mk2 ph2 1.4 16v (pic heavy)

[Knuckles]

Looks loads better on the coilovers, not keen on the exhaust and the makeshift exhaust cut out though

Exhausts gone and holes fixed now mate, should put those pics in this thread really :dapprove:

 

[VIICarCare]

I wasn't going to but i saw a red spanish one on here with it done, and it's inspired me ;p it should look nice... My little trophy 1.4 ha vmax, oh you rich b**ch lol

ha ha! i so am not! i have no choice but to buy the vmax, can't get rokkor on 52m spacing

 

[Knuckles]

Honestly, I didnt think into the spacing ha, I just got offered some for a good price and couldn't say no the car seems pretty down and out; enough so to look the part, getting it raised soon to see if it'll handle the part lol

 

[Knuckles]

Ok then, I've had the coilovers on for a few days now so I'll give my thoughs on them;

When I first got them I had a play around to see how they work, winding them down a little in he process... When the garage fitted them they didn't lift them up again so the car was less than an iPhones height from the floor at the splitter. Bring on splitter death. My girlfriend lives on a very Cambered road so the splitter scraped it like f**k and the coilovers were set so low that the wheels scraped on the arches. Now, as I was driving with it being so low there was a LOT of rocking and I felt everything in the road, every little pothole I came across and couldn't avoid made a loud crash or bang followed by a harsh jerk or me and any passengers being ejected from our seats, so I got the car booked back into the garage to get put up a bit, an inch or so... Before this though I had to get a new tire, when the guys at the garage told me I needed a new one I thought it was bald. It wasn't. It was down to the canvas with exposed wires hanging out, my tracking was way off, so off to get a new tire and to get tracking done. The wheels were now straight and lined up, but they couldn't fit the machinery into the arches for the car being so low, so the steering wheel isn't lined up properly lol.

I dropped the car off at the garage yesterday to get it raised, it still looks nicely low but the drive has been improved so much; there's no wheel scraping, no splitter scratching, it doesn't decide to kick me around at very bump in the road... I can even get over speed bumps and up the ramps in the multi storey. The ride is now a little bit bouncy and firmer than standard. Expectable really, I cleaned the car before it went to the garage, not properly mind, spray jet and brush from the esso garage ftw, I was gonna give it a once over and wax today or tomorrow but...

I couldn't help but take it for a very enthusiastic drive along the country coast roads, on the fast roads to see how it handled and drove at 60 and 70 and for a 'cruise' to shields and back. Anyone from round here knows the sea front at shields and the car wasn't halted by the speed bumps at all

I even felt a bit silly and outhandled a dick in a merc who kept gunning past me, and a focus tried giving me a go over se roundabouts: he was swiftly left

All in all I'm very happy with these coilovers, the car looks and handles the part, it's point and go now, no point wobble understeer lol thanks Joey for selling me these

 

[Knuckles]

Ok then, I've had the coilovers on for a few days now so I'll give my thoughs on them;

When I first got them I had a play around to see how they work, winding them down a little in he process... When the garage fitted them they didn't lift them up again so the car was less than an iPhones height from the floor at the splitter. Bring on splitter death. My girlfriend lives on a very Cambered road so the splitter scraped it like f**k and the coilovers were set so low that the wheels scraped on the arches. Now, as I was driving with it being so low there was a LOT of rocking and I felt everything in the road, every little pothole I came across and couldn't avoid made a loud crash or bang followed by a harsh jerk or me and any passengers being ejected from our seats, so I got the car booked back into the garage to get put up a bit, an inch or so... Before this though I had to get a new tire, when the guys at the garage told me I needed a new one I thought it was bald. It wasn't. It was down to the canvas with exposed wires hanging out, my tracking was way off, so off to get a new tire and to get tracking done. The wheels were now straight and lined up, but they couldn't fit the machinery into the arches for the car being so low, so the steering wheel isn't lined up properly lol.

I dropped the car off at the garage yesterday to get it raised, it still looks nicely low but the drive has been improved so much; there's no wheel scraping, no splitter scratching, it doesn't decide to kick me around at very bump in the road... I can even get over speed bumps and up the ramps in the multi storey. The ride is now a little bit bouncy and firmer than standard. Expectable really, I cleaned the car before it went to the garage, not properly mind, spray jet and brush from the esso garage ftw, I was gonna give it a once over and wax today or tomorrow but...

I couldn't help but take it for a very enthusiastic drive along the country coast roads, on the fast roads to see how it handled and drove at 60 and 70 and for a 'cruise' to shields and back. Anyone from round here knows the sea front at shields and the car wasn't halted by the speed bumps at all

I even felt a bit silly and outhandled a dick in a merc who kept gunning past me, and a focus tried giving me a go over se roundabouts: he was swiftly left

All in all I'm very happy with these coilovers, the car looks and handles the part, it's point and go now, no point wobble understeer lol thanks Joey for selling me these

 

[Philip.]

Good little write up there!

I have the rokkors and think they're good. Mines decked and the tracking is well out, it handles like a dog and I can't get over some speed bumps without nearly ripping the front off.
All in all though, they're cool as I just have them for t3h lows.

 

[Knuckles]

Good little write up there!

I have the rokkors and think they're good. Mines decked and the tracking is well out, it handles like a dog and I can't get over some speed bumps without nearly ripping the front off.
All in all though, they're cool as I just have them for t3h lows.

thanks mate, i still cant get on the curb outside of my house lol. i have to drive up the little ramp thing on to the pavement then reverse ha low but sorta practical

also, get it sorted, a 1.6 should be better than a 1.4

 

[Philip.]

I can't even get a low entry jack under mine

Tracking will be done when the new wheels are on etc, looking forward to it. Steering wheel doesnt line up or anything atm

 

[ashleychadwick]

get a cup spoiler dude that will make the back of your car look awesome

 

[JoeyD]

Good little write up there!

I have the rokkors and think they're good. Mines decked and the tracking is well out, it handles like a dog and I can't get over some speed bumps without nearly ripping the front off.
All in all though, they're cool as I just have them for t3h lows.

That's exactly what mine were like!

Glad to hear you're enjoying them mate. I heard from MDP91 they're Exactly the same as K-tec ones sold for £300 odd quid!

 

[Knuckles]

get a cup spoiler dude that will make the back of your car look awesome

thatll be at the end of the list mate, when i get everything else done and get bored, ill get a cup spoiler lol, with the car being so low and the spoiler looks like it kicks up like a cup one

That's exactly what mine were like!

Glad to hear you're enjoying them mate. I heard from MDP91 they're Exactly the same as K-tec ones sold for £300 odd quid!

ha bonus the car does handle awesome now, the only thing letting it down is tires lol

 

[Philip.]

That's exactly what mine were like!

Glad to hear you're enjoying them mate. I heard from MDP91 they're Exactly the same as K-tec ones sold for £300 odd quid!

It's real win having the ghetto lows Joey!
Cheers for the help when I was trying to get them right and that mate. £300? LOL!

 

[JoeyD]

I know!! They're meant to be exactly the same other than the colour apparently. So bargain is an understatement TBH! lol

 

[Knuckles]

I know!! They're meant to be exactly the same other than the colour apparently. So bargain is an understatement TBH! lol

Lol group buy rokkors for yourself, paint em and sell em on for a profit lol

 

[JonnyClio]

How much did that sports grill cost you? Makes so much difference and thinking of getting that front grill and the rear bumper from the 172 for mine

 

[JamesWilson]

Top right up. I know what I'm saving up for now !

 

[Knuckles]

How much did that sports grill cost you? Makes so much difference and thinking of getting that front grill and the rear bumper from the 172 for mine

I got it from eBay for about £45 mate... I'm considering a 172 bumper like, thatll be at the end of my list lol

 

[justin_]

Lol group buy rokkors for yourself, paint em and sell em on for a profit lol

would anyone be intrested in a group but preferable next month.

sorry for nicking your thread:rasp:

 

[Knuckles]

would anyone be intrested in a group but preferable next month.

sorry for nicking your thread:rasp:

Lol don't worry mate *cough*commission*cough*

 

[Knuckles]

there was a nut left on here that wasnt actually attached to anything that was a bellend when it came to fitting the other bumper ^^

^^ these things!!!! after removing all of the bolts and thinking 'whey, bumpers off' these two fcukers were holding the archliners onto the bumpers and apparently i had the wrong allen keys for them (metric or imperial s**t) so out with the pliers and a few nipped fingers later they were out!! hah

after celebrating getting them off we realised there were two more bolts lol FFFFUUUUU so under my dad went

and...

managed to get a finished pic before it got too dark... shall be an ASW tomorrow and post nice pics

 

[James811]

Looks lovely mate. Can i just ask how you got the side bump strips off to paint them? And when fitting the coilovers did you replace anything or buy anything else or did the coilovers just go straight on?

 

[Knuckles]

Looks lovely mate. Can i just ask how you got the side bump strips off to paint them? And when fitting the coilovers did you replace anything or buy anything else or did the coilovers just go straight on?

They're a dick to get off, if you look underneath them next to the door there's a little notch out, get something under it and once you have your hand under pull the front ones towards the back and repeat for the back strips, only these pull forward... There's a little grommet on the inside of the door that you can pull out and use something to help work the strip loose. Hope that helps lol

 

[Knuckles]

Aww ffs the beginning of my write up didn't post -_-

 

[Knuckles]

some photos in the light after a quick clean

 

[Knuckles]

edit: photobucket doesnt half rape quality like

 

[Whiskerz16v]

that looks pretty sweet knuckles! any more plans?

Dewiper with a smoothed blanking plate maybe?

 

[Knuckles]

that looks pretty sweet knuckles! any more plans?

Dewiper with a smoothed blanking plate maybe?

aah!!! ive literally just done that lol... pics uploading now

 

[Knuckles]

ive had this blank for ages... since i got my rear bumper fixed actually... i remembered about a guide on here to remove a siezed on wiper... one wrence over and loosen the bolt to pull it off. it worked 15 mins later i had my car alarm go off because i unplugged it by accident lol... 20 mins later i had a nice, clean dewipered rear

 

[Whiskerz16v]

nicely done!

so whats the plans now then? refurb the alloys?

 

[Knuckles]

nicely done!

so whats the plans now then? refurb the alloys?

yeah, as soon as funds allow im gonna get them done white... then maybe a 1*2 front bumper and rep skirts. big maybe though

 

[Jon.G]

Is this Capsicum red as well? It looks it in some pictures and cherry red in others.

Btw the confusion you had with the wrong bolts for the bumper. You didn't have the wrong allen key because its not an allen key at all. Its a Torx screw. T25 IIRC.

How much was the rear bumper + spraying? I cba getting one done because there are 0 in capsicum red

 

[Whiskerz16v]

do them yourself ya pussy

refurb kits can be had pretty cheap and spraying wheels is simples!

 

[Knuckles]

Is this Capsicum red as well? It looks it in some pictures and cherry red in others.

Btw the confusion you had with the wrong bolts for the bumper. You didn't have the wrong allen key because its not an allen key at all. Its a Torx screw. T25 IIRC.

How much was the rear bumper + spraying? I cba getting one done because there are 0 in capsicum red

my bad lol... its sadly not capsicum... i thought it was but i parked next to a few trophies at a meet, theyre more orangy where mines more pinky red... wounder lol.

the bumper came up cheap for £60 and it cost £85 to fill the holes, smooth the scratches and spray it.

 

[Jon.G]

Whats the colour code on the door? Are you sure its not just faded?

IIRC Capsicum is 727.

 

[Knuckles]

Whats the colour code on the door? Are you sure its not just faded?

IIRC Capsicum is 727.

dont know, the colour code has been scratched off ill post a pic of it next to a trophy so you can see give me 5 mins

 

[Knuckles]

the last ones blurry but it shows the difference, i think mines in between capsicum and flame red

 

[Jon.G]

Hmm interesting. Its definitely not 727 then.

 

[Knuckles]

Nope I was well chuffed at having capsicum red until I parked up next to a trophy lol...

 

[Jon.G]

Nope I was well chuffed at having capsicum red until I parked up next to a trophy lol...

Im starting to question myself as to whether mine is definitely 727 or not :/ FML.

 

[Knuckles]

Yours does look the same colour as mine in some Pictures like, is it pinky red or orangy red? Sounds stupid lol but yeah