Bens orange 1.2

[mattyd90]

Cheers buddy, side mouldings are easy, the rear ones slide to the front until they click then they just fall off, the fronts are held by a little pin like thing, pop that out and they do the same but sliding to the back

might sound like a stupid question but did you just pull them off or did you use any tools to remove them?

 

[benhiggs]

how do you find the coilies compared to standard, i have heard mixed reviews about them?

I am yet to 'slam' it, but they are hard. Harder than usual and bouncy but of holds much better in the corners

But I much prefer driving with them on, it feels closer to the road and more racy

 

[benhiggs]

might sound like a stupid question but did you just pull them off or did you use any tools to remove them?

Nah just slide them, needed a fair bit of force, all you need is a Phillips head to pop off the little holding pin things

 

[benhiggs]

Quick pic

Taking these to be bored out very soon

 

[mattyd90]

look forward to seeing them on the car

 

[-Danman-]

Should look nice with those wheels dude

There's a Clio in the same colour I always see at Chesterfield Road Tesco in Mansfield. No one on here is it?

 

[benhiggs]

look forward to seeing them on the car

Same here! Haha

Should look nice with those wheels dude

There's a Clio in the same colour I always see at Chesterfield Road Tesco in Mansfield. No one on here is it?

Thanks man, and hopefully, haven't found many in malaga orange on cs, its like the little brother to the inferno

 

[mattyd90]

pics of the coilovers on yet?

 

[benhiggs]

pics of the coilovers on yet?

Yes and no Haha

Haven't really lowered it much, not enough to warrant a coilie pic

This is how she sits atm on shitty steelies

 

[mattyd90]

not managed to get the bbs sorted yet then? im half way through colour coding my door strips and handles might do the front bumper strips next if it goes well. what coilovers are you using mate?

 

[benhiggs]

not managed to get the bbs sorted yet then? im half way through colour coding my door strips and handles might do the front bumper strips next if it goes well. what coilovers are you using mate?

Heading to the machinists on Monday
And nice man, are the handles easy to get off? I'll prob code them a little later on. The front bumpers were my first job, getting them off was the hardest part Haha
And ta technix coils, they are the cheapest I could get!

 

[mattyd90]

What are they like ride wise? And do they go low enough? I bought some others to spray incase they didn't go well so haven't taken mine off yet ha were the front bumper plastics annoying to get off?

 

[benhiggs]

What are they like ride wise? And do they go low enough? I bought some others to spray incase they didn't go well so haven't taken mine off yet ha were the front bumper plastics annoying to get off?

just found your thread mate
And its alright, bouncy, feels more sporty, bit crashy but feels much better in corners and stuff

And yeah Haha, took a while
Front bumper off then behind them is a scaffolding holding the shape of the bumper, need to unclip it really, I didn't so was prising the little clips off the mouldings at funny angles

 

[mattyd90]

ahh so you need to remove the whole bumper to remove them then? im not sure whether to get those same coilovers you have or some fk highsports

 

[benhiggs]

ahh so you need to remove the whole bumper to remove them then? im not sure whether to get those same coilovers you have or some fk highsports

Yerp, its a pain!

And ride quality, dunno what the difference will be

The fks will prob go abit lower and the fronts do camber, unsure about the rears

My mate had some high sports on his corsa till he rolled it, he liked them

Saw a set in the FS section at a good price

 

[mattyd90]

haha till he rolled it! nice! yeah im waiting to get some money back then looking to buy some hopefully within the next week or so

 

[benhiggs]

haha till he rolled it! nice! yeah im waiting to get some money back then looking to buy some hopefully within the next week or so

Cool man, look forward to seeing it, will look great with your wheels!

 

[mattyd90]

yeah i hope so, think i need some wheel spacers too ideally like 20-25mm all round, you getting spacers for yours?

 

[benhiggs]

yeah i hope so, think i need some wheel spacers too ideally like 20-25mm all round, you getting spacers for yours?

Possibly, not sure about the fronts, but I'll take a look and may invest in some camber shims for the back

 

[mattyd90]

spacers are pretty expensive new tbh not too bad if theres some used for sale at an ok price, i just want my tyres to line up with the body of the car nothing daft

 

[benhiggs]

I apologise for my lack of activity, truth be told, I've been too busy to tend to the car

Had a few weeks of s**t, my graphics card packed up and ordered a few new PC parts also, inc a new AIO cooler, new graphics card, second ssd and abit more

Will be picking up my wheels Friday morning, will get the tyres back on, remove the rear coilover adjusters lower the front loads and fit the fabia splitter as well

Also nearly finished with the exhaust, need to get a littl bit of welding done, but shouldn't be hard

 

[benhiggs]

Got a quick update

Got the wheels back and they fit lovely! Shame about the tyre profile tho :/ but the tyres are perfect so I can't justify getting new ones they need a clean now as the tyre guy was very messy and there are a few little scratches in the paint

Won't be needing spacers! And excuse the poorly mounted and s**t bumper cut for the exhaust, need to sort it out soon

 

[benhiggs]

 

[benhiggs]

Gave them a quick spray with some satin to bring out a slight gloss and gave them a good clean

 

[Loz H]

They look great mate

 

[benhiggs]

They look great mate

Cheers fella

 

[benhiggs]

Update..

Got the wheels on, slammed it, realised it was too low when it started grinding down my rears, raised it a tad and then fitted my fabia splitter

Will give the car a clean and get some decent photos tomorrow

 

[benhiggs]

Plus need my arches rolled and some slight camber on the rears as its catching on the tyres still :/

 

[Loz H]

Sits well on those mate! contemplating rolling mine so i can fit my spacers that have been in my boot for god knows how long :rasp:

 

[benhiggs]

Sits well on those mate! contemplating rolling mine so i can fit my spacers that have been in my boot for god knows how long :rasp:

Do it! Haha

I don't think I'll even need to contemplate spacers, the wheels offset is much lower than before, some camber would
Look good, and would help with the clearance st the rear

 

[Loz H]

Do it! Haha

I don't think I'll even need to contemplate spacers, the wheels offset is much lower than before, some camber would
Look good, and would help with the clearance st the rear

Yeah they sit perfect tbh, a tad of camber on the back would be ace! then maybe some stretched tyres

 

[benhiggs]

Yeah they sit perfect tbh, a tad of camber on the back would be ace! then maybe some stretched tyres

Thanks

And yeah! When I ruin these tyres I'll defo go lower profile and stretch them, would be like the final touch to them

 

[mattyd90]

looking good now mate, you need to do those door handles though!

 

[benhiggs]

looking good now mate, you need to do those door handles though!

cheers man, indeed i need to finish colour coding, need to do the rear bumper also

 

[mattyd90]

It's not hard to do the handles It took me about and hour to change both round that's it. If I were you id get a 172 bumper sprayed up it will look so so so much better than spraying a non sport one

 

[benhiggs]

It's not hard to do the handles It took me about and hour to change both round that's it. If I were you id get a 172 bumper sprayed up it will look so so so much better than spraying a non sport one

I may do what you did, get a spare set and fix them up

And I know, I would love one, its just more money that I could be saving for university funds and stuff

Got a coursework deadline this week, so when that's all over and done with I'll get to work on handles, rear bumper insert, arch rolling and remounting the exhaust, again

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

This is coming along really well, looks nice mate. Really like the wheels they set the car off nicely.

Also i see we are both having the same unfortunate rubbing problem on the rear tyres :/

 

[alexr19]

Really like those wheels. Good choice! Are you running spacers on the back?

 

[Kchristmas]

Looks well! Not too keen on the rear lights but there quite smart in comparison with some! Nice to know there's a few of us rubbing on the rear.

 

[Loz H]

Nice to know there's a few of us rubbing on the rear.

nice to know