Well the original colour has long since gone Danny, the pic I posted was one I grabbed over the internet.

They need a refurb so it's a matter of which colour, I do like the darker gloss bronzes as they always look good.

When I had my previous S202 I had the Performance Friction 01 compound brake pads and I found them very good indeed, I will be trying a set of these as I want to keep this car as original as possible.

No thanks Stu been there and done the BBS wheels thing before and picked them up from Maggs on Saturday morning.

They will look like new once Ryan has worked on them though, they aren't in terrible condition as they are now though.

 

Too right, I was actually thinking the exact same thing, great minds and all that.

Thanks Kev, I am thinking of white though - I didn't use to be a fan but it's really grown on me now though but I wouldn't be looking forward to the constant cleaning though.

 

I like the look of white but I'd never cope with the brake dust.

An S202 is what it is so I'd be keeping it as near to OEM as possible. That's the beauty of these cars IMO.

 

......... But nothing wrong with having an orange or lime green set just for the odd wild weekend

 

I think that 20 coats of Poorboys wheel sealant should do the job plus Ironguard wheel cleaner after every journey should just about keep them clean.

I've done the orange thing and it didn't go too well so I won't be going down that route again.

 

Those wheels look lovely

 

You will soon get fed up with cleaning them no matter how many coats of wax you put on them

I'm all up for a Leary set just for the chavfest shows

 

They look very similar indeed to my Rota Gra's ty.

Personally have always been a big fan if any white wheels on a blue newage, sets the car off really nice.

One thing this 6 page thread has re-emphasised i that you certainly do have a wheel fetish, and you certainly are one mega attention *****! Lmfao catch up woth you soon sugar

 

I know what you mean Kev as my Spec C came with white PFF7's when I bought her and I couldn't wait to get rid of them.

I am not so sure about a leary set, although I did see a pic of a WR blue hawkeye with similar wheels in cherry red paint with a pearlescent or candy paint job and they did look quite good.

Moi, attention *****?

 

Loving the new car Ty, good find!

On the wheels front I would go somewhere in between gunmetal and silver with steel grey. It looks cleaner for longer and doesnt seem to be the most common of choices at the minute which makes it work for me. Will look good with WR blue aswell.

That said, I love the idea of a crazy coloured set, whatever happened to the orange idea you had a while back...........................

 

Thanks Ian, she is pretty special but I am not known for my patience but I have nothing but time on my hands until October the 10th.

I hadn't thought of a mid gun metal / silver colour and that would look good as well, another thing to ponder.

The orange wheels were sold and then the buyer pulled out of the sale, there was no other interest so in the end I got the tyres taken off andthey went for scrap value - about £30 from memory.

 

Steel Grey

 

I think I would like a slightly darker wheel colour having though about it, something like the titanium colour below:



or something a little darker like a custom magnesium colour, as seen on Ryan's engine bay recently.



or even a dark bronze type colour

 

So what you are saying is you still have no clue what colour you want!

Love that engine bay colour by the way.

 

carbon dipped

 

I have decided having had a look at the engine bay colour in person today that I am going for that colour albeit slightly darker but not by much.

Not for me sorry Tubby, and I certainly am not buying real carbon wheels.

 

I noticed last night that my car has got Blobeye mirrors fitted to it (likely Spec C ones as they are plain flat black), and as I want the car as original as possible save for a few minor cosmetic changes I decided to source a set of original Bugeye mirrors.



The correct Bugeye mirrors should been one piece and for the S202 painted in paint code 08V which is black mica even though the car is WR blue 02C.

Luckily a set of Bugeye mirrors including delivery is quite cheap, and it would really bother me knowing I had the wrong mirrors fitted to the car.

I have also ordered a Zunsport lower grille in black, for cosmetic reasons (to close up the gaping hole in the bumper) and for protection as well for the oil cooler which sits just a little back from the bumper lower aperture.

Thanks to Stu (53) for the Zunsport discount code as well.

 

That titanium colour is rather special Ty... That works for me

 

Very nice coloursm that bronze would look the nutz.

 

That is the colour that the Works Emotion wheels are going albeit a marginally darker shade.

I did think about the dark bronze but the slightly darker magnesium won out in the end.

 

My Defi setup, STi Duracon gearknob, Perrin boost control solenoid, replacement mirrors and Zunsport lower grille all turned up today.

There is only the wait now until the end of October to collect the car once it's road legal now to look forward to, at least this time next week it will be 1 day into it's 6 week sea journey.

 

And the difference between bug and blob mirrors is ?


Your turning into what's known in Land Rover circles as a " rivet counter "

 

here you go Kev.
BUGEYE



BLOBEYE


Bugeye is one piece, blobeye have a cover plate on the rear..

 

I'd never of noticed that.

Tyrons spider senses must of been tingling

 

Thanks Kev, I just want it 100% right from the start.

When I looked at the pics first time something was 'bug'ging me but I couldn't work out what is was until Saturday I suddenly realised.

You are doing well my young Padawan.

Thanks Kev, it's nice to know that my keen eye are for detail is appreciated.

 

Bug eye buddies forever. ha ha

 

She's on the ship today and hopefully already under way.

 

 

Mines is passing Menorca today

 

Is the excitement starting to build now? I'll bet you can't wait to see it.