Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Small boring update:
Got some new tyres as old ones where shot.
Went with same as the rears, not the most amazing tyre but not bad at all and don't feel like a budget tyre. Really quiet and a nice wet/dry grip balance.
Standard obligatory wheel less shot:
Pillar less coupe driving as I can't remove hardtop till my roof is fixed
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djgritt
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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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I've run those Hankooks on my VXR, found them to be alright. A better mid-range offering for sure.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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They get decent reviews, not a bad tyre by any means.
on the roof problem, beautiful weather recently aswell.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Both tyres at the front where cheaper by a considerable amount than one E46 M3 tyre FYI!
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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So I bought an Xbox power pack second hand, made myself my own 12v power pack so I can bench test my xenons.
Here is the machine:
Then I hooked it up quickly this morning to test to see if it works.
Boom!
Initial fire up is quite blue:
These where all taken on an iPhone so look crap. It was far more blue in real life.
Then after a few seconds of heat, bright bright bright white light
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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Clean as hell
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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Mattb
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Registered: 2nd Feb 03
Location: Under your sisters bed
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need to finish mine off... still need another projector
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Jambo you rock
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Thanks chaps!
Wanted to sort the rotational adjustment before I placed it on the car so I can minimise the work taking the lights in and out of the vehicle.
Can't really make it out in the photo but looks like it is a few degree's out and needs to be rotated left slightly. Once I have had a fiddle and its level. I will place them on the car, make final adjustments and glue the adjusters in place.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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I can't wait to see these on the car!
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Lol never ever seen anyone as anal tbh, i could buy stuff from you and not worry that it will be shit
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Jamie sorted my roof out today with a little bit of help from the Internet. Re adjusted too to make it sit betterp
However they body shop have fucked about with the roof obviously trying to get it to work. The front trim peice is almost totally destroyed and now doesn't fit. It's missing a peice, then the two clips for motors underneath are damaged as well. Roof seems to sit very high on passenger side when folding away which thus means returning to getting out and assisting it to shut. I really wish I bought a coupe! Roof has never worked right in two years and this is my second one!!
Anyhow. Had it since Jan and never driven it with the roof down due to various problems so today I caught the last 5minutes of sun and had a rather wobbly drive. Deffo needs top mounts and I am worried my tricking wishbones have worn again
Looks ok though
Pictures are crap I apologise but there was fading light and only an iPhone to hand!
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Jon_C
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Registered: 7th Dec 05
Location: Suffolk
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That looks lovely with the roof down. Really nice car. Be perfect when you have finished with it
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Alas, it wasnt all good news.
Whilst manoeuvring the hard top off, my dad lost grip and dropped it
This is the result
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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Touch up stick
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Yea touch up and forget
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Where can I get touch up from? I have the remainder of the paint from the resprayed in the shed
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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Any small paintbrush goto a model shop
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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FFS Dad
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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Get a cotton bud. Touch it up in layers. Let dry between each layer. Presume its Basecoat. So either go somewhere that can touch it up for you with 2k lacquer and when dry could flat and polish or just leave it.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Thanks guys. I'll give it a go tomorrow
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
Location: London
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I've got about 8 million of those on my car.
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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spill your fathers blood and use to cover up chip
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Been tinkering with lights. Thought I would trial fit.
Turns out anytime I do anything I damage the car there's a huge gouge in the paint under the indicator then to make matters worse upon installing a lamp, the plastic corner rubbed the edge of the wing tip and took some paint off
Destined to never have a perfect car!
Oh well on to update:
Trial fitted the xenons today. They fit well but I am not blown away with how it looks. Wanna say the angle looks off? I dunno. You see.
So made passenger one up:
Then had to make a spade connector smaller lol
Mocked up a 9006 connector for the relay trigger:
Boom!
Not sure on looks:
Sorted where the relay harness will run to and from. Need to re earth the projector then install. Hoping to do this to tomorrow!
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