joesouthgate's Red Micra SR

[John_1.0]

Would of rather took the badge off tbh. Looks immaculate. (Y)

 

[joesouthgate]

what frout splitter you useing mate

Its a megane one mate, same type i used on my super s and slx

 

[joesouthgate]

Would of rather took the badge off tbh. Looks immaculate. (Y)

Yer I probably wont keep the badge like that, i took it off to paint so it will come off again easily when I decide what to do.

 

[micra-mad]

Yer I probably wont keep the badge like that, i took it off to paint so it will come off again easily when I decide what to do.

would this be the right one ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RENAULT-MEGAN...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c5904cc9

 

[joesouthgate]

would this be the right one ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RENAULT-MEGAN...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c5904cc9

Yer that's the one.

 

[micra-mad]

Yer that's the one.

thanks cheeper then the over two i looked at

 

[joesouthgate]

Fitted a Sony Remote commander this evening:

Fitted with silicone rubber as there was no baseplate:

 

[joesouthgate]

Had a brand new set of Firestone 165/65/13s fitted today and tracking done so she is driving nicely now, and my towbar has just arrived

 

[John_1.0]

towbar.....?

 

[NeX]

wooot rotary commanders for the win i have one in every car! but you should have said you were fitting it, i think i have a spare base plate somewhere, either in England or here somewhere.

 

[James]

Looking good mate, loving the tow sticker, mine's even more tongue-in-cheek:

http://i.imgur.com/x4OTn.jpg

 

[joesouthgate]

towbar.....?

Yep towbar...for towing lol

wooot rotary commanders for the win i have one in every car! but you should have said you were fitting it, i think i have a spare base plate somewhere, either in England or here somewhere.

Worked alright like this mate cheers

Looking good mate, loving the tow sticker, mine's even more tongue-in-cheek:

http://i.imgur.com/x4OTn.jpg

Love it! I can get one for the rear aswell now lol

 

[joesouthgate]

Fitted the splitter today:

And also fitted a towbar aswell:

 

[karlj]

So why the towbar?

 

[joesouthgate]

Cause I have a trailer to tow. And because if anyone decides to drive into the back off me they have a smashed to #### bumper, mine looks exactly the same lol

 

[karlj]

Fair enough..... reminds ms of when I reversed into my mums neighbors car, she has a tow hook thankfully no damage to either car

 

[NeX]

now thats an interesting towbar mount, did you actually have to drill holes into the spare wheel recess to make that work? is there a support bar inside the car as well? where do the other bits attach are they on the chassis legs?

 

[Antony]

ha, towbar wouldnt work on mine as my boot floor is mostly fibreglass..lol

 

[John_1.0]

Yep towbar...for towing lol

LOL.....

Splitter looks good.

 

[joesouthgate]

now thats an interesting towbar mount, did you actually have to drill holes into the spare wheel recess to make that work? is there a support bar inside the car as well? where do the other bits attach are they on the chassis legs?

This is how it fits http://www.ankertowbars.co.uk/shop/fitting/7009.pdf Didn't need to cut the bumper like the instructions said though.

 

[Shaun]

so your not going for the weight saving options then? :wasntme:

 

[joesouthgate]

Nope, I'm moving 270miles next month so I need the practicality for moving.

 

[Shaun]

Nope, I'm moving 270miles next month so I need the practicality for moving.

You'll take it off afterwards though yeah? lol :blush:

 

[NeX]

lol at the towbar guide, "we hope you enjoy towing with the strength of anker" which (considering its not actually attached to any structural part of the car) is probably not that much!

still looking good, i wonder if the reason you didn't need to cut the bumper was anything to do with it being a super s bumper?

speaking of which, i decided to check out how the red car was doing, and i am so shocked by the state of my wiring that i am going to fully strip the car, which may include redoing the towbar and all its electrics (which were wired into the amp wiring for power!)

 

[joesouthgate]

Nah, it will be a good backup to tow my trailer jetter if the van brakes down.

 

[joesouthgate]

lol at the towbar guide, "we hope you enjoy towing with the strength of anker" which (considering its not actually attached to any structural part of the car) is probably not that much!

still looking good, i wonder if the reason you didn't need to cut the bumper was anything to do with it being a super s bumper?

speaking of which, i decided to check out how the red car was doing, and i am so shocked by the state of my wiring that i am going to fully strip the car, which may include redoing the towbar and all its electrics (which were wired into the amp wiring for power!)

Don't think so as the super s bumper is deeper. I think they get you to cut it so you can bolt it up easier, but it is a lot simpler to remove the bumper!

 

[NeX]

i suppose someone as smart as you *hint* *hint* could replace the towball rising bit with a bit of steel tube that a swan neck towbar attaches to, then you could just pull a spring loaded bolt and remove the towbar so its invisible until you are ready to tow

 

[joesouthgate]

I could do in the future if I feel like it one day.

 

[joesouthgate]

Fitted a nismo badge in place of the nissan one:

Fitted colour coded door handles to replace the knackered old ones:

And Fitted clear side repeaters:

 

[slimothy]

looking good mate - how did you re-fit the door handles, it confuses me how they come apart from the mechanism inside, and how they're supposed to re-attach...

 

[Stani1029]

When you take the two bolts out pull the handle and the rod attached to it out, on refitting theres a round plastic part of the door mechanism that the rod slips inside. Before taking apart have a look and youll see what im taking about

 

[Shaun]

yeah the door handle is easy. i swapped mine recently as mine was cracked. be careful not to make the mistake i made and get a 5 door drivers handle as it is in fact slightly different to the 3 door. lol

 

[joesouthgate]

Brakes sound a bit knackered on the car so I have ordered some Brembo front discs and pads

 

[joesouthgate]

Went to have the rear window tinted today:

Done:

Will take some better pics sometime.

Thanks to Stuart from Protint UK, he's tinted all my cars now and I would highly recommend him

 

[joesouthgate]

 

[peposhi]

Looks great! What % see through are those tints?

 

[joesouthgate]

They are 5%. Limo FTW.

 

[peposhi]

(Y) Good man

 

[joesouthgate]

I unexcitedly fitted some tailored mats today lol:

 

[fatboijay]

liking this car alot mate,

tht splitter is good but would that mean the leguna splitter would fit to if the megane one does. , as from owning a megane i kno the leguna one fits tht.

 

[joesouthgate]

Yer the laguna one fits its quite a common one to fit.

 

[NeX]

SWWEEEEETT those mats are an awesome mod!!!!

 

[joesouthgate]

Well I haven't had much time for the car over the last couple of months as I've moved to Anglesey and set up my own business but as I remembered it was nearly JAE I though it was time to get and do a few things

So I ordered a Mountney 300mm steering wheel, I'm just waiting for the boss to arrive:

I got round to painting my lowering springs ready to go on:

I then painted my brake callipers:

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As the car currently sits, (fitted the front springs aswell but didn't take photos):

 

[peposhi]

Looks lovely, mate (Y)
I'm glad bushes worked fine for you too

 

[will930]

looking good joe! will be good to meet you at JAE and glad the move went smoothly!

 

[johnbr6]

DUDEEEE we should meet up some time nice to see some progress and hope things are going well for you :grinning:

 

[joesouthgate]

Looks lovely, mate (Y)
I'm glad bushes worked fine for you too

Cheers mate, they worked perfectly

looking good joe! will be good to meet you at JAE and glad the move went smoothly!

Cheers, yer I'm looking forward to JAE, shame I missed last year.

DUDEEEE we should meet up some time nice to see some progress and hope things are going well for you :grinning:

Yer we should, if you see me in my van give me a wave, you can't miss me:

Lol, The trailer is sign written aswell now.

 

[joesouthgate]

Had a some rust in the boot shut so I decided to Satin Black it yesterday:

 

[joesouthgate]

Fitted my mountney steering wheel after doing a makeshift horn connector:

 

[joesouthgate]

Decided to Spray the bottom of my bumper satin black today aswell:

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Will unmask it in the morning.