max West-York Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 (edited) Hi,I'm Max, based in Halifax, West Yorkshire and I bought my silver 1.4S lupo in oct of 2010Its a 2002 with 47k miles, 1 prev owner and FSHHavent done much to it yet other than the essentials, new bulbs, debadged boot, bit of painting on interior trim, uprated the sound systemStarted taking my door bump strips off this morning but only had time to get 1 done and it still needs cleaning as you can see slightly in the picturesGot a set of staggered 14x8 14x7 RH cups in black on at the moment, 195/45/14s all round, running them through winter and refurbing in spring when ive decided what my colour scheme and/or theme is going to beIts not on coils yet either but i just got a couple of mates in the back so it isnt on stilts, ill have it about 30-40mm lower than the pics when its on coils cos its going to be my daily and im on the motorway a lot-Future plans are, coils obviously,-Colour coded rear bumper (think im leaving front black as i prefer it black on the lower half)-Smoothed front plate recess-Dewipered with glass blankas well as a load of other various little bits and piecesOnly working part time atm cos of uni so only brining in 130 a week and paying rents back 35 a week so budget isnt the best, but ill get it there by next summer i thinkand thats about all ive got at the moment! Edited March 5, 2012 by max West-York Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted November 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 (edited) UPDATEstill doing the little bits and pieces as i dont have the money to make real progress sorry for crap phone cam quality picsbadgeless grille with colour coded notch in for now until i can afford a smoothed bonnet tinted my heads, indicators and side repeaters with lamin-x subtle tint (not as dark as pics in real life)(12x24" is just enough to do all 6 if anyone is wondering)Cleaned off both door bump strips properly so no messy goo there anymoreStripped all the dash trim out to be sprayed the same reflex silver as the car (currently drying upstairs, going back in tomo morning)heres a pic of all the stuff im doing, plastic primered in picstrimming headlining in black damass, also doing that tomofilmed by rears so i have full reds now, bad picture but all i have atm.Thats all so farCoils are banked for xmas, getting cheap technix because even if they do **** up its as cheap to buy 2 sets of TA as it is to buy once with a decent brand so worst case i dont lose any money anyway but could save £200+ if they last.Not much else on the cards atm as im skint Edited November 21, 2010 by max West-York Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabbles21 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Looking good! I like the lamin-x lights, was it easy? Quite fancy it myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted November 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Looking good! I like the lamin-x lights, was it easy? Quite fancy it myself!Yeh way easier than i expected, goes on better than vinyl and sticks well too think i paid £21 for 12x24" from their website, you get a squeegee and knife inc as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabbles21 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Ideal mate! And you don't have to take the lights off or anything do you? That's a bit of a billy bargain, I just reckon the dark lights would look good on yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted November 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Ideal mate! And you don't have to take the lights off or anything do you? That's a bit of a billy bargain, I just reckon the dark lights would look good on yellow i didnt bother taking lights out you dont really need to, just have to do a good job trimming them down afterwards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADZ Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 I'm gonna order some of the yellow stuff, and all is looking good here mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted November 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 (edited) just a quick one, realised i never put up pics of dash trim paintedtook some pictures this morning but my baby was just hiding in the snowanyway, dash trim ahoy, just used the reflex silver that halfrauds do, pretty good match to say its next to 8 yr old paint! looks like a bad match on pics cos of bad quality and lighting but in real its a good match also vinlyed over the hazard button while i had it out, makes it look cleaner imogot my radio cubby hole in aswell thanks again to lupoboz and a cheeky one from the weekend when my mate had his loop round 'oy sxy' - bad hangover joke, was hilarious at the time ;D Edited November 30, 2010 by max West-York Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lermy Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 good progress is it difficult removin the trim? also your hazard light needs to flash for your MOT apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted November 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 (edited) good progress is it difficult removin the trim? also your hazard light needs to flash for your MOT apparentlyno worries its only a bit of vinyl and my mot is in august only hard part is popping off the top t section, i thought i was gna break it but it needs a bit of force, everythnig else is easyi also had to cut all the old pastic welds down/off with a knife so it would go back on again, theres 3 clips on it thatll hold it down so you dont have to worry about it going anywhere Edited November 30, 2010 by max West-York Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lermy Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 no worries its only a bit of vinyl and my mot is in august only hard part is popping off the top t section, i thought i was gna break it but it needs a bit of force, everythnig else is easyi also had to cut all the old pastic welds down/off with a knife so it would go back on again, theres 3 clips on it thatll hold it down so you dont have to worry about it going anywhereyeah was just making you aware if you didnt know new it could be taken off lol, sweet guna get mine done in the new year in anthracite with some laser blue bits aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted November 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 yeah was just making you aware if you didnt know new it could be taken off lol, sweet guna get mine done in the new year in anthracite with some laser blue bits aswellnice one, get some pics up when you get it doneim just dying to get it on coils now, not much else planned atm as i need to save for xmas ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lermy Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 same i think i have a few hundred left to spend on it for this year but need to get my bumpers painted and some dings removed, 2 new tyres and a new wheel bearing lol, am gettin a fair bit of inheritance money next year january or feb and shall be spending atleast 4k on my loop, i want to try and win an award Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted November 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 same i think i have a few hundred left to spend on it for this year but need to get my bumpers painted and some dings removed, 2 new tyres and a new wheel bearing lol, am gettin a fair bit of inheritance money next year january or feb and shall be spending atleast 4k on my loop, i want to try and win an awardwow 4k? what you getting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lermy Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 wow 4k? what you getting boot build bbs rms tidy the whole exterior of the car up, then after a year smooth a few bits, couple of engine bits, some new interior bits sterring wheel etc and poss retrim the seats lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStryder360 Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 How you getting away will full red'ing the rears? Isn't that illegal? Don't you need a reverse light Looks good though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted December 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 boot build bbs rms tidy the whole exterior of the car up, then after a year smooth a few bits, couple of engine bits, some new interior bits sterring wheel etc and poss retrim the seats lolha epic, 4k is how much i paid for my car and insurance for the year!How you getting away will full red'ing the rears? Isn't that illegal? Don't you need a reverse light Looks good though!no apparently not, you just have to have a working reverse light, im not sure it passes mot with red reverse lights but its not illegal anyway so i can just take them off and reapply after mot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted December 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Okay so plans are;Coils are sorted for xmas, gna get some technix so theyll be fitted come new yearPlans in january are;back bumper full colour code respray (no smoothing)front bumper reg plate smoothed and resprayed (leaving bottom half black)putting my standard grille back on and leaving the bonnet (for now anyway )should hopefully be done mid/end of january ill update when its looking less ugly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted December 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 (edited) UPDATE,TA Technics are on, bonnet bra to cover my cheap man's notch and the cups back onpics!i know it can go lower but this is stopping me for the time being can only just get on and off my drive at this height so until ive run some tarmac over the cobbles its gonna have sit a bit high!cars dirty, couldnt clean because the drive would turn into an ice rink ;Dthats all for now Edited December 26, 2010 by max West-York Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChris1609 Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 haha we can save the tarmac'ing till summer, shontelle needs her own thread and coils fitting first ;pthen i can stop being a lurker with her just in this thread haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted December 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 haha we can save the tarmac'ing till summer, shontelle needs her own thread and coils fitting first ;pthen i can stop being a lurker with her just in this thread haha.Hahaha yeh i know man, when are you gonna buy your coils then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted January 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 iya settled springs getting a cheeky splitter soon as a nice one pops up in the local scrappy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted January 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 nice!cheers bro!on TAs though so my back end is disappointingly higher Dont wanna take out adjusters because the dampers only have an inch of travel at best as it is!its not unbearably high but id like it lowercheeky smaller badge aswell, probably not to most peoples taste but i like it its a 75mm passat one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 im only on the ta rears for the min too! plenty more lows to be had on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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