Ladies and Gents,
Ive been a member on here for quite a while now and havent got around to making a progress thread atall so here it goes...
I (my Mum and Dad) got my D back in October 2008 ready for me to pass my test, i saw some nice VXR's at the garage but at the end of the day i only needed a small engine with low insurance and decent fuel consumption, here are a couple of pics after we got the car from the dealers (i got the private plate for my 17th birthday):
Then once the car was all mine... the mods began I didnt want to try and make it all chavvy so at first i wanted some nice alloys (18" Dezent Motions in gloss black with a red lip) Then thats when the whole red on black theme began, heres the car after the de-badge, colour coded V-grill and the new alloys:
I was happy with the car like this for maybe... a week? :lol: I decided that it needed lowering and some of the more subtle mods like VXR indicator surrounds, red brake calipers/gloss black drums and Team HEKO wind deflectors, i took a couple more pics after they had been fitted:
and here it is after a good clean at the girlfriends house:
So then it lasted for another couple of weeks before i got bored of the front end, thats when the Irmy grill and the HID's came along, at first i was a little bit scared because i knew you had to cut the original grill out :\ Once i got started with a kitchen knife then i was flying :lol: Here are a couple of pics once the Irmy grill had been fitted:
and one of the 600k HID's... you cant see too well in daylight
Then the mods went a little quiet for a bit, there was the odd sticker here and there but nothing major, then i heard about Trax 2010, i wasnt sure wether to go or not but after some persuasion from a couple of people on here i decided not to be a party pooper and to get myself down to Silverstone, obviously if your going to a car show then you need a new mod to show off, thats where the new coilovers came in handy, i went for the FK AK Streets cause i'd heard that theses were one of the best budget coilovers you could buy I got them fitted and then the driveshaft popped out, NIGHTMARE! Thankfully a guy from the AA came along and we managed to wrestle it back into place, then when i got home i decided to drop the coilovers most of the way down (100mm front, 80mm rear) the night/day before Trax came along and i gave the D one last clean before i set off for Silverstone, here are some of the pics i managed to get:
Then along came Trax, i enjoyed myself and it was nice to meet some real people instead of just seeing pics of their cars :lol: Here are a couple of cheeky shots Andy took down at Trax:
And thats as far as i have got at the moment
As you mightve guessed i dont tend to stick with the same mods for a long time so ive got some pretty serious plans coming up for the D, i know this is a huge list but bear in mind these arent all going to happen at once (im no millionaire unfortunately) :lol:
- Touch up peeling paint on front bumper
- Re-install double din touchscreen
- Piano black fascia
- Piano black steering wheel controls
- Window tints (either back 3 windows or all around)
- Tinted sunstrip/Vinyl customised sunstrip
- Insignia washer jets
- Red SMD/MFD/Footwell lights conversion
- Number plate LED kit
- De-wiper rear
- New aerial
- Upgrade all speakers inc. boot build
- VXR styling pack
- Improve stance of the car (10mm spacers to get some nice tuck under the arches)
- Piper 4:1 sports cat manifold
- Remap
- Fit subframe brace
- Red rear strut brace
I know that its one loooooong list but ill get there eventually, and its always easier when youve got a plan to follow :lol: If anyones got any other ideas of what i should/shouldnt do then let me know, its always good to hear peoples opinions incase one of my thoughts is crazy :lol: Hopefully ill be able to show you the different stages as i get everything done and then ill be able to make the mother of all progress threads But for now id better get saving
Thanks for looking :thumbs:
Jase
Ive been a member on here for quite a while now and havent got around to making a progress thread atall so here it goes...
I (my Mum and Dad) got my D back in October 2008 ready for me to pass my test, i saw some nice VXR's at the garage but at the end of the day i only needed a small engine with low insurance and decent fuel consumption, here are a couple of pics after we got the car from the dealers (i got the private plate for my 17th birthday):
Then once the car was all mine... the mods began I didnt want to try and make it all chavvy so at first i wanted some nice alloys (18" Dezent Motions in gloss black with a red lip) Then thats when the whole red on black theme began, heres the car after the de-badge, colour coded V-grill and the new alloys:
I was happy with the car like this for maybe... a week? :lol: I decided that it needed lowering and some of the more subtle mods like VXR indicator surrounds, red brake calipers/gloss black drums and Team HEKO wind deflectors, i took a couple more pics after they had been fitted:
and here it is after a good clean at the girlfriends house:
So then it lasted for another couple of weeks before i got bored of the front end, thats when the Irmy grill and the HID's came along, at first i was a little bit scared because i knew you had to cut the original grill out :\ Once i got started with a kitchen knife then i was flying :lol: Here are a couple of pics once the Irmy grill had been fitted:
and one of the 600k HID's... you cant see too well in daylight
Then the mods went a little quiet for a bit, there was the odd sticker here and there but nothing major, then i heard about Trax 2010, i wasnt sure wether to go or not but after some persuasion from a couple of people on here i decided not to be a party pooper and to get myself down to Silverstone, obviously if your going to a car show then you need a new mod to show off, thats where the new coilovers came in handy, i went for the FK AK Streets cause i'd heard that theses were one of the best budget coilovers you could buy I got them fitted and then the driveshaft popped out, NIGHTMARE! Thankfully a guy from the AA came along and we managed to wrestle it back into place, then when i got home i decided to drop the coilovers most of the way down (100mm front, 80mm rear) the night/day before Trax came along and i gave the D one last clean before i set off for Silverstone, here are some of the pics i managed to get:
Then along came Trax, i enjoyed myself and it was nice to meet some real people instead of just seeing pics of their cars :lol: Here are a couple of cheeky shots Andy took down at Trax:
And thats as far as i have got at the moment
As you mightve guessed i dont tend to stick with the same mods for a long time so ive got some pretty serious plans coming up for the D, i know this is a huge list but bear in mind these arent all going to happen at once (im no millionaire unfortunately) :lol:
- Touch up peeling paint on front bumper
- Re-install double din touchscreen
- Piano black fascia
- Piano black steering wheel controls
- Window tints (either back 3 windows or all around)
- Tinted sunstrip/Vinyl customised sunstrip
- Insignia washer jets
- Red SMD/MFD/Footwell lights conversion
- Number plate LED kit
- De-wiper rear
- New aerial
- Upgrade all speakers inc. boot build
- VXR styling pack
- Improve stance of the car (10mm spacers to get some nice tuck under the arches)
- Piper 4:1 sports cat manifold
- Remap
- Fit subframe brace
- Red rear strut brace
I know that its one loooooong list but ill get there eventually, and its always easier when youve got a plan to follow :lol: If anyones got any other ideas of what i should/shouldnt do then let me know, its always good to hear peoples opinions incase one of my thoughts is crazy :lol: Hopefully ill be able to show you the different stages as i get everything done and then ill be able to make the mother of all progress threads But for now id better get saving
Thanks for looking :thumbs:
Jase