red, blue and white look gorgeous done right. Im quite happy with silver. It needs a bit of work doing to repair the odd chips. I might save for a few months and say F it and get a whole respray. Ill think about it

Lol Nige you getting modding fever?

Jaimz

Ive never had a car I could take a bit of pride in or that I appreciated, now I have, so I plan on looking after it a bit more.

Touch up & buff is usually far better an option than any affordable spray job. Good paint and clear coat costs major bucks. Cheap paint often looks lousy in a year or two. Over here, we have the infamous "Earl Schieb" paint job for $300. It looks good enough for you to pay and drive off, but after inspection, its horrid.

I was thinking more of a pro colour [of my choosing] respray, rather than a touch up. Whenever Ive seen touch ups they stand out a mile no matter how good the work. But theres a good shop in Cheshire I could go to that would do a good job I reckon, in either case.

What kind of touch ups does it need? If its just rock dings, touch up and a clay job can look imperceptible. If its the front bumper peeling pretty seriously a factory color match and respray of the offending panel can be a really good option.

Peeling and a few scratches here and there.

Finally some pics! Not very good mind, I was holding the phone the wrong way up.

Anyone know what this is? The switch seems to do nothing but the light is blinking every few seconds!




Are these factory or aftermarket headrest speakers?


Can see a big peeled spot here:




sdp might know, is this an aftermarket front spoiler?


Ive already got the replacement for the missing side indicator.




For general amusement, sporting a magnifying glass:

looks good nige, I especially like the magnifying glass !

p.s. do you mean the red toggle switch, or the little thing with the 3 prongs inside it ?

if its the 3 prongs one, then its part of an imobiliser... so if you dont kow what its for It must be dissabled

dont worry about it... they can be a pain in the arse some times... so its normaly when a car gets a bit older/less likely to be stolen to just disable them instead of fixing them

Just got on order

2 x    JVC Headrest Speakers    Ã,£35.00
1 x    Silicone Water Hose Set Mk1 1.6 Very Early
  - Colour: (SI180BLK) Black

Gonna uprate me those headrest speakers. ICE, ICE baby    


Both Alan! The switch just does nothing but the immobiliser bit is always flashing.

omg nige did you win the lottery ? I cant beleave your soending this much money

Plastic is beautiful

Quote from: Clockd 0NeAnyone know what this is? The switch seems to do nothing but the light is blinking every few seconds!

The thing on the left looks like part of a laserline alarm, what that bit does is, if for whatever reason your keyfob isnt disabling the alarm, you get a bit you can attach to your keys to plug into that bit to do the same job.

Switch on the right however, not a clue

Magnifying glass, you cad

Ive not got a keyfob at all :?

The bloke that sold it to me had no idea it had an immobiliser.

bonus!

nice car. mines a no2 back and sides and inch an a half left on top to spike please.

Thats well nice Nige

How much was the insurance for you and what NCB/Age/Convictions have you got?

I would go and buy a hardtop for it tho Just for the winter and security... Going to be an arse when someone finally tares ure hood

Btw get some new tyres and get the weighting and balancing setupp nicelly to help Ive just had mine all done and its a lot more stable now and a smoother ride