Bianca phase 1 Dturbo

[Curt]

So why you using a standard air box then mate..?

That standard induction/inlet pipe really needs to go!

Because it's just a cheap runaround... I don't really care about power. As long as the air filter works, it's good enough for me. I don't see the point in a cone filter on a diesel, although I have plenty sitting around if I change my mind.



So as is quite obvious by now, I've painted the wheels. So here's my £18 refurb.

So first of all was to key up the paint. Luckily they're in pretty good condition paint wise, being fairly new. Then I had to knock the plastic "bolts" out with a punch, as it was necessary to mask:



For masking up, I highly recommend fine edge tape. Not only does it give a nice line, as it says, it's very pliable, allowing to follow the curve of the wheel with ease:



Brilliant stuff.

So then, primer (after a sand):



Puuurple:



This one shows the metallic pretty well:



My car was looking pretty strange half way through :



Then set about the very fun (not) job of sanding down the "bolts" to spray them up:





Did the centre caps the same, a) because I didn't like them and b) because I didn't have enough purple left:



Made a "fake bolt re-fitterer" to try and not damage them when tapping them back home:



The result:







The finish is better than the factory one, so can't be too bad. I've already decided I don't like the centre caps, so working on something for that.











Apologies for the filthy car, I will try and get some clean ones soon.