I will be happy ☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) Still got this, pretty much spends most of its time in the garage on trickle charge, took it out today for a good blast.Not much has changed, had a service, raised the ride height abit.Jobs to do, get an alignment due to changing the height and taking the camber back to normal now it's on the yokos.Disc and pads all round, front pads are beginning to crumble slightly, noted when at jkm for it's service. So will change them all.And the spoiler to get painted, been meaning to get this done. Passed the 6ft test 😅 Edited September 19, 2021 by sj2112 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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