IanS16 Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Finally got the alloys refurbed and tidied her up ready for the summer. Quick list of the work done this week: Alloys refurbed (powder coated) New Falken 452s on the rear (camskill - think they were about £140 for 275/35/19 ) Megs Claybar (lube smells of cherry which was a nice surprise) 2x autoglym polishes respray of the sideskirt fronts in the arches where the salt had blasted the paint away cleanup of exhaust with autosol (still cant get it perfect) Repaired the carbon front lip (was all cracked) with some plastic glue and black dye. Engine bay cleaned Copied Tim (lomoto) and sprayed my door vents azure Cleaned the interior Repaired my front grille The alloys took a couple of days to grow on me but I like them now. Makes the car look less chavvy and more functional. Also for some reason they make the whole car look a lot smaller and more sporty Anyway, some pics: Engine bay: Side Profile: Front: Back: Front wheel: Rear Wheel: Stone chips Love the Azure when its clean though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurrish Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Looking good ian so go on then how are the wheels?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Thats looks very good Ian, well done. Its well worth all the work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Looking very cool Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 Looking good ian so go on then how are the wheels?????? Well they are pretty good - nice and smooth and the guys have done a better job than I thought with sorting the heavy curbing on the lips. Only thing im a bit worried about is the durability of the powder coat as (see pic for front wheel) one of the wheels has chipped and i know I havent touched a curb (yet ) All in all a great job for £35 a wheel though! The biggest problems I had was hammering off the locking wheel nuts and getting someone to fit tyres that I had purchased from the internet. A rik fit garage tried to charge me £45 a wheel to put them back on but I managed to get it done for £20. I need to find out how to raise my suspension 5mm or so though as the rear tyres scrub the arches on heavy cornering. I think the Falkens are a bit more squared than the Toyos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Wheels look great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Wheels look great +1 Powercoat should be very hard wearing. You wont find a stronger painted coating. As long as they powercoat the laquer too and not spray it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 the one of the front wheel 5th pic dowm looks like its picked up a chip on the rim on the right hand side middle of on of the segments just under where it says volks. you can see a white chip. hope its just a bit of dirt or something. those wheels look sweet by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 I saw the chip..... Oh and clean the bloomin tyres! Looks like you've been offroading! Looking nice though. I like the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkie34 Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Looking good. As Stew said get the tyres dressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry3167 Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Thats one mean machine, well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 Cheers for the comments guys, I see the chip you are on about but I think its just a trick of the light or something. I've just had a look and nothing is there Yeah I'll get the tyres dressed, i think the crap is just the grease stuff used to get the tyres on the rims. Anyway, at least my wheels aren't embarrassing any more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Nice work, Ian... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richt Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Looks really good, love the colour of the wheels with the Azure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Nice work Ian. Im loving the wheels in that shade... How long did the clay-ing take...? Im doing mine in a couple of weeks...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Nice work Ian. Im loving the wheels in that shade... How long did the clay-ing take...? Im doing mine in a couple of weeks...! You done the zed before? How bads the paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Nice work Ian. Im loving the wheels in that shade... How long did the clay-ing take...? Im doing mine in a couple of weeks...! You done the zed before? How bads the paint? Nope, never clayed before... and only polished once. To be honest the paint is really good - there are no swirl marks at all, although there is a lot of tar. When i rub my fingers over it, the car feels rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Nice work Ian. Im loving the wheels in that shade... How long did the clay-ing take...? Im doing mine in a couple of weeks...! You done the zed before? How bads the paint? Nope, never clayed before... and only polished once. To be honest the paint is really good - there are no swirl marks at all, although there is a lot of tar. When i rub my fingers over it, the car feels rough. Oh well, plenty lube and a bit of time! I never wear a watch when I'm cleaning or detailing so how idea how long anything takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Nice work Ian. Im loving the wheels in that shade... How long did the clay-ing take...? Im doing mine in a couple of weeks...! You done the zed before? How bads the paint? Nope, never clayed before... and only polished once. To be honest the paint is really good - there are no swirl marks at all, although there is a lot of tar. When i rub my fingers over it, the car feels rough. Oh well, plenty lube and a bit of time! I never wear a watch when I'm cleaning or detailing so how idea how long anything takes. Too right. Unfortunately my back is the only time-keeping equipment i need! Im in agony today after painting my brakes, and im already dreading the full day of detailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Looking good bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 Nice work Ian. Im loving the wheels in that shade... How long did the clay-ing take...? Im doing mine in a couple of weeks...! You done the zed before? How bads the paint? Nope, never clayed before... and only polished once. To be honest the paint is really good - there are no swirl marks at all, although there is a lot of tar. When i rub my fingers over it, the car feels rough. Oh well, plenty lube and a bit of time! I never wear a watch when I'm cleaning or detailing so how idea how long anything takes. I'd say the claybar took less than 2 hours. Its easier than polishing IMO. I'm chuffed with the result but it did show up the stone chips on the front bumper. Will re-do it the day before Wales (as long as its dry) which I'm actually looking forward to I need to join in with that competition though as I've lost a wheel nut on the rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I've got a some spare standard nuts i can bring to wales if you want one...? Are your bronze coloured though? Could tide you over... till u win the comp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Ian, you've got to be in it to win it! Plenty time but don't leave it too long or you might end up forgetting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 I've got a some spare standard nuts i can bring to wales if you want one...? Are your bronze coloured though? Could tide you over... till u win the comp Would do me a favour if you could - I either need to win the comp or wait till payday for some more 5zigen ones Problem is - I'm not sure the stock ones will fit inside my Volks Don't worry Stew, I've got an idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmman Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Thats one mean looking car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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