hoodedreeper's Nissan Micra

[Clairemad]

brill.video.chris.very.nice:k11green:

 

[Robb]

Excellent vid Hood! Make sure you put some noise from the beast if you make another though!

 

[hoodedreeper]

i would have put some noise in it,but the wind distorted alot of the exhaust noise though

Should be getting a smoothed boot this coming sunday courtesy of Claire!

 

[hoodedreeper]

Smoothed boot and new Spoiler went to the Sprayers today

Fitted my colour coded door handles today:

Looks ALOT better

 

[joesouthgate]

they look good (Y) are you going to debumpstrip or colour code them?

 

[hoodedreeper]

I was thinking of colour coding them but that wont be till the future as money is extremely tight at the mo! After the smoothed boot it'll be no modding untill i get a new job

 

[squarepants]

remove the side strips..cost nothing to do, and looks better than colour coding them imo will look even better without them the side skirts are fitted.

 

[hoodedreeper]

Yeah but wont the paint under the bump strips be different?

 

[squarepants]

no is the same (only diffrent if the car is white or red as the paint has faded over time), the car is painted then fitted with the trims. on some cars there are holes for clips etc, or some cars are painted with the trims on! but the micra is painted first and there is no holes etc as they are justed glued on.

 

[hoodedreeper]

Ah right,so only thing i've gotta worry about is colour fade? lol

 

[b47to]

how come you removed you black front lights

 

[squarepants]

Ah right,so only thing i've gotta worry about is colour fade? lol

not even that..your colour wont fade...as red isnt laquered and white fades because its white lol, once off just give it a polished and you wont beable to tell...but dont rip them off lol slow and steady wins the race

 

[joesouthgate]

how come you removed you black front lights

guessing they were bust when he crashed

 

[Swiper]

not even that..your colour wont fade...as red isnt laquered and white fades because its white lol, once off just give it a polished and you wont beable to tell...but dont rip them off lol slow and steady wins the race

the colour will fade slightly, but after a polish, you'll hardly be able to tell,when i fitted my march rear number plate cover, you could still see where the old handle had been, even after an industrial polishing machine was used. but you could only tell if you knew to look for it.

 

[B14KLR]

as squarepants said, don't rip them of as when i did mine i ripped a load of paint off the drivers door.

 

[hoodedreeper]

guessing they were bust when he crashed

Correct Unfortunately when i had my car crash i smashed one of the head lights I'm gonna be getting another set done but havent had the cash to buy another set of head lights!

 

[b47to]

ok i just wanted to know did it pass the mot with the indicators painted ??

thank you

 

[hoodedreeper]

I bought my car with 10 months MOT,so all mods i've done to my car have been done before my next MOT (which is next month )

 

[hoodedreeper]

Just a small update:

The 16VALVE stickers have now been removed and the bump strips removed.Getting the glue off is a real chore Managed to get a rear quarter panel all cleaned up Will try and get a pic

 

[Robert]

Yeah the glues a right pain in the ass!
But stick with it, looks so much cleaner without the strips IMO. How did you find the colour underneath - any difference at all?

 

[hoodedreeper]

colour underneath looks the same,then again i did start doing it about 4:30pm yesterday LOL

With abit of t-cut and some polish it should match

 

[Robert]

Cool, make sure you get pics up once they're done

 

[hoodedreeper]

Thinking about changing the rear lights,here are some quick photoshops:

CLEAR: V

TINTED: V

LED: V

 

[Robert]

LEDs look the best IMO..

Or get clears, and get some tint made up to your car's colour.. I think it's most laquer with a bit of your colour in it, garage would most probably have to mix it.

Where's the debumpstripped pics..?

 

[hoodedreeper]

I'm having some trouble with removing the glue.Last week i was un able to buy Tar & Glue remover.Managed to get some adhesive remover from Halfrauds but havent had a good chance to use it.Hoping to go over to my mate's this week and get it off with his Tar & Glue remover (hes a valeter so hes got all sorts of solvents)

 

[sonic]

Have you thought of the green tint spray you can get for lights ?

 

[hoodedreeper]

so they blend in to the body work? Nah i think it looks abit chavvy sorry.I've seen some cars around this area who have done that and it looks horrible!

 

[hoodedreeper]

Not really an update but a cool looking pic of my car

 

[joesouthgate]

granted that does look pretty good (Y)

 

[squarepants]

see youve started to remove the side rubbing strips needs in-lights tho (my random made up name for painted black headlights lol.

 

[hoodedreeper]

yeah started to remove the strips,going over to my friend's this saturday to use his toffee wheel and get the remainding glue off with Glue & Tar remover

Black headlights are on my 'To-Do' list

 

[hoodedreeper]

I'm now in the middle of re-tinting my rear lights lol

New addition arrived today:

Smoked Side Repeaters

 

[squarepants]

where did you get the repetors from? might have to get me a set

 

[hoodedreeper]

Got them off ebay for about 17 quid i think?

Rear Lights are done but not to the result i was hoping,nevermind ey:

Side Repeaters now fitted:

 

[Clairemad]

lookin.good.:k11green:lovin.them.side.lights

 

[Robert]

Yeah they look pretty good, didn't have too much problem fitting them then?

 

[hoodedreeper]

Well...to be honest they're bodged on for the time being.MOT runs out in 2 weeks and dunno if i need to remove them cos they're NOT e-approved

I've got orange bulbs tho,so should be alright?

 

[sonic]

What happened to your boot spoiler Chris ?

 

[hoodedreeper]

> CLICKY HERE <

 

[sonic]

Oh dear, gives you an excuse to buy the Nismo one off Amy with the brake light in it if he still has it though doesn't it.

 

[hoodedreeper]

i've already got another one in the body shop being done the same time as the smoothed boot

 

[hoodedreeper]

Bump Strips are now off and cleaned up:

Heater Lights now GREEN

 

[b47to]

did u have to make any mods to fit the side indicators ?

 

[hoodedreeper]

wrap looooads of insulation tape around the bulb holder and take the bulb holder to the repeater.Then used double sided sticky foam to attach the repeater to the wing.

After my MOT i'll be doing it proply with a proper sealant to stop water getting in

 

[Clairemad]

wow.thats.look.better.now!!!

 

[R504VCS]

Cracking looking K11 M8, nice and very clean. The S/SR spoiler sets it off fantastically.

 

[joesouthgate]

The S/SR spoiler sets it off fantastically.

Well at least half of it does anyway

 

[hoodedreeper]

Lol,yeah half of it does! Got a new spoiler and my smoothed boot in the body shop at the moment

 

[Swiper]

wrap looooads of insulation tape around the bulb holder and take the bulb holder to the repeater.Then used double sided sticky foam to attach the repeater to the wing.

After my MOT i'll be doing it proply with a proper sealant to stop water getting in

why not file the hole bigger to fit the repeater better?

 

[hoodedreeper]

didnt think of that LOL! oops,i'll do that next time as i've gotta take them off for the MOT this friday