After missing all the glorious weather we've been having recently i was so glad to get out today and get some pictures of #007
She's no longer a teenage miler,took this picture friday night, but i'm loving every minute of it.
After picking her up four weeks ago i decided to get the front bumper and wheels re-painted. The bumper had a stone chip the size of half a 50p piece that attracted your eye as soon as you knew it was there [smilie=icon_cry.gif] You can just about make out "bleu" and "7" on the slam panel
The wheels i got powdercoated since the finish on them was shocking and could surely only be achieved by applying paint with a sponge! According to the guys at the powdercoaters they said thay'd been done black at some point :s No pics of the bumper on its own but here's the wheels all done and sealed, ready for re-fitting.
To go with the p**s poor finish on the alloys was random, what can only be overspray, silver paint on the calipers.... :s Confused the heck outta me to be honest! Some nitromors and steel woool got the vast majority of it off anyway. Going to get the calipers painted at some point but no way am i missing any more fine weather just now
Came across the issue of the Cliosport grille being different to the v6 Cliosport grille... :evil: I'd replaced the grille since the old one had a crack between two of the plastic cross-sections. It'd been glued at some point but the sun had turned it yellowish. Having already fitted the front bumper there was no danger i was taking it off to fit a proper V6 one again so out with the tools again, soon the bonnet sensor hole was cut :approve: Have also replaced the front indicator bulbs for silver ones, its the subtle changes that work the best i reckon
Getting there and plate transferred off retention [smilie=yay.gif]
So since i didnt actually have any pictures of the vee in one piece, it was a really nice day so i took my wee brother to take some scenic pictures down by the Forth Rail Bridge [cmilie=iconcheers.gif] so glad to have it back, the soundtrack behind your seat, the kick in the back when you have some open road and the attention it gets. Love it, so glad I didnt go for a vxr8 now - as it is there's two of them go about town
She's no longer a teenage miler,took this picture friday night, but i'm loving every minute of it.
After picking her up four weeks ago i decided to get the front bumper and wheels re-painted. The bumper had a stone chip the size of half a 50p piece that attracted your eye as soon as you knew it was there [smilie=icon_cry.gif] You can just about make out "bleu" and "7" on the slam panel
The wheels i got powdercoated since the finish on them was shocking and could surely only be achieved by applying paint with a sponge! According to the guys at the powdercoaters they said thay'd been done black at some point :s No pics of the bumper on its own but here's the wheels all done and sealed, ready for re-fitting.
To go with the p**s poor finish on the alloys was random, what can only be overspray, silver paint on the calipers.... :s Confused the heck outta me to be honest! Some nitromors and steel woool got the vast majority of it off anyway. Going to get the calipers painted at some point but no way am i missing any more fine weather just now
Came across the issue of the Cliosport grille being different to the v6 Cliosport grille... :evil: I'd replaced the grille since the old one had a crack between two of the plastic cross-sections. It'd been glued at some point but the sun had turned it yellowish. Having already fitted the front bumper there was no danger i was taking it off to fit a proper V6 one again so out with the tools again, soon the bonnet sensor hole was cut :approve: Have also replaced the front indicator bulbs for silver ones, its the subtle changes that work the best i reckon
Getting there and plate transferred off retention [smilie=yay.gif]
So since i didnt actually have any pictures of the vee in one piece, it was a really nice day so i took my wee brother to take some scenic pictures down by the Forth Rail Bridge [cmilie=iconcheers.gif] so glad to have it back, the soundtrack behind your seat, the kick in the back when you have some open road and the attention it gets. Love it, so glad I didnt go for a vxr8 now - as it is there's two of them go about town
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