My 2000 1.1 Forte progress

[Jigs2895]

Good find for £115

[tastysombrero31]

Yeah, they were up for £130 on ebay but got them for £115, I thought they would have been in worse condition than they were for that price, they just need a quick leather restore and will be good as new

[martin1985]

nice find for the seats! what other plans do you have?

[tastysombrero31]

Originally Posted by martin1985

nice find for the seats! what other plans do you have?

Thanks, i'm not sure yet, I finish my first year's insurance in August so after they get rid of the stupid black box thing I want to lower it, but only around 40-50mm as I like the more subtle drop, and I already have a problem with the back wheels rubbing on the arches so I need to get that fixed first of all anyway.
Then after that, bits like upper and lower strut braces, get rid of the horrific forte door cards, and hopefully within a year do a VTR swap - VTS swap would be perfect but cause of insurance and stuff like that, an 8v sounds more reasonable.
All with money allowing of course!

[martin1985]

cool, you will need arch rollers on the arches going 50mm, i take it you are going the flat arch look?. yes 8v will be way cheaper but 16v is way better

[tastysombrero31]

Originally Posted by martin1985

cool, you will need arch rollers on the arches going 50mm, i take it you are going the flat arch look?. yes 8v will be way cheaper but 16v is way better

Cool, thats an easy enough job then. I like both, but I think I prefer the fact if it stays flat then its more subtle and I don't have to worry about getting a VT kit and painting and fitting etc.
I know the 16v is a lot better but maybe that's something for a couple years time, I hope so anyway

[tastysombrero31]

Had my mark 2 VT Spoiler on for a couple weeks now but only just got round to taking some pictures. It's nice and suble compared the the mk 1 spoiler. Only cost £10 and another £10 in spray and clear coat.

[Connorsaxo]

Nice subtle mod there, may have to give it a go. Did you just use tigerseal to fit it?

[tastysombrero31]

Originally Posted by Connorsaxo

Nice subtle mod there, may have to give it a go. Did you just use tigerseal to fit it?

Yes mate. Be careful, as the spoiler might come with foam pads on around the screw holes (for the VT back window) - make sure you sand off and get rid of all the foam and tiger seal the bare plastic spoiler. First time we sealed the foam pads to the window and the pads failed, somehow the back wiper caught the spoiler though haha

[Connorsaxo]

Originally Posted by tastysombrero31

Yes mate. Be careful, as the spoiler might come with foam pads on around the screw holes (for the VT back window) - make sure you sand off and get rid of all the foam and tiger seal the bare plastic spoiler. First time we sealed the foam pads to the window and the pads failed, somehow the back wiper caught the spoiler though haha

Wont have any problems there as I dont have a back wiper

[tastysombrero31]

Originally Posted by Connorsaxo

Wont have any problems there as I dont have a back wiper

haha no i mean when it fell off the back wiper caught it and stopped it falling onto the road

[tastysombrero31]

Thanks to the change of seats, I have a new gaming chair!

[CorsaDestroyer]

Sweet progress, might be worth de-badging the 'Forte' on the rear quarter & maybe de-wipering the rear? Also, could do with some back to black on those bump strips

[tastysombrero31]

Originally Posted by CorsaDestroyer

Sweet progress, might be worth de-badging the 'Forte' on the rear quarter & maybe de-wipering the rear? Also, could do with some back to black on those bump strips

Yeah, I used this trim restore on all the plastics, it basically just shined them and didn't restore any blackness, so I think thats the next thing to sort, although they do look a bit better after a clean
If i take the little forte thing off, will the paint underneath be discoloured or brighter or anything?

[CorsaDestroyer]

Originally Posted by tastysombrero31

Yeah, I used this trim restore on all the plastics, it basically just shined them and didn't restore any blackness, so I think thats the next thing to sort, although they do look a bit better after a clean
If i take the little forte thing off, will the paint underneath be discoloured or brighter or anything?

Ahh i'm not sure then :/ I use autogylm bumper & trim gel which worked well for me.

Removing the badge probably will leave it discoloured but a bit of colour restorer might solve that

[tastysombrero31]

Originally Posted by CorsaDestroyer

Ahh i'm not sure then :/ I use autogylm bumper & trim gel which worked well for me.

Removing the badge probably will leave it discoloured but a bit of colour restorer might solve that

I'll have a look into it, cheers buddy!

Oh, and I thought i'd got a good deal for my 106 seats until i saw your thread

[CorsaDestroyer]

Originally Posted by tastysombrero31

I'll have a look into it, cheers buddy!

Oh, and I thought i'd got a good deal for my 106 seats until i saw your thread

No worrys, i'd say you still got a decent deal tbf, the picture of mine makes them look a bit better than they are, but they're still not bad, mind.

[tastysombrero31]

Originally Posted by CorsaDestroyer

No worrys, i'd say you still got a decent deal tbf, the picture of mine makes them look a bit better than they are, but they're still not bad, mind.

Anything is comfier than the standard crapso seats haha

[tastysombrero31]

My cracked leather restore kit just arrived so hopefully the seats will clean up like new, I'll get some before and after pictures up tonight

[tastysombrero31]

My new beesting just arrived in the post!