Jan the blue Micra

[Jamie R]

So, I though I should finally do a small blog for Jan seeing as my exams have almost finished, I'm going to be tinkering more.

What I plan to eventually do:
Alloy wheels
Lower
Single grill
Splitter
Debadge
Get rid of the bump strips
Induction kit
Tow strap
JDM style tailgate

I can't think of others at the moment but I'll keep adding.

So the story starts. My dads friend had my Micra and had no use for it so he gave it to my dad for me to have. It was very sorry but didn't take much to clean up.

 

[Jamie R]

So this was how I found her

 

[Jamie R]

Still looking for a wing

 

[Jamie R]

Thorough jet wash, polish, service and set of wheel trims for the time being from the breakers, she looks as good as new (bar the hundreds of dents!).

 

[Jamie R]

I took the mud guards off and I've debadged. Starting to take the bump strips off too, its going to take a while but its worth it, luckily the paint is all good underneath!

 

[Magpie42]

Schhhhhhhhhhmoooooth...

 

[Jamie R]

By he way, this stuff really helps when debumpstripping, obviously there is petrol, nail polish remover etc but this really does work! I got it from Halfords (please don't yell at me)

 

[Magpie42]

Ha....sticky stuff remover! That's my weapon of choice too...(except I get it off Amazon...)...

 

[Jamie R]

Right, that's one side done. *Wipes forehead and cries a little bit* altogether it probably took around 4 hours but its BLOODY BORING, so I spread it over a few days and around my exam revision. I'm relieved that its done now, now I have the joy of doing it all over again on the left side

 

[Magpie42]

Nice work! You could eat your dinner off that...

...unless your dinner is soup.

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[Jamie R]

And that's the other side done, I'm glad that horrible job is over. Unfortunately on this side, a line has been left

Next, I have ordered my number plate lights so I'm going to start my JDM style tailgate. I had also given up looking for a wing of matching colour do I decided to sticker bomb a new wing. I got a red wing from the breakers for £30 and I've ordered "stickerbomb 2".

Looking forward to those next jobs, they'll be more fun than the bump strip removal!

 

[Jamie R]

I don't know why the wing uploaded 3 times...???

 

[mazza]

3 times the fun?

 

[cgten]

3 wings for more lift.

 

[mazza]

Sponsored by red bull?

 

[Jamie R]

Just spent a bit of time taking off the rear plate and boot handle and cleaning and polishing up that part of the paintwork.

 

[Jamie R]

Waiting for my numberplate lights and going to order some plates soon.

 

[Jamie R]

Just ordered my new number plates and still awaiting my lights and stickers

 

[Jamie R]

Never been so excited to get a book in the post

 

[Jamie R]

Tonight I did my stickerbombing, I did the wing and the fuel filler cap, I've seen it done before and think it looks nice, I need to clear coat the parts to protect the stickers now.

 

[Jamie R]

My plates arrived this morning and I got a lot done today, bought some clear lacquer to coat the wing and fuel filler cap. I put them on the car and put the new front plate on.

 

[Jamie R]

And that's the rear! The 330x165 that I got was slightly to big for the recess so I got one of my old plated cut it in half, and sandwiched it between the bodywork and the new plate to act as a spacer, works perfectly.

 

[Jamie R]

I also took the grills out today, ready for the single that I'm going to make... Anyone wanna buy the old ones?

 

[Jamie R]

Oops, need more lacquer...

 

[Jamie R]

And I also took the rear wiper off today, got some duct take over the hole until I get a 30mm grommet

 

[Jamie R]

Taken out the grills and got my rubber door surround ready for my single grill mod

 

[Jamie R]

And I have taped my bonnet up for the line I need to cut for the single grill

 

[Jamie R]

A few little things I haven't yet uploaded... These were pretty much the first things I did.

Carpeted the glove box... Why not?!

Put an aux in on a blanking panel next to the stereo as my stereo doesn't have one only to find out that the sockets at the back of the stereo are outputs for a sub... I'll probably eventually get a new stereo but its not really a priority. I've got some oldish (but decent) 3 way 6x9s that I'll put in the parcel shelf soon.

And I installed a cigarette lighter. This will be used as a power out for a sat nav/phone charger etc. I've just put the lighter back so that it covers up the hole.

 

[Jamie R]

Tinted the tail lights today with some after market fly eyes vinyl. You can see the difference it makes.

 

[Jamie R]

Finally got to grind out my grill and put the rubber surround on. Need to get hold of some grill mesh now.

 

[Jamie R]

Excellent craftsmanship getting it out in one piece, thanks to my dad.

 

[Jamie R]

And I also removed the reverb pipe

 

[Jen319]

Flyeyes looks good.
You can get grill mesh from Halfords, or t'internet
Good job, bet that'll be awesome when you get it finished

 

[Jamie R]

Flyeyes looks good.
You can get grill mesh from Halfords, or t'internet
Good job, bet that'll be awesome when you get it finished

I've seen the stuff at helfrauds but its quite expensive, they also only have bare aluminium so getting stuff that is already black will save the hassle of having to paint it. I'll be getting some off eBay because its a bit cheaper, can't wait to finish.

 

[HASAN]

looks mint!! just ordered my flyeyes kit! can't wait to start working on my K11!!

 

[Jamie R]

Got to finish off the plate lights. They're smaller than the JDM ones but I don't thing they're too bad... They're £2 each so hey.

 

[Jamie R]

Got the single grill done today.

Grill mesh arrived, cut out a cardboard template, gut out the grill mesh and installed it.

Pleased to say that I'm am one of the few owners now with a facelift k11 with a single grill/ open mouth.

 

[HASAN]

Looks good mate! Personally I prefer the two separate grills but I have to say it does look good!

 

[Jack Mc]

Nice man! Iv been wanting to do a single grill but haven't get around to it, where did you get your door rubber for it?


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[Jamie R]

EBay is the 4x13mm one I'll link you, one sec

 

[Jamie R]

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/390668709534?nav=SEARCH

 

[Jack Mc]

Thanks man! Ill be joining the single grill club in the coming weeks


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[Jamie R]

Got a grommet off eBay for 99p. Its a 32mm grommet but the hole is 30mm, it fits fine but domes slightly so nothing noticeable. So if you're looking and can't find a grommet the exact size, one slightly bigger will work fine

 

[Eugene]

Got a grommet off eBay for 99p. Its a 32mm grommet but the hole is 30mm, it fits fine but domes slightly so nothing noticeable. So if you're looking and can't find a grommet the exact size, one slightly bigger will work fine

Зачем щетку заднюю убрали? На таких машинах она очень нужна. Заднее стекло всегда грязное будет.
Цвет машины красивый!

 

[Jamie R]

Я взял его, потому что я думаю, что это выглядит лучше, благодаря

 

[Jamie R]

Installed the speakers with help cutting the holes, I resprayed the meshes because they were rusty too.

 

[HASAN]

Installed the speakers with help cutting the holes, I resprayed the meshes because they were rusty too.

I'm fitting speakers in my parcel shelf this weekend. Was it hard to do? Also what size are your speakers?

 

[Jamie R]

Not too hard, I used a dental drill but you can use a dremmal. They're 6x9s but the grills are bigger than the speaker do I had to cut around the outside of the parcel shelf to make them fit.

 

[Jamie R]

Decided I didn't like sticker bombing, waiting for my new (blue) wing off ebay

 

[Jamie R]

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