(20-09-2016, 08:31 PM)MattDanPug Wrote: Thanks Eeyore - Looking for some new shoes for the baby next. Refurbished Cyclones are looking at around £300 for a set!
You should be able to get your set refurbished for £150.
Managed to grab a set of cyclones... Finally. Sprayed in Gun metal grey too which is a bonus and looks mint with the provence blue. Makes the car look 100x better when its all polished and cleaned up.
Alloys were £100 with a set of michelin tyres all with 4/5mm of tread on each, no curbing marks just the small bit of corrosion around the valve...
I'm still looking for other bits and pieces to do to the car so any suggestions welcome... The car is an LX model which means it has cloth interior and wheel trims instead of alloys. So I brought a second car (£100 for the lot) so I took the interior out and swapped it over, leather seats and door cards, it looks so much smarter. The donor car was also the same colour as mine so I took advantage and took off some of the better body panels, both front wings, front bumper, side skirts (with mudflaps), mirrors (inside and out) and then just small bits and pieces that are always handy to keep. PLEASE POST SUGGESTIONS FOR SUBTLE CHANGES TO ENHANCE IT
Debadge the boot and sides, and get yourself some Bosch Aero wipers (or equivalent flat blade wipers)...new wipers means no smearing, and the flat blades look better than the original style IMO. Maybe tint the top section of the rear lights slightly too, just to tone down the "smacked ass" redness if nothing else.
Very subtle things like new front washer jets. Got brand new citroen picasso ones which are a straight fit and give a mist instead of a jet. Get some Bosch Aero Wipers like wingnutz suggested above, online for £18 a pair. They are slimline and flat.
Not exactly modding but you'd be surprised what a good detailing (that's a professional valet) will do. Clay bar, polish, wax, dressing your tyres etc. I can make some suggestions to products if your on a budget.
22-03-2017, 06:23 PM (This post was last modified: 22-03-2017, 06:26 PM by MattDanPug.)
(22-03-2017, 04:20 PM)Nexus Wrote: Very subtle things like new front washer jets. Got brand new citroen picasso ones which are a straight fit and give a mist instead of a jet. Get some Bosch Aero Wipers like wingnutz suggested above, online for £18 a pair. They are slimline and flat.
Not exactly modding but you'd be surprised what a good detailing (that's a professional valet) will do. Clay bar, polish, wax, dressing your tyres etc. I can make some suggestions to products if your on a budget.
New wipers are a must anyway, mine are getting a little shit (michelin, £14 per blade. Don't recommend) ... I'll check ebay shortly for new washer jets, what year was the Picasso? I'm also thinking of debadging the car when the weather clears as it's the LX model but I've changed some features from LX...
What products would you use? I'm going to buy a tub of Fusso soft wax as I have seen some decent long last results from it.
(22-03-2017, 12:12 PM)allye Wrote: Best thing you can do to a 5 door is just make it look like a GTI, crappy green 5 door made to look okish!
I like the green 'turd' as I seen you call you. The whole GTI look looks good on your car, not sure how it will look on mine but it's worth a shot none the less. Where did you find the plastics? Gti6 stuff seems to be rare as anything now - ssomeone was telling me there was only 500 gti6 left on the road?
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