SCOOBYTOO Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 As a few of you know I sold my new age car last August.[:'(] In September it was time to find a cheaper replacement and give the show 'n shine comps up.[] I found this '97 wrx import on pistonheads offered the guy a deal over the phone subject too seeing it.[]Markie took me down to see the car in the dark one evening, an hour or so later I was driving it home.[Y]On a closer inspection in the daylight the paintwork was crap in places and that's being polite[:@].Up until the begining of April the car had seen probably 3 washes.[:$] Summer was on it's way so I decided to get my finger out and getting it looking half decent for the summer months.[] The wheels were in need of a refurb so they went off to Lepsons in Gillingham I decided to go for white as they originally available in that colour and I was fed up with gold.I replaced the indicator lenses with a set of crystal items. A pair of crystal fog lamps were also fitted to match the rest. I removed the STI 8 scoop as I personally think it doesn't suit the classic.I bought a Jun front lip spoiler which along with the side skirts and rear Tomi Kaira bumper were sent to be colour code where I work.Whilst these were away I decided to clean and re paint under the arches including the suspension and brake components.[H] The engine bay was degeased, tbh it wasn't too bad as it had only just had a brand new engine fitted by Barretts motorsport just before I bought it. The car was stripped of some trim parts so I was able to rejuvinate the paintwork which was in a sorry state. This was completed in a day although I'm still working on the final finish. I've added a few pictures to show you the before and after ! [Y] THE DAY AFTER IT CAME HOME CURBED GOLD COMPOMOTIVE 18" MO'S THE ENGINE BAY AFTER A QUICK WASH OFF FRONT WHEEL ARCH BEFORE REAR WHEEL ARCH BEFORE FRONT ARCH FINISHED REAR ARCH FINISHED PREPARING FOR THE PAINTWORK AND NOW... JUST NEED TO SORT THE INTERIOR OUT NOW[]
Guest leebo77 Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Looks lovely - straight out the factory.... [H]
granby Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 No thats a different car [], suppose you had to use up all that cleaning stuff you had stored away []
SCOOBYTOO Posted May 17, 2007 Author Posted May 17, 2007 suppose you had to use up all that cleaning stuff you had stored away [] plenty left[]
granby Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 suppose you had to use up all that cleaning stuff you had stored away [] plenty left[] That doesn't surprise me []
SCOOBYTOO Posted May 17, 2007 Author Posted May 17, 2007 Dean are they new wheels or are they re sprayed had them refurbished, they were only about 3 months old when i got the car but they were all curbed due to the tyres being too narrow so i replaced them too []
yogi- Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 They look great, only trouble with white rims is that you have to constantly clean them, i had white rims on our Mini Cooper and were a bugger to keep nice and clean lol [H]
baser999 Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Soon be time for entering those " show and shine" competitions lol Looking good Dean
granby Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 They look great, only trouble with white rims is that you have to constantly clean them, i had white rims on our Mini Cooper and were a bugger to keep nice and clean lol [H] Somehow i don't think that will be a problem for Dean []
Dalthegooner Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Stunning job Dean [H] Paintwork looks fine in the before shots until you see the after ones. Looks like a totally different colour. And the smaller scoop looks much better as well [Y]
T123VOR Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Yes Dean it looks fantastic it really does- the wheels look great especially when they are rolling
kaan_ors Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Wow, that looks absolutely amazing. When I see what some members achieve with their cars it makes me wish I had the courage and know how to do a few things to mine. Again, looks great.
HOL Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Wow, that looks a whole lot better. Very professional looking... [Y] Did you used to be a detailer?
dunks Posted May 18, 2007 Posted May 18, 2007 What a great job you've done Dean, the car looks fantastic[H]. You should do it full time. ( When you gonna do mine?) Lol
SCOOBYTOO Posted May 18, 2007 Author Posted May 18, 2007 Wow, that looks a whole lot better. Very professional looking... [Y] Did you used to be a detailer? no a chef[pi][] thinking of starting up though
Guest leebo77 Posted May 18, 2007 Posted May 18, 2007 no a chef[pi][] thinking of starting up though Reckon you'd be successful mate.
SCOOBYTOO Posted May 18, 2007 Author Posted May 18, 2007 What a great job you've done Dean, the car looks fantastic[H]. You should do it full time. ( When you gonna do mine?) Lol neil when you want your engine bay done give me a shout m8y.[Y]
kip Posted May 18, 2007 Posted May 18, 2007 That look good dean [Y] so will it be at the japfest this weekend []
markie Posted May 18, 2007 Posted May 18, 2007 Not bad for a P O classic [][] got to be honest, when we went to look at the car in the dark i was a little concerned, but it drove without falt & quick at that[Y] knowing Dean i knew that the body work would not be a prob as we can all see[Y] looks like its ready for the show n shine comps now, great job [H] Mark
daniel Posted May 19, 2007 Posted May 19, 2007 Its looking reaaly good Dean [H] how do you get a car that clean ?
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