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joesouthgate's Red Micra SR

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I'm back to the world of Micra ownership :)
Picked this up today, 1998 Micra 1.3 SR, 102k, FSH, Full MOT - £550 :)
Just had its bumpers resprayed aswell and the rest of the paintwork is mint!

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Only crappy pics so far so I will get some better ones up tomorrow when I start messing with it :)

So far I have bought some Super S alloys which I will be refurbing black and fitting (Bumper is not for it obviously):
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Spec List

Engine & Transmission
-Janspeed Stainless Steel Cat-Back Exhaust
Brakes
-Brembo Replacement Discs and Pads
Suspension
-Gmax 30mm Lowered
-Sparco Strut Brace
Wheels and Tyres
-Standard SR Alloys
-Firestone 165/65/13
Exterior
-De-stickered
-Limo tint (5%) Rear windows
-Pressed Metal Number Plates
-Rear wiper removed
-Facelift style aerial fitted
-Colour coded boot handle
-Megane Splitter
-Towbar :p
-Clear side repeaters
-Colour coded door handles
-Red Brake Calipers
-35mm Rear Wheel Spacers
-Sparco Bonnet Pins
-Custom Blacked Driving Lights with LED sidelights
-Red FlyEye'd Rear Lights
Interior
-JDM Dash Pod/Cupholder
-D1 Spec Gearknob
-Custom shortened gearstick
-Sparco Pedal Covers
-Sparco Steering Wheel
ICE
-Sony MEX-BT4700U Bluetooth Head Unit
-Sony RM-X4S Rotary Stereo Commander
Misc
-Right Click Remote Central Locking Upgrade
 

martinb

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Excellent news mate!! Lively car looks like a mint one :)

Oooh the plans , wonder what's happening this time eh

Spill the beans mo
 
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Well its a daily driver at the moment so not a lot, but I can never really help myself, windows will be tinted soon and it will be lowered for starters.
 

martinb

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Tints then wheels and lowering..... Yer right Joe ha ha

You'll have a janspeed on there soon :)

Looking forward to the mad updates
 

martinb

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Then its seats and stereo, at least you know what works and where, which will save you money this time from buying unnecessary parts

Ever thought turbo?
 
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Maybe one day, not on a car I have to rely on though!
It hasn't got a stereo at the moment so I'll be putting in my Sony Bluetooth one.
 

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looks awesome, i am waiting for you to lead the club again with the most awesome micra, look at your car history, micra is in your blooooood!!!
 
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Cheers Guys :)
Did some bits and bobs on the car today.
Started by taking some proper pictures of it standard:
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Fitted the tinted windows from my old Super S:
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De Stickered:
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Fitted Dash Pod:
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Fitted D1 Gearknob:
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Sorted out wiring loom to go in to make the central locking remote:
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As she stands now:
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Looks lovely she's scrubbs up very well for an old girl. Good work with the stickers, do the dealer/security ones in the windows too, It always amazes me how effective little things lik that can be. Would an early grill help the the looks at the front, there's just something about the shape of those 1/2 faclift grills that doesn't seem to suit the cars shape.

I think the tints are silly, but if you like 'em thats whats important.
 
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Cheers Guys :) Will be having the back window tinted as soon as I have her insured and taxed.
 
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Looks lovely she's scrubbs up very well for an old girl. Good work with the stickers, do the dealer/security ones in the windows too, It always amazes me how effective little things lik that can be. Would an early grill help the the looks at the front, there's just something about the shape of those 1/2 faclift grills that doesn't seem to suit the cars shape.

I think the tints are silly, but if you like 'em thats whats important.

I know how you mean about the stickers if you look on the last pics I have removed all the dealer stickers/nats/stereo ones etc, first thing I always do on a car.
I'll be doing an open mouth grill soonish.
And the windows will look better when the rear is done.
 
maaaatteee that looks a cracker!

best colour too, think I saw that on P.H and considered it if it weren't for how far away... good work so far :)
 

James

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Jeez Joe, you don't hang about! I spose you've got a reputation to uphold! :laugh:

Looking good :)
 
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Yer I like to get on with it :) I had the tyres taken off the super s alloys today so hopefully I will start prepping and spraying them on Friday or Sunday, and I should get the R C/L Fitted Friday :D
 

NeX

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you taking this bad boy to JAE this year?

mod list in my opinion: LED rear lights, clear side repeaters, colour code handles and boot handle, 50mm drop on coilovers, and everything else after that should be done in the engine bay
 
wow after seeing little of your old cars this is going to be a shocker and is well on its way already! keep it up mate!
 

Antony

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allrite me old mukka? long time since you were on here.. welcome back.. reminds me of davey_c's car when he got it.... and mine actually... lol
 
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Cheers guys :) it's good to be back, don't expect too much though lol

you taking this bad boy to JAE this year?

mod list in my opinion: LED rear lights, clear side repeaters, colour code handles and boot handle, 50mm drop on coilovers, and everything else after that should be done in the engine bay

Dunno about JAE I am probably moving in a few months and starting my own business so not a lot of chance.
Led rears I might do, colour coding already planned and for now it will just be dropped 35mm.
 
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Probably will be getting LED rears now in a couple of days, as I thought the eBay seller only did the aftermarket ones now but after contacting him he says he still has the genuine Nissan ones aswell :)
 
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NeX

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Cheers guys :) it's good to be back, don't expect too much though lol



Dunno about JAE I am probably moving in a few months and starting my own business so not a lot of chance.
Led rears I might do, colour coding already planned and for now it will just be dropped 35mm.

shame about JAE but we will have to see, its still a while away,
 

Shaun

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Very shiny! looks awesome, however don't like the idea of a red army lol
Love my green frog lol
 

davey1991

If its not scrubbing, its not low enough.
Yer mines only a celebration and i like basically started the army!
I suppose mine is stripped and will be high comp!
 
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Are you fittting the R C/L yourself? if so please go into detail :p

Yep I fitted it today, used a kit from Right Click as I have done before, it already has standard central locking on so to save fafing around bridging into the central locking I just fitted a solenoid into the drivers door so it controls that and the other door locks as it would do if you used a key.
 

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was it the halfassed central locking with a motor in one door and a switch in the other?
 
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Nah it is the proper one as it is a 1998 car but I find it simpler to add in a solenoid.
 
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Got some stuff through from eBay today and did a few bits,
Stubby valves for the super s alloys:
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Cut myself a new key as I only got one with the car:
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As I didn't want to spend money getting a new chipped key, I figured I would just fit the transponder to the reciever instead.
Removing from key:
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In place:
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New pressed metal number plates:
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Only got the front one fitted today, before:
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After:
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A couple of pics with the old SLeX:
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Looking very nice, definitely not hanging around :). Traced the logo for you Seb, can mail it to you in any format if that's any use :).

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Cheers guys :) Just as a note, if anyone was thinking of stealing it then they would have to get past the other immobilising features which I'm obviously not going to talk about :)
 
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