Meeerrrk Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Thought I'd post some pics as I've been round these forums for a bit now, and I've gathered a lot of knowledge from some of you guys. The car is a 2005 UK (although spent its days in Ireland) GT Roadster with about 43k on the clock. We, I say we, I mean my girlfriend, bought it in December after months of looking; I merely make it look and go as it should! This is her "dream car" though so she's pretty excited. To be fair I do get to drive it too, so not all bad! We still haven't really started using the car as it still needs a few jobs doing, but I'm getting there. You may recognise it from a certain seller on here....I've done more than it looks at first glance! And here it is with it's out going, smaller cousin; So the car had the black wheels, mirrors and handles when we bought it, along with eibach springs and rear wheel spacers. I asked the seller to arrange for the front end painted due to stone chips and I've since done the following; - New dash clocks to convert from KPH to MPH and mileage restored. - New centre gauges to switch to MPH & MPG - Pioneer AVH-X3500DAB headunit - Retro fitted steering wheel radio controls - LED interior lights - LED side and number plate lights - New Mohair roof - Plasti-dip (spray) door pulls due to the usual wear. - Flip Key conversion - Mini interior & Exterior detail. Plans next are as follows; - Remove the springs (and probably spacers) and put standard back on (Big up to the ZED SHED for the help)...long story! - Dipped interior parts from Vlad - Facelift LED rear lights - Possibly some Rays ... Or ROTA Drift, if some come up for a decent price Let us know what you think! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crb Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Very nice (the best colour) ... Really like the black door handles and mirrors..... Been thinking of getting them done myself.👠Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) Nice Zed..Great colour combination.. Edited January 19, 2014 by WhackyWill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 get you girlfriend to join up we need more Sprinkles! Vicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzz Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Looking really good, red is always a good colour for a sports car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Very nice, I think that's the first red 350 roadster I've seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmc Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jixaman Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Not a fan of red, every red car we have had (apart from the Ka) ended up brutally murdered or killed... That said, I like the black handles and wheels with yours, makes the car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Lovely looking Roadster. I really miss my 2007 HR Roadster now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zabba Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Very nice, don't understand why Red wasn't more popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxrob Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 As a roadster owner (sliver though), that looks beautiful Black an red go together lovely Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne370Z Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Not a big roadster fan myself but if it does have to be a roadster that`s a very nice looking one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Lovin it, great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Very nice, don't understand why Red wasn't more popular. Maybe it was a payable option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Very nice, don't understand why Red wasn't more popular. Maybe it was a payable option? Nope, im pretty sure that unless it was a metallic colour it was free. I know on my HR zed, the Twilight Grey colour I had was an extra £650 on top of the base price as it was a metallic. Basically I think red just went out of fashion. It seemed like every man & his dog wanted Silver cars around 2002->2005, then that turned into Gunmetal Grey being popular, then now everyone seems to want white cars! Black`s always been floating about as the other most popular colour but thats about it. One problem which always was more noticeable on red cars was that they used to fade really badly in the sun. I had 2 cars which did that, ended up having to get them resprayed in the end which wasnt cheap. That kind of put me off buying another red car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridz Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Not many red roadsters about. Nice car and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 What a great looking roadster, dont think I have seen a red one. Looking forward to seeing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bems Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 That looks good mate. Looks really low for just having eibach springs doesn't it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Nicest roadster I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeerrrk Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) Thanks for all the positive comments guys!...and girls Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited January 21, 2014 by Meeerrrk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Good to meet you this morning mate, car looks awesome Did you manage to get a slot at Christchurch for the alignment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeerrrk Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Hey mate, good to meet you too, and thanks for the coffee No they were fully booked for the weekend, which is a shame. I managed to get it done at a alignment centre closer to home - would have preferred to use Christchurch though! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 good to meet you yesturday .....so hows the ride feel now...and can you get over that speed bump ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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