billinjah 0 Posted April 27, 2006 mmm woulda been a good idea to bung a new matrix in then!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted April 27, 2006 yeah,i cant really afford it at the minute though...and im not too scared of attempting it in the (hopefully) near future now :) neil. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billinjah 0 Posted April 27, 2006 great ill be be round yours when mine goes!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted April 27, 2006 6x9's? greeny? you mean the 6x4's? :oops: yeah thats what i meant :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted April 28, 2006 got my vr6 front seats in that i used to have in the mk1, :( theyre a little tired/dirty looking but not bad after being stored for a few years :) sorted the under dash shelves too. so now i just need: 1/black speaker grills-possibly sorted some. 2/good black carpet-possibly sorted. 3/my custom parcel shelf still needs recovering...i did it in acoustic cloth last time (grey) what ya reckon to alacantara this time? (black) look ok ya think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rolex 0 Posted April 29, 2006 tidy install there Riley an this looks phat 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 2, 2006 cheers m8 :) was supposed to just paint the dial needles red earlier,got carried away.will attempt the lcd screens another time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben16v 0 Posted May 2, 2006 excellent job mate what did you do to your filters? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veeDuB_Rado 0 Posted May 2, 2006 Them red needles look great! Might do mine like that :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 2, 2006 i replaced the green filter with some red ribbon (mum came in handy again!) :lol: ive just done it to get an idea on what i need to do,as ill be changing all the switch colours to red...and also fitting an oil pressure gauge/boost gauge to match :) neil. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 4, 2006 Done the headlights yellow,still unsure about em as yet! also,with having a puncture on one of the porka rims,ive taken em all off and im on with polishing em back up to scratch like the one ive already done.see pics :) neil. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pacificshack 0 Posted May 4, 2006 Reminds me of the old TV show "The Green Hornet". That car had green headlights though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 5, 2006 done the lcd's! and the heated rear window/fog switches :D did the headlight switch too,but its gone and broke :roll: when i turn the ignition on my low beam comes on :( neil. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
just_say_meth 0 Posted May 5, 2006 Riley, was un-sure of the yellow lights in your previous post but they look the dogs dangles man good work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted May 5, 2006 riley, u not botherin we the reverse lcd? likin the switches aswell mate need to get mine done,heres a pic of mine we the reverse lcd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 5, 2006 not really a fan of the yellow lights, maybe if the fogs were done too then it would look better, and less out of place. each to his own though :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted May 5, 2006 black interior looks so much better... rims will look awesome all done... nice work Neil... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 24v 0 Posted May 5, 2006 riley, u not botherin we the reverse lcd? likin the switches aswell mate need to get mine done,heres a pic of mine we the reverse lcd How did you get the switch live to illuminate the lcd's mate? or do they only come on in the dark ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 5, 2006 cheers guys :) greeny,i did consider doing the reverse thing half way through doing em at 2.30 this morning :shock: but i wondered about the lighting as stan says? bally,cheers :) might be a while before they go back on :( cant afford a new tyre to replace the punctured one... thats why im on with these cost free mods for now :lol: heres how its looking,now sat on the bbs's off the sportline,how close to the brake caliper!? :shock: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted May 5, 2006 Stan 24v, you can actually still see the numbers in the daylight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 5, 2006 wahooooo! house phone came in handy!!! :lol: :lol: ive done my spare headlight switch/both leccy window switches/sunroof switch!/and ive made the abs light green! :D leccy window switches: sunroof switch! headlight switch: and green for the abs light! 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted May 5, 2006 is it an easy job(doin the switches not strippin a phone :lol: ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rolex 0 Posted May 5, 2006 how many things are goin on in this pic :lol: 8) if you like the h/lights stick with em mate. 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 5, 2006 tell me about it m8 :lol: gettin pi$$ed of with not having the same wheels on each corner now to be honest :( feckin potholes! :evil: greeny,switches were pretty easy m8,just really time consuming! sunroof switch was the most fiddly! :lol: its funny,i tried saving the phone by converting it to green led's but it was harder than the feckin switches so its dead... :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted May 6, 2006 just been to the scrapyard and raped an audi for its red fag lighter surround :D oh,robbed(not literally!) the twin pole vdo oil pressure sender off it too :D just the heater panel to sort now,not sure how best to go about it yet... neil. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites