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Andys MK4 1.2 Pre-facelift

andy17

PD100
May 20, 2009
416
0
Southport
Model: MK4 Ibiza 1.2 S
Alloys: Seat Sport
Small mods:
Tax disk holder
Chrome Centre Grill
De-badged
Aero Wipers
Philips xtreme power bulbs - free bluevision sidelights

Nothing special really, trying to keep it cheap and wait until my insurance is cheaper and get a diesel
 
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andy17

PD100
May 20, 2009
416
0
Southport
Small update on the car. Timing chain done. Then to name a few things done suspension and anti roll bar bushes, tracking, rear washer, cleaned brakes (need new in 2000 miles) new brake liquid(?), oil change...and so on

Lovely Candles

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Feb 28, 2008
3,990
1
Scotland
sticker looks cracking, yassss im a trend setter woo!! haha, car looks like mine when i got it so u got loads of options, potential is unlimited......make it stand out ;)
 

andy17

PD100
May 20, 2009
416
0
Southport
Got some seat sport alloys off another member on here, bashed a couple of new tyres on and they were good to go, minus the odd scrape on one of them. Maybe get them refurbed later in the year.

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Slightly curbed one
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Few small plans for it, gonna attempt to colour code side strips and mirrors myself. WIth my very unpractical brain.

Also a silly question to anybody, how do i get one of them small pictures in my signature that links into this thread? Thanks

Cheers for browsing (if anyone does :D) :ban:
 
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kidinspace

Service Desk Specialist
Dec 3, 2008
1,227
1
Glasgow, Scotland
www.flickr.com
Just added a chrome centre grill myself recently, the new allows look good are they 16's?

You need to get some HID's and LED sidelights... these look like candles! :lol:

Chrome centre grill (can just about see it)
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I took this one the other night, it's really really difficult to get a photo of HID's with them looking really blue...

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Check out my readers ride for some subtle mods ideas ... ;)


Few small plans for it, gonna attempt to colour code side strips and mirrors myself. WIth my very unpractical brain.

Also a silly question to anybody, how do i get one of them small pictures in my signature that links into this thread? Thanks

Cheers for browsing (if anyone does :D) :ban:

The bumps strips are pratically destroyed by taking them off, best thing to do is order new ones from the dealer, and get them sprayed and fit them to the car.
The mirror covers just pop off and can be sprayed and re-fitted, the paint code for the car can be found in the boot, under the carpet next the the spare wheel. ;)

Under the "User CP" (Top of the page, under the image banner) section of the click on the "Edit signature" on the left.


.G.
 
Feb 28, 2008
3,990
1
Scotland
much better with the alloys mate, yeah as Gareth suggested, get some new side strips and spray them then fit....or mask the car off and i mean if ur doing it this way mask like the fukk like off with tapes and bags, dont want any overspray..

key for good spray painting

take ur time....

rub down with wet and dry,
wipe down,
primer maybe 2-3 coats on mist applications,
paint in mist applications (by which i mean light coats, dont batter on the paint as it will run and look terrible),
finally once dry and looking good, light coats of laquer to protect and seal. maybe 2-3 coats aswell
 

kidinspace

Service Desk Specialist
Dec 3, 2008
1,227
1
Glasgow, Scotland
www.flickr.com
much better with the alloys mate, yeah as Gareth suggested, get some new side strips and spray them then fit....or mask the car off and i mean if ur doing it this way mask like the fukk like off with tapes and bags, dont want any overspray..

key for good spray painting

take ur time....

rub down with wet and dry,
wipe down,
primer maybe 2-3 coats on mist applications,
paint in mist applications (by which i mean light coats, dont batter on the paint as it will run and look terrible),
finally once dry and looking good, light coats of laquer to protect and seal. maybe 2-3 coats aswell

Like Scott says, but in between each coat, a *little* wet and dry...


.G.
 

andy17

PD100
May 20, 2009
416
0
Southport
Cheers for the advice. I will be buying new side strips and painting them off the car. THen if they turn out a disaster i can just get some more :p also means i can do it somewhere warm rather than freezing outside

The alloys are 16s yeh. They feel so much lighter to steer with..unless thats just the ice :blink:

Those candle lights were awful, ive got some philips extreme (i think) ones in at the moment which are much better, but i will be getting HID's in the future, they look brilliant
 

lil3520

IBIZA 1.9 TDI SPORT 08
Nov 26, 2006
3,000
20
ALCESTER, WARWICKSHIRE
small update on the car. Timing chain done. Then to name a few things done suspension and anti roll bar bushes, tracking, rear washer, cleaned brakes (need new in 2000 miles) new brake liquid(?), oil change...and so on

few tiny changes

chrome centre grill (can just about see it)
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new tax holder:
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debadged and new sticker; thanks to scotthmk4
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im thinking about getting fr alloys but im not sure. Can anyone recommend any websites (or places in the north west) worth looking at for alloys? Thanks..pay day next week so hoping to get some soon:p


love the sticker.
 
Feb 28, 2008
3,990
1
Scotland
yeh i got them made, i have some at the house, cant remember what colours i have left, im out the house just now due to a burst pipe but will check when i get home....send me a pm and it will remind me to get back to ye.
 

andy17

PD100
May 20, 2009
416
0
Southport
Lovely day for attempting to be creative

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Just getting the bits together to do a DIY refurb on the alloys as well. Going to do them a Gun Metal sort of colour hopefully but nothing to dark. Wish me luck :blink:
 

andy17

PD100
May 20, 2009
416
0
Southport
Started the alloys today..just copying the post i made in the refurb thread incase anyone is interested..

Managed to clean all 4 took ages so many tar spots. And also sorted out the lip on the one picture below... pretty much the whole lip was badly curbed.

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After the best part of the afternoon

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Veyron

Active Member
Dec 3, 2009
2,307
3
Birmingham
How did you refurb em mate? I have some Sport wheels that i want to refurb/sell , think i'll refurb then sell if its cheap!
 

andy17

PD100
May 20, 2009
416
0
Southport
How did you refurb em mate? I have some Sport wheels that i want to refurb/sell , think i'll refurb then sell if its cheap!

Only got the first two done at the minute. Ive been following the thread on here (roughly) think it cost me about £50 for all the bits and pieces. You could probably get away with missing a few things off the list but it depends if you are a perfectionist or not. Mine are nowhere near perfect especially the paint finish, but happy to say I diyed it ;)
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=219747

Make sure you have loads of time and motivation. The sanding is sooo boring but the painting is good fun. Good luck if you do it, will this be the first wheels youve had a crack at refurbing?

Saying all that I dont know if I wanna put them on the car, pretty sure I will curb them plus it looks great on black steelies atm :p

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