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<blockquote data-quote="BlueMOB" data-source="post: 736091" data-attributes="member: 25948"><p>Hey! I'm new to the forum but have been following it for a while since I bought my Micra and decided I would put up a blog about everything I have done so far and try to update it regularly about what I am doing in the future! I refer to my Micra as MOB because it's on the end of my number plate and it just sort of stuck haha.</p><p>My plan with it has always been to try and make it look better and be more enjoyable to drive whilst also keeping it as stock as possible (to an extent obviously).</p><p></p><p>So this is what it looked like when I got her (these are the photos the seller had on the ad):</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]46221[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]46222[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]46223[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]46224[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]46225[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>As you can see she wasn't in the best condition! But for £400 I couldn't really complain haha The main thing I wanted to sort out straight away was the rusty steelies as they looked pretty ridiculous especially as it only had one wheel trim on! </p><p>It was also covered in various scrapes and dents which you can't see too well in the photos (mainly on the front wings) which I tried to touch up as a quick fix with a touch up kit I found in the glovebox.</p><p>I bought a set of wheel trims to cover the nasty looking steel wheels but thought that I would actually spend some time refurbishing them as I quite like what a lot of people have done with their steels.</p><p></p><p>Here is what they looked like after a LOT of sanding:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]46226[/ATTACH] </p><p>After priming:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]46227[/ATTACH] </p><p>And after a few coats of Nissan Blade Silver!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]46228[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>Much better! I also bought some of the Micra centre caps and some chrome trim rings however I forgot to take a photo of these on the finished wheels.</p><p>Took a few photos about a month later whilst working at a local festival where you can sort of see the finished wheels:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]46230[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]46229[/ATTACH] </p><p>Not sure why the photo of the back is so small but they were taken on my crappy phone camera anyway.</p><p>Other little things I did were put some new door speakers in which a friend gave me for £10 or something and change the dashboard lights which blew to some colourful LED ones but I don't have photos of either of these so I will add them later.</p><p></p><p>My car hasn't been running properly for a few weeks now due to a cylinder 1 misfire which I haven't had much time to fix due to uni and work but I should be getting that sorted today! However whilst it hasn't been running I decided to spray the dodgy grey trim around the bumpers matte black mainly because I was bored and hadn't done much to it in a while.</p><p>I tested the paint on the little cheek bits of the bumper first:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]46232[/ATTACH] </p><p>And then masked the rest of the bumper up:[ATTACH=full]46233[/ATTACH]</p><p>And sprayed the rest of it:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]46231[/ATTACH] </p><p>Much better I think!</p><p>Anyway I think that is just about everything up to date. Apologies about the length of this post, I just thought it would be best to get everything up to date and then update from now on.</p><p>Cheers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BlueMOB, post: 736091, member: 25948"] Hey! I'm new to the forum but have been following it for a while since I bought my Micra and decided I would put up a blog about everything I have done so far and try to update it regularly about what I am doing in the future! I refer to my Micra as MOB because it's on the end of my number plate and it just sort of stuck haha. My plan with it has always been to try and make it look better and be more enjoyable to drive whilst also keeping it as stock as possible (to an extent obviously). So this is what it looked like when I got her (these are the photos the seller had on the ad): [ATTACH=full]46221[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]46222[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]46223[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]46224[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]46225[/ATTACH] As you can see she wasn't in the best condition! But for £400 I couldn't really complain haha The main thing I wanted to sort out straight away was the rusty steelies as they looked pretty ridiculous especially as it only had one wheel trim on! It was also covered in various scrapes and dents which you can't see too well in the photos (mainly on the front wings) which I tried to touch up as a quick fix with a touch up kit I found in the glovebox. I bought a set of wheel trims to cover the nasty looking steel wheels but thought that I would actually spend some time refurbishing them as I quite like what a lot of people have done with their steels. Here is what they looked like after a LOT of sanding: [ATTACH=full]46226[/ATTACH] After priming: [ATTACH=full]46227[/ATTACH] And after a few coats of Nissan Blade Silver! [ATTACH=full]46228[/ATTACH] Much better! I also bought some of the Micra centre caps and some chrome trim rings however I forgot to take a photo of these on the finished wheels. Took a few photos about a month later whilst working at a local festival where you can sort of see the finished wheels: [ATTACH=full]46230[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]46229[/ATTACH] Not sure why the photo of the back is so small but they were taken on my crappy phone camera anyway. Other little things I did were put some new door speakers in which a friend gave me for £10 or something and change the dashboard lights which blew to some colourful LED ones but I don't have photos of either of these so I will add them later. My car hasn't been running properly for a few weeks now due to a cylinder 1 misfire which I haven't had much time to fix due to uni and work but I should be getting that sorted today! However whilst it hasn't been running I decided to spray the dodgy grey trim around the bumpers matte black mainly because I was bored and hadn't done much to it in a while. I tested the paint on the little cheek bits of the bumper first: [ATTACH=full]46232[/ATTACH] And then masked the rest of the bumper up:[ATTACH=full]46233[/ATTACH] And sprayed the rest of it: [ATTACH=full]46231[/ATTACH] Much better I think! Anyway I think that is just about everything up to date. Apologies about the length of this post, I just thought it would be best to get everything up to date and then update from now on. Cheers! [/QUOTE]
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