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Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 6:54 pm
by Phil
Haha bloody hell tom - wanna keep eyes out he's selling all his carbon stuff

Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:05 am
by Tom
Haha whenever you like Mark! We need to arrange something. Perhaps once the R kit is on and Rotiforms are back on, like end of March time? :D

Phil I'm so tempted by so much more seriously hahaha. Must. Resist...

Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:06 am
by Phil
No need to resist - just do!

Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:16 am
by Tom
philjay92 wrote:No need to resist - just do!
Haha! You sir, are a bad influence.

The beginning of the carbon addiction... Hello mirror caps :hyper:

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Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 3:13 pm
by RoccoDav
That spoiler is the nuts!! Love carbon


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Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:13 am
by Tom
RoccoDav wrote:That spoiler is the nuts!! Love carbon


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Thanks man, I can't wait to fit it!


No huge update, just lots of prep ahead of next weekend as the car will be in the bodyshop. Front bumper is being resprayed, DRL's wired in properly and potentially smoothed bonnet too (time dependent).

Those who have done the R bumper upgrade will know how much of a pain it is to find DRL's with indicators, as the standard ones that come with the aftermarket kits are prone to condensation/failing after 6-12 months... anyway, (influenced by AndyAlex) I got a local company to fully reseal the units so im hoping they will last a little longer...

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I also purchased a cup holder upgrade, influenced by Benny1703 (can you tell i'm easily influenced yet?) :bow:

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Along with some LED reverse bulbs, you guessed it, influenced again. This time by PhilJay92:

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Plus a replacement R tail light as mine started to condensate and I'm a picky bugger. No influences here - Winner winner chicken dinner.

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Exciting times ahead, 3 weeks until Rotiform's go on too! :hyper:

Tom

Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 12:14 pm
by JamesE
More money than sense you mate haha can't wait see the finished product!


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Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 12:23 pm
by benny1703
niceeeeee! Let me know about those mirror caps dude, if they are replacement ones i'll buy your black ones off you :)

Also give me a shout when you're cup holder arrives and i'll fit it for you :yes:

Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:52 am
by Phil
Ha I usually get blamed for cup holders! Haven't bought my reverse bulbs yet, but may have to before weekend

Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 2:15 am
by super cowboyjon
Enjoyed reading through the entire thread - some nice mods.

Where did you order the carbon mirror caps from and are you happy with the fit and finish?

Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 8:38 pm
by Tom
JamesE wrote:More money than sense you mate haha can't wait see the finished product!


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Hahahaha thanks man, me neither! :hyper:
benny1703 wrote:niceeeeee! Let me know about those mirror caps dude, if they are replacement ones i'll buy your black ones off you :)

Also give me a shout when you're cup holder arrives and i'll fit it for you :yes:
Thanks mate! The ones I've bought are just covers so they will stick over my current ones unfortunately :( I'll take you up on the offer of helping with the cup holder though, it seems like a proper ball ache hahaha!
philjay92 wrote:Ha I usually get blamed for cup holders! Haven't bought my reverse bulbs yet, but may have to before weekend
Do it! They make such a difference, not sure why I didn't bother buying them sooner to be honest haha. I'll get some pics up of them soon.
super cowboyjon wrote:Enjoyed reading through the entire thread - some nice mods.

Where did you order the carbon mirror caps from and are you happy with the fit and finish?
Thanks man, glad you like it! I haven't fitted the caps yet but keep an eye out after the weekend - I'm due to fit them on Sunday so I'll put a post up with how they fit etc afterwards :)


Small update...

Cars dropped off at the bodyshop until Sunday, absolutely can't wait to pick it up! This little treat arrived today too - I'll hopefully be fitting it Sunday :)

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I'm over the moon with it, it looks so good in person I can't even begin to describe how happy I am! Fitted pics to follow soon...

Tom

Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 11:40 am
by Tom
Car is back from the bodyshop for stage 1 of its makeover!
It had the following work carried out:
Front bumper respray, smoothed washer jet holes, wire in DRL units, replaced door strips with genuine to improve fitment/shut lines, door sills repainted to get rid of scratches.

It is booked back in for the rear bumper next month - then it should be complete! Here are some pics of how the front currently stands. I am so happy with it, it also fits a hell of a lot better than my previous one :D

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I've just ordered a couple more goodies too, I'll upload pics when they arrive! Spoiler is due to be fitted this weekend too :)

Tom

Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 5:30 pm
by Tom
Carbon errrrrrrything.

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Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 5:28 am
by roc82
wow! that rear wing looks awesome!:)

Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 9:56 am
by Mostic
I do really like the cup holder upgrade.

Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 2:27 pm
by xjay1337
carbon two things..

Looks nice. I like the rear spoiler pal.

Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 5:46 pm
by Tom
Thanks guys, glad you like it! I'm still over the moon with it, it's transformed the rear end of the car :D

Today my LED reverse bulbs arrived. I was never really fussed about upgrading these but I did so anyway, and wow. What a difference! They look a million times better and modern, a must do mod for all of you who haven't done it yet. Here are some pics...

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Comparison. Stock vs LED:

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I've also spent every evening this week waxing the rotiforms. They're almost done now; ready to be fitted at the weekend weather permitting. Woohooooo!!!

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Also, it'd be rude not to put another up of the carbon flick :p

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Hope you like!
Tom

Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 6:23 pm
by AJH
Beautiful car! Some lovely modding [emoji106]

Do you have a link to those LED reverse bulbs?


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Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:52 am
by Tom
AJH wrote:Beautiful car! Some lovely modding [emoji106]

Do you have a link to those LED reverse bulbs?


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Thanks dude! :bow: Yeah of course, these are the ones I bought:

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:)
Tom

Re: UKtom's Candy White OEM+

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 8:39 pm
by Tom
So for a while now I've thought one of my rear wheel bearings were going. Horrible whirring noise that was getting worse and worse every time I drove the car. Yesterday I had chance to drop it into my local garage who took a look for me - long story short, it wasn't the bearing. The n/s rear tyre had worn so much from camber wear it had bulges in the tyre... not ideal!

It left me no choice but to put the summer wheels on, so tonight (for those who haven't already seen on facebook!) this happened:

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Roll on show season :D
Tom