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Micra K11 So far..

Micra K11 **MOT on Friday 10am**

Nissan Micra K11 Face-lift.
2000 X reg 1.0 16v CG10

I ended up buying this as my Saxo has some rust issues and i needed a car quick so i bought a Micra. I wasnt even ever going to buy one but it came up silly cheap and just had to have it!

£600
61k miles

So far the what ive done;
  • Colourcoded the bumpsrips, mirrors
  • Added SI spoiler
  • Added SI fogs
  • Outrolled zoorst tip
  • FU sticker, PT sticker
  • Flat wipers

Small list, small amount of coin. :laugh:

*Click* Next set of mods;[/COLOR]

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Its first little rinse;

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Gave the engine a clean;


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Redone the wheels in Black with Blue lip;


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A few months later i decided i was going to "modify" it on what ever spare coin i had, why not? :p

Started with the White Toe eye;
Front
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Rear;

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Undersealedthe boot and repained the Axel;
Before;
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After;
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Tried de-wipering but it looked wrong;
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So back on the wiper went;
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Well i got keen and thought its old anyway so if i/bro #### it up it wont be such a issue. Lucky for us it worked out.

Bro masking/spraying, in that time we fitted the SI spoiler and re-did the steelies;
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After shots;
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Yes its eletric tape on the headlights; :001_rolleyes:

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Before colourcoding;
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After with wheels etc;
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Bought a Stainless steel outrolled tip for £20 of zee net because i had no intention of buying a noisy backbox;

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Thats it for now...
 
haha, dont think thats safe enough? pmsl.

Cheers. :D

Wouldnt mind a really cheap backbox i can bolt on... cba to get mine welded back on. :(
 

euro_micra

Matt :)
Looks nice and clean, and good job on the colour coding, looks like mine! It's nice to see another blue facelift blog too. But is that stock height, I don't remember them being so high:wasntme:
 

Scott

My name is Scott
Site Supporter
Needs lowered

vvvvvvv
 

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Missed a few things from my other thread;

Changed the fuel filter and dear me.. as i (dad) took it off tipped the petrol out it was a dark grey. :blink: So i dread to think how long thats been on. :mad:

The leads and spark plugs got done about 3 month ago so no need to change them IMO.

Didnt look like there was much oil in either after it emptied it; :eek:hmy:
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(dad in the pic btw, pmsl)

The oil shot; ;)
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After i got this sticker;
Well ive just put the PT and other sticker on. :D

Cars dirty so will take fresh ones next week;
Dirty car
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Booked mot for saturday. :scared:

Gave it a proper clean today.. long day tbh. Didnt clay again as i did that the other day. Polsihed and waxed etc. Few pics.

Close ups of the reflections;
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The lucky owner himself; :001_rolleyes:
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Been offered a set of Super S/R or SI alloys for £40. Not sure which ones but either way they are all fine The fella is fetching them over on Saturday for me to look at so i could get them than.

Which i think look like these;
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Or these;
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Or these;
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Just a example btw

They're 13" so i can transfer my tires from my steelies to the alloys if needs be. :thumbup1:

BUDGET MODDING FTW
 

Stani1029

Club Member
Looking good! Also you be £500+ for sill replacement if you want them to look like they havent been replaced. If you can weld DIY it!
 
Looks nice, same colour as mine. I like the colour coding and foglights, looking to get foglights for mine.

I say leave it at standard height.
 
Looking good! Also you be £500+ for sill replacement if you want them to look like they havent been replaced. If you can weld DIY it!
£500, wow they look and seem solid. (fisted them and poked them with a screw driver) and no soft metal so it must be fine. :D cheers.

Love the color!
Take good care of your Micra and Micra will take good care of you :)

Yeah its been a great car. Has a knocking noise on the pass front wheel side. no idea what that is but its still pressig on well. Its defo been worth buying. Love the thing. :p

Looks nice, same colour as mine. I like the colour coding and foglights, looking to get foglights for mine.

I say leave it at standard height.

Fog lights took me ages to get hold of! colour coding was done in the yard on a sunny day and luckily for me it came out well. :D

Once my mots done.

New plates double sided on. No screws!

And a new backbox.

Might gloss black the fog covers. and little black grill in the bumper.

And maybe new clear indicators

Cheers guys. :D

Il update on my mot results on friday afternoon. :)
 
Ive just had a call from the garage, needs 3 things for it to pass so its getting booked in for tommorow 9am.

Yas im buzzin' meh tits off! :D

01/04/2011

It needs;

Front brake pad(s) less than 1.5mm thick [3.5.1f]

Offside front track rod end balljoint has excessive play [2.2B.1f]

Nearside front suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint [2.4.G.3]


So about a £100 lol. That also should stop my nasty knocking noise as i pull off and change gears from 1st to 2nd. Good times.

Im chuffed tbh, considering its age etc.

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Alloys on Saturday
Sportex zoorst will be getting ordered on Monday. :D
 

Anderson

Buy & Sell Member
sills are done at £30 for half the length of sil to be welded..... I know my last micra had a pretty hard time with rust on the sils :(
 
sills are done at £30 for half the length of sil to be welded..... I know my last micra had a pretty hard time with rust on the sils :(

They're fine for another year thank god haha. Not even a advisory on them. Well i checked them over myself and thet are prett solid and obviously passed. :p
 
UPDATE

Anyway, got the car passed, yas! 12 months and 3 weeks. :D

So i went to view the wheels. No one kerb mark at all! just a bit of paint peelage here and there. £40 Ideal. So next week i'll be getting my tires off my steelies put onto my alloys. Yes both are the same size. :thumbup1:

Pics of Super S wheels;
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On the car;
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It wants lowering now. :(

Cheers.
 

Scott

My name is Scott
Site Supporter
Take some pics with both wheels on and ill do you another photoshop if you want?

Nice bargain on the wheels! Gonna paint them?
 
Take some pics with both wheels on and ill do you another photoshop if you want?

Nice bargain on the wheels! Gonna paint them?

Thank you :D :) it was a offer i couldnt refuse, ive wanted alloys for ages anyway!

Actually could you do a photoshop of that in white/grey/black pls if you dont mind!
 

Scott

My name is Scott
Site Supporter
Done, grey, black and gold mate. Gold came out a bit jaggy.

And lowered
 

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Car looks premium,

So how do you find the micra as opposed to a saxo then?

Suprised i've not seen my equation alloys on any of the stock s series micras.

I would of thought a blue/white colour scheme would look nice on that (With the current exhaust sticker etc)
 
Done, grey, black and gold mate. Gold came out a bit jaggy.

And lowered

Looks awesome! thanks alot! :D

Car looks premium,

So how do you find the micra as opposed to a saxo then?

Suprised i've not seen my equation alloys on any of the stock s series micras.

I would of thought a blue/white colour scheme would look nice on that (With the current exhaust sticker etc)

Power wise it feels no different, goes round the bends no different but the brakes feel muchhh better! but in the long run its been cheaper to look after. :D

I was thinking white but they are a pain to keep clean, i know because of my white lip on my steelies
 
Also Sportex 3" zoorst ordered on tuesday.. should get that next week? :D

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Well me and my bro was bored and i wanted to save some coin. So i took a jigsaw and a few other tools to the tires. :D ghetto? ofc. ;) The other 2 are Toyos and im not taking them off.

*disclaimer. no we didnt hammer away at the alloy blah blah...*

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Cheers.
 
**UPDATE** 3 wheels done. :D 9/04/011

Been (and bro) grafting all day and got them best i can and they look nice. :D last one will be done tommorow. :thumbup1: The best looking grey i could get was Ford Graphite Grey. Some of you's will see them at the Bolton meet. :)

Sanded down/nitromorsed;
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Primered;
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Painted;
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Centre caps;
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4th wheel will look like the above, lol. :p

Cheers!
 

Scott

My name is Scott
Site Supporter
Haha the best way ;D

So is that a specific colour code you've used or just a can of grey from Halfords?

Gonna look good against the blue (Y)
 
Haha the best way ;D

So is that a specific colour code you've used or just a can of grey from Halfords?

Gonna look good against the blue (Y)

Just a normal can off the shelf. i need one more laquar and grey which il get tommorow if its open. Fingers crossed the tires off my steelies will go on or il have to wait a bit longer. grr

hang on, hang on, what happened too 'no intention of getting a noisy backbox' ? :wasntme:

Well i had a japc on but it was OTT so took it off, bought a decent tip and gave up on the noisy side of things. but now the hot weathers here i want to rev about ahaha. braap *pop* etc.

nice preperation and you have some class 1 alloys nice job

messed mine up a bit last summer
ghethole version

TOP ALLOYS THESE you can drop really low!!!

Lol, keen sprayingthem already on lol :p i was either going to polish them up or spray but with the centre cap plastic i just sprayed them instead.

They're awesome wheels. and i cant wait to get them on! and my zoorst. :D :D

Thanks for the comments. :)
 
***UPDATE***

Alloys on!

Zoorst didnt come today. fml. A lighter note. My alloys are on. :D

Only thing that lets it down is the paintwork tbh. Its due a mega wash and polish! :(

1 pic will go in the abandoned pic thread.

Pics;
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Total of balancing etc etc of £28. :D

Cheers ya'll
 

r-reg-sr

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location location:grinning:
that is what it is king 11!
just a little lowing would make it complete,leaving you to get on with the bodywork
taste
 
location location:grinning:
that is what it is king 11!
just a little lowing would make it complete,leaving you to get on with the bodywork
taste

Ahaha a old powerplant. :p

Yeah bodyworks next inline i think! it definalty needs machine polishing, so il be saving up for one of them next. (Y)
 

r-reg-sr

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Site Supporter
you know how to use a mop to polish
may be worth getting one, their like grinders but have a variable power trigger
 
you know how to use a mop to polish
may be worth getting one, their like grinders but have a variable power trigger

Yeah i know, DA's Cant afford one right now. lols.

Update;

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Just needs cleaning up..

MK3 Golf GTI splitter. A total cost of £5 aha. ;) :p

Another update regarding the fogs next week. ;)
 

Guy

Has gone over to the oily side...
Club Member
Looking really nice now (Y). In the 4th pic down above, it looks like you've got the baddest-ass bazozuku (spelling??) exhaust EVER :laugh:.
 
well i added yellow fogs not long after that post ^ as ive not seen one single micra with them yellow fogs, maybe the older Sr ones yes on this site.
after that splitter couple of moar stickers and 2 vids - brap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcMBVcEaltQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weXF0k9e3IU&feature=related

Right, didnt post these up. Cheers Douglas bbz for putting the <3haters one on for me, hah. :p

Pics of old/no plates and new;
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My pic of speedz - rebel iirc. (see sig) :001_rolleyes:
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yes was on the M74 and pic to prove. qualo.

And my 2 of my stickers;
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newish -

Well, i went out yday after getting a quote the previous day on a price of a centre section (£45) i lold and walk off and another quote of £33 delivered off a site (online automotive) Went to another garage and got one for £25 (inc gaskets) it proves if you look about you will get them cheaper!

Anyway it rolled on 12:30 yday, rolled it up on dads 20yr old wooden ramps with nothing infront of the wheels (boss way) than we went to rip the centre section off (it was literally that bad and extra noisy. ;) ) unc00l noise though. Go to pull it out from the backbox, FAIL. So out the angle grinder comes and beasted that! cutting the nuts from the old cat was ####in a nightmare, the drill bits we had were ####, felt like the drill was doing #### all. It took a hr and half to do 1 hole! LOLOLMFAO. Anyway we pressed on as thats what we do. It wasnt going to fix itself.

Pics of new/old
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And the grindage. End of the day i was black, dirty...at least i saved £25 ;) only 6hrs of hell..
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God help me when i have to change the downpipe, HAHAHA. I just want to cry looking at the situation of the matter.

Cheerz.

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