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<blockquote data-quote="hoodedreeper" data-source="post: 785498" data-attributes="member: 3993"><p>On the previous K11 I had some DTM mirrors fitted with what seemed to be one of the very few sets of base plates in existance. Having failed at finding them again I was on the hunt for alternatives. I came across a website which had a large selection of photos of mirrors and I came across VW Golf MK3 base plates which looked very similar. A friend had some M3 style mirrors and baseplates for a Golf, a quick test fit confirmed I could do something with them to make them fit.</p><p></p><p>Abit of cutting and drilling and these were the results. Not a 100% fit but they're pretty close</p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50002243913_61bcbefa06_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50003019837_b65f3f1249_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50002243893_815bc34301_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50002243858_b537fd6047_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50002243888_330416c8f0_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50002762681_6d09ddf008_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Finding some wheels that suited the car and being cheap seemed a tricky task. Doing a search on google,Facebook and the forums I came across some examples of BMW E30 14" bottletop wheels. I managed to find some locally for a total sum of £40.00, winner! A friend is currently sand blasting them then I can get them painted. Originally we thought white, but the spoke design would make keeping them clean a nightmare. The second choice was a gun metal grey, silver may be too plain/boring.</p><p></p><p>Also found a set of 185/55r14 locally from a friend which saved us alot of money</p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50003019897_de36152ac0_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>With all of the parts finally arriving, it was time to finally lower the car. Alot of people tend to go with Corsa B coilovers, but I didnt like the idea of drilling/filing the top mount holes on the car. So we went for the Daewoo Matiz set up instead.</p><p></p><p>This compromises of Mk1 Daewoo Matiz 35mm lowering springs (rear only) on front K11 shock absorbers. The rears are Corsa B KYB shocks with 're-engineered' K11 lowering springs. I've read of people complaining about the rear springs being too soft if you use the originals, thats why we went for lowering springs instead.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50020300846_67bb47ca3e_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I ran into some issues along the way, sadly it wasn't all plain sailing. Firstly the driver side inner CV joint popped out. Secondly the upper nuts on the rear shocks wouldn't undo due to the centre spinning in the locking grips. In the end I cut the shock to get them out, made abit of a mess in the boot (oops). The last thing was the collar from the original panhard rod was seized on the car and took alot of grinding to get it right. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50019767613_b1a34ac343_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Browsing through the Facebook pages and market place and I found a universal back box made to fit the K11. Being quite impatient I drove almost 2 hours to go collect it. Being a second facelift the rear bumper doesnt really have an exhaust cut out, so the backbox sits lower than the others which made fitting it that little bit more tricky. But we got around it and my bumper cutting even surprised me!</p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50020300891_22a3726b27_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50020300841_15d8fe28da_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I also made a start on painting the chrome and faded plastics, starting with the bonnet grilles and fog light covers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hoodedreeper, post: 785498, member: 3993"] On the previous K11 I had some DTM mirrors fitted with what seemed to be one of the very few sets of base plates in existance. Having failed at finding them again I was on the hunt for alternatives. I came across a website which had a large selection of photos of mirrors and I came across VW Golf MK3 base plates which looked very similar. A friend had some M3 style mirrors and baseplates for a Golf, a quick test fit confirmed I could do something with them to make them fit. Abit of cutting and drilling and these were the results. Not a 100% fit but they're pretty close [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50002243913_61bcbefa06_c.jpg[/img] [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50003019837_b65f3f1249_c.jpg[/img] [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50002243893_815bc34301_c.jpg[/img] [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50002243858_b537fd6047_c.jpg[/img] [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50002243888_330416c8f0_c.jpg[/img] [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50002762681_6d09ddf008_c.jpg[/img] Finding some wheels that suited the car and being cheap seemed a tricky task. Doing a search on google,Facebook and the forums I came across some examples of BMW E30 14" bottletop wheels. I managed to find some locally for a total sum of £40.00, winner! A friend is currently sand blasting them then I can get them painted. Originally we thought white, but the spoke design would make keeping them clean a nightmare. The second choice was a gun metal grey, silver may be too plain/boring. Also found a set of 185/55r14 locally from a friend which saved us alot of money [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50003019897_de36152ac0_c.jpg[/img] With all of the parts finally arriving, it was time to finally lower the car. Alot of people tend to go with Corsa B coilovers, but I didnt like the idea of drilling/filing the top mount holes on the car. So we went for the Daewoo Matiz set up instead. This compromises of Mk1 Daewoo Matiz 35mm lowering springs (rear only) on front K11 shock absorbers. The rears are Corsa B KYB shocks with 're-engineered' K11 lowering springs. I've read of people complaining about the rear springs being too soft if you use the originals, thats why we went for lowering springs instead. [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50020300846_67bb47ca3e_c.jpg[/img] I ran into some issues along the way, sadly it wasn't all plain sailing. Firstly the driver side inner CV joint popped out. Secondly the upper nuts on the rear shocks wouldn't undo due to the centre spinning in the locking grips. In the end I cut the shock to get them out, made abit of a mess in the boot (oops). The last thing was the collar from the original panhard rod was seized on the car and took alot of grinding to get it right. [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50019767613_b1a34ac343_c.jpg[/img] Browsing through the Facebook pages and market place and I found a universal back box made to fit the K11. Being quite impatient I drove almost 2 hours to go collect it. Being a second facelift the rear bumper doesnt really have an exhaust cut out, so the backbox sits lower than the others which made fitting it that little bit more tricky. But we got around it and my bumper cutting even surprised me! [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50020300891_22a3726b27_c.jpg[/img] [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50020300841_15d8fe28da_c.jpg[/img] I also made a start on painting the chrome and faded plastics, starting with the bonnet grilles and fog light covers. [/QUOTE]
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