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Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:31 pm
by Kitiarra
Marc S wrote:Took a trip to Ramon's shed, picked up a few things :D

my old boot carpet...no amount of cleaning would lose the stains...

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new carpet, and rear seat...which has fixed two things, the split in my rear seat, and the bent handle on my load cover! :)

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The FC seats went in too

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and I fitted a leather gear gaitor thing, and fixed the dash lights in the centre console 8-)

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Quite a productive day off :)
All those buttons infront and behind the gearbox...what are they? :P

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:56 pm
by Marc S
I've finally found a front splitter I like, I had a quick test fit today, and it'll fit well with a little trimming :)

excuse the cr4p pics, my phone is in a case, which covers some of the lens, doh!

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the Kuwe front bumper is up for grabs if anyone wants it, collection only, unless you're close enough for me to deliver it ;)

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 12:05 am
by Lucky
Has that come off a Golf? :?

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 7:58 am
by Marc S
no idea mate...well, maybe, possibly, ok, yes :oops:

I was looking for one in the same style, and thought, why not just get one of those??? :lol:

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 12:40 pm
by Lucky
Yeah, fair play. I asked because it looks just a tad narrow, although it does follow the line of the vents so it's not too dramatic an issue. It's quite like the old racing RX-3 type ones, but plenty of cars had them in period. Wonder what the odds of finding a Capri one or Opel or similar? I was goign to go for a similar type of jobbie when I scored Ian's Elford bumper instead, which kinda made it academic lol

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 1:04 pm
by Marc S
It is a bit narrow, be nice if it was full width, but I'm not sure I'd want to try and fill the centre section to increase it by a few inches...although it might be possible. Something to look at I guess, see if it's worth the extra grief.

I keep seeing similar ones on some nice old Jap metal, so the European origin doesn't bother me...too much :lol:

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 1:11 pm
by Lucky
yeah, this kind of thing...

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8-) That picture still gives me a minor crisis every time :shock:

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 4:34 pm
by chc
maybe but doesn't it look awesome ........ wow h[b[

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:24 pm
by Marc S
Well, the splitter thing is fitted, it is a bit narrow, but it kinda works, and if it was full length, it would look odd from the side. I tried it, and was shocked!

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Next up is an engine swap, elford conversion, and respray. Should be a busy few months, I've decided to paint it myself, I've been playing with "liquid wrap" which is a rubber coating, designed to be spray painted, and I really like the gunmetal grey, so Vyv will change colour. I know, I know, matte finishes are hard to maintain, and they're a bit "faddy" but hey, I can't afford a proper respray, and I'd really like all the panels to be the same colour...and of course, the grey will peel off, causing no damage to the paint underneath, should I wish to do so in the future :)

Re: Vyv - my series 3

Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:35 pm
by KiwiDave
VYV has a doppelganger ..... http://youtu.be/2ahcuqnEUCo :o