Been Busy This Weekend

[cameron]

Ive been pretty busy this weekend :D

Check it out.........................

AIR BOX

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/P170509_1635.jpg

THROTTLE COVER

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/P170509_163501.jpg

SPARKIE COVER + INJECTOR COVER AND BELT COVER

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/P180509_115701.jpg

POWER STEERING RES AND ECU BOX + STRAP

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/P180509_1156.jpg

OVERALL LOOK

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/P180509_1157-1.jpg

What do you guys think ?

Im getting a Strut Brace this week, and might give that a lick of paint as well, not sure what colour though, either Yellow or Black obviously ;)

[T5 ROB]

Looking good mate, i'm not a great fan of yellow but it looks nice.

[Rob S]

You're not one for sitting around twiddling your thumbs, are you?
Good job Lee.

[p fandango]

i don't know whats more shocking, the yellow, or NO STRUT BRACE :shockedbi lol

[t5 pete]

looks good lee

[Enigma666]

What paint did you use Lee?

[wegal]

What paint did you use Lee?

Yellow..... obviously !!!!:)

[t5 pete]

Yellow..... obviously !!!!:)


:hilarious:hilarious:hilarious :rolling_e:rolling_e:rolling_e

[yellowt5r]

done the same on my engine a while ago

rocker cover
airbox
icv cover

BUT i done mine in the same colour as the car (gul)


should if gone with your silver looks out of place imo

still each to their own

[Enigma666]

Yellow..... obviously !!!!:)

:troutslap :troutslap :troutslap :troutslap :troutslap

[Tomcat]

How did you prep the plastic Lee??.

[850 t5 vs 600cc]

Looking very nice Lee, when can you do mine. LOL. And i thought i had been busy the weekend. I've only fitted a new sunroof, fixed the rear window mechanism.

[cameron]

Enigma Ive used the same paint as the Yellow Calipers, its heat proof and covers very well, when i got the caliper paint i did my calipers with 4 coats, ive coated all those bits twice and ive still got half a tub left. I origonaly had a half litre so it lasts very well.

P fandango

I have a strut brace on order it was despatched by Rufe this morning :B_thumb:

TC

I cleaned everything very thoroughly with brake cleaner then coated everything in 2 coats of grey primer.

YellowT5R

I did think about the Silver but didnt think it would stand out as well as the yellow.

[Tomcat]

Hi Lee, brake cleaner eh?, that's a new one on me. Provided you scuffed the plastic up first you may not have any problems(especially on the metal parts), however you should have used a pastic primer. You may find that the paint lifts and starts to crack/fall off, hope it doesn't because it looks like you put a lot of hard work into it, why didn't you ask for advice before starting?, I could have told you what to buy.

[cameron]

I used Simoniz Primer is that the proper stuff ?

Its good on plastics and metal :D

Like this.............

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Simoniz-Large-Grey-Primer-Aerosol-Car-Spray-Paint-500ml_W0QQitemZ270292511170QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_B ody_Shop_Supplies_Paint?hash=item270292511170&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1689%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

[Tomcat]

Just have to wait and see wont we??.

[cameron]

I used the same primer on my sparkie cover before when i done it white with black writing and it lasted this long without lifting or cracking ;)

Any suggestions Craig for the Strut brace ?

I know theres not a lot of area width wise but i should be able to do something on there :confused:

[Tomcat]

Suggestions for what?, colour, design??

[AndysR]

Nice idea, not sure on the colour but at least you are prepared to go the extra mile with the detailing :)

[cameron]

Design matey :D

Do you think i could get away with a Scottish Saltire on it ?

Blue background with white cross ;)

[t5 pete]

Design matey :D

Do you think i could get away with a Scottish Saltire on it ?

Blue background with white cross ;)

How would you manage to fit that on the strut brace?

http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt39/t5pete/untitled.jpg

Also dont make fun of my artistic skills it took me ages to do this :lol:

[cameron]

horizontal line and a vertical line with blue background :D

Id need a big long ruler to line it out but i reckon i could manage it.

Then again i might just paint it yellow ;)

[t5 pete]

How would you manage to fit that on the strut brace?

http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt39/t5pete/untitled.jpg

Also dont make fun of my artistic skills it took me ages to do this :lol:

Here you go its at a scale of 1-20

[cameron]

There you are you see it is possible ;)

Thik it would look out of place now though with the yellow and black.

[t5 pete]

How about full yellow and then the black line where the white one is in that pic

[cameron]

Sounds like a plan ;)

Its getting the line straight though or it'll just look odd.

[Al115]

Leave it silver mate! Proper Volvo ones look nice in ally as they come! match the car too.

[T5arrrgghh]

SALTIRE SALTIRE SALTIRE!! go for it looks a good finish

[Taff - t5]

Blue background Yellow cross??

[Tomcat]

Yellow background black dots, make it look like some sort of giant insect........Ahem...I'll get my coat.

[unforgiven]

nice job
i think the yellow goes well with black

[flyingbrick]

Ive been pretty busy this weekend :D

Check it out.........................

AIR BOX

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/P170509_1635.jpg

THROTTLE COVER

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/P170509_163501.jpg

SPARKIE COVER + INJECTOR COVER AND BELT COVER

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/P180509_115701.jpg

POWER STEERING RES AND ECU BOX + STRAP

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/P180509_1156.jpg

OVERALL LOOK

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/P180509_1157-1.jpg

What do you guys think ?

Im getting a Strut Brace this week, and might give that a lick of paint as well, not sure what colour though, either Yellow or Black obviously ;)

:hidesbehi:hidesbehi:hidesbehi

Sorry mate but WTF have you done there Lee...
IMO and you have asked ( What do you guys think ? ) I think it looks cheap and nasty.......:shockedbi
Anyway each to there own. With any look it will all flake off in a couple of months... Sorry mate not my cup of tea..........:blahblah:
Its an 850 T5 not a corsa or saxo......

[volvokid]

Cam that looks not bad, diffrent has payed off here i think.
The AA should give you cheap cover now....

[cameron]

Ah well FB i cant please everybody ;)

Just to get you going a bit more, heres the latest piccy................FINISHED NOW

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/overall.jpg

Cheers to Rufe for the Strut Brace, its transformed the handling :D

Also cheers for the suggestions after buying the strut and me being an impatient t*at i just done it the same yellow as everything else :sorry:

I like it and at the passenger side theres a flat plate on the brace im going to buy a metal saltire and stick it on there :B_thumb:

[t5lover]

i think it looks nice really different but nice i thinks good on u mate,,

[t5 pete]

I bet the strut brace put a smile on your face when it arrived

[cameron]

Just a bit pete :partysmil

[t5 pete]

Did you do the poly bush today lee

[cameron]

Yes matey :partysmi

First side ( drivers side ) went in easy peasy

The other side on though was a complete ball ache tbh :mad111:

I eventually got it in though :D

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/P200509_1514.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/P200509_151401.jpg

It was easy to get the mount to the bulkhead back on as well, no grinding bits out or anything.

Car sounds brill now, that 5 cylinder growl is much louder :B_thumb:

Cheers for the info pete :D