Yes mate very easy. Came with a applicator and buffing cloth although went through a pack of microfibre cloths too.

Only took them off as they are brand new so wanted to give them three coats for extra protection. Going to do it again but will leave them on this time haha

Martin

 

Ye sounds good. My ones are old so not really fussed, if they were new then I would do the same!

Will give it a shot..

Thanks

 

No probs mate

 

Should be ready to rock before the end of the week bud,sorry for delay my workshop is beyond manic

 

It's ok Ry good job am patient hey give us a shout mate if you need my addy again and what the ££££ damage will be may have to charge me storage costs

Martin

 

Will do Mart and thanks for being good about it mate,good quality work is worth the wait

 

Definitely agree there Ry you'll have to give me some tips on fitting them mate not sure if they'd bond straight on or do I need work on the arches before hand

Martin

 

They will bond straight onto the arch but it may be wise the do any work ie arch lip cutting etc if you need it for the wheels before you fit them!

Take a look on my thread as well mate and give me your opinion please

 

Thanks Ry think ill get them rolled before hand then.

I'm on my way coming over to yours lol

Martin

 

i bought some poorboys sealant after reading your thread martin, good stuff!

 

What did you think of it Iain? Did you remove the wheels or do them whilst on?
I washed then dried them, applied autoglym polish then three coats of the the poor boys. Came out quite well

Martin

 

I did it whilst on, just washed, dried and then 2 coats of sealant. Really need to do the inside of the wheel though!

I really did it just to make sure they would be ok, those wheels will be coming off at the weekend for the winter, so I can give them a proper good clean all over before next summer.

 

I had to sell my Sti wheels which were suppose to be my winter set to fund my 6speed. Probably not a wise idea but going to stay on the xxr through the winter but take them off every couple of weeks for a good scrub n wax lol. If a cheap enough set of Sti wheels come up again I may have to snap them up lol

Did you apply the sealent Iain then leave to dry before buffing?

Martin

 

Yes mate. If you clean reguarly and wax/seal you should be ok I would have thought.

 

Well after having trouble with one of my rear tyres rubbing I spoke to gav at the speed factory who sent his mate this morning to my house to roll the arches

Shouldt have any trouble now with going lower or maybe some 9.5 wides

Few pics of the man doing his thing, top lad




Martin

 

looking better every day mate, very interested in the arch rolling, im looking at getting some rotas in the new year so possibly going to have to do this.
not sure if the rear arch extensions are going to cause a problem on my car though.

so whats next on this project??

got to be facelift interior, this is an excellent and cheap upgrade.

 

Hi mate not been on a while I found some pics of the car from a few years back before the transformation lol.

Didt really want to have the arches rolled but no problems really and I'd be able to lower it more without it catching. One side flaked a little at the lip but can't see it as its inside anyway so ill just touch that up but apart from that all good and now I won't ruin my tyres haha.

If your going to do them mate take the arches out so you can see if any of the paint cracks underneath. I have arch extensions waiting to go on which is why I've had them rolled now.

If Ryan pulls his finger out I might have them on next week lol.

Martin

 

it was good to meet you today martin. Love the look of the car
Kris

 

Thanks kris

Was good to meet you aswell buddy no more tyre rub now

Martin

 

*** Fast road geo set up ***

Well as you all know I had the new rims put on and had a little trouble with the arches rubbing so kris came down and rolled them for me

Thought it'd be a good idea after this to have a fast road geo set up as I was never convinced the initial set up of the bcs was correct but little did I know they were waaay out!!!

Took the car over to The Speed Factory where Gav spent a lot of time getting all the suspension right setting the heights, preload etc and now WOW what a difference the car doesn't crash over pot holes and feels stuck to the ground and takes corners exactly how it should.

Big shout out n thanks to Gav for spending so much time to get it right

Few shots at his place, well worth the trip to him




Martin

 

looking good mate

 

Thanks buddy drives so much better now needs a good clean and polish

Blacks so hard to keep clean

Martin

 

Few nice goodies waiting to go on

Genuine Prodrive oil cap. Thanks ScoobySteve69



Perrin radiator panel. Thanks to KAS35RSTI



Hopefully be on weekend weather permitting

Martin

 

Some nice additions mate

 

Cheers buddy

Should have some Sti wheels on soon for the winter
yep buying them back off Kev he's got different plans now but can't wait to take the xxr off as i think ill ruin them in the winter

Martin

 

dont blame ya mate they are to nice to ruin i really want a set myself but gonna wait till the new year

 

Neil @ slowboy was selling them mate quite reasonable aswell. Love them mate think I made the right choice

Martin

 

Got this today thanks to Luke (Bear1986) cheers buddy near new condition



Can't wait to get these on now

If Ry gets me the arches back that'll defo be it for this year

Martin

 

Glad you like the cover mate and very happy it's being used back on a bug :-)


Just looked through the thred and the car looks really good keep up the good work

 

Thanks buddy

If the weather gets better this weekend ill put the goodies on

Martin