Hey everyone, I posted *most* of this in my hello thread about 4 months ago, about a month after i collected the car, but i thought it was about time i made a project thread as the work is in full swing, ish so i will recap a few things and add the new
I'm Oli, 23 from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, currently living in Leeds
As you can see from my join date I have been a member for a few years, but about 5 months ago I bought myself a nice phase 2 172 so paid my membership and finally got round to making a project thread!
So anyway, the car
K12 ONB (plate came with the car, not my choice, just looks like kn*b to me haha) - This as the case may be, it has kinda grown on me!
The car is originally a 2002 model on an 02 Plate
Iceburg Silver.
65,900 miles when I picked it up, now on 72,221 (i do quite a few miles )
Main Dealer service history upto 38,000 miles, nothing after that, so basically main dealer serviced for its 3 year warrenty period and then not bothered with, poor girl. :dapprove:
Chavvy universal cone filter, stupid rectangle mild steel box section tailpipe welded onto a generic stainless system and a cut rear bumper to suit and all round tints all came on the car when I bought it, this situation is to be soon recitified, more on that later...
All this aside, it cost me a grand total of £1,400 with 6 months tax and 8 months test, having one advisory for the visibly leaking N/S/R shock. :approve:
Overall I was very pleased and the car is amazing, the bodywork is genuinely immaculate with perfect paint and the interior is also excellent condition, with a small bit of wear on one thumb grip. Since originally writing that sentence, some children in my street have scratched my rear bumper because they insist on playing near everyones car and the wear on the thumb grip has got worse
So anyway, does anyone know the car?
First job happened on the 21st June, Diamond Motors took care of a full cambelt kit, aux belt kit, dephaser pulley, Waterpump, thermostat, oil and filter change, worrying the car appeared to be on the original belts etc, timing was badly out and the dephaser was knocking like an old tractor but Mick seriously excelled himself, worked nothing other than magic and i would reccomend anybody to go see him. Seriously. :hail:
The drive home was an absolute dream, i LOVED it, totally transformed the car! :race:
I have fitted a Citroen C2 Stubby aerial, which is a great little addition.
Other Notable Issues:-
Weaping N/S Headlamp Washer
Destroyed Exhaust Hangers
Four new tures would be nice, as would an alignment, this will come before the MOT
Tax is due 30/09...£250
MOT is due Novemeber
Mick@DiamondMotors Informed me of a few things, such as my engine mounts were dead and that my oil breather brass 90 bend was broken off so i was spraying my firewall with oil, ouch.
Anyway, I'm sure I have missed pleanty of things but onto the good stuff regardless :boring:
So first I will start with some pictures of the car from today, freshly washed :approve:
I'm no photographer, but just some quick snaps with the HTC One X
A few photos of some of the nightmare items, such as the horrible exhaust tip
The poor headlamp condition
And the weapy headlamp washer stain
But i will finish strong! :approve:
This arrived today from Renault
Full set of Clio 172 *Cup* dampers
Oil filter
Sump plug washer
5l Oil
Upper and lower inlet manifold gaskets
Cabin filter
NGK PFR6E-10 plugs
This was bought from hellfrauds to tackle the headlamps
And i have a nice package winging it's way to me from K-Tec containing: -
Oreca Group N Exhaust
K-Tec Induction Kit
CNC Matched Inlets
K-Tec Engine Mounts (Upper Engine / Upper G/Box and Powerflex Dogbone)
K-Tec Lower G/Box Mount
Eibach Sportline Springs
Whiteline RARB
Powerflex Bushes (Front Wishbone & ARB Kit)
And I think thats it, there may be something ive missed but seen as K-Tec seem to insist on not sending email confirmations, I can't remember :dapprove:
So yeah, I think that just about wraps it up so far,
Thanks for reading :approve:
I'm Oli, 23 from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, currently living in Leeds
As you can see from my join date I have been a member for a few years, but about 5 months ago I bought myself a nice phase 2 172 so paid my membership and finally got round to making a project thread!
So anyway, the car
K12 ONB (plate came with the car, not my choice, just looks like kn*b to me haha) - This as the case may be, it has kinda grown on me!
The car is originally a 2002 model on an 02 Plate
Iceburg Silver.
65,900 miles when I picked it up, now on 72,221 (i do quite a few miles )
Main Dealer service history upto 38,000 miles, nothing after that, so basically main dealer serviced for its 3 year warrenty period and then not bothered with, poor girl. :dapprove:
Chavvy universal cone filter, stupid rectangle mild steel box section tailpipe welded onto a generic stainless system and a cut rear bumper to suit and all round tints all came on the car when I bought it, this situation is to be soon recitified, more on that later...
All this aside, it cost me a grand total of £1,400 with 6 months tax and 8 months test, having one advisory for the visibly leaking N/S/R shock. :approve:
Overall I was very pleased and the car is amazing, the bodywork is genuinely immaculate with perfect paint and the interior is also excellent condition, with a small bit of wear on one thumb grip. Since originally writing that sentence, some children in my street have scratched my rear bumper because they insist on playing near everyones car and the wear on the thumb grip has got worse
So anyway, does anyone know the car?
First job happened on the 21st June, Diamond Motors took care of a full cambelt kit, aux belt kit, dephaser pulley, Waterpump, thermostat, oil and filter change, worrying the car appeared to be on the original belts etc, timing was badly out and the dephaser was knocking like an old tractor but Mick seriously excelled himself, worked nothing other than magic and i would reccomend anybody to go see him. Seriously. :hail:
The drive home was an absolute dream, i LOVED it, totally transformed the car! :race:
I have fitted a Citroen C2 Stubby aerial, which is a great little addition.
Other Notable Issues:-
Weaping N/S Headlamp Washer
Destroyed Exhaust Hangers
Four new tures would be nice, as would an alignment, this will come before the MOT
Tax is due 30/09...£250
MOT is due Novemeber
Mick@DiamondMotors Informed me of a few things, such as my engine mounts were dead and that my oil breather brass 90 bend was broken off so i was spraying my firewall with oil, ouch.
Anyway, I'm sure I have missed pleanty of things but onto the good stuff regardless :boring:
So first I will start with some pictures of the car from today, freshly washed :approve:
I'm no photographer, but just some quick snaps with the HTC One X
A few photos of some of the nightmare items, such as the horrible exhaust tip
The poor headlamp condition
And the weapy headlamp washer stain
But i will finish strong! :approve:
This arrived today from Renault
Full set of Clio 172 *Cup* dampers
Oil filter
Sump plug washer
5l Oil
Upper and lower inlet manifold gaskets
Cabin filter
NGK PFR6E-10 plugs
This was bought from hellfrauds to tackle the headlamps
And i have a nice package winging it's way to me from K-Tec containing: -
Oreca Group N Exhaust
K-Tec Induction Kit
CNC Matched Inlets
K-Tec Engine Mounts (Upper Engine / Upper G/Box and Powerflex Dogbone)
K-Tec Lower G/Box Mount
Eibach Sportline Springs
Whiteline RARB
Powerflex Bushes (Front Wishbone & ARB Kit)
And I think thats it, there may be something ive missed but seen as K-Tec seem to insist on not sending email confirmations, I can't remember :dapprove:
So yeah, I think that just about wraps it up so far,
Thanks for reading :approve:
