mk2 ph2 1.4 16v (pic heavy)

[Knuckles]

Right, I tried to start this thread the other day but forgot to sign in (new to this forum lol) so when i did sign in and clicked return I lost the full thread soooo....

I bought my car around feb/march this year and I've done a few lil changes since... I don't really have a definate direction I want this to go so any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

the first thing I did to pass time was tape off the fog lights to see what they look like before going ahead and spraying them, but I dont have pictures of that lol soo, heres the sport grill

It probably would've been a better idea to remove the bumper first but I think that'd do more damage than good ha... you can see the blacked out fogs here... just

After fitting this I went a little crazy/stupid and due to the can of spray paint chilling in my garage I went about spraying the fog lights.

All dry now

Blue lights and yellow fogs arent a good look, this needs to be changed ha

After quite a long time trying to remove the side strips to spray them black ( they were fading quite bad) I resorted to the halfords clio guide ha, I got them off, sprayed them and fitted 1.2 bullets I got from a scrap yard, I realised it was a bad idea and sanded them blank. You can see the difference, between the side strip and the door handle that still needs seeing to.

nice and black

I was bored one day during uni and decided to go to my mates to put on some fox evo 3 alloys which he kindly donated

They need a good refurb like

An unexpected student loan installment was the muse to invest in this

some pictures from a day at hamsterly forest

I was shocked as to how clean it was

This was a bad purchase... I went to the garage to get a knocking noise seeing to (turned out to be broken engine mounts) a guy down there offered me this for £30, I wanted a bit of extra noise but not this much lol

Thats all I have so far, if any changes happen i'll get photos updated, if anyone knows of an exhaust system going for sale please inform me ha... I'm looking for a sport interior and 182 cup/ turini (i think) alloys

 

[hargo14]

What did you use to spray the sides and bullets?

Looking good so far mate

 

[chriscummins7]

get it slammed!! Why get 1.2 bullets if it's a 1.4?

 

[SC03OTT]

Not sure I like the black fog surrounds. Apart from that it looks pretty neat.

 

[Whiskerz16v]

The 1.2 bullets just say 16v rather than it saying 1.4 16v as per his normal ones

Wheels suit it, nice free mod lol

 

[JohnOR]

looks nice man, they fog surrounds are different but look good, as chris says Slam it

 

[luk3matth3ws]

good idea with the fog surrounds, works well

 

[Knuckles]

halfords matt spray, i had half a tin and ran out after spraying one fog surround ha... so i got my mate to go buy more lol

 

[Knuckles]

when i got it i was a bit stupid and thought itd be amusing to say its a 1.2... i realised that it was a stupid idea, does anyone reccomend any springs i should invest in? thanks for the feedback

 

[chriscummins7]

forget springs. Get coilovers. Ebay rokkor ones have been used by quite a few people if ur budget is low. I have FK's and they are a much better option IMO

 

[sava001006]

looks tidy I like the fog light thing, its summat different

 

[Knuckles]

thanks chris, i'll have a look into them both, student loan coming in soon so i should be scraping speed bumps in no time i got the idea for the fog lights from the 172/182 fogs

 

[SC03OTT]

Surely a set of springs would be fine for lowering. Coilovers are a bit OTT, no?

 

[Knuckles]

wouldn't i have to get a set of dampers to go with the springs? my mate dropped his clio on springs with standard dampers and something ( i cant remember exactly what ) broke so the top of the tyre was well into the wheel arch

 

[tommys]

mines on eibach springs on standard non-sport struts. no probs with mine, low enough for my liking and not too hard!

 

[Knuckles]

you're car looks really nice tommy, I'm craving a set of those alloys... funds are a while away so ill shop around beforehand

 

[tommys]

cheers. I got mine for 300 (with tyres).

you don't need to spend a fortune for them, just shop around mate.

 

[Knuckles]

:O bargain and a half... I was bidding on some on ebay but I stopped at 350 like, they were a lil stained but had tyres on

 

[Knuckles]

It was a nice day on thursday so I bought a £10 quid 'valeting kit' from halfords the other day, can't go wrong lol

I didn't realise how dirty it was lol

We blacked out my amted vw badge and I went over my side strips again

bad quality pic sorry

 

[Knuckles]

its been a while since i updated this thread; but

i recieved a package on thursday after the company ballsed up the delivery,

thankfully, everything inside was alright

thanks to JoeyD for these: rokkor coilovers

dropped the car off at the garage this morning to get them fitted, was so chuffed to see the stance when i came to pick it up...

but....

theyve been wound down too much, so ill have to get it raised a bit tomorrow to get rid of the smell of worn tire after the wheels been on full lock

lol at mates iphone ^^^

now sorry, very bad photos; ill update some decent ones after the cars had a wash

whats interesting is that i dropped it on photoshop; as low as looked drivable... the actual ride height is almost spot on to the photoshop lol

original'

photoshopped;

coilovered;

now, so far ive been driving very careful; not exceeding 30 for fear of the tires or arches being damaged, but from what i can see is that they give a great ride, a little bouncy: kind of like off roading in a land rover ha... but after i get them raised, a tire changed and tracking sorted tomorrow i'll take it for a proper drive and post an update

C+C welcome thanks

 

[K1NGY]

Looks awesome

 

[JoeyD]

FFS That's shocking! Thank god everything was okay, though!

Looks 100 times better on coilies

 

[Beef-Mc]

Whats the ride quality likes compared to standard at that height then?

 

[Knuckles]

FFS That's shocking! Thank god everything was okay, though!

Looks 100 times better on coilies

thanks joey, im just glad i got them... do you reckon its worth bringing up with the couriers? the state the package arrived in... they mustve had a right field day with it ha

Whats the ride quality likes compared to standard at that height then?

i havent had the balls to give it a proper drive yet, needs raising and tracking first but, its quite a bit bouncier ha, seems to take a corner well from what ive seen though, ill post a proper write up about it in a week or so once its been tracked, raised and ive had a good amount of time to get comfortable with it ha

 

[Kane.]

Looks much better with cc'ed side strips now do the rest.

 

[Knuckles]

Looks much better with cc'ed side strips now do the rest.

i reckon ill get the front and back inserts cc'd soon like... white alloys are on the list too

 

[JoeyD]

thanks joey, im just glad i got them... do you reckon its worth bringing up with the couriers? the state the package arrived in... they mustve had a right field day with it ha

Nah, I doubt they'll do much about it tbh, Just be thankful nothing was damaged I guess!

 

[Knuckles]

Nah, I doubt they'll do much about it tbh, Just be thankful nothing was damaged I guess!

I suppose, I was so chuffed when they arrived ha, I think I have them as low as you did, did you get any scraping? And how hard can you drive with them lol or am I just gonna have to find out

 

[JoeyD]

My exhaust was the only thing that scraped - and that's because it was kind of hanging off! Oh and maybe the gear linkage. lol
Just go VERY slowly over speed bumps! You never really know if you're going to clear them or not... so just be careful

I never had mine set up properly, so I never really chucked it about much - I imagine with proper tracking and camber settings, it should be pretty good!
Oh, and I left the height the same as when it was on my car btw

 

[Knuckles]

Oh... I twisted them down a bit before i give them to the garage lol... Whoops, well I'll get it set up properly, give it a little chuck about and make a little write up later on

 

[JamesWilson]

Following this thread pretty closely, i've just got a mk2 ph3 1.4, not so far away from you either
where did you get the rs grill from ?

 

[JoeyD]

Oh... I twisted them down a bit before i give them to the garage lol... Whoops, well I'll get it set up properly, give it a little chuck about and make a little write up later on

That's what I like to hear

 

[VIICarCare]

very nice buddy, aren't you going to colour code her? Looks a million times better lowered! Can't wait to get my vmax coilies!

 

[Knuckles]

very nice buddy, aren't you going to colour code her? Looks a million times better lowered! Can't wait to get my vmax coilies!

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

 

[Knuckles]

Following this thread pretty closely, i've just got a mk2 ph3 1.4, not so far away from you either
where did you get the rs grill from ?

Didn't notice this comment ha, where are you from mate? I got the grill from eBay, i
Reckon the next plans will be some colour coding

 

[tinner]

Coilies made the car look 100X better mate. looks sweet now. i got the rokkor ones on mine. they r awesome. and the good thing is there adjustable for winter etc

 

[JamesWilson]

Didn't notice this comment ha, where are you from mate? I got the grill from eBay, i
Reckon the next plans will be some colour coding

I'm from Teesside (Billingham)
Might get some Rokkor's how hard are they to fit ?

 

[Nisi]

should get some clear side indicators aswell.

looks really good mate

 

[Knuckles]

Coilies made the car look 100X better mate. looks sweet now. i got the rokkor ones on mine. they r awesome. and the good thing is there adjustable for winter etc

Thanks mate, how have you found them? Can it take some throwing around? It's too low to throw about at the moment lol

I'm from Teesside (Billingham)
Might get some Rokkor's how hard are they to fit ?

I got them done at a garage for £60 mate, I don't have the tools to fit them myself... Or the knowhow ha

should get some clear side indicators aswell.

Looks really good mate

Thanks mate, they are clear lol, the lights shining on them were orange though, I've edited the Tarmac to be the right colour lol

 

[Ben]

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