jake17 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) Hey guys and welcome to my build thread of my recent purchase after selling up my old Civic due to insurance, a 1.0 Arosa So here is the car the day i bought her after getting her home and after a nice wash...The first thing done was a spot of de-badging (window gromit was put in after picture was taken)Over the past week me and my brother have been working on cheap DIY boot install, pics of progress so far...False FloorRaise BlocksAnd speaker holes marked out ready for cuttingOnly other mod so far is my debadged grille which arrived this morningCheeky fitting picAnd the outcomeSo thats it so far. Next immediate things to do are:Coilovers (asap!)Fit my old VW BBS's from the old civic and get rid of those horrid Ripspeed wheels!Wind deflectorsRear tintsPressed platesRemove side bumpstripsCheers, jake. Edited March 10, 2012 by jake17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_AJ_ Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 looks good so far, agreed on the wheels. Look forward to seeing the progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElZ 16v Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Nice too see another black mk1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesleader Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Mk1's are the way forward! Looks like you've got a good project ahead of youJames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake17 Posted October 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 looks good so far, agreed on the wheels. Look forward to seeing the progress Thanks dude, the wheels are actually killing me just to look at them! the BBS's will be going on tomorrow even though they need a refurb, anything to get rid of these 15's! Nice too see another black mk1 Haha thanks mate defo using your build for some inspriration give me a shout if you here anymore about your mates centre caps!Mk1's are the way forward! Looks like you've got a good project ahead of youJamesThey are indeed buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElZ 16v Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Haha the lad with the caps is very hard to get hold of i said i had money waiting and no reply :/ crazy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake17 Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Haha the lad with the caps is very hard to get hold of i said i had money waiting and no reply :/ crazy..Ahh no way! i need them so bad and they are so hard to find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfOfZero Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Mk1 Arosa's ftw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatty Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Looks good! As has been said nice to see more Mk1's turning up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffgfx Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Very clean, ill be keeping my eye on this thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake17 Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Mk1 Arosa's ftw! Looks good! As has been said nice to see more Mk1's turning up.Thanks dude, yeah theres a few popping up on here now Very clean, ill be keeping my eye on this thread! Cheers mate, pictures do make it look quite a bit cleaner than it really is, stupid stone chips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake17 Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Had an absolute nightmare yesterday trying to fit my old skool VW BBS's guys front went on no problem but when i tried to fit the rears it was a no goThe black circle bit on the drum below (sorry dont know specific part names) was too big for the hole in the centre of the wheels?Being genuine VW wheels im genuinely suprised they didnt fit, can anyone elaborate why this is for me please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaar Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 The black bit on the centre of the hub looks like a spigot ring (used to widen the centre bore to make wheels with bigger centre bore fit) pop it off and your wheels should fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmetal Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 As above, its a spigot ring. Take it off and the wheels will fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake17 Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 no way!!! i looked at trying to take it off but it seemed to be pretty stuck on there so i didnt know if it was supposed to be there, thanks guys thats great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffgfx Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Cheers mate, pictures do make it look quite a bit cleaner than it really is, stupid stone chips Know how you feel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaar Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Haha, get a flathead screwdriver behind it a pry it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake17 Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Know how you feel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake17 Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Haha, get a flathead screwdriver behind it a pry it offLmao thats me making myself look like noob of the year! i'll make sure to get the BBS's on this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake17 Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Went to fit the BBS's again yesterday when i hit another disaster! managed to misplace my locking nut key from the other day and cant find it anywhere really not having any luck with these wheels has anyone seen this type of locking nut before and know where i can get a spare key?On a brighter note my pressed plates arrived this morning, just waiting on velcro strips to arrive to fit them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameoner Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 if you wanna get the nuts off without damaging them and possibly your wheels, i'd say have a look on ebay and buy another set with the same key.. there not that unique and i cant imagine them costing more than £6 - £7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake17 Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 if you wanna get the nuts off without damaging them and possibly your wheels, i'd say have a look on ebay and buy another set with the same key.. there not that unique and i cant imagine them costing more than £6 - £7?After a bit of research i found out that they are Mcgard 28028 nuts which retail at £25 at the best price i can find, which i really dont wanna pay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmetal Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Was gonna say that they're mcgaurd ones, they do a pretty good job of making their keys/locks slightly diff from each other, so a second key wont work.As you've got a pic of the bolt, I'm assuming that the bolt isnt on the car?Do you have enough bolts to put the wheels on? Use that as a temp measure until you find the key? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisbee Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 i wouldn't leave the spigot ring off, its theyre for a reason, i'd just put a spacer on to it clears it (will help fill the arch as well) why don't you just get a new set of locking wheel nuts? lupoboz sells them for about £15, if theyre stuck on the car though, your gunna have to weld a nut onto it so you can loosen it off. any decent garage will do it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfOfZero Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Locking nuts always seem to be more trouble than they're worth lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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