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This section is dedicated to the technical bit
Guide to how DIY!!!!
" I aim to make this section as Informative as I can"
What you will find here!
You will find step by step instructions on how to modify your own
nissan micra Kl0!
This modification rating is how easy the task is of completing the
job good! :-)
1. suitable for novice
2. A little experience needed
3. Starting to get a little tricky!
4. Good preparation and research needed
5. The impossible / A expert needed or company
Rolling K10 Arches:
Rolling K10 arches is only needed when fitting 195/45/R15 wheels
on a 35mm drop or lowering your car past 50mm on 175/50/R13's (
standard wheel size )
To do this follow these simple instructions;
1. Remove wheels
2. You will see a lip under each arch, this will be pushed into
the arch i.e rollin up the arch
3. Use a soft mallet hammer to gently knock the lip of the inside
of each arch therefore gaining more clearance to wheel to arch
4. Use a touch up paint just incase any paint chips
tools needed:
soft mallet hammer
tools to remove wheel
touch up paint ( optional )
This modification rates 2/5
Interior Body Spraying:
many interiors on the K10 are a horrid colour of brown I know mine
once was!
This method can be used on door cards and all dash parts.
Follow these instructions;
1. Remove any part you intend to spray
2. clean throughly with Folea tec cleaner, wipe to leave a clean
surface and drying time of about 10-15mins
3. Using the primmer apply 2-3 thin coats about 20-30cm's away allowing
10mins on each coat to dry
4. Choose the colour of your choice and spray light thin coats 30cm
away and as many as it takes to cover part allowing 20mins drying
time in between each coat
5. Leave for 12 hrs
6. Apply the sealer 3-4 light thin coats, allow 5-10 mins between
each coat to dry
Buying the remover is a good idea if you go wrong and want to start
again on any areas
Tools needed:
Folea-Tec interior spray collections cleaner / primmer / colour
spray / sealer / remover
clean dry and warm area to work in
heater if available
This modification rates 4/5
Fitting a Seat Ibiza front splitter as a rear valance:
This modification is a little tricky and basically needs to cut
and chopped to your desired shape and then can be placed directly
underneath the bumper and fixed by drilling holes underneath the
bumper. The back bumper will not have to be removed, just jack the
car up.
You can leave it black or spray it to match the colour of your car
and also mesh it too.
This modification rates 3 /5
Fitting the K&N Bolt on kit:
1. Remove the standard air box and fitler, unscrew 2 bolts and
remove the large and small bore pipes.
2. place the K&N Bolt on Kit and fix into place by screwing
a nut over the top of the existing unit.
3. block off the small bore pipe.
4. the large bore pipe can be directly feed into the K&N by
drilling a hole in the filter and push through the piping
K&N will increase engine sound, should increase BHP by about
3-4 in some cases can lower the bhp slighty, all depends on the
model of car
This modification rates 2/5
Fitting sportster Race seat covers:
I have fitted both the rear and front seat covers.
1. Buy the front and rear covers costing a total of £100.
2. Fit the front covers by removing the seats, to give a better
fit.
3. You will need to unscrew four bolts and the seats will come straight
out.
4. Use the hooks provided to give a tight fit
5. Cut a small gap on the passenger and driver sides to allow the
handle to work to operate the seats.
6. Place seats back in the car and screw the seats back in.
7. Remove the back seat by again unscrewing four screws
8. Place seat covers on the seat and use the same technique as before.
9. A few cuts to allow the seat to be screwed back into place are
needed.
10. This rear cover may look a little untidy at first , but when
in place you can pull it round the back and square it off.
This modification rates 2/5
Painted Dums & Callipers:
Using Folea-Tec Calliper paint set
This will give your callipers & Drumsa smooth finish but only
applies if you have alloy wheels!
1. Jack the car up with a suitable devise for this.
2. Remove your alloys.
3. Prepare the callipers and drums by cleaning them with the cleaner
provided
4. Let them dry
5. Start to paint thin coats with a suitable paint brush, let each
coat dry 10-15mins
6. Paint until the calliper is covered
7. Let them dry
8. Place wheels back on and tighten the nuts up!
9. The front ones are a little tricky and the brake discs need to
be covered up with masking tape!
This modification rates 2/5
Tinted Rear Clusters:
Using Folea-Tec's Tint spray
1. Clean rear clusters thoroughly
2. Cover up surrounding area to stop over spray
3. take the can and spray about 25-30 cm's away and spray 2-3 coats
evenly and leave each coat to dry for 5-10mins
4. Use polish on the clusters after 24 hours drying time and they
will look superb after.
It is that easy, but does come with it's down sides the police
love to pull people over and stop them for this so be careful and
make sure you still have the same shine from the lights!
This modification rates 2/5
Body spraying for bumpers / wing mirrors:
This includes the bumpers mainly but is applicable to most ( I also
done wing mirrors, corner splinters )
1. bumpers need to be cleaned and dried thoroughly ( about an 1
hour drying time )
2. Rub them done with wet and dry paper ( I used 400 grade leave
to dry 30mins )
3. If possible heat a garage to about 25 degree's and use a hairdryer
4. first coats of primmer to sprayed finally and leave each coat
for 30mins
5. Use wet and dry paper ( 1000 grade to smooth primmer )
6. leave overnight to seal
7. Use a damp cloth and wash over the bumpers and dry thoroughly
8. start to spray the colour match spray in thin coats again 30
mins drying time each coat
9. When colour has matched use wet and dry 1500 grade to smooth
and shine the paint
10. leave to dry for 24 hours
11. Finally spray a lacquer / sealer and leave to dry for 30mins
each coat
You have to judge how many coats of each one and make sure that
you cover the whole of the car and protect yourself
This process will not be car wash / power washer safe!
But will hold and be easily cleaned
If you don't do it right you will only get what you work you put
in, rush it and before you know it paint comes off
Don't wash the car for 2 weeks and always make sure that you keep
the area warm!
Hope this helps anyone looking to spray k10
This modification rates 4/5
Window tinting:
You will need Folea Tec window tint film
This process can be used to tint the rear windows including the
back one
1. Unscrew the rear windows, you will locate the screws near the
doors and also the 2 at the rear of the window on the inside. be
very careful not too let the window fall out!
2. Clean the glass with JOY provided in the kit. Remove mechanism
used for opening the window
3. Dry both windows.
4. Place the film on the table, put the window on top, trim the
film using the knife in the kit, leave an 2cm edge and make sure
the film is the right way up ( you should see folea tec written
on it.
5. Take the film away and spray the window with JOY.
6. Place the film on the window, first peel off the protective backing,
be careful not to stick it together.
7. position the film and work some of the big air bubbles out.
8. Trim the edges along the window, should be looking good now!
9. Heat the window with an hair dryer and make a start at removing
the air bubbles.
10. Remove as many as you can and use a pin for stubborn air bubbles.
11. After spending a long time removing the air bubbles, place the
windows back in the car.
12. You now have tinted rear windows
13. To do the rear boot window, same applies but cut the film around
the edges of the outside of the boot window as you cannot remove
this
This modification rates 5/5
Front Fog Lamps: ( exclusive to MSC)
1. Remove the front indicators and disconnect the wiring.
2. You need rectangle fog lights like mine in the photo's
3. make some black housing to fit on the back of the fogs, to make
a neat fit into the indicator housing.
4. Put the old bulbs connected to the same circuit in the rear clusters,
this is keep circuit from running too fast
5. remove side lights, buy 2 small orange light bulbs and adapt
the side lights to house these, just under the side light will do.
6. re-wire the indicators to new position, you now have brand new
front indicators
7. wire up the front fogs to the main electric's and using a suitable
place in the dash for the switches ( see my photo)
8. Use a sealer substance to make the front fogs water tight
9. place fogs in the indicator housing and wire up appropriately
10. This is just a quick guide, you will need to be good with electric's
to do this and have a lot of confidence when completing this mod!
This modification rates 3/5
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