MisterMelon

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Thought i would put a thread up showing what ive done with my car in the 10 months of ownership on a pretty tight budget. Probably very similar to what most start out with, but heres mine.

The day i picked the car up absolutely standard:-






The First thing i did was spend a couple of quid and picked up the crystal clear lights for the front end, and this made such a difference to the car:-






Itchy feet then and i really wanted that Scooby burble so i picked up a fairly cheap aftermarket exhaust and a magnex decat center section. Only to find the exhaust was a little to short by a few inches and this is what i came up with:-



This was just tacked together to measure it up


Here it is fitted to the car




Heres a Vid of what it sounds like YouTube - Scooby New Exhaust


So what next, quiet weekend planned so i decided to give the calipers a little bit of paint:-






Had the car serviced and they said that the brake discs would need to be done in the next few months, and also with my calipers looking nice thought why not spend that little extra and get some nice new discs:-







Heres a shot of the disc's through the standard alloy and as you can see while the wheels were off i decided to put on my mudflaps




All of the above was done within the first 2 months of having the car and heres what it was looking like then:-





At this point there was something missing I needed some alloy wheels, took me a while to decided what i wanted to put on the car. I really liked the look of the PF7's but at the same time really like the look of the Inovit Replica of the Rays and in the end they won. Had a few issues with the offset of the wheels i had bought but they actually fitted the car quite nicely heres a few pics of the alloys and a few recent pics of the car.
















Thanks very much people on taking the time to read this rather long winded thread but im rather bored. Hope you enjoy my little write up and like the car at the same time its my first scoob and it sure wont be my last

Any comments welcome cheers guys Ryan aka Melon

DCI Gene Hunt

I rather like that...

MisterMelon

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Cheers mate, take no notice of the dirty arches planning on cleaning all that up and maybe doing a little something with the suspension. Early days yet though.

frayz

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Nice, clean, subtle mods there mate, well done.

My only dislike would be the stickers on the RAYs copies.

Everything else is really nice. Well done

Will

what can i say mate! bloody lovely. and very nice mods too, love the wheels.

blu scoob

do like the colour bit scared to buy it myself though nice car,wich makes the best notes the back box or the piano

frayz

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Which i now noticed you have removed.

Nice

MisterMelon

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LOL yeh mate they were off even before i had put the tyres on the rims, the pics with them on i was rather concerned about the offset so i took them straight out the box onto the car. Wasn't going to leave them on though

MisterMelon

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Well that really depends on what type of music your into

lightwave693

lovely car there m8, love those wheels

do you live on the tircoed estate by anychance? i was picking up a mate this morning and those houses look very familiar... if so did you hear me at 7:45?

Rich

MisterMelon

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Na mate but yep very similar, and not that far from Tircoed infact

JP4

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What a write up ....it's the best I've come across! You certainly know how to market the car huh?. Mate - in my opinion (coming from a Wr1 owner) I think it looks fantastic....and sounds burbleydiscious too!

I would say get a STI VI spoiler but am not sure if it will go with the colour.

DarrenSTI

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Looks like a nice car!. Like the pic with just the alloy on and no tyre , its like you couldn't wait to get them fitted.

wraggy78

Just thought id add to the list...
Think your car looks lovely just brought a mica blue one totally standard aswell
looking to do some subtle mods ive changed the wheels looking at coilovers etc now the probably de cat centre in try and improve on the bhp slightly.
Once again lovely car mate.......

Mikkel

I like it. More upgrades than modifications. Looks and sounds like a scooby should without being OTT.

pauld37

Liked the standard alloys, but what a difference the new ones make

SC008Y_MAD

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That is some turn around. I really like what you have done and I really like that colour.

rossyboy

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The rear end would look really nice with some Sti clusters

j555 hks

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NICE ONE mate ,
view my scooby and you will see why i like those wheels too .
car looks stunning(leave the standard spoiler on ....looks well).

OcTag3n

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Great write up!

I wish more people would put a link to a sound/video clip of their exhaust

Excellent wheel choice, are they the Bronze colour?

terzo204

Agree - Car looks cool and leave the standard spoiler on. It will retain the right 'balance' for the look of the car.

TimmyboyWRX

very nice mate, very nice

and may i say, some very nice photos too

MisterMelon

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WoW thanks for all the positive comments guys, yeh i plan to leave the standard spoiler on there i feel it makes the rear end look a lot smoother and when i can afford a set i think i will go for the STi rear lights but the clutch needs to be done first. Im also looking to put a front lip on the car but im undecided at the moment shall just have to wait and see.

Cheers again guys

SC008Y_MAD

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Have a look mine mine (view my scooby) I know its DBM, but you get the idea. I to have gone for the smooth factory JDM/USDM look.

Schumacher

Nice car and liking the mods so far...

















but damn does it need a detail.

Silver Scooby Sport

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Looking good there Ryan

One of the local guys has a set of Sti rears for sale when he gets around to it

Aaquil

Nice subtle mods and really nicely documented.

MisterMelon

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Grrr i was waiting for someone to bring this up, yes it does need a good detail and every time i see those swirls in the sun it winds me up. Its all money though so its going to have to wait till i have my front splitter and things done before i concentrate on the paint work. Im tempted to try it myself shall have to see how brave i feel at the time

Yeh you talking about sws sports pilot or what ever his username is yeh i did ask him for a price but i really cant afford it atm. Cheers though Si.

Dannybwoy

Proper nice that mate, i love that colour i do, and them wheels.

I would like a set like that for mine.

Dan

wrx287

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If you practice taking the swirls out of your car then if your any good you can do mine Car looks great by the way