VTR Mods & cleaning? - Saxperience

rosco27 · 3rd August 2008, 21:48

Hi All,

I'm new to this forum and have been reading with interest.

I've got a 2000 W Reg Saxo VTR. It was standard when i got it about 2 months ago and so far the only mods I have made is adding a performance sportex back box to beef it up a bit. I have changed the petrol cap for an alloy one which looks great for £10 from ebay, brand new too. I also bought and fitted this weekend a Sony CDX-GT620U CD player which is pretty smart. I'm looking for some advice on the cleaning & polishing. As the car is 8 years old if does have the odd age related mark and scratch here and there particually on the bonnet. I'm currently using Turtle Wax ICE Synthetic Wash & Polish and while they are both great and easy to apply and leave a fairly good shine I'm sure there is something better out there. The car's colour is metalic silver and I wash & polish on a weekly basis. The polish is a clear synthetic oil and can be applied to bumpers and trim too without leaving white marks. I spend a lot of time looking after my saxo so was hoping for some advice on a wash, wax/polish etc and some decent cloths to use...Auto Glym seems to be popular on here. Also my tyres are the standard VTR wheels and while I would love to change them I can't afford to at the moment. 2 of them are more or less in 100% condition however the other 2 are slightly kerbed and bubbling which I know will eventually end up coming off. What is the best way and cheapest way to make these wheels look as good as possible. While I'm writing this bible and probably boring you all by now what other mods would you make. I've also thought about having it lowered but not sure of the cost.

Cheers for reading...

raymondbowon · 3rd August 2008, 21:53

alright mate and welcome to sax-p.

try posting in the engines and modification sections. A lot more help in there.

raymondbowon · 3rd August 2008, 21:54

with regards to the wheels, just keep them looking as shiny as possible until you can afford to have them refurbed.

rosco27 · 3rd August 2008, 21:59

Cheers mate will do. I'd like to get new wheels but money is an issue at the moment!

bullit · 3rd August 2008, 22:11

go lowered before wheels imo

get a good tyre gel on your wheels. will make loads better.

polish you cant go wrong with AG SRP

wax, a small pot of vic concours. apply every 3 months or so

rosco27 · 3rd August 2008, 22:45

Cheers for us advice mate. Have you ever used Zymol stuff? Just seen a pic on here where someone had used Zymol Creame Wax on their silvery saxo and it looked great....a kinda wet look finish to it?

titchster · 4th August 2008, 00:00

Zymols good stuff, but can be expensive.
Range of stuff, from Autoglym, Meguiars, Poorboys, plenty of info can be found here Detailing World a wealth of knowledge there. As for wheels, give them a good clean with a wheel cleaner, then seal them, and a good tyre shine.

Mods wise, id lower it, 4-2-1 manifold, full exhaust system, induction kit, different wheels, and leave it at that, unless you wanted to go onto look at a bigger cam, and possibly (im not sure which 'box it is on 2000 cars) a different gearbox, as early VTR's IMO come with ratios that are all over the place.
Then, depending on your budget there's the more expensive options, Individual Throttle Bodies/Carbs, Turbo/Supercharger etc.

Lowering can cost anywhere between £130 to around £200 (or even more, or less).

rosco27 · 7th August 2008, 23:48

Where would the best place be to get them refurbed and how much do you reckon it owuld cost?Would it be cheaper to buy new one? There is a company on the net who are offering VTR wheels for £250. They send you refurbed wheels that are dip to strip the pain. They are then acid etched & then blasted. After ben sanded they are powder coated and lacquered. What you reckon...

http://www.pxwheels.com/Wheels/image.php?uid=397

Cheers

R15AXO · 8th August 2008, 11:52

rip of if you go to north east forum sure someone there could do it for you