Little tidy up

[VIICarCare]

Couldn't wait for the weekend to play with the new toy!

All that I have done so far is wetsand the headlights, fit the fabia splitter & fitted a nipple ring which I am unsure about. I had ordered silvervisions, but I ordered the wrong ones. Cup spoiler is on its way to Spray shack

Decided to give her a quickie detail, Iron X'd, tardis, clayed, Lime prime via rotary, Need for speed then Rubbish Boys 'juiced Edition' wax.

Lovin the old girl.

:approve:

 

[slob]

Nice. great colour and great job as always I would take the nipple ring off then it would be perfect.

 

[Hixle]

That looks superb Dawn. Love it.

Just needs rid of the nipple ring and a smaller front plate

 

[Scott™]

I've been waiting for this Can not wait to see it finished. Wish I had a hanger like that to detail in :rasp:

 

[welshname]

FML how you get your cars looking so good from the very few steps you listed above I'll never know. Absolutely superb.

Think my next car needs to be a 172 flamer. Although it's gotta be a ph1 for me

 

[Willliams]

Dawn.. that looks lovely! Looking forward to seeing it! Will call you for a chat

 

[Jordi17]

Nice one, how easy did you find fitting that splitter?

 

[VIICarCare]

cheers boys, I really am enjoying the car & the different colour. Still waaay to loud for my likes. I need to replace the exhaust for standard, but how do i do this as the bumper has a cut out for this mahoosive one?!

Cheers Shauny, glad you approve. Nipple ring will be removed tomoz. This one is staying un molested! Not even going to lower her!

The splitter needs two! My bro riveted it as I held it in place! Screws werent manly enough for it.

 

[James105]

Top work Dawn! Wondered how long (or not so long) it would take before I saw thread!haha!

 

[andywa]

Great job. Spot on location.

 

[172Ben]

Awesome!!
is that iron x stuff good?

 

[DB.]

Cracking effort

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Get a reputable company to pop a centre silencer in there for you to shut it the hell up....?

 

[Hugo-]

Top work. Looks great.

 

[Brian]

This 172 doesn't know how lucky it's been, destined to be the cleanest around!

 

[VIICarCare]

awww thanks Brian!

cheers Rob. I'll make some calls.

thanks guys & iron x is awesome!

 

[Joe#]

Love the first picture

 

[Gally]

Superb work Dawn. As always.

Really does show people that you don't have to have 100 polishes and pads to get a decent finish.

 

[VIICarCare]

cheers Gal, yup only used the one pad too. She could be alot better but I just didn't want to spend all weekend at work! So just a little spruce up for now x

 

[Gaz_]

If you want rid of the exhaust, sell the zorst and bumper on here, for PX with another standard flamer bumper/exhaust? I did the same with my Cup when I went back to standard

Cheap oe system,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-R...CarParts_SM&hash=item27c2ecd045#ht_642wt_1132

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-R...CarParts_SM&hash=item2a1900cc7c#ht_636wt_1132

You MUST go genuine, any pattern parts are generally loud and poor fitting. The abnove with new mounts will make it minty fresh

 

[Gally]

I used a 3m yelliw and LP for about a year solid. Superb combo.

 

[VIICarCare]

yup it worked very well, still didn't seem deep enough though. I'll keep trying!

Cheers Gaz, I quite like the look of the zorst, just hate the loud chaviness of it!

 

[chriscummins7]

the ONLY colour for a ph2 172.

Superb! Although, you should make it look like Steve from R sport's!

 

[jack_davey]

Looks great! Very jealous of the hangar you have at your disposal!
Take it you sold the 1.2?

Clear side repeaters will smarten it up a touch.

 

[Will.]

Loks lovely Dawn. Wouldn't expect any different though

 

[Harpham]

I'm moist. Looks epic already, Dawn!!

 

[VIICarCare]

aww cheers fella's!

Im undecided on getting the wheels re furbed - Silver

OR

Wait for some cup turini's to come up for sale?

I really hate the tyres on her, soo ugly! But loads of tread left, really want some Toyo's on her

Still to do

Service (Ngk are the chosen spark plugs for the 1*2's?)
New style RS badge
Fit cup spoiler on return
Sort out the loud zorst!

Dependant on insurance - 40mm springs, but they will wannu bum me no doubt

cheers all

 

[Harpham]

Keep the standard silvers!! They look soo much better on Flamers imo.
Oh and keep the standard RS badge too. IMO I really don't like the Mk2's having the Mk3 badges on them. Standard ftw.

I've actually been looking through all my photos of my old one this morning. Looked amazing.

 

[VIICarCare]

get pics up lad!

Oh and I have to get the new style badge, got one on Betty & it looks so much better

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Coilovers FTW. Springs FTL (unless you put Koni adjustable dampers on too....)

Get with a decent insurer then... Greenlight or Sky.

:S

 

[VIICarCare]

I didn't try Sky, tried everyone else. Im with Fux on the vee, they wanted a grand!

Went with Sheila's wheels in the end

Still more expensive than the vee!

 

[Harpham]

get pics up lad!

Just shots like these make me miss the car soo much!!

Spoiler

Just after id fitted the spoiler (was dirty at this point)

And just a random shot out of my bedroom window:

Also, Feirny's rolling shot of mine on the way to FCS '10.

Flame Red 172 by feirny, on Flickr

 

[VIICarCare]

that was lovely!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Sell it and just drive the Vee for goodness sake :rasp:

 

[avinall]

Can I ask what wet sanding the headlights does? I'm assuming gets rid of the fading which most lights seem to suffer from? If so what grade paper did you use as they look brand spanking new!

 

[Whirly172]

looks good bud, id take the ring off the front tho, also id just referb the 172 wheels you got on there atm looks good with them on

 

[Paul.M]

Very nice, I always look forward to reading your threads, great work as usual

 

[ch!ppen]

Looks smart

 

[stephen chadwick]

think possibly my favorite color the Clio's come in looks so smart

 

[VIICarCare]

Thanks guys! iirc the headlights, I used 800, 1200, 1500, then 3000

They were quite bad before, hence going as low as 800, but it worked a treat. All done wet with soap, then polished up with the rotary.

cheers