veronica the micra s

[sr_steve]

as some of yous may know i sold my micra sport earlier this week for a good price as i had done everything i wanted to do to it. money in hand i starting thinking of what to get next, little did i know that in the next half an hour i would be driving a nissan micra s 1.4 2000 with 89000 miles, 5 months tax and test for nearly half the price i sold the sport for and a lot more solid. i test drove the car and it drove perfect, drove it home perfect then got on my street and it started to die, was like no petrol was getting to the chambers. further inspection which i had missed revealed a missing fuel filter and half a radiator full of water so i topped it up with water and anti freeze, put on the fuel filter, new spark plugs, 12 litres of petrol and injector cleaner and its running fine.
gave it a good clean today, hover, dash cleaned, windows clean, wet wash, shampoo, dry, polish and back to black and im very happy with the outcome. its by far the cleanest of the 5 micras ive had, sills are solid, crossmembers solid, not a spot of rust on arches. there is a few scratches and dents but they go unnoticed really theres nothing major. apart from on the rear bumper which will have to have something done with it.

i am in no rush with this car as im enjoying the comfort of not having bleeding ears, headache and broken back at the minute however this car will be took to jae.

plans as follow:
clear indicators
wind deflectors
new numberplates
aero wipers
7.5j banded steels standard alloy silver
corsa coilovers as low as i can go
Hopefully full respray, door handles and wing mirrors colour coded
de badge
de bumpstrip.
Fog lights
Bubble tail lights


thats what Will bee done by jae, anything else will be a bonus.

Can I stick to a £1000 Jae budget?

price list:
fuel filter £7.99
spark plugs £9.99
injector cleaner £4.00
cd player £75.00
aftermarket cd harness £16.99
mats £4.00

total so far = £117.37

 

[Shamalam]

Damn you and your magical 1.4l finding powars!!

I'm gonna get some corsa coilovers soon as well.

Like the colour too

 

[sr_steve]

Damn you and your magical 1.4l finding powars!!

I'm gonna get some corsa coilovers soon as well.

Like the colour too

cheers i drive it like a granny tbh, no noisy exhaust for this one. jelous of your fogs, how much do you wat for them?

 

[Belly93]

you sure its a 1.4 tucky the s models are usually 1.0l s what model mine is mate i would check

 

[sr_steve]

you sure its a 1.4 tucky the s models are usually 1.0l s what model mine is mate i would check

on the logbook mate and you can feel its not a 1.0l aswell lol. 1,348 iirc

 

[Belly93]

It should say cga3 on the block at the front near the mount on a flat part of the block

 

[sr_steve]

It should say cga3 on the block at the front near the mount on a flat part of the block

havnt looked but ive seen 1.4 s on autotrader and tbf the logbook wouldnt say it if it wasnt. matty says it has more pull then his, i dont think it has as much as the sport but it wouldt be far off its a nippy little thing. weird wih spongy suspension though haha

 

[Shamalam]

I can get you some for 30 quid mate, only cost me £20 for mine. That's 2 fogs and a stalk.

 

[SK193]

It looks really nice, very clean too! that blue is a lovely colour.
Are you going to be changing the chrome grill bits? i've still got some for sale if you were

 

[sr_steve]

I can get you some for 30 quid mate, only cost me £20 for mine. That's 2 fogs and a stalk.

Where can you get them from? All the wiring. And sorry I didnt reply to text. Been dead in bed all day lol

It looks really nice, very clean too! that blue is a lovely colour.
Are you going to be changing the chrome grill bits? i've still got some for sale if you were

Cheers mate they will eventually be going gloss black but they can't wait until I get the bumpers and door handles and that done all at same time. Also not sure if I'm going gloss black or anthracite yet either. Hmmmm

 

[Belly93]

Where can you get them from? All the wiring. And sorry I didnt reply to text. Been dead in bed all day lol

Cheers mate they will eventually be going gloss black but they can't wait until I get the bumpers and door handles and that done all at same time. Also not sure if I'm going gloss black or anthracite yet either. Hmmmm

the wiring is behind the bumper steve you just need the stalk fog housings and possibly a small bit of wiring for inside, i have some bulbs if you need some

 

[sr_steve]

the wiring is behind the bumper steve you just need the stalk fog housings and possibly a small bit of wiring for inside, i have some bulbs if you need some

Ah cheers. I know where there a couple of sets of fogs. Just waiting on payday now. I'll let you know if I need bulbs cheers

 

[Belly93]

no bother

 

[Shamalam]

There's one in my local scrappy. Has fogs and stalk. Don't you just have to have the fogs and stalk? and because it's a micra surely you just need the plug the stalk in and the fogs and then you're laughing. OR do you have to wire everything in?

 

[Belly93]

the wires are behind the bumper, best way is to buy and try for only £30

 

[Shamalam]

Aye thought so like Belly, that's what i tried to do when i got mine. Anyone know where i can a fat indicator stalk with fogs on? the issue i've got is mine is the very last spec of micra made, wish i had thought about it when i was buying my car. I wouldn't have bought a coilpack engine for a start.

anyway sorry to hijack your thread Steve, want me to pick some up for you?

 

[SK193]

Cheers mate they will eventually be going gloss black but they can't wait until I get the bumpers and door handles and that done all at same time. Also not sure if I'm going gloss black or anthracite yet either. Hmmmm

I think they look so much better in black than they do in chrome, I don't personally like shiny bits of trim on cars The ones I have for sale though are the ones that are flush with the bonnet and don't stick out ike the chrome ones do

 

[MaxK11C]

Looks awesome. Must admit, haven't seen ANY 1.4s for sale the whole time I've been looking. Mines an S, but a 1.0 . Good luck!

 

[sr_steve]

I think they look so much better in black than they do in chrome, I don't personally like shiny bits of trim on cars The ones I have for sale though are the ones that are flush with the bonnet and don't stick out ike the chrome ones do

I know which ones you mean I'm probably going to get this one painted want the car to be different. Deffintly no chrome though lol

Looks awesome. Must admit, haven't seen ANY 1.4s for sale the whole timek I've been looking. Mines an S, but a 1.0 . Good luck!

Yup 1.4 I seen a silver 1.4s on autotrader but that is it. Too clear this all up I will take a picture if logbook tonight

 

[MaxK11C]

Haha don't worry mate, I wasn't denying yours was a 1.4 . I was just saying they're quite rare now. The 1.4 would have a a noticeable power increase (one would think) over the 1.0.

 

[sr_steve]

Haha don't worry mate, I wasn't denying yours was a 1.4 . I was just saying they're quite rare now. The 1.4 would have a a noticeable power increase (one would think) over the 1.0.

Aye it is a lot quicker lol.
But on another note I was going to try peanut butter at the weekend but just used back to black instead lol

 

[Shamalam]

Back to black hasn't worked as well as I wanted mate. Any recommendations on brand?

 

[sr_steve]

Just one from halfords that you spray on. In a black tin. It's not bad stuff like but put a thick layer or 2 on

 

[Shamalam]

Ill try it man. Cheers

 

[Shamalam]

Look what I found on auto trader...

 

[sr_steve]

Yup same as mine. I have your postcode now, I need a set of fogs haha

 

[Shamalam]

Yup same as mine. I have your postcode now, I need a set of fogs haha

Gonna barb wire my drive if you need some there's some at my local breakers. What stalk type you got?

 

[sr_steve]

Aye. But I don't get paid until a week today, I definatly need some though. Which breakers?

 

[Shamalam]

AS-NU in seaton deleval. Think the other one has some too.

 

[sr_steve]

If you get a chance could you get a price please. Cheers

 

[Shamalam]

20 quid for fogs, 10 for stalks.

 

[sr_steve]

20 quid for fogs, 10 for stalks.

Ahh I'll get them if they still there on weekend did you remove the ones you bought?

 

[Shamalam]

Aye, it was easy peasy. Only a screw holding them in.

 

[sr_steve]

got a couple of handy stuff given to me this weekend some ive used and some put to one side for now
needed a wiper as it was missing when i bought the car. thought i was going to have to get a horrible metal one as i wasnt going to pay the prices ive seen for these ones on ebay however a friend had this lying about

also got a spare set of grills which i will put too one side for now and some brand new belts

some black seat covers, tidyer look imo

also i noticed it has a aftermarket sunroof fitted which im unhappy about as the handle is missing and i dont know where to get a replacement. dosnt look like normal micra one will fit :/ on the plus side it dosnt leak

couple more pics of cleaned engine as i spent alot of time doing it. wish i got a before picture to show how much cleaner it is

also car didnt have a cd player so had to go to local halfords and get one.

 

[Shamalam]

I'm still to find a good plastic rear wiper, I'm sick of looking at my crappy metal coat hanger. I seriously need to get round to cleaning my engine bay, yours looks brand new.

 

[MaxK11C]

I'm still to find a good plastic rear wiper, I'm sick of looking at my crappy metal coat hanger. I seriously need to get round to cleaning my engine bay, yours looks brand new.

I know! I'm getting jealous. Mines going to take a lot of scrubbing :l

 

[Shamalam]

I think I'm going to need a sand blaster for mine it's that bad. (Not literally btw)

 

[sr_steve]

I used white spirit in mine worked a treat

 

[sr_steve]

was bored after work today so out came the car polish

halfords back to black does a good job. its been on 6 days now and they were really faded grey before i applied it

polished inside the doors and boot

need a new track rod end

sills

 

[Shamalam]

Mmmmm shiny. And you're right, that back to black does look good

 

[Warijo]

I like it so shiny! and colour is awesome

 

[sr_steve]

I like it so shiny! and colour is awesome

Cheers favourite colour for a micra. My 3rd micra in this colour lol

 

[sr_steve]

First part of the jigsaw purchased today. Wasn't part of the plans but more than happy with it.
A march boot. Pics tomorrow

 

[sr_steve]

Fogs
Debadge
De bumpstrip
Coloured front bumper bits
Lowered
White steels
Cleaned
Hovered


DONE

 

[sr_steve]

421 manifold decat and sportex backbox
Wind deflectors
Electric windows
Wrap around spoiler
Coilovers
Hid kit
Alloys
Aero wipers

All need fitted lots of pics soon

 

[Shamalam]

Did you get this stuff off your old 1.4?

 

[sr_steve]

Did you get this stuff off your old 1.4?

Nah another car mate. I'll be selling a load of stuff off it so if you need anything let me know cause I'm weighing it in next week

 

[Shamalam]

Sound, I'll chat to you about this stuff when i ring you later.

 

[sr_steve]

been a bit busy with the car lately and it has changed alot from stadard to not so standard.
it all started with a trip to the scrapyard where i found a blue micra same as mine with fogs and colourcoded bumper bits so i got them and fitted them. i havnt wired the fogs in yet as the loom hasnt got that option but one day i will get round to it




then i decided to see if i could get the rocker cover off because all 6 micras ive had the screws rounded straight away so i couldnt get it off. however these came off a treat and only one was a struggle. whilst off i gave it a quick sand down. nothing special but got alot of dirt off



got the trusty old toffee wheel and drill out and set about taking off the bumstrips and the rear badges. ive left the nissan badge on because im not taking the rear wiper off. the simpler the better with this car this time round


results




then one day under peer pressure from i my cousin and si mattyjay i painted the steels white and got the (coughcough) grinder out



fitted some wind defflectors but then sold them to skymera


put a nismo oil cap on


had a set of polo 6n coilovers which i was selling but got a text off belly asking if i wanted to swap for my old starmags a set of minilites and 20quid so obviously i said yes and got them on







so thats it for the minute ive got other stuff to put on but i will explain with pics when they happen.

 

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