cjgower
ClioSport Club Member
Got my first 'Decent Car' december 2012 at the age of 19. Always wanted one of these, so proper glad I got my hands on it. Here's a couple of pictures when I first got it at the garage. It was lacking a little bit of care and attention, and just needed some love TBH.
This is pretty much the only picture I have of it when I first got the car. Heres how it started out:
Since then I haven't done too much to the car outside, except clean & clean! none of which lasts more than a week at this time of the year. However I've done a fair bit to the engine bay.
First up was the manifold, which I didn't remove to spray. Despite it seeming simple on paper, I didn't doubt my ability to screw up so I left it on. I masked around everything I didn't want spraying, got myself some VHT and went for it.
After that I've done a couple of other things, such as new Cup 172 badges on either door as the old ones where missing a 2 and 7. Just ordered some Gtechniq C4 to do my trim as thats a little bit faded in places, especially on the front grill.
The lights where horrible and faded! so got the 3M kit and it's amazing! did wonders really, the pictures don't quite do it justice.
Before:
After:
Hopefully more to come soon. Smaller details, but really going to wait till the weather gets a bit better.
As It looks now after the work
[Car itself doesn't look different, just cleaner!]
This is pretty much the only picture I have of it when I first got the car. Heres how it started out:
Since then I haven't done too much to the car outside, except clean & clean! none of which lasts more than a week at this time of the year. However I've done a fair bit to the engine bay.
First up was the manifold, which I didn't remove to spray. Despite it seeming simple on paper, I didn't doubt my ability to screw up so I left it on. I masked around everything I didn't want spraying, got myself some VHT and went for it.
After that I've done a couple of other things, such as new Cup 172 badges on either door as the old ones where missing a 2 and 7. Just ordered some Gtechniq C4 to do my trim as thats a little bit faded in places, especially on the front grill.
The lights where horrible and faded! so got the 3M kit and it's amazing! did wonders really, the pictures don't quite do it justice.
Before:
After:
Hopefully more to come soon. Smaller details, but really going to wait till the weather gets a bit better.
As It looks now after the work
[Car itself doesn't look different, just cleaner!]
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