Stone0311

was your £50 all in including the bonnet part? if so much better value!

Yeah all in. Seems stupid that it is cheaper to get the whole lot shipped from the U.S than buy just the bonnet part here.

but driving around like that- not for me mate

Dont make me hate it even more guys, its only gona be on for long hauls

>> Every meet in the SW is usually at least an hr on the motorway :roll:

make sure its fastened down proper ya don't want it flappin about

Yeah was thinkin that. im hopin it wont be an issue - practically had to use KY to get it on :lol:

Weekend efforts included:

Stripped, cleaned and soundproofed both doors.

Took manky foam off the inside of the bonnet, got pi$$ed of with trying to get the old glue off >> then got rained on

i'm not a fan of the bumper bra although i do like the bonnet bra and i think after a while you'll agree

I wasnt a fan b4 i paid 4 it! - think it looks crap to be honest

But... its gona look after my fresh paint when im steamin down the motorway :)

I got mine shipped from the states bud ~ all in £50

This is the only place ive seen just the bonnet part here ~ and its £65 + p&p

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My bra arrived form the U.S this morn, quick 20mins to fit and was on.

Few minor issues, nothin too serious

> Side repeater holes

> Designed for the 50mm chin spoiler

> No. plate hole is U.S size

Other than that its a good fit, should look after the paint well.

but not enough decent Valvers

Havent seen a nice valver for sale for a while any where but on here ~ suppose they arent as well looked after as VRs and Gs cos there only babby ones.

Very nice bud. Be good to see ures when its all done, get it down to a few Sw meets.

You need the brake line conversion kit from Goodridge too @ £35.

If your other lines are the early rubber type you have to change all of them for the braided ones ~ 6 intotal, two conversion lines for the rear and the replacement ones for the front and rear axle

In case you havent seen this in the wiki its worth a read for either 2.0/1.8

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yeah il have 1 :)

I have these fitted to mine ~ seemed a bit long but i trusted the guy at BFG.

Had MOT on last tues - they passed fine, no issues > and considerin how picky they were they would have added them to the list if the could.

New MOTs seem alot tighter

I can stick a photo on if you still want to see the difference?

okey dokey then.

I dont have anything bolted down to my rocker cover ~ prob why i can find it :)

Next >> has anybody got an overrun temp sensor/ fan run on switch

Has anyone any idea how much a bare metal respray would cost for the whole car ?

Alot... Probably around the area of £1200 to £1500+(edit mistake £2200 to 2500+)

You would be amazed at what majic these places can perform, best bet would prob go and see somebody who works in a bodyshop and ask ~ they will have a good idea of whats best.

I was under the impression that generally, unless ure gona change colour or do sumin special with the paint that a baremetal job is a bit extreme.

Im sure sum1 will be on here who no's in more detail

It is a brown wire in a black sleeve > so its black.

has the female spade connector on it, but also had the male end from where ever it had broken off.

temperature sensor mounted to the cam cover for controlling the fan overrun.

where abouts on the cover is this mount roo?

Found a wire not attached to anything, which appears to be 12v constant.

As you look at the engine bay, on the left hand side, 2 large sections of loom come down over the strut tower and down into the engine bay.

Just behind the air box 3 wires leave the loom >>>

2 go to the diaphragm pressure valve (which does what?)

where does the 3 one go or ment to be 4?

Cheers

leaps and bounds bud :)

Might not be to everyones taste

Its not every1 elses car chap :) it looks good

2 good lookin valvers at the next meet ;)

was the hoodliner exxpensive bud?

:lol:

Was undecided between the 2 >> not now tho ~ just tried them both on that Katzkin site

Welcome to the club bud ;)

Over the last 4/5 years think i have done nearing every item on your list bud, just keep on crackin > doent matter what is wrong with it now, get it fixed and sumthin else with break tom, nature of the beast i think.

Before you do too much have a good look with the search on here ~ i.e if your gona start changin brake lines and stuff loose the rear calipers and replace with MK4 ones + replace the lines with the BFG conversion ones.

>> Learn a bit and ul save time and money in the bigger picture :)

Every1 on here will help if you need advise

Sweet site, gives you an idea of what colours etc look nice on the design bit

Looks very nice bud, how much did the hood liner set you back? its a job very near the top of the 'things to do' list

Finally decided on tan with black piping

Made your mind up then :) decided im goin with a satin finish black leather for the wings and head rest, with a tan alcantara centre section and door cards

Torn between startin the turbo conversion and interior retrim for the winter now :)

Glad you bought this topic up timg60 im currently thinking exactly the same thing but not sure what to get >> dont want to spend the earth :)

looking good mr Stone0311, the only trouble is knowing where to stop, i`ve got so carried away that i`ve had to try and find another c to drive about in whilst my vr is under going a bit of tlc

It does get that way doesnt it >> the garage that mine lives in now has carpet and a dehumidifier! (Spelling?) :cuckoo: :)

:snipersmile: Valerian

looking real good.....are you proud of it so far Mr Stone?

Its getting there, never seems to look good enough to me tho > always more to do :)

Cheers for the complements guys.