what did you do to your micra today ?

[Zeax]

Spent 4 hours stripping interior trim and shampooing it all in the bath amazing how much crap came outa the 11 year old carpet, now she's looking and smelling clean

Mental aint it? I did similar with mine! Crazy how much crap can accumulate.

Today I;
DE BUMP STRIPPED. Yes it is in capitals because it was a -bad word- of a job. But its done.
Washed the car and done a wee bit of black plastic renovation!

Next job will be fitting dials when they arrive.

Future plan is look into new wheels!

 

[JoeK11]

Mental aint it? I did similar with mine! Crazy how much crap can accumulate.

Today I;
DE BUMP STRIPPED. Yes it is in capitals because it was a -bad word- of a job. But its done.
Washed the car and done a wee bit of black plastic renovation!

Next job will be fitting dials when they arrive.

Future plan is look into new wheels!

Do the dials with revs on fit straight in or do you need extra wires? Once again something i wanna do lol

 

[Zeax]

Some fit on exact, some dont. Apologies for the vague answer but ive not got the dials to confirm with ya yet Hopefully some of the more experienced guys can help ya a bit more

 

[k11_whore]

You on about the digital display ones you've bought? Mine plugged straight in no problems, took it off till I get the mileage to match the new rev speedo mileage

 

[JoeK11]

You on about the digital display ones you've bought? Mine plugged straight in no problems, took it off till I get the mileage to match the new rev speedo mileage

I dont necessarily mean the digital ones, just mine has no revs on it and i want to fit one that does... not sure if the existing connections will do it or if i'll need to run more wires to the ecu or something... tbh im only likely to do it if its basically plug 'n' play as i dont have time to fuss with it all

 

[hoopdub]

if your car has digital mileage, facelift k11, then ones with rev counter with digital mileage will fit and work. early k11 ones with mechanical speedo drive where the milage ticks round on tumblers require wiring for a rev counter swap

 

[hoopdub]

if your car has digital mileage, facelift k11, then ones with rev counter with digital mileage will fit and work. early k11 ones with mechanical speedo drive where the milage ticks round on tumblers require wiring for a rev counter swap

early and late ones are not interchangeable though

 

[JoeK11]

early and late ones are not interchangeable though

Mines early one, mechanical thing on tumblers.. So if i wanted to do it i would have to get a set with a rev counter from another early car, not a newer one?

 

[hoopdub]

yep, early one needed and would have to run a signal wire IIRC

 

[JoeK11]

joys... although i prefer the look of prefacelift so still glad i got the older one. Just old dials + signal wire yeah? Thats gonna be some searching! Ive only seen maybe 1 micra in the flesh that was old as mine and had revs...

 

[frank]

yep, early one needed and would have to run a signal wire IIRC

aye, a little jump wire down by the ecu eh hoopdub
WDIDT ?
bought some spares for my steed thanks again raaines (there,s an engine on the passenger floor too lol)

 

[solarice]

Fitted the lambda purchased from frank. What a bugger on for such a simple job, but its all in and so far the cars giving a pending on the fault...so fingers crossed its just making sure its fixed before it gives the all clear.

The maf fault also turned out to be nothing more than a bad connection on the plug

 

[Dragonmaster_uk]

Fitted the jdm bumper and arches

 

[Zeax]

Fitted my rev counter! Was a nice simple plug n play, so no hassles at all. Only issue is my miles have dropped from 110k to 27k...

 

[hoopdub]

ive been trying to find a set with around 30K on for ages haha

 

[Zeax]

Find me a set with 110k and ill swap ya haha

 

[k11_whore]

I have 85k lol

 

[imweejay]

yesterday me and my brother drove my micra 60 miles north. then we BOTH drove micras 60 miles south he got himself a wee 1.0 k11 inspiration.
today we got rid of the awful inspration decals + the micra badge
he has a big ginger beard and he shall call his car 'kitty' (hello kitty tax disk holder on it when he bouht it) lol

 

[dashimoto]

i lost my locking wheel nut just as i was about to 'slam it'

 

[baguete]

I removed some locking nuts with a socket bit...

 

[Guy]

Just ordered a Bozu subway handle thing off ebay. I've wanted one for ages and I was powerless to resist .

 

[baguete]

Just ordered a Bozu subway handle thing off ebay. I've wanted one for ages and I was powerless to resist .

Link please?

 

[pollyp]

i lost my locking wheel nut just as i was about to 'slam it'

hate it when that happens. i once had a dumb moment to leave mine still on the wheel, forgot to torque up the nuts after tidying away, thought hmm wheels vibrating abit, turned out the wheelnuts were loosening then realised DOH the locking tool i left on had dropped off some road.

had to grind a notch to loosen em with a spanner then spend another £40 on new ones

 

[k11_whore]

Received the members pack and got straight outside to whack the stickers on

And also a quick peek of the interior more to do yet when I get more spray

Seen as its sunny as been mental rain going to give her a wash and wax

 

[Guy]

Baguete, HERE. They come from Japan so extra JDM-ness .

 

[frank]

got some more corsa pistons the larger 73.4mm Z12XE ones this time, CG14 anyone ?

 

[karlj]

That's pretty cool Frank how much work to get them to fit?

WDID: test sprayed one of the wheels black, 1, to see if I want them black and 2, to see how much sanding will be involved to get them looking smooth

Needs a fair bit of work

 

[frank]

same setup as my 1.0 corsa piston CG1360 engine karl, just bigger bore eh

 

[baguete]

Baguete, HERE. They come from Japan so extra JDM-ness .

Thanks.

CG14 anyone?

That would be nice...

The cylinder walls have enough tickness for those pistons?

 

[frank]

That would be nice...

The cylinder walls have enough tickness for those pistons?

dunno yet mate CGA block should be ok maybe

 

[baguete]

dunno yet mate CGA block should be ok maybe

Go for it.

 

[hussain]

i washed and hoovered my car it was looking nice and shinyyyyy...until it rained then when driving back from work my screen got dirty again lol

 

[Barker]

Baguete, HERE. They come from Japan so extra JDM-ness .

£25 is that some kind of sick joke? I could make one with an old curtain rail thingy and a piece of fabric!

 

[Guy]

Tell m e about it but you can't even get them from Jap shows .

 

[karlj]

WDID, finally fitted a half decent head unit in the car, now I can get more than 3 radio stations

 

[Barker]

Im currently sanding my grille to be painted. Always seems like a good idea painting something untill you start sanding and realise how **** it is.

Also got some paint for my rocker cover, anyone know where i can get new gaskets?

 

[k11_whore]

WDID, finally fitted a half decent head unit in the car, now I can get more than 3 radio stations

mine was the same could only get radio 4 and classic with the cheap stereo i got, now I get to many to choose from after spending few quid

 

[karlj]

mine was the same could only get radio 4 and classic with the cheap stereo i got, now I get to many to choose from after spending few quid

I've got 2 sony's and 2 kenwood's to choose from.... ended up using a cheap sony

Wedid... Gave the car a once over with the hose, now it looks like someone cleaned it lol

 

[mckenziecz]

£25 is that some kind of sick joke? I could make one with an old curtain rail thingy and a piece of fabric!

Do it then if its so easy. you would make fortune.
There was a guy on RR that used to make them.

 

[Guy]

Cleaned under the filler cap, there were spuds in there:

 

[karlj]

Got bored and wanted to see what red oxide would look like

Came out orange.... Really not liking black or red (ok orange)

Any suggestions??

 

[Barker]

If theyre off on the dark green micra in your avi then white

 

[karlj]

I'm thinking gun metal grey

 

[euro_micra]

I'm thinking gun metal grey

That would work well karl. Anything other than white.
I'd be tempted to try a deep purple centre with a black rim, personally.

 

[karlj]

Another idea I had was black center with red lip or even a dark yellow, must admit purple never crossed my mind

 

[frank]

white ftw karl
WDIDT ?
cut some more off the front arches (65mm or 2.5 inches cut away now) i,ll see if they suit for a couple of days then cut the new wings (probably a bit less than this)

 

[karlj]

Frank you're a little bias arches look good, were the tyres catching?

 

[frank]

Frank you're a little bias arches look good, were the tyres catching?

a tad too high i think karl, and not catching, i just prefer an equal archgap when lowered personally (and not a covered tyretop)

 

[karlj]

Yeah I think you're right, little late for you're old wing lol how about removing the flat part of the arch?

 

[frank]

the old frontend was damaged and reworked anyway eh karl this was how it looked after i had pulled it back into shape enough to drive it home lol, i.ve been waiting for an APO colour breaker to turn up since i bought the car