Ben's Flame Red 172

[Ben_172cup]

Been browsing all over this forum for the best part of a few months now as i'd been considering getting myself a 172 or 182... registered up few weeks ago and i thought its about time i actually start a thread


So i bought myself a flame red 172 with 72,900 odd on the clock paid £850 which i think was quite a bargain to be honest had no tax or mot but had lots of potential so i bought it anyway.

This is how it looked when i bought it sorry for the crap picture..

The previous owner had left me with a s**t cupra splitter that didnt suit the car at all and i kept catching it on everything, plus there were a load of stickers all over it which i havent got any pictures of to show you, but they were all manufacture brands like sparco,megiuars, ramair etcc.. anyway they were off the day i got the car home.

I then set about buying a few simple mods changing the side lights and also the rear number plate light.

never realised the rear would be so bright

then at the weekend i gave it its first proper clean since owning it washed,clayed and waxed few pictures of the reflection.

Then for the sahara desert to kindly blow its sand all over it the next day

Next purchase was the ph2 rear lights so much nicer than the ph1 that were on there.

and thats all for now



Future plans will be to get the front bumper resprayed

Few Dents to be removed

Turinis refurbed

New number plates

Cup Spoiler

and either new skoda splitter or the carbon fibre one

Headlights also need refurbing

other than that im very happy with the car and i just want to tidy it up.

 

[andywa]

Looks like a bargain purchase.

 

[Ben_172cup]

Looks like a bargain purchase.

yeah i think so mate easily the most fun ive had in a car

 

[GrahamS]

As said, looks like a bargain.

Any idea why it had ph1 lights on? rear ender?

get a 3m kit on the front lights and a skoda splitter and you're on to a winner

 

[djspt]

Can't complain at that price it's cleaned up nicely! Any history with the car?

 

[Joe#]

Very good buy

Plans sound good also.

 

[imprezaworks]

Looks great, bargain too.

 

[Dan...]

Proper bargain!

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

Cheap car that, looks tidy aswel

Any service history showing cambelt change

 

[Daz.]

Is it just me that thinks ph1 lights look brilliant on ph2 flamers?

Echo the above looks like a very good buy! I need a flamer in my life at some point.

 

[Ben_172cup]

As said, looks like a bargain.

Any idea why it had ph1 lights on? rear ender?

get a 3m kit on the front lights and a skoda splitter and you're on to a winner

no idea mate some people prefer it as its all red but i think it looks a bit more modern if im honest with the ph2 one's
and yeah that's one of the few things to be done

 

[Ben_172cup]

Can't complain at that price it's cleaned up nicely! Any history with the car?

Cheap car that, looks tidy aswel

Any service history showing cambelt change

Cheers boys and theres not alot of history tbh.. but it will be getting a lot of tlc from me to make up for it and yeah cambelt was done at 69K

 

[con1981]

What exhaust has it got fitted?

 

[Ben_172cup]

What exhaust has it got fitted?

Very good question actually as i have no idea lol its a custom one but as far as im aware i cant see no branding on it but fit and sounds nice

 

[Cub.]

Bargain, can't beat a flamer. Plans sound good

 

[Ashh]

Get some Bosch retrofit flat wiper blades. Cost about £20 and they're so much nicer than the standard wiper blade.

 

[Ben_172cup]

Get some Bosch retrofit flat wiper blades. Cost about £20 and they're so much nicer than the standard wiper blade.

ill check them out

 

[Ben_172cup]

Small update !


I Always wanted to try out the yellow fog look on a red car so i did let me know what you think cost me £3


Looks a bit like sand paper on the picture :dapprove:

Number plates are definetley being changed soon