Doms mk1 posi vtr/mk2 black vtr

[03bdominicbo]

Well, I started a post in the styling section but its turning into a bit more of a progress thread now.

Back in January I got myself a nice mk1 VTR in top condition and since then I've slowly been making subtle modifications.

In January:

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4241/dscf3244s.jpg

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8116/dscf3260y.jpg

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/443/dscf3261ew.jpg


So far:

-Angel Lights
-Tinted Rear Lights
-Aero Wipers

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/935/dscf3286n.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/4356/dscf3288j.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8932/dscf3287n.jpg

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8006/dscf3295q.jpg

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/4778/dscf3292o.jpg
Shot at 2012-03-27




On its way:
K&N 57i
Yellow Fog Tint

In the future:
-Lower 60mm
-Get alloys done in anthracite grey (or get VTS ones in anthracite) - DONE
-Wheel Spacers to give it a nice stance
-Backbox
-Possibly tint the windows havent decided yet :S
-Gloss Black Bump Strips
-Presed Plates
-GET VTR SPOILER - DONE

[03bdominicbo]

Induction kit arrived today. It's only a basic K&N kit so I wasn't expecting too much, but its made quite a nice little improvement :)

Before:
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7972/dscf3306u.jpg

After:
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/7601/dscf3307ba.jpg

[03bdominicbo]

My yellow fog tint arrived today! It looks sooo good! Will post pics later...

[03bdominicbo]

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9343/dscf3312s.jpg

I like them, and thats the main thing! :)

[AaronSAXOVTR]

looks nice :y: were did you get the yellow fogs from?

[Pfarnan91]

Looks good ! love those headlights ! glad you got rid of those lexus rears though.

[03bdominicbo]

looks nice :y: were did you get the yellow fogs from?

Thanks mate, got some lamin-x tint film and did it my self :y:

[Vtrsi76]

looking good mate...mk 1 s kick ass....

were did u take the cold feed from?

[JA3llis]

Best colour imo yellow tints look different

[03bdominicbo]

looking good mate...mk 1 s kick ass....

were did u take the cold feed from?

I used the standard one behind the grill mate.

[03bdominicbo]

Best colour imo yellow tints look different

Cheers mate :y: I saw a couple of others on here and really liked it. I think the yellow tints and angel eyes make the front end look pretty neat

[03bdominicbo]

Did my alloys today :) What do you reckon? Not sure if they're a bit too dark...

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/7849/dscf3315t.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/2469/dscf3316i.jpg

Gonna get a few more pictures when this crappy weather brightens up a bit

Looking at it here, it DEFO needs lowering asap! I better start saving!

[slow-norris]

i like them mate nice choice of colour

[dforder]

My yellow fog tint arrived today! It looks sooo good! Will post pics later...

yellow tints look smart as fcuk:y:

[03bdominicbo]

i like them mate nice choice of colour

Cheers mate, it was a Ford grey, cant remember which one though. They'll look pretty smart when the tyres are all washed up and dressed :y:

[SamRussell]

Looks good. Fogs look shweeeet as well!

[Prickle]

Look good. Dont think the headlights tie in with it all...

[DeanAngell1234]

Deck it ;) P.S love mk1 Posi blues, check mine out :P

[Baz]

Wheels look exactly like mine did when I had them on! :y:

[03bdominicbo]

Wheels look exactly like mine did when I had them on! :y:

They're starting to grow on me a bit more now :y:

Finally got myself a spoiler from a member on here, Goldsax! Hopefully it'll arrive this week and I'll be able to get it fitted :D

[03bdominicbo]

Just colour coded the citreon badge with the wheels. I'll try and get some more pics with the grill on the car. It looks the nuts!

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7145/dscf3327r.jpg

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/1508/dscf3333d.jpg

They dont look very shiny here, but they are!

[03bdominicbo]

just took a couple pics of the colour coded badge, cant see it too well in the pictures but it looks wicked in real life...

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/4074/dscf3336lc.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1879/dscf3337n.jpg

[03bdominicbo]

Hi everyone, I was just reading a thread in the styling section about stripping the paint from the wheels back to bare metal and just polishing them up. I was just wondering if anyone had done this on their rocker cover and if you have any pics...

Cheers!

[Bedford126]

You can do the rocker cover mate but unless there is no rust on it at all it won't look very good. Also once it's polished up you will need to clear coat it to stop it rusting.

[03bdominicbo]

Thanks for the response mate, might pick up a spare one and try it on that

[03bdominicbo]

After discovering a leak from my sunroof I stripped out the headlinig to discover two wonderful rust patches in the corners of the sunroof where the water was leaking in. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to get the whole thing out and re-seal everything which will be great fun. Some good news as well however! I'm off to Chelmsford this evening to pick up a debadged boot lid! Can't wait :D

[03bdominicbo]

Well after discovering the leak yesterday I went to get some filler and sealant and all the stuff I'd need to temporarily sort it. However, I was on my motorbike and some little shits decided to drive like absolute twats and leave me in the middle of the road. How kind people are nowadays. Anyways, I wasn't too badly injured but I decided to leave it until today. When I got home I had a message from "JoshFurioBrookes" so I headed to Chelmsford to pick up a debadged bootlid!! :y:

So, today...
Sorted out the holes, cleared all of the loose crap, filled them and then covered them with sealant so I'm hoping this will hold up until I can get it sorted properly. The rooflining looks a bit grubby so I'm looking to get a new one and retrim it which will be nice :)

I also fitted the bootlid all on my own! :clapping:

Plans:
Good Clean tomorrow
NEEDS LOWERING!!!!!!!
4-2-1 Manifold (please let me know if you have any recommendations)
A subtle backbox just big enough to fill the cut out nicely
Considering widemouthing

Also if anyone has any tips on how to remove the black vinyl on the front doors by the window it would be much appreciated. I did the passenger one today but it was a bloody nightmare!

So heres some pictures from my eventful day...

Where I noticed the leak originally:
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6063/dscf3339u.jpg


The rust I discovered on both corners of the sunroof:
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/3213/dscf3354k.jpg


After removing most of the loose rust:
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2580/dscf3358n.jpg

Filled with first coat of sealant:
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3355/dscf3380h.jpg

Old bootlid off:
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/4931/dscf3369s.jpg

New bootlid on:
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/6784/dscf3373s.jpg
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/4474/dscf3382j.jpg


Photoshop of widemouth courtesy of RichM :y:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/zEr0xz/Photoshop/03bdominicbo.jpg

good and bad comments welcome!

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Boot looks good dude! :)

[joe333]

Love the fog lights buddy :y:

[Vtrsi76]

looking good mate......not to sure about the widemouth tho...but thats just my opinion...

[Pfarnan91]

Looks good de-badged !

[03bdominicbo]

Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone has used these Apex Springs before and if they're any good.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280664870854?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_6380wt_1194

Cheers

[03bdominicbo]

Boot looks good dude! :)

Cheers mate, I was amazed at how easy the swap over was!

[03bdominicbo]

looks good dude! did you use lamin-x for the fogs?

I did indeed mate, its good stuff :y:

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone has used these Apex Springs before and if they're any good.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280664870854?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_6380wt_1194

Cheers

I've had those springs in the past, Apex is a good way to go, the 50mm kit is generally considered the best kit for low budget. Buy it off KamRacing thats where its normally cheapest. £211 I think, and you get Springs and Front and Rear Dampers.
To buy it all separately would be around £275 posted I think!

[03bdominicbo]

Cheers mate! I'll have to check that out! It's driving me mad how high it sits atm, just doesn't look right

[03bdominicbo]

sitting like a 4x4 :(
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/259/dscf3398rg.jpg

[03bdominicbo]

Finally got rid of the smoked rear lights because i thought they made the car look a bit dull and got some nice standard ones :)

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1976/dscf3451u.jpg

I also Got a picture of my nice clean interior from last month :D

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4402/interiorlondon.jpg

[MiniGibbo]

good progress, imo loose the front lights and lower it and itll be 10x the better car for it.

[03bdominicbo]

good progress, imo loose the front lights and lower it and itll be 10x the better car for it.

I like the angels! lol, they have had quite a mixed response. Lowering is defo gonna happen next month, hopefully gonna get the spax 50mm kit from Kamracing. Cant wait!

[03bdominicbo]

Just wanted to put these two pics next to each other so its easy to compare what ive done to the back end. I think I've tidied it up pretty nicely :D

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/443/dscf3261ew.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1976/dscf3451u.jpg

[SamRussell]

looks really smart mate

[Jay_]

Get a nice exhaust, lowered, smoked standard front lights, 106GTi interior is what I would do! Looking really good man! :y:

[JoshFurioBrookes]

New numberplates are needed Dom! :)

[03bdominicbo]

New numberplates are needed Dom! :)

I know mate! Keep meaning to sort out my pressed ones. Do you know if you can legal ones online. Do you normally have to send your logbook off as well to prove you own it??

[03bdominicbo]

Get a nice exhaust, lowered, smoked standard front lights, 106GTi interior is what I would do! Looking really good man! :y:

I would love the 106 interior but all of the ones I keep finding have big holes in! There was a user called Delboy selling a proper mint set but I just missed out :(

[JoshFurioBrookes]

I know mate! Keep meaning to sort out my pressed ones. Do you know if you can legal ones online. Do you normally have to send your logbook off as well to prove you own it??

I would love the 106 interior but all of the ones I keep finding have big holes in! There was a user called Delboy selling a proper mint set but I just missed out :(

Try dubmeister, they are legal :) They require a copy of your V5 I think.

Buy my 106 Passenger seat! Rear benches come up for sale loads, then all you need is a drivers seat! :D

[03bdominicbo]

Buy my 106 Passenger seat! Rear benches come up for sale loads, then all you need is a drivers seat! :D

Hmm, you raise a good point here! I'm currently selling some gear off on eBay to raise funds! Lol. Have you still got the back box as well? I get paid next week so I'll probably be in touch again if it's still available! I'm gonna pretty much resurrect your car in my own at this rate!

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Hmm, you raise a good point here! I'm currently selling some gear off on eBay to raise funds! Lol. Have you still got the back box as well? I get paid next week so I'll probably be in touch again if it's still available! I'm gonna pretty much resurrect your car in my own at this rate!

I dont have access to my car at the moment, should have it back in about 2 weeks. Then I'll get the backbox off :) So yes I still have it :)

Yeh keep my car living on :D

[Jay_]

pessed plate =ebay.

[03bdominicbo]

pessed plate =ebay.

Can you get the legal ones on there??

[03bdominicbo]

Well after I bodged up the leaking roof we had another large down pour and the leak was still there slightly! So, back to the start again. I stripped the roof lining out etc and took the area around the hole back to bare metal then filled it with chemical metal. This stuff is quality!! It seems to have completely stopped the leak now :D Well, my headlining was in a bit of a mess so I cleaned it up and used this as an excuse to retrim it. Soooo, off i went to get some black leather. This might sound a bit tacky but it looks so smart imo! I've done the parcel shelf to match as well. Will get some decent pictures up when this weather sorts it self out!

[03bdominicbo]

I'm off to get my gti interior tonight can't wait! When it's in my interior will be looking nice and fresh with the leather headlinig as well ;) pics up ASAP

[03bdominicbo]

Well as much as I love my posi mk1, after seeing some really nice black mk2's on here I really wanted one. So, after some bargain hunting I managed to find this little gem for £390!!!! Only 77000 miles and 3 previous owners, little tax and mot. I had to drive it home over 100 miles and it was spot on mechanically, didn't miss a single beat. It needed a couple bits doing:

-Exhaust heatshield was hanging down - fixed - cost £0
-Airbag light was on - fixed, loose clip - cost £0
-Passenger side front wheel was pushed back and rubbing on arch when turning - fixed, new lower arm - £55

And thats it really! I'm going to replace the drivers side lower arm as well because that looks like its had a bit of a knock but all in all a bargain for a total spend of £445!

Only thing now is, I cant decide which one to sell because I know I can pretty much double my money on the mk2 which would be nice :)

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3419/dscf3493o.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/8578/dscf3492r.jpg

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Thats a bloody bargain Dom, HPI clear etc too?

Your Posi was coming along nicely, I would stick with it, and use the money from the Mk2 to improve it! could get some Gaz coilovers with the money! ;)

[03bdominicbo]

Thats a bloody bargain Dom, HPI clear etc too?

Your Posi was coming along nicely, I would stick with it, and use the money from the Mk2 to improve it! could get some Gaz coilovers with the money! ;)

Yeah all clear mate, only downside is that it doesnt have service history. Thats what I was tempted to do with the money, only thing is that its better to drive than the posi, it feels a lot smoother.

Decisions decisions decisions!!

[03bdominicbo]

Thats a bloody bargain Dom, HPI clear etc too?

Your Posi was coming along nicely, I would stick with it, and use the money from the Mk2 to improve it! could get some Gaz coilovers with the money! ;)

Yeah all clear mate, only downside is that it doesnt have service history. Thats what I was tempted to do with the money, only thing is that its better to drive than the posi, it feels a lot smoother.

Decisions decisions decisions!!

[Jay_]

Yeah all clear mate, only downside is that it doesnt have service history. Thats what I was tempted to do with the money, only thing is that its better to drive than the posi, it feels a lot smoother.

Decisions decisions decisions!!

engine from mk2 into mk1 then ;)

[03bdominicbo]

engine from mk2 into mk1 then ;)

lol, if only I had the money or the know-how!

[Vtrsi76]

mk 1 all the way mate..imo they look so much better....sell the mk2 and get some 'treats' for the bettet 1`

[03bdominicbo]

Going to get the mk2 mot'ed today! Don't know why, but I'm so nervous! I've been reading up a lot and done all of the obvious checks so I'm hoping it'll pass. I think I'll stick it up for sale if it does with 1 years mot and 6 months tax. Could make it a nice little earner for me :y:

[03bdominicbo]

Failed!

Was a bit Pissed off because the guy who tested it said the car is sound but unfortunately where the lower arm ball joint inserts into the hub, there is too much movement because the hub has worn from where the previous owner left the bad wishbone :( this means a replacement hub is needed, but that's a pain to do so I've just managed to get a complete strut and hub from eBay for £30 :y: so it's not all bad. Hopefully have it sorted next week and have the mk2 up for sale!!

[Prickle]

Drama queen. :homme:

[03bdominicbo]

What can I say? My life is one big soap opera :homme:

[GazWatson]

thats a shame about the mot fail, sooner you get it fixed the better

[03bdominicbo]

Got the MK2 retested today and it passed!! So, I got it home, gave it a good wash and now I'm looking to sell it. Heres a couple of pictures from today :)

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/1631/dscf3562mr.jpg

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/608/dscf3556t.jpg

And here's a few more pictures I found on my computer...
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8208/dscf3496q.jpg
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6974/dscf3498a.jpg
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/7084/dscf3499s.jpg

[03bdominicbo]

Well, I've had lots happening lately. I sold the black Mk2 for £985 last week which gave me a very tasty profit and also things have slowed down on the mk1. Ive had a lot of fun with my Saxo over the last few months but I have been in serious need of a bigger car.
Sooo..... I bought myself a Hyundai Coupe! I'm getting mixed reviews on it but I think its a top notch car, its feels so modern to drive compared to the saxo and its so much more smoother and comfortable. Because of this the time has come to say goodbye to my mk1 and Im now open to offers ;) When I get a chance I'm going to set up a new thread for it.

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/1582/dscf3574w.jpg
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/7084/dscf3499s.jpg