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MP Admin Posts: 8747 Location: Greater London \ Essex | Got so much to do on it next week that I've ended up having to plan it like a work project  Have done my bit to keep the economy going on eBay getting all the bits and pieces to tidy up the dash \ centre console and wiring which should hopefully mean the HU will fit better at the end. Also sorting out the mounts for the driving lights and splitter so the bumper can then go off to the sprayer with all the awkward stuff sorted out when scratching it a bit won't matter! Just have to hope the weather holds out for next weekend and PoL... | ||
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MP Admin Posts: 8747 Location: Greater London \ Essex | Had a 6am start on Sunday to try and fit everything in... that's commitment Removed the black dash to get at the rat's nest of cabling behind, took a good few hours to tidy that lot up with lots of loom tape and cable ties it now looks pretty decent. Feels weird going back to grey again but it cleans up a lot better and the leather trims should darken it down somewhat (just finishing those off atm). Had a bit of a bonus with the stalk controls as they worked using the Alpine adaptive interface rather than needing the extra adapter, well worth getting the higher spec HUs just to get that feature imo. Cut the grille mesh to size and fitted (looks nice) but didn't sort the foglight mounts or splitter in the end so will have to do that on the sprayed bumper... not ideal but ran out of time and light! Bumper, bonnet vents and petrol cap ring went off to be sprayed today so should have that back by end of the week all being well   Before...  In progress, beginning to wrap cabling up in loom tape and conduit  New dash all clean and SHINNY  Looking much better now...     Updated list as of 26/03/12... still on course for PoL  Exterior - buy new lights to fit in bumper - respray foglight bumper and fit with black mesh - tidy up grille mesh (needs another couple of coats of matt black paint) - respray petrol cap ring and bonnet vents Frog splitter for front bumper - 3D style numerplates - border \ no border hmmm not sure - finishing touch for silver rub strip area (vinyl text) - in progress - fit stainless steel shiny bits to engine bay and clean it (for the first time ever haha) Interior - fit gyro to steering wheel - swap dash (again) back to mint grey one with leather trimmed inserts and stainless screws - fit steering wheel controls and Alpine adapter to get that up and running - tidy up cabling so stereo fits in neatly (tight squeeze atm with so much additional wiring) - retrim spare wood inserts in leather - finish LED lighting for buttons and dash items - fit retro blinky LED voltmeter into centre console - fit footwell lighting into centre console - fit black parcel shelf supports - fit LED underlighting to shelf supports - retrim seat trim bars in black material (looking a bit scratched and tired now) - being done this week - rear boot install trimmed in OEM carpet - find \ make blanks to fit window winder holes - rear headrests Suspension - 10mm rear drop (finally) - front and rear ARBs with polybush | ||
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 Transport Guru MP Moderator Posts: 4947 Location: Bromley, Kent | |||
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MP Admin Posts: 8747 Location: Greater London \ Essex | Nope got custom blanks I found in the scrappy that are being covered with leather to match the seats | ||
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MP Admin Posts: 8747 Location: Greater London \ Essex | Well looky what I went and picked up today  Also had a set of bonnet vents and petrol cap sprayed at the same time... colour match looks good on these so hopefully bumper should be the same once fitted...   With any luck by end of tomorrow fogs and bumper will be fitted, not sure about splitter at the current moment in time as I don't want to mess with fresh paint! | ||
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 Forum Admin & Insurance Guru Project Pride Posts: 5690 Location: Durham - North East UK | |||
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 Fish freak! MP Admin Posts: 14989 Location: Birmingham | Yes! | ||
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MP Admin Posts: 8747 Location: Greater London \ Essex | cerbera - 31/3/2012 8:14 AM Ditch the Torquemetro stickers, thatt site is looooooooooooooooooooong gone! Ye I know haha, getting new MP and Metro Owners Club ones made by Mutts for PoL | ||
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 Green machine! Posts: 585 Location: Bromley, Kent | Get some pics of the bumper on | ||
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 ADMIN Posts: 2366 Location: Chesterfield ish kinda sort of | Rubbish  | ||
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MP Admin Posts: 8747 Location: Greater London \ Essex | Very productive weekend Saturday my mate Lee came down and we got the bumper fitted, lights are sitting pretty nice in there now after we bent the bumper bar and brackets to get the right angle. Left the splitter off for now as the car was nearly hitting the floor going into the garage anyway (nosedive central!) Went up to Sean on Sunday to finally get the back end dropped level, measured it all up and gone for 5mm for now (owing to the weight of the rear seat and audio install) and it looks the business, very pleased with it. Also went out for a run in his Turbo tro... bloooooody hell! Updated list as of 03/04/12... nearly done! Only little bits and pieces to do now, interior is back in one piece and looking very tidy with the grey \ leather look Exterior - buy new lights to fit in bumper - respray foglight bumper and fit with black mesh - tidy up grille mesh - ordering more off eBay to match the bumper - respray petrol cap ring and bonnet vents - Frog splitter for front bumper - 3D style numberplates - gonna have black border and dealer at the bottom I think - finishing touch for silver rub strip area + stickers (vinyl text) - in progress - fit stainless steel shiny bits to engine bay (done all the front bolts in stainless so far) Interior - fit gyro to steering wheel - swap dash (again) back to mint grey one with leather trimmed inserts and stainless screws - fit steering wheel controls and Alpine adapter to get that up and running - tidy up cabling so stereo fits in neatly (tight squeeze atm with so much additional wiring) - retrim spare wood inserts in leather - finish LED lighting for buttons and dash items - fit retro blinky LED voltmeter into centre console - fit footwell lighting into centre console - fit black parcel shelf supports - fit LED underlighting to shelf supports - retrim seat trim bars in black material (looking a bit scratched and tired now) - being done this week - find \ make blanks to fit window winder holes - rear headrests Suspension - rear now sitting level with front - front and rear ARBs with polybush | ||
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 Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | |||
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Transport Guru MP Moderator Posts: 4947 Location: Bromley, Kent | Nice work Gerrard. Couple weeks til your car's first PoL and you have finally got fogs and it lowered. Get the rubstrip decals done too! | ||
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MP Admin Posts: 8747 Location: Greater London \ Essex | 111Sli - 3/4/2012 1:42 PM Nice work Gerrard. Couple weeks til your car's first PoL and you have finally got fogs and it lowered. Get the rubstrip decals done too! Mutts is gonna be sorting that out for me very soon | ||
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 Lotus powered R100 MP Admin Location: Torbay, South Devon, UK | gshaw - 3/4/2012 9:55 PM 111Sli - 3/4/2012 1:42 PM Nice work Gerrard. Couple weeks til your car's first PoL and you have finally got fogs and it lowered. Get the rubstrip decals done too! Mutts is gonna be sorting that out for me very soon  - Just looked for the conversation we had - cant find it! where was it? PM or text or email? I've looked everywhere! did you send me a dwg? seem to recall something coming through but can't find that either!  Can you send them again please & i'll get my arse in gear | ||
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MP Admin Posts: 8747 Location: Greater London \ Essex | |||
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MP Admin Posts: 8747 Location: Greater London \ Essex | A couple of pics to give an idea of what's coming (dunno what the camera was doing with widescreen format...) Now the front has lifted up a bit after being pumped up it does need the splitter, haven't measured if it'll hit the kerb yet tho     Interior nearly there...  Great company name, suits me I reckon   | ||
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cbc5.jpg?memberid=4229&type=profile) Elite Veteran Posts: 1002 Location: Hinckley, Leicestershire | |||
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ADMIN Posts: 2366 Location: Chesterfield ish kinda sort of | gshaw - 4/4/2012 10:19 PM A couple of pics to give an idea of what's coming (dunno what the camera was doing with widescreen format...) Now the front has lifted up a bit after being pumped up it does need the splitter, haven't measured if it'll hit the kerb yet tho Interior nearly there... Great company name, suits me I reckon At that height I'd struggle with speed bumps around here, let alone with a splitter added on aswell | ||
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 Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Glad your happy with it. Was good to see it in the flesh, really smart looking metro. | ||
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MP Admin Posts: 8747 Location: Greater London \ Essex | |||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | |||
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Lotus powered R100 MP Admin Location: Torbay, South Devon, UK | WTF! Chrome door handle inserts! Where'd ya get them from?! Chrome exterior handles FTW! | ||
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 Veteran Posts: 425 Location: South Yorkshire | Lovely metro mate read all the thread and all your hard work has defiantly payed off | ||
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