Mods to my car: Before and After Pics

[MikeCracknell]

Link on this page (http://www.michael-cracknell.co.uk/saxp.htm)

BEFORE AND AFTER PICS: HERE (http://www.michael-cracknell.co.uk/banda.htm)

Remember: This is the way I like the car, just how I like it and want it. Please DO NOT use the words "shit, crap" etc in replies, as I would never do so to your cars. It is unique to ME, and it is SPOT ON how I wanted it.

Question: The wheels are too bright?
Answer: Picture taken when nearly dark, and yes they are supposed to be bright, just how I like them.

Question: The bump strips are slightly different colour?
Answer: It was pissing with rain, and I am not allowed to wash the car till tomorrow, so the bump strips are clean, but the rest of the car isn't.

Q: It looks like Yatesys car?
A: No it doesn't

Q: It looks like Adamsax's car?
A: It may do, aprt from the fact that he has white VTR alloys, and most important, his car is pink smileys/smiley4.gif

[puzzledzippy]

looks well good mike, top job

[Baz]

love it Mike smileys/happy.gif

[Ibiza_Rik]

good job mate

[adamsax]

Looks stunning mate!

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[al_VTR]

looks good mate, but not to sure on the wheels. probably because the colour of your car is looking quite dark in those shots.

[Danes_SaxoVTR]

looks sweet mike!

[liamk15]

lovely mike better then i thought it would besmileys/smiley20.gif still needs old petrol cap on though

[Robb]

Get some back to black on those tyres and it will look smart as cluck...

[DarylVTR]

am i the only 1 who cant find the link to these new pics?>

its not anywhere

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v707/darylrese/wherethe.jpg

[daveg_vtr]

on mine it was just above the photo. so it worked for me

[patrick2403]

here (http://www.michael-cracknell.co.uk/mod.htm)

[Hopcraft]

same, looks great, nice one.

[DarylVTR]

ah cool, BRIGHT wheels man looking better, magnex's sit well funny thou!

better than when i last saw it at the hampshire meet good stuff m8

[stevossaxo]

exhaust looks like its not sitting right, i also think you can see too much of the back box instead of just seeing the exhaust tip imo anyway

[landy]

looks nice mike but imo id get some smoked fogs

[Luke]

Looks really good Mike, well done.

[Subtle]

I have to say I dont like it. The white doesnt suit the car at all in my eyes and the exhaust needs some playing with to make it sit right. I love the red/black theme as a rule but the white shouldnt be a part of it. Hats off to you though, its just my opinion smileys/happy.gif

[Jimbo]

I love it. Looks like a nice ride hight. Nice exhaust. The only thing i would say is that you should have gone black or anth on the wheels

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[saxx]

white wheels smoked everything else?

imo opinion you either go completely dark or completly light

sorry dont like it - plus it looks like yateys even with white wheels - not sayin i dont yours yatey just that its a replica! smileys/smiley5.gif

[DarylVTR]

i think to be honest, its just the way magnex exhausts sit on a saxo. I had 1 sat exactly the same and ive seen dozens on here and you can see the box on them all under the bumper.

IMO it would have looked better with black wheels instead of white because like saxx said everything else it dark and the wheels are abit in your face, but when i see it in real life im sure il still love it smileys/happy.gif

[DevilDamo]

Mike... You rebel! Hehe! Get those smoked side repeaters on smileys/smiley2.gif

[MikeCracknell]

I don't like black wheels with red! I can see what people saying about the balck/white combination - hmm, white bump strips??? LOL or even smileys/smiley3.gif colour coding? smileys/smiley3.gif

[DarylVTR]

if you colour code it, the wheels wont look out of place so much def colour code m8

[Luke]

Get it colour coded..

[MikeCracknell]

Better wait till the next big newspaper scoop then!!! smileys/smiley2.gif smileys/smiley2.gif smileys/smiley2.gif smileys/smiley2.gif

[Luke]

That could be ages...

[DevilDamo]

If you did go for black rims, then I would have said leave the black rub strips, etc... Because you've gone white, I'm thinking the colour coding may look good. Ask somebody to do a photoshop.

[luisax]

I like it mate! I think colour coding would be a good idea. Heres a quick photoshop, not perfect but it gives you the idea, if you want any other bits changed send me a PM


Original
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y192/Luiii/IMG_7193.jpg

Photoshop - colour coded bumpers/bump strips
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y192/Luiii/IMG_7193copy.jpg

[Luke]

Get it done, that looks even nicer.

[Baz]

looks good that Lui, maybe do front splitter and mirrors too?

[luisax]

In progress mate! I thought of that as soon as I posted that photoshop!

[stevossaxo]

that looks better mike

[luisax]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y192/Luiii/IMG_7193copy2.jpg

I have now added the following...

-Colour coded: front splitter, wing mirrors and grille.

-Smoked fogs + side repeaters.

-Tints.

[Baz]

looks spot on that!

[DevilDamo]

Looking good so far Louie. Keep working on those black rims. I'm sure Mike doesn't mind us telling him where his money should be going. Hehe!

[luisax]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y192/Luiii/IMG_7193copy3copy.jpg

Heres an incomplete version of the whels looking a bit darker for now (im tired and I pressed the wrong button so I couldn't change the colour of the wheels easily!)

[Barry123]

I'm a big fan of the coding the rub strips.

Lui you've done a good job on the photoshoppy, hopefully you'll have pursuaded him to push the car that little bit further down the modding route.

mike you know it makes sense!!!

[luisax]

Lui you've done a good job on the photoshoppy

Thanks mate.

I think the colour coding makes it even better mike, now go get some photos in the newspaper again smileys/smiley17.gif

[MikeCracknell]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm better ring the paintsprayers - status of car: INCOMPLETE smileys/smiley9.gif smileys/smiley3.gif smileys/smiley4.gif

[Dan]

I like it Mike, look lovely. I would definitely get it colour coded though. smileys/smiley2.gif

[l1ukeRS]

black wheels wud have suited it better, or anythin but white but its your car, nice car apart from that though

[carln]

I like it, it would look even better if it was colour coded.

[saxoash]

I like it Mike, look lovely. I would definitely get it colour coded though. smileys/smiley2.gif


i said that too him first smileys/smiley17.gif i think thers tomany colours going on red white and black colour coding will finish it off smileys/smiley17.gif

[MikeCracknell]

I'm going to the same place where I had the scooter painted to see how much they want smileys/smiley9.gif smileys/smiley3.gif smileys/smiley4.gif

[Bakes_vtr]

imo the white wheels look taky and dont suit the car, which is a shame because its a very nice car smileys/smiley17.gif

[mark16v]

Each one to there own, fully colour coded the white wheels look sweet, as it is they stick out, graphite grey would of looked better, smileys/smiley16.gif smileys/smiley20.gif

[yorkie]

loving the new coding ideas!!!
and my magnex set the mine its just the way it is!!!

[MikeCracknell]

graphite grey would of looked better, smileys/smiley16.gif smileys/smiley20.gif

There are too many saxos with dark wheels round here, want something different, and it does stand out a mile now!

[luisax]

Glad my photoshopping has been of help smileys/smiley17.gif

[hesslevtr]

not sure about the white and smoked theme

though i do like it

[MikeCracknell]

Glad my photoshopping has been of help smileys/smiley17.gif

Yes I meant to say thank you, goona get it colour coded (badges too - they are being done white)

Mike

[luisax]

Me too, I like it, but I think the wheels are a bit 'too bright'. But as Mike said he wants to be a little different. Colour coding will make it look much nicer tho chap!

[MikeCracknell]

Being booked in for next week now hoepfully for colour coding smileys/smiley4.gif

[Baz]

fancy sending some cash my way Mike? smileys/smiley4.gif

[MikeCracknell]

No, already spent over halfs a months wages on mods (but I did get £1k for that photo I got printed in the Daily Record)

[ChrisJ]

Get it coded now! (mirrors aswell) smileys/smiley2.gif

[Yates]

looking smart, not as good as mine tho smileys/smiley17.gif

wot pic you get printed?

[MikeCracknell]

Picture of a "missing" Air Scotland plane that I spotted purely by a series of co-incidences!

[mark16v]

There are too many wicked red saxos mike, only joking best of luck with the colour coding. Just thought the rims needed toning down a touch. smileys/smiley16.gif

[MikeCracknell]

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[MikeCracknell]

Booked in for next week for colour coding - will be done by Friday smileys/smiley4.gif

[Yates]

this will interest me!
id like to see it colour coded

for the record tho, i would never ever ever ever get mine colour coded, imo wicked reds shouldnt be colour coded, the black and red work great together

[Barry123]

Mike, credit to you for just jumping straight in and getting everything done (nearly) at once.
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Car is lookin nice smileys/smiley2.gif

[MikeCracknell]

this will interest me!
id like to see it colour coded

for the record tho, i would never ever ever ever get mine colour coded, imo wicked reds shouldnt be colour coded, the black and red work great together

I think so too, but think that the white, black and red is "too many" colours

[liamk15]

personally i like the black rub strips better,but i would like to see it colour codedsmileys/smiley20.gif

[SeriousSaxAppeal]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y192/Luiii/IMG_7193copy2.jpg

I have now added the following...

-Colour coded: front splitter, wing mirrors and grille.

-Smoked fogs + side repeaters.

-Tints.





Really hot car dude smileys/smiley20.gif I'm a huuuuuuge fan of colour coding, I reckon it makes cars look more expensive! Great idea, would look really kool if you did the above! smileys/smiley2.gif

[luisax]

Colour coding with the white wheels suits Mike's car down to the ground. Looking forward to seeing how much better it looks than my photoshop smileys/smiley2.gif

Mike, are you getting the grille colour coded?

[Hazza17]

not sure on the white wheels. they deff look better silver but other than that top effort! smileys/smiley20.gif

[Yates]

red black white

thats loads of colours!

not being funny but your still going to have black headlights and rear lights, so you will still have red black and white!

as for colour coding making cars look more expensive, im glad thats just ur opinion! cos it dont!

[MikeCracknell]

Colour coding with the white wheels suits Mike's car down to the ground. Looking forward to seeing how much better it looks than my photoshop smileys/smiley2.gif

Mike, are you getting the grille colour coded?

No, going for the "top half" dark, and the "bottom half" light if you get what I mean like

[JamieB]

looking good mark, will look better with the colour coding.

whats the story behind this pic you got printed then? why did it 'disappear'?

[Yates]

mark?!?! its mike

yeah i was wondering how the fuck a plane disappears

[Sean]

just looked through this, i like the idea of the colour coding as i love mattwesty's old vts, but i have to say the white wheels look fucking awful imo. polished would have been far smarter.

[MikeCracknell]

Well, Air Scotland has one plane, which has never been on time, and has been cancelled loads of times.

A few weeks back, they cancelled all their flights and took the plane out of service, but only Air Scotland knew about it, apart from the thousands of people who were stranded until they got a new wet-lease aircraft.

Daily Record loving it put headlines up about "where is the plane" etc.

I NEVER buy any newspaper, and was In Tescos in Hindhead (bastard road to hell), and saw a plane on the front and though "ill buy that one"

Anyway, to cut a long story short, was up in Lasham later on and saw it there, and rung paper and they were like "send us pictures NOW"

£$£$£$$£$£$$£$$£$£$$£ paid for mods £$£$£$$£$£$$£$$£$$£$£

[Barry123]

red black white

thats loads of colours!

not being funny but your still going to have black headlights and rear lights, so you will still have red black and white!


No offence man but i can see red, black and silver on yours smileys/smiley17.gif

[Dan]

Looking forward to seeing it color coded mike! smileys/smiley2.gif

[Yates]

it was sarcasm Ad, how is 3 colours loads of colours?!

i think the silver wheels give it a clean look, rather than having black wheels

[Jungle_Jim]

do it like the photoshop it looks well nice, you thought about delocking it as well would just make it abit cleaner. and if you wanted to tie in the white you could maybe get the rear badges painted

top work though buddy smileys/smiley20.gif

[adamsax]

You just wanna look like mine Mike.

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Nah, it's mint, you have to do something with the grill though mate imo.

Can't wait to see it!

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[Barry123]

it was sarcasm Ad, how is 3 colours loads of colours?!

i think the silver wheels give it a clean look, rather than having black wheels

coolio smileys/smiley8.gif

[Graeme]

i thionk it looks really good colour coded smileys/smiley14.gif

[MikeCracknell]

All will be done by FCS, all will be revealed there smileys/smiley2.gif

[MikeCracknell]

Added a video today - see page one of this thread for the link (or my signature!!!)

[riggsy]

nice vid mate car looks well smileys/smiley16.gif

[adamsax]

MINT VIDEO!

Magnex sounds mint, I want one!

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[MikeCracknell]

Sorry about the poor quality at beginning smileys/smiley9.gif dunno why it went "squarry"

Mike

[Craig]

looks ace bud sweet vid smileys/smiley17.gif

[Robb]

Lol, looking good, I love that 'rumble'...

And the weathers not that bad either...


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[Mitchell]

i would of just lowered it with polished wheels (dont see that too often) and i would of kept the original lights on, nothing wrong with em.

however, its still a tidy car!

[MikeCracknell]

Its only half finished - tints and colour coding being done from tomorrow

[Barry123]

Nice to see it whizzing around Mike!

[DarylVTR]

mike thats fucking awsome! love it soooo smart now buddy, that magnex sounds rlly good, nothing like my olds magnex!


gr8 choice of mods my friend

[Luke]

Excellent video Mike.

How long was you talking about Sooky to me on phone whilst i was driving home haha.

[MikeCracknell]

mikes thats fucking awsome! love it soooo smart now buddy, that magnex sounds rlly good, nothing like my olds magnex!


gr8 choice of mods my friend

Thank you sir, did all that filming on South Downs today, just after it finished pissing wiv rain!

Full Reveal of Finished Car coming at French Car Show (well, the day before at hotel!) Daryl-get your arse up there

[dsh85]

its looking good mike cant wait too see it at fcs!!

[DevilDamo]

Very good Mike. And I bet you had fun cleaning the rims after making that little vid smileys/smiley14.gif

[VTaaRon]

think you should get the wheels clio williams gold would look amazing imo espec with the wicked red but cars gonna look great when coded

[DevilDamo]

Gold rims and a red car!?! smileys/smiley5.gif

[MikeCracknell]

Tints done - pic page 1!

[saxoash]

looking nice, carnt wait to see it colour coded smileys/smiley17.gif

[MikeCracknell]

Without the car tomorrow and get it back wednesday - when it will be COMPLETE!

[riggsy]

liking the tints matey how much did they set you back then?

how dark are they?

[MikeCracknell]

30% all round, £180 for the lot - Gatwick Auto Shades

[riggsy]

i take it the fronts are lighter than the rears then?

where are gatwich auto shades based?

i thought companies werent allowed to touch the front windows now days?

[MikeCracknell]

No, fronts are the same as the rears. They look lighter cos of the light from the windscreen.

Gatwick Autoshades Location: Clue in the name!!! Gatwick

[Barry123]

well only one mod left to go mikeyboy...

I'm not going to look until saturday for it smileys/smiley2.gif

[Hopcraft]

tints look wicked.

[Dan]

Nice mike, like the video too. You not doing the badges white?

[Graeme]

tints are to dark i think

[riggsy]

No, fronts are the same as the rears. They look lighter cos of the light from the windscreen.

Gatwick Autoshades Location: Clue in the name!!! Gatwick

oh yeh lol sorry my bad realy not with it today!

car looks great mate keep it up smileys/smiley2.gif

[MikeCracknell]

Nice mike, like the video too. You not doing the badges white?

I am going to yes.

The tints do look dark, but then the picture was darkened, and underexposed smileys/smiley2.gif

HOPEFULLY, and only HOPEFULLY I should have her back tomorrow, but it maybe Thursday smileys/smiley19.gif

[ne_jam]

dark wheel will look beter or polsihed

[Barry123]

right well just spoken to Mike - apart from him sounding wwwayyy too excited (just messing mike smileys/smiley2.gif ) the car apparently looks pro...
watch this space very very soon i guess!!!

[Steve.]

yer i have seen it already, but im not gonna put the pic up, would spoilt he surprise!! but it looks sweet!!

[MikeCracknell]

Pics: page 1

[Clouds_mate]

yes yes

[Barry123]

rather nice

[luisax]

Looks just like the photoshop I did for you smileys/smiley17.gif

[Craig]

She looks very nice Michael.

[yorkie]

good job mike!!! smileys/smiley2.gif

[ads]

glad your pleased with it bud it now makes all that running around , dropping the car of for you and getting up at 6AM smileys/smiley12.gif to take you to work all worth it i shall send the compliments to the bodyshop smileys/smiley4.gif

[Yates]

sorry mike but for me you just dont colour code the wicked red saxos, just my opinion

its nice, but the red and black bump strips work so much better

[Dan]

Love it Mike, I do actually like the wicked red saxo's colour coded! smileys/smiley17.gif

[silversaxo]

Looks nice well done!!

[Jimbo]

Thats stunning mike! smileys/smiley20.gif

Can't wait to see it Sunday smileys/smiley2.gif

[dsh85]

gorgeous mike! theres only the alloys id chage to some 16s smileys/smiley17.gif haha ojk. i see you havent coded the bottom bumper lip aswell smileys/smiley3.gif

[mattwesty]

shit, crap, etc...





















only joking mate, looks spot on. smileys/smiley20.gif

[Barry123]

sorry mike but for me you just dont colour code the wicked red saxos, just my opinion

its nice, but the red and black bump strips work so much better

Disagree with ya man,
Coded makes me moist. Personally i dont like black plasticy bumpers having said that there are plenty of examples of how to make it still look good even if it hasnt been coded...
such as yours and few others.

[mattwesty]

i had my red sax and colour coded it, it looked schweeeeet!

now i have the black one i have decided to leave it, i think we go throgh phases.........

[Luke]

I think the colour coded wicked red Saxo's look ace, to be honest its hard to be different these days but Mike, you have done it.

Well done...

[adamsax]

Look's Lovely Mike smileys/smiley16.gif

[Chris_F]

Very nice mike, love it smileys/smiley17.gif

love the white wheels, having the rub strips sprayed really work with those wheels.

nice one smileys/smiley20.gif

[Hazza17]

looks good

[Yates]

sorry mike but for me you just dont colour code the wicked red saxos, just my opinion

its nice, but the red and black bump strips work so much better

Disagree with ya man,
Coded makes me moist. Personally i dont like black plasticy bumpers having said that there are plenty of examples of how to make it still look good even if it hasnt been coded...
such as yours and few others.

i just dont think its right, if you take care of the bumpers and always put on bumper care and back to black, imo they just dont look black and plasticky they look just smart

[saxoash]

sorry mike but for me you just dont colour code the wicked red saxos, just my opinion

its nice, but the red and black bump strips work so much better

Disagree with ya man,
Coded makes me moist. Personally i dont like black plasticy bumpers having said that there are plenty of examples of how to make it still look good even if it hasnt been coded...
such as yours and few others.

i just dont think its right, if you take care of the bumpers and always put on bumper care and back to black, imo they just dont look black and plasticky they look just smart

yeah agree but with white wheels there was to many colours and colour coding sorted that out, just needs mirrors and dimma grill colour coded and bottom lip

[l1ukeRS]

like the car
wheels smileys/smiley11.gif

[mark16v]

The white wheels look alot better now the car is colour coded, top job there mike smileys/smiley4.gif smileys/smiley20.gif smileys/smiley10.gif smileys/smiley10.gif smileys/smiley10.gif smileys/smiley10.gif smileys/smiley10.gif

[MikeCracknell]

Some ways I prefer black bumpstrips, but I much more prefer the colour coding...

[DevilDamo]

Mike... what about having the wing mirrors, base plates and front lower splitter colour coded!?!

I definitely think the original petrol cap should go back on to go with the 'colour coding' theme.

Btw, did you manage to source those draught seals?

[MikeCracknell]

Didn't want the mirrors done, what the hell are base plates, and I didn't have the splitter done due to hitting things - seen how much damage a little rub can do to paint!

draught seals? no not yet, havn't had time!

[Chris_F]

base plates are the sprayed bit on your mirrors mike, as i remember smileys/smiley5.gif

anyone correct me if im wrong hehe

Whats the plans with the grill, you decided on anything yet?

[MikeCracknell]

Whats the plans with the grill, you decided on anything yet?

As a minimum, I want to get it black again, its a sort of grey colour atm, not good smileys/smiley5.gif

[Yates]

bumper care mike, ive got some il show u this weekend mate

[MikeCracknell]

Before and after pics now up!!!!

Clicky (http://www.michael-cracknell.co.uk/banda.htm)

[patrick2403]

shit hot mate smileys/smiley17.gif

[Yates]

looks like mine

[hesslevtr]

is it me or does it look more cleaner now

as your prob looka after it more

[Yates]

its cost mines dead shiney paul

[MikeCracknell]

LOL, yes it is looked after more now than it was under the bastard previous owner....