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appletonn

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Had the car a month this weekend and at last Saturday was clear and even a little sunny!!

First decent opportunity to get some pics, so I just had to share some of them....!

I was as giddy as a giddy thing, driving around on dry roads for the first time...[;)]



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Jon, it wasn't that shiny 4 weeks ago! My frustration at the weather was channelled via some SafeT Cut, several cloths and then some Autoglym!!

When I got it, the driver's side rear quarter definitely had a hint of pink about it, although thankfully the paint finish was good all round - just needed some elbow grease to bring it back to life.

The roof was by far the worst for oxidisation though and is still not quite there - might need to get that mopped at my local bodyshop to remove the last residues of pink..[:eek:]!!

I'm not a lover of the 'garage queen' approach, but i enjoy working on cars and gradually improving them so that they are the best they can be, without resorting to full resprays etc of course!

Still got a few jobs left on my list, with the steering column coupling being the main one.

Red ones are definitely faster though.....!

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Looks very nice [:D]

What size and offset are your wheels Nick?

Are you using spacers?

Looks great on 18's
 
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And finally...!!

[:D]


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That's a great picture [:D]

What I really like about those wheels is the way they really fill out the arches.

It looks like a really nice one - Red is the next big colour as well [:D]

Looks like you've had all the vac hoses done with the LR kit - what sort of boost control are you running? - hard to spot in the pics. It also looks like the FPR is standard? (3 bar ones I've seen need a different hose as they don't have threaded fittings)


 
Looks great, Same its red [;)]

Just dont go mad with autoglym polish as it can be a bit harsh. Just use lots of wax and if you want next door looking at you strangely rub it in with your hands.

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This was taken a few weeks ago after a good waxing, it is the reflection in the font wing.

 
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And finally...!!

[:D]



Looks like you've had all the vac hoses done with the LR kit - what sort of boost control are you running? - hard to spot in the pics. It also looks like the FPR is standard? (3 bar ones I've seen need a different hose as they don't have threaded fittings)
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Well, it should be a 3 bar one as that is what came with the rest of the LR kit, including the manual boost controller and 3" downpipe etc - currently 16psi, I think.

Kit all fitted at RPM for PO, some 5 months ago so I will pull out invoice and check![:D]

It's a RPM tailpipe too as the LR one was a 4" system and considered too 'chavvy' by RPM, apparently!
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What size and offset are your wheels Nick?

Are you using spacers?

Looks great on 18's
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No spacers, but arches appear to have been rolled.

Not sure of offsets, but will check this week!
 
Autoglym...!!!!!!!!!!![8|][8|][8|][8|][8|]

No,,,,,,,,,,,,,, STOP............. DONT use any more of that horrible stuff..
Eventually itl ruin your beloved car.....

Get some proper clay bar/polish + CARNUBA wax on it....

If you cant afford the Zymol stuff then get some P21S wax.....[Fabulous kit]....

If you think its shiny now,, wait till youve got the GOOD wax on it....

All Autoglym is, is a polish. It doesnt seal the surface ....EVENTUALLY your car WILL turn PINK......[8|][8|][:eek:][:eek:][:eek:][:eek:][:eek:]
 
Firstly nice looking car and the wheels really work well on it. Is that a wide angle lens or are you running a lot of neg on your rears?
I'm looking for another set of wheels and I like those multi-spoke types on our cars. They're easier to clean than the BBS pattern too.
 
333pg333, there is a little negative camber on the rear but the 17mm end of the zoom lense I used does exaggerate it somewhat!

Big Dave, comments noted - I just wanted to clean up the paint a little and gets something on top, but I have been meaning to get some proper stuff; clay bar, paint cleanser and wax , but didn't want to have sell one of my kidneys to buy something made from tears of Indonesian virgins....[;)]

Any recommendations - HD cleanse etc?
 
I'd recommend almost anything from these people:

http://www.bilthamber.com/

I use the clay bar and the Auto Balm on my S2. They aren't the cheapest cleaning stuff out there, but they are far from being the most expensive, and do last a VERY long time. (I have had a clay bar and a pot of auto balm just over a year, and they look like they have hardly been used.)


Oli.
 
Just ordered the 1-2-3 kit from DT Concours.

My wife will really look at me funny (all right even funnier...[:D]) when i start carressing my car with the wax...[;)]

I'll try the clay on her car too, that'll stop the mickey taking!
 
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