tyler_lupo Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) Hey guys,I'm new to the site, and i thought i'd start a thread and share my car with you guys Here's 'Ludo the Lupo' (how imaginative) He's a 2000 Xreg 1.0L E, ansd i bought him on 5th Feb(Sorry about the terrible photos, Blackberry at its best aye)First thing on the list is to ditch the horrible wheels that the previous owner put on, but i haven't fully decided on the rest of the list.The other day i decided to remove and re-trim my headliner due to the previous owner smoking in the car Before:After:Can defo say it looks alot better now.Today i picked up a free (score) set of 15" steels courtesy of Ross (cheers bud) Can finally ditch the alloysIm fairly new to the car scene as this is my first car, but i'm hoping to just have as much fun as possible. Progress might be slow, but ill eventually get there, thanks for reading Edited July 4, 2012 by tyler_lupo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Moores Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Looks like a nice Lupo, Should see you around Halesowen sometime, I live there too, I have a taff green Lupo, black steelies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lupo Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Thanks bud, im currently day dreaming about what to do to it. Ahh cool, ill defo keep an eye out for you. Have you done much to yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam R4 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) Cant beat cheap and cheerful mate!Get some more photo's up when you get chance! Edited February 29, 2012 by Adam R4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lupo Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Haha.. Nope, you really can't Yeah i will, i've got a couple floating about so ill post them as soon as i can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnicol Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 How did you remove your headlining? And how did you put it back in? Lol stupid questions I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lupo Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Dont worry about it bud it aint a stupid question.Remove the 2 screws in each grab handle, then there's 3 screws on each sun visor.. 2 are hidden underneath the clip part, and 1 under a little cap. There's also a little ffold down flap just above the rear view mirror.. Fold it down and there should be just one screw. Then pop the interior light out which took me a little force and then the headlining should be ready to come outI havvent put mine back in yet, but I presume its the same method but backwards I hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Great work so far mate, it is indeed all about the cheap 'n' cheerful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lupo Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Thanks mate, its gradually getting there. Haha yeah I'm hoping it carries on that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lupo Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Found a couple more pictures of various bits of tinkering floating around on my phone..De-badging the rear:Before:After:Pulling out some of the interior and found this.. hopefully can fit some hidden speakers here, gotta look into the wiringswapped my rather dingy aerial for something, lets say slightly smaller..And this is the difference in size.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Moores Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Erm not too much mate, Keeping it nice and cheap like you aha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lupo Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Haven't really got much to report, but i got a couple teaser shots of some minor paint work..Also re-trimmed some other interior pieces but havent got any pictures yet but ill get them uploaded asap. Hopefully ordering coilovers at the end of the month *fingerscrossed* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lupo Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Erm not too much mate, Keeping it nice and cheap like you aha!Fair enough mate, i dont blame you lol.. cheap and cheerful FTW!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lupo Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Finally got the pics of my finished interior trim.. Can defo say it was a pain in the butt to do but now looking at the pieces it was defo worth it. ill upload some more pictures when i get it all back into the car And a quick pic of my freshly painted badge.. More to come on that subject, but for now that all folks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Townsend93 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 love the retrimmed interior! looking great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lupo Posted March 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 love the retrimmed interior! looking greatCheers bud, its all almost in..i got a stack of process pics to upload when its all in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lupo Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 So i finally got my interior sorted and fitted, so ill let the pictures do the talking..Defo glad its all sorted, was a pain in the butt to get back in but it was worth it.Coilovers are next on the list, and they should be ordered soon.. *fingerscrossed* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lupo Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Just a quick update.. Coilovers have been ordered!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Names_Buck Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 a nice little build this and coming along fairly quickly by the looks of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigySmithy Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Looking very nice!Already looking unique!Get those coilovers on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lupo Posted March 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 a nice little build this and coming along fairly quickly by the looks of it Cheers bud, its suprised me abit to with the speed its coming along too. Those extra hours at work helped Looking very nice!Already looking unique!Get those coilovers on!Haha thank yo very much.. Yes i will lol.Well after being a bit too excited yesterday, i thought id mention my coilovers arrived yesterdayHopefully get them fitted soom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arosa_tdi Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 nice looking lupo mate what fabric did you use for your re trim it looks really good im thinking about doing my arosa soon where did you get big enough sheets to do a headliner from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lupo Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 nice looking lupo mate what fabric did you use for your re trim it looks really good im thinking about doing my arosa soon where did you get big enough sheets to do a headliner from?Thanks bud, glad your liking it. To be fair mate the whole idea for the interior came to me while i was walking through dunelm, and i managed to pick everything i needed up from there. the sheets are already wide enough to fit the headliner, but you probs need a cutting of around 1 and a half metres. hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_lupo Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 So its been a while since i last posted anything, but alot has happened in the last month or so.for starters the car has finally been lowered, i know it can go lower but for now its gonna be at this height until i fully decide what wheels i'm going to go for.. heres some pics and heres a shot of it standing its ground against a stThen unfortunately 3 weeks ago i had a little incident in the rain which involved a van.. luckily the damage isnt too bad but cause it was the corner abit of everything needed to be replaced...the damage list is:bonnetwingbumperindicator surround panelheadlightand front support panneland heres a couple shots of the (still) ongoing repairand just to finish i have painted my wheels black seen as i dont have the cash at the moment for new wheelsi know the car looks high here, but thats because it needed to be raised to get back into my gardenalso i am looking to add a lupo 3L front bumper and grill, and would like some info as to where i could pick one upthanks for reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupopo Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Shame about the little incident good work so far! cheap and very cheerful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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