Ape's LCR225 Thread (Getting Back on the Road)

[Ape]

I've been a tw*t and spent more money

This time on nothing performance related

A glovebox liner so I can remove the standard 6CD Changer that lives in there doing nothing
A box of gadgets so I can fool the stereo into thinking my iPod is the CD Changer
Associated wiring so I no longer have to use a FM transmitter to listen to my music. Only downside is - it won't charge my iPod so I'll need to sort an in car charger for it and hardwire that in too.

I guess it is performance related, removing the weight of the changer

Purchase plans for the year (after the Solicitors stop pulling my pants down):

Wavetrac Differential
New Seats & Harnesses
Oil Cooler
Battery Relocation Kit

That'll do for it really for now

 

[tyrer]

I'm after doing this mate, how does it work?

I don't have the changer and was looking at options.

 

[Ape]

I was looking it up on here and "Connects2" was mentioned. Got it from Dynamic Sounds as they were cheapest (cheaper than eBay too). The liner etc is coming from Dave @ Sere Motors Seems to just plug and play. I'll be routing the wiring through the dash to keep things neat, and I'll do the same with an iPod charger too (wire into the cigarette feed).

 

[tyrer]

Cheers mate, I was looking at the connects2 just didn't know which one.

Cheers mate.

 

[Willie]

I've been a tw*t and spent more money

This time on nothing performance related

A glovebox liner so I can remove the standard 6CD Changer that lives in there doing nothing
A box of gadgets so I can fool the stereo into thinking my iPod is the CD Changer
Associated wiring so I no longer have to use a FM transmitter to listen to my music. Only downside is - it won't charge my iPod so I'll need to sort an in car charger for it and hardwire that in too.

I guess it is performance related, removing the weight of the changer

Purchase plans for the year (after the Solicitors stop pulling my pants down):

Wavetrac Differential
New Seats & Harnesses
Oil Cooler
Battery Relocation Kit

That'll do for it really for now

hugely expensive times ahead, I'm finding out too that the costs never end

 

[cupra-barn]

That's not being a tw*t that's constructively spending your money

I received my front and rear strut braces today so I'm all this evening too haha

 

[Ape]

Not wrong there Willie

£650 (?) for the wavetrac, plus some fitting money too as I'd not want to tackle it myself
£650 (?) per seat and frame, £300 for harnesses
£200 for oil cooler kit
£200 for battery location gubbins

If I keep working away from home for the year it'll be easy enough. If I don't then I'll have to think of other ways to raise the moolah!


Bairn, it's always like a little bit of Christmas when new bits arrive!

 

[Willie]

Wavetrac £700, fitting kit £100, new diff bearing £50, Fitting £400.
Shipping £50 each way.
Really worth it but so expensive.

 

[Ape]

Hmmm will do some shopping around then dude. I might have a bash at DIY or ask my friends at A&E Automotive to help (fantastic garage!).

All good fun though!

 

[Ronin225]

Battery relocation isnt really expensive at all, mine has cost 10 pound so far and that was for the inline kill switch i added
I still have prototype super light boxes if you need one?

 

[Ape]

That would be great pal

 

[Ape]

New Brakes (Callipers need repainting)

Couple of arty shots of the braks

And... I removed the CD Changer and sorted some wiring for my iPhone

 

[Willie]

Brake look really at home there

 

[Ape]

Haha, cheers mate. Might buy another pair as ornaments to go with my V8 Coffee Table I'm sorting

Another quick update... Just won a LCR Undertray from eBay for a whopping £10.50 Damn!!!
Off to dave @ Sere now to sort the side guards and fixings

 

[Willie]

Awesome, 10% of the normal price

 

[t0m]

Nice brakes!!

 

[Ape]

Aye, everyone loves a bargin

Cheers T0m

 

[Ape]

Side Guards / Mounts for the undertray are now on order

 

[DOLBY]

Hey dude, your lowered about as much as me, what spacers do you have on the rear? And do you get any rubbing?

 

[Ape]

They're just 5mm spacers, never get any rubbing