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 Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:47 am |
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Joined: Feb 05, 2012
Posts: 39
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Location: Bristol
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Ive been on here a few months now and havent uploaded any pics of my car :/ when i was looking to buy a car i had my heart set on a GTI 180 however i soon found out that insurance companies are w*nkers haha so i made a decision to buy a cheap 206 and make it look like a 180 
Heres a few pics of when i first got the car
this isnt my car but i didnt take any photos from the side when i first got it :/ however it looked exactly like this one!
Then then i started with the basic body coloured bumpers
Then came the "bad boy exhaust" as they like to put it in work!
I never had the 180 bumper so i cut the shape for the exhaust and had that for about a month
i also put phase 2 rear lights on
then came the phase 2 boot strip
It stayed like this for a couple of weeks while i searched around for a 180 rear bumper (which was like trying to find a needle in a hay stack!!) but then finally i found this beaty for £40 which i was over the moon with! it just needed a lick of paint
I then tried a bit of light painting 
before
after
Next it was changing that ugly phase 1 grille that i hated to the honeycombe grille with a red trim!
then it was just a few personal touches with carbon wrap haha
and finally after picking up a set of challenger alloys for only 120 squid i done my own little refurb on them and blanked the centre cap off and put them on!
I also blanked the rear wiper as it was snapped off and carbon wrapped the wing mirrors but cant find a pic of those :/ but this is how the car stands atm, hope you like
heres a couple of night pics in weston
My only other plans for it now are to get it lowered about 35mm all round on coil overs, i might get a new backbox as im not too keen on the noise my makes, (sounds a bit rough) and im going to be respraying the mirrors and the door strip BMW graphite grey (the same colour as my wheels and fuel cap
cheers for reading!
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:53 am |
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Joined: Jun 07, 2011
Posts: 806
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Location: Woolsery, North Devon
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That looks bang tidy mate
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:54 am |
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Joined: Nov 28, 2010
Posts: 836
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Location: Birmingham
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Plans sound spot on! Remove the Quicksilver Graffic on the side, sorted (y)
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:55 am |
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Joined: Oct 03, 2010
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Location: Northern Ireland
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Looks good so far!
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:56 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Now all you need to do is remove the Quicksilver stickers, get a rear disc axel, get a 180 interior and get a personalised number plate.
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:59 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Moscow
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Looks good mate. However If it was me lowering my car again, just 35mm, I would go with springs rather than coilies.
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:49 am |
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Joined: Feb 05, 2012
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Location: Bristol
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cheers all, also ive tried getting that quicksilver sticker off and it seem to break off in the tiniest little pieces, id either be there all weekend or have no finger nails left by the end haha, any tips on removing the bloody thing?
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:07 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Tamworth
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Either use a boiled kettle to warm it up or a hair dryer mate. ThT should soften it up enough to remove quicker. Car looks great!!
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:12 am |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2011
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Location: West Midlands
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Very nice mate!
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:29 am |
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Joined: Jan 18, 2012
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Location: Tamworth
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looks nice, why is everyone good at spray painting there parts except me pmsl
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:37 am |
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Joined: Oct 16, 2011
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Location: Newcastle-under-lyme
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how did you manage to paint bumber trims yourself??,you bought a spray??,i have to do it as well,but dont know how
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:58 am |
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Joined: Feb 05, 2012
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Location: Bristol
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| Alex90 wrote: |
| how did you manage to paint bumber trims yourself??,you bought a spray??,i have to do it as well,but dont know how |
easier than it looks mate haha, go to halfords find the right colour spray for your car (in a little book thing in the paint isle) then you lightly sand the unpainted bumper before you prime it, get your spray then just keep going over it untill you get a even coat and leave it a day or 2 for they paint to harden off and laquer it
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:01 pm |
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Joined: Dec 16, 2010
Posts: 1533
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Location: UK
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Looks Nice,
I hope you have declared all of those mods on your insurance though or its void anyway lol
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:04 pm |
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Joined: Oct 16, 2011
Posts: 103
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Location: Newcastle-under-lyme
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yea i know you can buy a spray to match your car colour,but i was worry about effect after,but it looks the bussines at your car!!!!,ll buy spray on ebay,and paint it next week.
THNX mate!!! big thanks:)
oo one more question what kind of primer have you used on it?
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:06 pm |
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Joined: Feb 05, 2012
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Location: Bristol
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Just a normal grey primer
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