So despite only having the car for just over a week, things have been done so thought I might as well start the progress thread.
After owning my 1.2 172 rep for 2 years, I decided come renewal time I needed something a little more comfortable and quicker. 182 was instantly out the window after a couple of insurance quotes so decided on something big a diesel such as a Saab or ford, however I ended up selling my 1.2 to a guy on the forums girlfriend, he came down and it turned out he had a 182 turbo pushing 330bhp, after him taking me out in it i really badly wanted a 182 again and managed to get a very reasonable insurance quote on one which is pretty good at 18.
Didn't have much of a time frame due to work but someone selling a blue 182 dropped the price that i was keeping a eye on. So got the train up to reading to meet my cousin and a deal was done, drove it back down there and then. The car's a arctic blue 182 with both cup packs, 132k, full service history, and in amazing condition both inside and out, ktec back box and k&n apollo air filter.
Quick pic:
20150629_205333 by felixta22, on Flickr
One of them together before he picked the car up
20150702_194859 by felixta22, on Flickr
Started off by fitting silvervisions:
20150630_164334 by felixta22, on Flickr
20150630_165059 by felixta22, on Flickr
20150630_165506 by felixta22, on Flickr
Then fitted a shorter aerial:
20150701_142423 by felixta22, on Flickr
20150701_142819 by felixta22, on Flickr
Headlights badly needed refurbing, instead of using the 3m kit like last time i did the refurb my own way.
20150701_152849 by felixta22, on Flickr
20150630_165208 by felixta22, on Flickr
20150701_165731 by felixta22, on Flickr
20150702_193234 by felixta22, on Flickr
Today i fitted a skoda splitter as was missing one:
20150706_181928 by felixta22, on Flickr
20150706_192225 by felixta22, on Flickr
20150706_192233 by felixta22, on Flickr
Thats about it in the terms of mods that include pics but I have also fitted the genuine sport mats out of my old 1.2, my Alpine stereo, along with a bit of club rep by a new rear window sticker and de-bobbled the seats as they were bad. Then last weekend gave it a really good clean including decontamination, will re-do it this weekend followed by a polish and wax
Short term plans are as follows:
IMG_0955 by felixta22, on Flickr
IMG_0956 by felixta22, on Flickr
After owning my 1.2 172 rep for 2 years, I decided come renewal time I needed something a little more comfortable and quicker. 182 was instantly out the window after a couple of insurance quotes so decided on something big a diesel such as a Saab or ford, however I ended up selling my 1.2 to a guy on the forums girlfriend, he came down and it turned out he had a 182 turbo pushing 330bhp, after him taking me out in it i really badly wanted a 182 again and managed to get a very reasonable insurance quote on one which is pretty good at 18.
Didn't have much of a time frame due to work but someone selling a blue 182 dropped the price that i was keeping a eye on. So got the train up to reading to meet my cousin and a deal was done, drove it back down there and then. The car's a arctic blue 182 with both cup packs, 132k, full service history, and in amazing condition both inside and out, ktec back box and k&n apollo air filter.
Quick pic:
One of them together before he picked the car up
Started off by fitting silvervisions:
Then fitted a shorter aerial:
Headlights badly needed refurbing, instead of using the 3m kit like last time i did the refurb my own way.
Today i fitted a skoda splitter as was missing one:
Thats about it in the terms of mods that include pics but I have also fitted the genuine sport mats out of my old 1.2, my Alpine stereo, along with a bit of club rep by a new rear window sticker and de-bobbled the seats as they were bad. Then last weekend gave it a really good clean including decontamination, will re-do it this weekend followed by a polish and wax
Short term plans are as follows:
- Cambelt including water pump and dephaser as its rattling and cambelt is due next year, am saving for that now as will be expensive. Will get it done by rentec in Portsmouth
- Fresh set of plates and maybe a 3/4 front plate
- sort out slight play in steering
- tracking
- paint inlet manifold and fuel rail guard bright silver to freshen up the bay
- new set of smoothed bullets
- Washer blanks
- polish exhaust tips
- spray upper grill satin black
- sort out cat to manifold exhaust leak
- Cooksports and cup shocks
- suspension refresh
- turinis in either gloss black or anthacite
- spacers
- front and rear bumper respray due to scuffs
- recaros?