DanEdser's Grande Progress Thread

[DanEdser]

got my FK rear lights and fitted them! look so much better! I think after i've colour coded, im not gonna do anything else with the car but enjoy it until next year when my insurance goes down alot and i can afford to do other things again... I think all im gonna do next year is get coilovers, get a K&N 57i (sounds nice and thats all that matters with me atm, seeing as though im 17 :P), and get some 16" black team dynamics pro race 1.2

Before:



Then:



Now:

[Chapster5]

Look great mate! Very big difference

(Although still my Black PH2 lights are much preferred Southern Fairy!)

[DanEdser]

(Black PH2 lights are much preferred Southern Fairy!)

THEYRE TINTED LEXUS LIGHTS YOU CHAVVY NORTHERN MONKEY!

;P

[Cw Tuning.]

i do really like them lights!

[DanEdser]

A couple small few updates:
LED number plate light, in process of finding my dads soldering iron that is hidden in the garage somewhere...

Also I sanded down, Plastic primed, and hi-build primed the back quarter of the side strips,to compare before and after the colour code

some pics of the primed side strips!

Plastic primer:



Hi-Build Primer:



My car without the rear side strip (ive cleaned that white crap of it)

[DanEdser]

tempted to put the stip on my car while its white xD

[DanEdser]

but im not going to cos it would muck up the primer!

[DanEdser]

DONE THE FINAL COLOUR COAT ON THE REAR BIT OF THE SIDE STRIPS!
gonna wait till tomorrow to sand it with 1500 grit to smooth and then lacquer it

[DanEdser]

ok so i've put them on my car and this is how they stand!








IMO looks alot tidier

done a pretty good job as well xD now for the longer door strips! D:

[DanEdser]

How the front strips are at the moment!



The "Grande" badges



I'm gonna paint the writing orange

[Chapster5]

Getting there mate getting there

[Cw Tuning.]

wheels and lows

[tomswfc3]

looking good for far! ive also got a phase 1, i haven't tried yet but are the badges easy to get off to spray? thanks

[DanEdser]

looking good for far! ive also got a phase 1, i haven't tried yet but are the badges easy to get off to spray? thanks

Nooooo the badges are a b**ch to get off! lol well mine where anyway... the rear ones you have to take off boot trim then get your hand through this really awkward gap in the metal to push these pins through which reallllyyyy bloody hurts your hands!

front ones a peice of piss, just get a screwdriver with a cloth on the end and pry it off

[tomswfc3]

haha sounds like im in for a fun day! haha thanks

[DanEdser]

haha sounds like im in for a fun day! haha thanks

its worth it what colour you going for?

[tomswfc3]

yeah, and im not sure yet, was thinking either black or yellow, my ph1's silver but ive got gloss black 172's and smoked lights so i reckon the black badges would be a nice touch

[DanEdser]

colour coded the rest of the side strips now, I've also done the spoiler too but haven't got a pic of that yet.

[McGherkin]

Looking good mate

[DanEdser]

just did a quick photoshop of how i want it to look