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My Moonland Grey Vx220 Turbo

Started by Aaron D , Dec 30 2010 04:37 PM

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#1 Aaron D

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Posted 30 December 2010 - 04:37 PM

So i've just got back from Adrian Blyth in Guildford, 70 miles later and with a much lighter pocket than I started out with. Absolutely cracking service; Adrian was very welcoming and Rob the cleaner pretty much sold the car to me first time of viewing. A couple of pics:

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First things' first some HIDs, black centre caps, relocating some buttons inside, some gauges and a hardtop. Plus much more in due course

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#2 Wolfstone

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Posted 30 December 2010 - 04:48 PM

Cracking car Aaron. And being a Turbo its better than an N/A.

Bet you can't stop looking at it! But be careful out there on the wet cold roads. Its culling season for VXs.

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#3 Aaron D

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Posted 30 December 2010 - 04:58 PM

I've only ever had N/A cars, so this being my first turbo i'm DEFINATELY going to look after it. And you're right, I can't stop looking at it, I want to get it into the dry and crack out the polish and the collinite :groupjump:

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Posted 30 December 2010 - 05:50 PM

Congrats

PS: Adding buttons and a hardtop won't make it any faster. How about saving up for some power/handling mods to turn a great car into a supercar?

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#5 Aaron D

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Posted 07 January 2011 - 02:35 PM

Update 07/01/2011

It's been quite an expensive few days!

8000k HID kit bought. Black wheel nuts. Heated seat pads. Seat covers. Moonland Hardtop ordered. Windscreen surround wrapped in 3M Di-Noc Carbon Vinyl. Silver vinyl removed. Little plates ordered. Boost gauge/pod ordered. Flateblade wiper ordered.

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Looks instantly so much better, and it helps that I gave the roof a good scrub a few days ago with Autoglym's finest! Can't wait to get the last little touches i've ordered on when they arrive.

I'll be tinting the side reps as well, and painting the centre caps when I fit the new wheel nuts. Can anyone give me some pointers about jacking it up before I put the jack through the chassis?

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Posted 07 January 2011 - 05:15 PM

A black softtop would be nicer! Otherwise the best model in the best colour...cough!

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Posted 07 January 2011 - 05:15 PM

Looking good

Jacking points <<explained>> get yourself a low entry trolley jack though.....

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Posted 07 January 2011 - 05:19 PM

A black softtop would be nicer!

Otherwise the best model in the best colour...cough!

Looks so much better with the silver bit removed!

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Posted 07 January 2011 - 05:21 PM

Where did you order your black wheel bolts from and how much? I got some from demon tweeks and the thread pitch wasnt consistent all the way down the bolts, so i need some new ones. Cheers looks good btw

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Posted 07 January 2011 - 08:01 PM

I do not know why anybody would have put that rank vinyl on suck a fantastic colour, it looked sh**. Looks really good now and I love the roof colour, wish I had one instead of black - suites moonland better. Imnotworthy

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Posted 07 January 2011 - 08:17 PM

Good to see Stu's car is with another forum user

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Posted 07 January 2011 - 08:39 PM

I'll be tinting the side reps as well,

Congratulations and welcome to the site.

Have fun with your car and keep us up to date with your mods although don't over do it, you've got a lovely standard car there!

I bought the side indicators for my LY from here, cheap as chips!

http://www.ultimates...aters-pair.html

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Posted 07 January 2011 - 09:14 PM

I bought the side indicators for my LY from here, cheap as chips!

The smoked look is much better in my opinion than the clear. I bought some identical ones off e-bay for about the same price.

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item230cf3a3d3

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#14 Aaron D

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Posted 11 January 2011 - 08:57 PM

Where did you order your black wheel bolts from and how much? I got some from demon tweeks and the thread pitch wasnt consistent all the way down the bolts, so i need some new ones.
Cheers looks good btw

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...e=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Sorry for the delay!

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Posted 11 January 2011 - 09:35 PM

Welcome to the site, car is looking good! Not sure on the roof, haven't seen that colour on a moonland before.

I bought the side indicators for my LY from here, cheap as chips!

http://www.ultimates...aters-pair.html

Ah been looking for some of these, are they easy to fit?

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Posted 11 January 2011 - 09:38 PM

What size of wrap did you use for your screen surround? Is it one piece or are there joins in it? Car is looking good!

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Posted 11 January 2011 - 09:39 PM

Ah been looking for some of these, are they easy to fit?

I'll be honest with you....they're stupidly easy to fit. If you cant fit them your an idiot, which I am sure, you are not! :lol:

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Posted 11 January 2011 - 09:45 PM

Ah been looking for some of these, are they easy to fit?

I'll be honest with you....they're stupidly easy to fit. If you cant fit them your an idiot, which I am sure, you are not!

I broke the first set I tried to fit! :lol:

But the supplier replaced them without any hassle. There are locating lugs on the reverse side and these are prone to snap if you're not careful. A fellow forum member had the same problem as me and told me that the trcik he used was to warm the indicators on a radiator before you fit them.