CurtisRider Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Welding out of ally kinda goes against my budget haha! I may have enough steel to build one of these for just tool/time cost, I will have to check when i get back It is such a simple design, can't believe I hadn't thought of it before. Robin, you are right about the jacking beam, your rotating idea could work, it obviously needs to be as low profile as possible when you enter the ramp so maybe a detatchable one will be necessary. I will also make legs for it rather than using axle stands I think, a set at the back and another in the middle, rather be safe than sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 No more chrome grill - So nearly what I want it to be on the outside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) Just to get rid of the garishness of the chrome rings (they stick out like a sore thumb now ) Get some black tint spray (stuff you use for light lenses) and spray the badge to give it a smoked chrome look, that should make the front end look so much better! On an Audi related note, I just spotted this on my travels....WHY do people do that? It's not even remotely convincing on a povo spec A6 Edited December 15, 2012 by Paul Oliver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 I just found some LED strips that I got off ebay a while back for a uni robot project but I didn't get round to using them. I linked one up to a 9v battery to see what they could look like on the car. I'm not totally convinced about them, I fear they may look a little too try hard like those fellas who zip tie a million to the front of thier cars and end up looking like they have rigged up christmas lights. These certainly look better than the strips with a million little leds but i'm not sure they work with my car...... Also please ignore the mismatched colour bumper (go halfords, it'll be resprayed when it's warmer ) and the dieing pink headlight bulbs (new HID kit is in the post). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 I strongly feel that cars that didn't originally have DRLs, shouldn't have them retrofitted. They just look as though you're trying to make your car appear new when it's not. In 5-7 years when, say, 80% of cars have DRLs, perhaps old cars without DRLs will stand out a bit more. Then maybe it might 'blend in' to retrofit them to older cars, that might be OK. Plus DRLs look shit on most cars anyway, especially when they've been added as an afterthought - even by the manufacturer IMO. The new DRLs on the Jaguar XF, for example, just look terrible and tacked-on. Not a good look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Yeah I think you are probably right, like I said I wasn't too sure about fitting them. I'll save them as cupboard lights for the camper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 I don't really get the fashion for DRL's, when did sidelights stop being a perfectly fine way of being seen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 On an Audi related note, I just spotted this on my travels....WHY do people do that? It's not even remotely convincing on a povo spec A6 [pic] Because it's an Audi A6 S6 1.9TDi Sport. Obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Sun is out in the Muff' Robin, you should come and clean cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Can see why you wanted some paint now Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Yeah it looks horrendous doesn't it I'm hoping I can grab some paint off you for easter time as thats when I have my next break when it will be warm enough to spray! Unless I find another cheap replacment bumper which unfortunately I missed out on the other day (£30 in great condition and included the grilles worth £80 for the set) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Sun is out in the Muff' Robin, you should come and clean cars Shall be down in a couple of hours. This will mean the Scirocco will have been cleaned 3 times in a week, I think something in my head must be broken, 3 times a month would be good going for me normally, in fact 3 times a year would be completely believable! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Robins Scirocco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 I don't really get the fashion for DRL's, when did sidelights stop being a perfectly fine way of being seen? Tomm is right, drls look shite unless they are factory fitted, i went for LED sidelight bulbs instead, excuse the cruddy ipad pic, but they are proper bright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Productive day of car tinkering! POR15d the underneath of new MX-5, bought some Dinitrol for it, did a full geo setup, also checked it over and seems in good nick. Blue one is now in the warehouse ready to be stripped out and track-er-ised, bought bonnet and boot pins, made a start on brake ducts too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Tomm is right, drls look shite unless they are factory fitted, i went for LED sidelight bulbs instead, excuse the cruddy ipad pic, but they are proper bright Where did you get them? looks pretty sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 A mate of mine. Didnt cost me anything, you after a pair like? A few people ive spoke to say LED's dont last very long, but ive had these in nearly a year now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Yeah, was thinking of getting some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 I' ll ask him if he's got any knocking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 They don't tend to last long if they are cheapy ones. I have been through about 15 pairs of 501s of different types, and 5 or 6 festoon types in multiple cars. I think my last pair were £1 posted from HK and lasted a year which is pretty good going! Worst I have had have lasted a week. My car has leds through the whole interior, sidelights and plate lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i like cunning stunts Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Very nice. I imagine it handles rather well and goes like stink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i like cunning stunts Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) Pretty much cooler than anything else within this thread. My photo's came out shit, sorry Robin. Should have taken my tripod with me I have loved this car since I first saw it 4 years ago when Robin bought it, I nearly bought it myself two years ago before Robin put it in storage. But I'm so glad I didn't because it wouldn't have a 1.8t in it now Great work Robin, it's more awesome now than it ever has been before. Edited December 16, 2012 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Very nice that is lad, you can give yourself a very small pat on the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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