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[Kashe13]

hi i bought my vx220 around a month and half ago now. its a black n/a 52plate 71k fsh. i thort i would start a project thread as i have done a fair bit of work to it in the past month.

starting with vinyl wrapping the door cards and dash surround first time ever wrapping turned out real well.


then after seeing how much turbo lights go for i decided to have ago at spraying the insides black splitting the lenses was scary but not that bad came apart pretty easy, and gave ago vinyl wrapping the windscreen surround.



all fitted

Edited by Kashe13, 02 August 2012 - 06:41 PM.

[Kashe13]

then i decided to up grade the speakers i managed to do it with the seats still in also with a great deal of patience



bought some nice vibe slick co axial speakers great sound

[Kashe13]

then it was the turbo spoiler and corner splitters



i then bought some turbo wheels from mark23rhodes23 which were in great condition but i decided i wanted them black so on monday i took them to hartlepool for powdercoating at prestige powdercoating great guy did a real good job and reasonable priced.

[Sticky]

Is black your favourite colour ? Very stealthy.

[Kashe13]

i bought some carbon turbo ears off hark ordered inserts from auto vaux they were all here by tuesday this week.


last night i decided to make a start on the tubby ears as i picked the wheels up from powdercoaters yesterday.
i was nervous doing this after reading about them but a few guides on here really helped i stuck them in with tigerseal and the mixed bonding up to cover them they are solid now.

[Kashe13]

i fitted wheels today and here it is to date




next mod is coilovers and suspension bushes

[Kashe13]

some cars i like all black and this is one of them looks mean and stealthy. i wouldnt do this to any other car as normally i hate gloss black wheels as i find they look cheap and tacky on most other cars but i really like them on this just want coilovers so it sits nice.

[smiley]

Nice. Anodise your fuel filler cap now?

[Kashe13]

yes that is one of my aims how do you anodise them? or can you buy them done? was gona just spray it?

[Bumblebee]

Or you could get it powder coated

[Kashe13]

Yes I think powder coated would be the best bet. Is it just a case of undoing the Allen key nuts to take them out?

[smiley]

yes, the ring is just the 6 allens, and then carfully pry the ring off the clam. There is a small cork layer between the ring and the clam. It's not bonded or anything but age may require some gental force to come loose. The rear of the allans go into 6 nuts at the back, at other side of clam. Some remain rock solid when removing the allens, and some fall in your clam. I have not figured out the details yet, as i'm a lucky bugger with my nuts remaining where they are when undoing the allens. The silver part on the lock is sort of "clicked" over the black plastic part of the lock, and needs pried off. REMOVE VERY GENTALLY, as this one can get fooked easily.

Edited by smiley, 02 August 2012 - 09:18 PM.

[Kashe13]

Cheers for that will give it ago

[Bumblebee]

Yes I think powder coated would be the best bet. Is it just a case of undoing the Allen key nuts to take them out?

Good luck with this mine was a right sod! I struggled to get the plastic bit of the back of the cap!......Hopefully i won't have to do it again!

Saying that some people don't find it a prob so maybe I was just the unlucky one lol

[Kashe13]

just got back from holiday and come back to a new mot certificate on the passenger seat of car passed with flying colours. not had chance to do and mods yet.

[Wolfstone]

I see you're already selling this on ebay. http://www.ebay.co.u...&prg=1006&rk=1

[Rusty789]

I see you're already selling this on ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.u....&prg=1006&rk=1

Yeah I spotted that also, how comes, looks like quite a nice car?

[chris_uk]

make it lower and put the V back on the front

[VXT Tim]

"work issues"

[Kashe13]

I listed it as I really wanted a road quad either Yamaha raptor or a Suzuki ltr. So I was gona sell van which I use for work and vx get a Nissan navara for work aswel as a car an a quad. But the more I look at the car and drive it the more I want to keep it. My girlfriends sisters boyfriend has just bought 'slinkys' I think it is sc vx and it is awesome and if I keep the car I will only end up ploughing loads of money into it supercharging it. I jut don't know what to do. Ha