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[ricardo21]

hi i guys ive been member for a while now but have never been too active in conversations but would like to get more involved ive had my vx n/a for around about a year now and am half way through the project, car was originaly bought as silver and i have started by giving it a full paint job in a 3 stage pearl white, which looks fantastic in the sun now that its white i didnt think the sunstrip looked right so i had that painted matt black, and at the same time all the grills and vents painted black just to freshen them up. i have fully carpeted the interior as it is an every day car for me and thought it made it more comftable and am currently in the middle of getting all the interior plastics colour coded white. i have a turbo spoiler and a hardtop at the bodyshop getting paited pearl white as we speak so they will be the next mods. other things in the pipe line is engine bay dress up try and make it look nice, id like front splitters and a rear diffusser and also little things like replace the rusting petrol bolts ill get more before and after pictures on here as and when i have lots of pictures of the car getting paited, prepped etc through the stages on a different camera that i will put up orry for the poor quality of pictures first time ive posted pics and i had to scale them all down as it wouldnt let me do it

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[rcvaughan]

Looking good Needs tubby rear lights to match the tubby front lights and perhaps black wheels and black filler cap and surround love the black/white combo

[ricardo21]

cheers ive been after the rear lights for ages just cant seem to find any come up deffo would like the filler cap but agin wouldnt no where to get one from and as for the wheels waiting for some turboones to come up then they can be refurbed while im still driving on these ones

[turboluca]

cheers ive been after the rear lights for ages just cant seem to find any come up deffo would like the filler cap but agin wouldnt no where to get one from and as for the wheels waiting for some turboones to come up then they can be refurbed while im still driving on these ones

hi there ricardo,i have recently purchased my second vxt which im also after front splitters and fuel bolts.my car has also had a full respray,if you dont mind me asking how much was the respray.i love the pearl white and with black wheels would polish it off

[jonnyboy]

Looks good. NEEDS gloss black wheels to finish it though

[chris_uk]

will look nice i think with glass black wheels (doesnt matter which wheels, those new comp would be good tho), the rear spoiler i think might look better black than white aswell and turbo rear lights aswell are deffinatly needed.

Edited by chris_uk, 11 July 2010 - 12:12 PM.

[turboluca]

will look nice i think with glass black wheels (doesnt matter which wheels, those new comp would be good tho), the rear spoiler i think might look better black than white aswell and turbo rear lights aswell are deffinatly needed.

il second that,black rear spoiler

[chris_uk]

[Vespa]

Looking awesome mate, I was Thinking of going for a pearlescent White myself. Where did u have it sprayed and how much are wenlooking at? I will be selling my gloss black turbo wheels in the next couple of months if you're interested?

[VIX]

Personally, not 100% convinced. It looks a bit too much like a kit car that's still in primer.

[ricardo21]

vespa deffo get in touch when your selling them im after something like that as for the paint job it was done at a company called bodytec arc in lincoln and i no the owner really well and hes actually told me to spread the word, because hes up for geting involved in owners clubs and offering discounts for members etc vx220s and lotus's are ideal as they have specialist fibreglass repairers if anyone has and requests i can put you in touch or find out for you thanks for your comments ben

[Vespa]

Sure thing mate, first refusal is all yours I have a few small cracks in my rear clam I'd like sorting out perhaps over winter, so those contact details would be great! Thanks

[walshryan]

still havent said what the respray cost? is it a secret

[ricardo21]

Secret is I did it myself I'm head painter at Bodytec so it cost me materials which at trade price came to £240 I'd say if I had paid it would of been around 1000 as it was all striped down and stone chips done was no damage on it before so there was no repair work, apart from the sills they are being repaired by the panel shop because of cracks where it's been leant on I'm the catalyst behind getting Bodytec vx220 approved lol so like I say anyone in the midlands might be worth a try could do a good deal also that exige rear panel looks great on the vx I'd there loads of modifying to get that on ???

[rsg]

The only thing I'm not sure about is the white V. Everything else

[VIX]

also that exige rear panel looks great on the vx I'd there loads of modifying to get that on ???

IIRC it's not an Exige panel, it's bespoke for the VX.

[ricardo21]

Really where the hell do you find them then I bet there rare I've never seen onemlike that before And rsg I think I agree with you I colour coded it when I did the rest with the view to black it if I went with that theme and I think it might look better with black v, spoiler and fuel cap

[VIX]

Really where the hell do you find them then I bet there rare I've never seen onemlike that before

http://www.lotuscars.../rbf/flappy.php

[ricardo21]

I've had a scout on google can't find any for sale rsg are you still doing anodising some stuff on mine would look good black also anyone no any tips for getting paint off of lether seats

[ricardo21]

I've had a scout on google can't find any for sale rsg are you still doing anodising some stuff on mine would look good black also anyone no any tips for getting paint off of lether seats