#1: Jay's Semi-Euro Project Wheels on now (skip to page 6) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:08 am ---- Thought it was time for a project page, since the DTurbo has come a long way since I first got it.
The day I got the car from the dealership
Looking very standard
First Mod - Stereo upgrade
6X9's (now covered for stealth)
JBL 165W Door Speakers
Peugeot 205GTi Speedlines and Colour coded bumpers, side strips and mirror caps
Zunsport/SP Full set of mesh grills
GTi180 Replica Exhaust (now with GTi180 bumper surround)
SEAT Leon Cupra R Splitter
Latest and greatest mods - Carbon Fibre Vinyl, smoothed bonnet and a badgless grill that actually fits.
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#2: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: meady, Location: basingstokePosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:20 am ---- Looking gd mate. Just to let u know uve coverd up the number plates bt u left the last one to be seen
#5: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: NICKST, Location: Little hulton (worsley)Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:47 am ---- Looking mate nice clean car ps u have a pm regarding your question.
#6: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jordan_xsi, Location: IpswichPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:35 am ---- Looks nice but i dont like the badgeless grill and the CF just doesnt look right, other than that looks nice
#7: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Ali_H, Location: Chichester, SussexPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:56 am ----
Jordan_xsi wrote:
Looks nice but i dont like the badgeless grill and the CF just doesnt look right, other than that looks nice
Exactly what I was going to say, the grille looks a bit of a bodge and the vinyl on the bonnet looks a bit cheap.
#8: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: ersturbo, Location: crawleyPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:23 am ---- looking good mate looks quite evil from the front
#9: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:41 am ----
Ali_H wrote:
Jordan_xsi wrote:
Looks nice but i dont like the badgeless grill and the CF just doesnt look right, other than that looks nice
Exactly what I was going to say, the grille looks a bit of a bodge and the vinyl on the bonnet looks a bit cheap.
The grill is the FK one, it's one of the best fitting and at £150 the vinyl wasn't "a bit cheap"
#10: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: 2Oh!6, Location: GloucesterPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:45 am ----
Jay794 wrote:
Ali_H wrote:
Jordan_xsi wrote:
Looks nice but i dont like the badgeless grill and the CF just doesnt look right, other than that looks nice
Exactly what I was going to say, the grille looks a bit of a bodge and the vinyl on the bonnet looks a bit cheap.
The grill is the FK one, it's one of the best fitting and at £150 the vinyl wasn't "a bit cheap"
Just cause you paid that doesn't change the look of it.
#11: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:50 am ---- I know, just pointing out the lack of "cheapness"
#12: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: sicskate, Location: Margate, KentPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:24 am ---- Any close up pics of the bonnet?
#13: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Ali_H, Location: Chichester, SussexPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:17 am ----
2Oh!6 wrote:
Jay794 wrote:
Ali_H wrote:
Jordan_xsi wrote:
Looks nice but i dont like the badgeless grill and the CF just doesnt look right, other than that looks nice
Exactly what I was going to say, the grille looks a bit of a bodge and the vinyl on the bonnet looks a bit cheap.
The grill is the FK one, it's one of the best fitting and at £150 the vinyl wasn't "a bit cheap"
Just cause you paid that doesn't change the look of it.
Exactly. Go on ebay, there's hundreds of modified cars with "1000s" spent on them that look cheap.
If you really paid £150 to have it vinyl'd you got owned, because from a distance it looks like you've matt blacked it. No shine to it at all. Should've waited for a decent real carbon bonnet to come up secondhand, it would've matched the shine of the rest of the car and would've cost the same.
#14: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: sam-c, Location: Uni: Kent Home: ScunthorpePosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:04 am ---- just out of interest did you have the notch in the bonnet filled first?
#15: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:05 am ---- Hardly got owned, plus to get a real carbon fibre bonnet would have cost £300+ and not to mention the insurance increase. Not sure how much the welding and spraying cost, my mate runs the garage so he just gave me a bill with everything totaled at £150, welding, spraying, and vinyl included. Last edited by Jay794 on Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:19 am; edited 1 time in total
#16: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Mrs_Howey, Location: WorthingPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:19 am ----
Jay794 wrote:
Hardly got owned, plus to get a real carbon fibre bonnet would have cost £300+ and not to mention the insurance increase
£250ish for an expensive second hand carbon bonnet, and it wouldn't of put the insurance up by much if anything.
#17: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:21 am ---- Surely carbon fibre is only shiney when its been polished or glossed?
#18: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Ali_H, Location: Chichester, SussexPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:31 am ----
Jay794 wrote:
Surely carbon fibre is only shiney when its been polished or glossed?
Carbon fibre is laquered like paint to give it gloss. Take a look at Mr and Mrs Howeys in their garage.
I've seen carbon bonnets go for as little as £110 in the past. Last edited by Ali_H on Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:35 am; edited 1 time in total
#19: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:33 am ---- Maybe mine isn't lacquered then. Because it's not shiney at all, or could it be because its only vinyl not real carbon fibre?
#20: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Ali_H, Location: Chichester, SussexPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:37 am ---- Not sure if you can laquer vinyl but if you can it'd be well worth doing, it'd match the finish of the rest of the car.
#21: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:42 am ----
Ali_H wrote:
Not sure if you can laquer vinyl but if you can it'd be well worth doing,it'd match the finish of the rest of the car.
Isn't the point of having a different coloured bonnet that it stands out from the rest of the car?
I will definitely give the place that did the vinyl a call and see what they say
#22: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Howey, Location: Kings LynnPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:47 am ----
Thats my cf bonnet, just to give you an idea of the lustre...
I dont think you can laqure vinal
#23: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:55 am ---- Maybe its because not real carbon fibre that it's not shiney. It feels like carbon fibre though. Yours just looks black howey.
Also I will get some up close pics of my bonnet tomorrow, close up it looks loads better than that pic
#24: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Howey, Location: Kings LynnPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:00 pm ----
#25: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Mike, Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:20 pm ---- Hmm not Euro at all in my opinion but could look nice with a few subtle tweaks
#26: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:23 pm ----
Mike wrote:
Hmm not Euro at all in my opinion but could look nice with a few subtle tweaks
It's got a smoothed front end, I just need some BBS/Lenzo's and to lower it, hence why it's got a project page, it's a work in progress. I've just drawn on ideas I've seen from other Euro'd 206's like Dale's and Marks, that was in FastCar. But I don't have a job at the moment, so thats why it's only "Semi Euro"
#27: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Mike, Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:13 pm ---- I was only voicing my opinion. I'm sure it'll look good once completed
#28: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Antix, Location: WorcesterPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:25 pm ----
Howey wrote:
A few features look familiar
#29: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:26 pm ---- As soon as I get a job I'm gonna burn my first pay check on sum lenso's and some coilovers
#30: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Howey, Location: Kings LynnPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:27 pm ----
Antix wrote:
Howey wrote:
A few features look familiar
I love that badge!
#31: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: JordGJ, Location: Leeds / West MidlandsPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:28 pm ---- looks good but gloss finish would of been much better, id look into it if it were mine
Not sure if you can laquer vinyl but if you can it'd be well worth doing,it'd match the finish of the rest of the car.
Isn't the point of having a different coloured bonnet that it stands out from the rest of the car?
I will definitely give the place that did the vinyl a call and see what they say
Lacquer is a clear coat... the bonnet would still be carbon effect.
#33: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Southall, Location: Warwickshire, UKPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:07 pm ---- If you are going to go all out euro on this I'll definitely be following closely! Exactly what I'm doing to mine...
Anyway good luck, I'm looking forward to seeing some real progression when you burn your pay-check
#34: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:42 pm ---- Need a pay-check to burn first lol. First buy will probably be some Lenso's or BBS's
#35: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Southall, Location: Warwickshire, UKPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:49 pm ---- If I had my way I'd go for BBS but there SO expensive, so I'm gonna get some of these badboys I think- Click
Then get some spacers to make it sit right!
Any ideas what type your looking for?
#36: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:04 pm ---- Those wheels are nice, but I'd probably go for Lenso BSX's, they're just cheaper than BBS's and they look exactly the same. I want to lower it too, but maintain driveability, so I'll probably just go 35-40mm
#37: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Southall, Location: Warwickshire, UKPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:17 pm ---- Yeah I agree, but I just prefer the large spoke design wheels on 206's anyway, so if I was gonna splash out on some bbs they'd be the 5 spoke ones I've seen anyway.
Drive-ability should be the top priority for me but I just love the look of low low cars, you should check out stanceworks -Click
I've dropped it 40mm atm but seeing some of the cars on there I'm going to be purchasing some coilovers next month and dropping it to 80-90mm (stupid right)
Also gonna flair my rear arches (properly) to get the "look".
#38: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:16 pm ---- No disrespect but there's nothing 'Euro' about those Lenso RS5's. BSX's can look good, just a shame they're a bit skinny, but you can achieve a bit of stretch with some 165/50 tyres on the 15x7's. Real BBS may be a bit on the expensive side but the thing to remember is that if you can afford the initial outlay and you look after them then chances are they wont lose any value, the same can't be said for the Lenso's.
Also, 'Euro' style wheels aren't all expensive if you keep an eye on the second hand sets. My Compomotive's with tyres were about 400 quid, maybe slightly less I can't remember now! The only problem with 206's is they're 4x108 and most 'Euro' wheels are catered for VW's, ie, 4x100, but I do see 4x108 wheels come up for sale on Wheel Wh0res, I pretty much check the classifieds daily, I think I'm obsessed . Then if you consider adaptors you can run most wheels providing they have a high enough offset, loads of people run Porsche wheels with adaptors for example! Most things are possible, it just takes a bit of imagination and knowledge of offsets.
Oh and 35-40mm is never going to cut it, pretty sure my GT was lower than that on 17's, and you're talking about 15's, it's just not going to work.
#39: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:29 pm ----
Still remains to be one of my favourite 'Euro' 206's I've seen, and the best part about it is its simplicity and the fact it probably hasn't cost him much to achieve, and coincidentally they're the same wheels as mine, albeit in a different finish, and like I said, my wheels with tyres on cost 400 quid.
Wheels needn't cost the earth, the trick is getting them to sit perfectly in the arches..... perfect ride height, the right size tyres, and perfect offset, or to put it another way - good stance!
#40: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:22 pm ---- Isn't going to cut what? As the title says, semi euro - as in, instead of low and slow I'm going low but maintaining drivability, especially since I go camping I need sum ground clearance so 40mm is the lowest I can go
#41: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:31 pm ---- Just saying, 40mm drop doesn't equal 'Euro', not even semi-Euro. Euro is such a loose term, but back when it became popular in the UK, it was about small wide wheels, poke, stretch, smooth bodywork, and being low to the extreme. If you had all those things except for the lowering, then it just doesn't work at all.
#42: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:59 pm ---- Not like I'm putting 22's on it, it will look low, just maintain practicality
#43: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 4:13 pm ---- You'd probably have less arch gap at least if 40mm down on 22's, lol. I don't think 40mm on a set of 15's will look low. Euro and practicality are two things that don't go together, something has to give, and in your case it will be the Euro part, lol.
#44: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:25 pm ---- Ok so I'm doing something new, maybe I could get some 16's on instead, but once I smooth out the doors, boot and maybe the indicators it will be euro enough for me. So sue me I'm doing something new, because I hear about the 100mm drops on here when you can't drive over speed bumps I question when the look of your car preceeds the entire point if having a car in the first place
Ok so I'm doing something new, maybe I could get some 16's on instead, but once I smooth out the doors, boot and maybe the indicators it will be euro enough for me. So sue me I'm doing something new, because I hear about the 100mm drops on here when you can't drive over speed bumps I question when the look of your car preceeds the entire point if having a car in the first place
Yeah getting my car into star city was interesting to say the least..
#46: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:56 pm ---- Lol, I did type out a reply, then I thought to myself why bother, Mr. Defensive (that's you), will only get more ratty with me and will generally not take on board the advice I'm trying to offer. I think one of the things that annoys me the most is peoples perception that a 'Euro' car is expensive to create, and they won't even look at what wheels you can pick up for not much money, but instead will settle on spending £700 on some new wheels from Halfords that 'look a little bit Euro', and basically will totally dismiss second hand wheels, maybe because they don't understand offsets, adaptors, stretch etc and can't be arsed to learn.
I wouldn't even think about smoothing really, that surely will be a big expense unless you're doing it yourself or a mate is doing you a favour! The important thing is getting the car sitting right, massively more important than any bodywork details, because that's all they are, 'details'. That black 206 I posted the pics of would still look amazing if the bodywork was standard, because it sits so well on some nice wheels. Some random middle aged bloke stopped me on a car park the other day and made the comment that I must have spent a fair bit of money on my car and said it looked really good, and I was like 'well nah I haven't really spent that much on it!', I've done the odd bit like painting the badges but it's mainly just suspension and wheels, I took a bit of time to get these two things right and it's paid off.
I'd definitely say 16's if you don't wanna go low, maybe even 17's. There's a reason why I went for 17's on my old GT actually, and I think they worked well without compromising the practicality too much.
Wow that was long
#47: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:07 pm ---- Lol first off I would never spend £700 on wheels, let alone ones from Halfords, I've seen places online you can get BSX's for £300 brand new, and yes, the cost of smoothing would be pennies as my mate owns a garage.
I've read your comments Ross and I get what you're saying but there are only 2 wheels I would go for and I know they're overdone to hell but thats because they look good.
Maybe I should get a mod to clean this thread as it's supposed to be a project page, not "b***h about what is/isn't euro" page. Last edited by Jay794 on Tue May 10, 2011 10:43 am; edited 1 time in total
#48: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 3:27 pm ---- TBH I probably wouldn't have posted in this thread if it didn't contain the word 'Euro' in the title, or 'semi-Euro' if you like, because in my opinion it isn't.
BSX's do look good, afterall, they're replicas of one of the best wheel design's ever.
If you can see what I'm saying then that's all I really hoped for.... I just sometimes feel the need to try and open peoples eyes to wheel fitment/stance and how it transforms the overall look of a car, and that there's more to modified cars than cheap off the shelf wheels sitting at standard offset.
#49: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:17 pm ---- Well TBH I have no idea what offset etc... even is, I was just gonna throw them on and leave them alone lol, I don't like the ideas of stretched rubber either
#50: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:14 pm ---- Offset/ET is how far in/out the wheel sits, the higher the number the further in the wheel is. So if you had an ET25 wheel and spaced it out 10mm the new offset would be ET15. Offset is key!!
Most people on Club Lupo run stretched tyres I think lol, never hear any bad stories. And I myself have never had a problem and I occasionally drive it hard round corners. I also spoke to a tyre fitter who told me the actual amount of pressure you'd need to apply to pop the tyre off the rim is massive and you'd never get near it under cornering. Plus drift cars run stretch!
#51: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:17 pm ---- Its illegal for the tyre to stick out from the arch though isn't it?
#52: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:26 pm ---- From what I've read it's a bit of a grey area, I think it's a case of if you run massive stretch/poke and you come across the wrong policeman on the wrong day then you could get pulled. That said I've not heard of many people being pulled for it. The theory though is that the actual tread of the tyre has to be under the arch, hence the stretch. With fairly mild stretch you'd be fine, and as BSX's are pretty narrow you wouldn't get a great deal of stretch anyway.
#53: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Southall, Location: Warwickshire, UKPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:52 am ---- Ross: I've read your project thread and I love the stance of your car. Yeah I realise that most "euro" wheels are set for vw's and it's a bit easier to get a "euro" look with vw's imo, as they already have factory flared arches and just look fantastic when lowered right with the right offset and stretch. Even a little looks good on most mk1 or 2 golf/polo's. But back to my point, getting distracted! I have seen quite a few lovely examples of "euro" cars running similar style wheels to the lenso's, obviously I haven't seen them in the flesh or the rs5's but what I can gather from images ect. they look fairly similar. They have got a bit of a polished lip, not massive I'll admit, but enough.
They're similar to Artec 2 piece rims with the screws ect. and if I did buy them I'd try and get some with this- 9000 215/35/16 (if I can)
Also I do agree that a 40mm drop isn't euro, more sporty, which is almost opposite! But obviously Jay feels it's enough for him and what he does day to day.
I have been looking for about 3 months now in the classifieds, ebay and the like and it's been slim pickings which is why I was thinking of opting for some new, not quite as nice ones, but if you find anything on your searches PLEASE let me know as I'd love to get some!
All in all some very useful comments, and you obviously know your stuff. But I'm not a complete wheel noob, I do know a bit!
That was also very long!
#54: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:11 am ---- I like those Billets DS
#55: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Southall, Location: Warwickshire, UKPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:34 am ---- So do I but they'd cost near-enough £1500 for the fitments I want. If I had the money...
I do agree that the 206 is more difficult to Euro style mainly due to the arches, and also there's a lot less information and help around when it comes to offsets and what's possible with wheel fitment, I remember when I bought my wheels for my old 206 GT, it was a calculated guess as to how they'd sit.
I don't mind RS5's, it's one of those wheels that I thought was awesome years ago, but since really getting into the whole Euro thing and looking at BBS splits, and all the other amazing wheels out there, a wheel like the RS5 just looks so ordinary and run of the mill now, something I'd expect to see on a 17 year old's first car, chances are I wouldn't look twice. That might come across as a bit snobby, I dunno, but I guess I've just grown out of stuff like that now and my eyes have been opened to some properly stunning wheels.
I love Image splits too and live 5 mins from their factory! I've considered saving for a set, love the idea of being able to choose the exact spec. Pretty expensive though and I'm not the best at saving up for things!
Do you look on Wheel Wh0res classifieds? I check it pretty much daily, even if I'm not really in the market for some new wheels, just can't help but look lol.
#57: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:36 pm ---- Oh and I know I keep going on about it but that black 206 I posted just goes to show that you don't have to have flared arches, just a good lowering job and a good offset, to me it's a brilliant example of less is more, and what can be achieved with the 206 with little money.
#58: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Southall, Location: Warwickshire, UKPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:41 pm ---- Yeah that 206 is lush, I'm not going to overdo smoothing ect, even though it does improve the look but only if you go all out, but I simply don't have the funds to spend!
I agree about the rs5's, like I said not as nice but right for the style (kinda) to be fair there a temporary fix until I can find some which are right for me. Although doing that I could wait to just buy some more expensive wheels (lack of funds again!) but I cannot stand the sirrocos I have on atm.
Yeahh I do check WW quite regularly, I almost bought some schmidt modern lines a few months ago but on inspection they were buckled! (SO ANGRY)
Tell you what we should organise a raid of the factory as I'm only 20 mins away from Dudely! Last edited by Southall on Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:28 pm; edited 1 time in total
#59: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:40 am ---- Cleaned the car recently so I thought I'd put up some more pics.
Looking at the above pics, I think the FK Grill needs black mesh and I definitely need some better rear lights
Latest mod
#60: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Southall, Location: Warwickshire, UKPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:45 pm ---- Very nice dials mate, agreed about the bonnet mesh!
#61: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:49 am ---- *****SMALL UPDATE*****
Car is booked in to the garage next thursday to get all the stone chips removed, I'm hoping to get the whole front bumper resprayed and the door handles too. Will post pics when I get it back
#62: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Danw_VVT, Location: Herts/LondonPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:55 am ---- looking good. but imo you should de-wiper if its euro, also the bonnet you should get real carbon or carbon skinned instead of vinyl as you cant gloss the vinyl. only other thing imo is film your rears and mask your front lights
will look proper menacing then
#63: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 10:40 am ---- I'm planning to get morette lights for the front and M3's for the back but with no job it takes a long time to save up for anything because I have to wait for birthdays and Christmas. No plans to dewiper because I don't see the point of removing one of the cars functions.
Total shopping list is as follows
M3 rear lights
Morette front lights
BBS's or Lenso BSX's
Coilovers
Then I've got to sort out a decent boot install, because at the moment I'm running cheap speakers with no amp, but again no job=no money so it's a slow moving project
#64: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: NorthantsBen, Location: Raunds, NorthamptonshirePosted: Tue May 10, 2011 10:47 am ---- Put the coilovers on top of your list lol
#65: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 10:58 am ---- They would be if they weren't so expensive
#66: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: hench, Location: sheffieldPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 11:49 am ---- them 205 speedlines did they go straight on? and would they fit a 1.1 please advise thanks
#67: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 11:58 am ---- They do go straight on but you need 205 bolts I think, I had steel wheels before and the bolts weren't long enough, 206 alloy bolts might be though, and yeah they should fit a 1.1
#68: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 1:21 pm ----
NorthantsBen wrote:
Put the coilovers on top of your list lol
+1
They might be expensive but they'll completely change the look of the car, would definitely lower it before you decide to buy wheels... Makes a massive difference and you're not really gonna pull off the new wheels if it isn't low over them, won't look right. Wouldn't bother with Morettes until it's at least lowered... They're not very 'euro' anyway but whatever floats your boat.
Stance first, other aesthetic bits like Morette lights second.
TBH I've done it myself, you buy the cheaper mods first because well, they're cheap, but then you never save up the money for the big impact mods that really change the cars appearance because you're spending it on other little bits and pieces all the time.
Your money though at the end of the day.
#69: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Harry, Location: StaffordPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 1:25 pm ---- Ross speaks the truth when you have lowered it you will wonder why the hell it wasn't the first ever thing you did
#70: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 1:28 pm ---- Because I don't pay the insurance, thats why lol, plus I still need to be able to take it off road when I go to Download
#71: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: hench, Location: sheffieldPosted: Wed May 11, 2011 9:48 am ---- okie thanks
#73: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Thu May 12, 2011 1:43 am ---- Not a fan of those alloys and if I lowered mine that much I would loose the splitter and exhaust in a week lol
#74: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Lowercase, Location: East SussexPosted: Thu May 12, 2011 4:27 pm ---- wouldnt rele say there's anything euro about this :\
looks a bit rally to me though. which is pretty cool in itsef
#75: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Fri May 13, 2011 1:19 am ---- How is it rally? It's a work in progress so as soon as I can get a job there will be major changes, but at the moment, progress is slow
#76: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Kersh, Location: Bridgnorth, Nr WolverhamptonPosted: Fri May 13, 2011 3:20 am ----
Jay794 wrote:
How is it rally? It's a work in progress so as soon as I can get a job there will be major changes, but at the moment, progress is slow
1. the speedlines are often used on 206 rally cars
2. the carbon look bonnet
3. the height
#77: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Fri May 13, 2011 3:33 am ---- The speedlines were free, the bonnet was a present and the ride height is standard lol. As I said, it's work in progress and progress is slow. It's going into the garage next week to get the door handles sprayed and the all the chips removed
#78: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: sam-c, Location: Uni: Kent Home: ScunthorpePosted: Fri May 13, 2011 4:04 am ---- ive just bought coilover for around 130 delivered so not too pricey and a few members on here have the same ones
as for an install... probably looking £300 if you get it brand new and do it yourself or get someone you know to help you and could save money by going second hand
#79: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Fri May 13, 2011 4:13 am ---- I know coilovers aren't overly expensive, but when I've only got £40 a week from the job centre, which they are in the process of trying to stop, every penny matters at the moment
#80: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Lowercase, Location: East SussexPosted: Tue May 17, 2011 4:41 pm ----
Jay794 wrote:
How is it rally? It's a work in progress so as soon as I can get a job there will be major changes, but at the moment, progress is slow
the 205's speedlines always make me think of rally cars, and because its riding quite high still
#81: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:16 am ---- Car is back from the garage, been machine polished, waxed and valeted throughout. They also resprayed my front grill, although I wish they had told me first so I could have got the mesh bit done black, oh well
Before
After
Whole front bumper resprayed to remove flaking paint and stone chips
Front grill resprayed to remove my shoddy DIY spraying
Side strips resprayed to cover flaking
Door handles colour coded because, be honest, it just needed doing
Sills resprayed to remove scratches
Valeted and waxed because it needed doing
Also had some stuff done in the service, new suspension parts I think, my girlfriend mentioned there was a knocking noise, turns out the "insert name of suspension part" had bust
#82: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Update on Page 6 Author: sicskate, Location: Margate, KentPosted: Tue May 24, 2011 12:43 pm ---- Looks very nice matey.
#83: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project (Pic Heavy) Update on Page 6 Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:50 am ---- I'm back with a vengeance
This was the car at 8am this morning, it's been like this for the past 6 or more months
4pm this afternoon
BOOM!
16" Lenso BSX's
#84: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project Wheels on now (skip to page 6) Author: gemsmeg, Location: United KingdomPosted: Fri May 23, 2014 10:43 am ---- Nice! You thinking of going any lower?
#85: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project Wheels on now (skip to page 6) Author: gemsmeg, Location: United KingdomPosted: Fri May 23, 2014 10:44 am ---- Nice! You thinking of going any lower?
#86: Re: Jay's Semi-Euro Project Wheels on now (skip to page 6) Author: Jay794, Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/DronfieldPosted: Fri May 23, 2014 11:16 am ---- I haven't been on here for a while, I don't even own the car anymore
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