Calypso Red 2 door - before and after - UPDATE page 2

[1an]

after some serious hard work i have decided that its about time i get some photos up of my car.
when i bought the car it was in a very sorry state the paint was quite flat and the wheels looked as though they had never been cleaned.

when i purchased the car.





At present.

cheers Munky for the car park idea.

the wheels are a temporary solution ( cheers dad) until i get my 15" bbs's refurbed with there black centres and silver lips.

cheers Munky for the car park idea.





new zone sticker, with the 'www' part removed due to it getting a bit wet on sunday. (cheers for the sticker malc)






what do you all think, ill get some morep ictures once i have finished my bbs wheels.

cheers ian

[d6dph]

Looks good Ian, Need a better camera now

[CraigG]

lights look awesome mate

look better than they did on mine tbh.

[essexboy]

dont look bad look tons better with a 3 stage on there

[1an]

not bad for a phone though hey dave,

ya im pleased wit hte rear lights craig.

lee, im comming roudn to the idea of a 3 stageing it but i did use parts 1 and 3 of the kit except i used zainio as the polish and chemical guys glaze.

[m3ben05]

Looking good mate, a bit of a drop will make it look even better!

from the pics it dont really look like you need that porter anyway

[1an]

ya a drop would be nice, but at 17 the insurance man says different.

nah trust me the shine could be even better, plus im lazy so porter cable is the way forward.

[oakey]

Lookin good ian.
The insurance man will never know.... drop it 40mm.
lovely colour.

how long till the bbs are done?

[maxfield]

Get a quote on how much extra it will be

Looks awesome mate

[munky30]

cheers Munky for the car park idea.

the wheels are a temporary solution ( cheers dad) until i get my 15" bbs's refurbed with there black centres and silver lips.

I quite like those wheels... look better than bbs imho.

Car looks good, and very damn clean!

[cliffybabe]

Looking good Ian, Wheres the chrome

[Rosc0PColtrane]

very clean car mate!!!

Liking the sticker without the 'www.'

That's derigour for url advertising now, no www.

[snoops]

looks much better! get it slammed..

[m3ben05]

I doubt the insurance will be much more mate, i got my M3 when i was 19 and my insurance didnt change after i changed the suspension

[Falkster]

Looks really nice mate! Calypso is such a nice colour when its polished!

[bangerack]

Like that chap, keep it shiney !!

[Cokinhas320is]

A very beautiful color indeed. And a 316i just like mine...

[1an]

Ben: im gunna lower it using 'is' springs and shock absorbers.

Oakey: i have 2 of the wheels refurbed, im starting the other 2 this week, hopefully ill have the tyres on before the 14th June as im of to leman even tohugh im not taking my car just that my dead line to get them sorted.

Munky: the wheels are alright but im a bbs man sorry.

Cliffy: i hate chrome except on certain cars (your being one) i believe the 1st thing i did when i got it was to spray the kidney grill stain black

there will be more pictures as soon as i sort myself out a porter cable and i remove all of the dreaded swirl marks and it real shiny

i quite like the sticker without the 'www' part looks abit different.

cheer for all the comments.

[maxfield]

Will the shocks fit as the IS are 51 mm struts ?

[1an]

i have complete 325 suspension and all the extra bits sitting in the garage young maxfield.

[maxfield]

Problem solved

Your not much older than me anyway

[1an]

your still younger

[12345kevin]

i have complete 325 suspension and all the extra bits sitting in the garage young maxfield.

Sorry, who did you say has the 325 suspension sitting in the garage

[tylerma]

i have complete 325 suspension and all the extra bits sitting in the garage young maxfield.

Sorry, who did you say has the 325 suspension sitting in the garage

you tell him Kev

lay that smack down ha ha

[tylerma]

tis looking rather good Ian

we must get a proper 3 stage going on that colour
will look fantastic when done

[1an]

i have complete 325 suspension and all the extra bits sitting in the garage young maxfield.

Sorry, who did you say has the 325 suspension sitting in the garage

1st, of you said i could have it.

oh and you need to make you signiature smaller anyway.

[trevski]

very nice car mate!! every one drops them why drop yours!!! keep it stock

[1an]

UPDATE:
got my wheels finished, and tyres fitted friday.

all done by hand, they arent perfect but i may choose to have them redone professionally at some point.
also changed my lights back to standard items for the time being.

[d6dph]

They look great against the calypso Ian, Top work.

Why have you changed the lights back?

[1an]

the fact that i need led bulbs really as they were showing a bit pink, and at 9.99 a bulb and i need 4 there are other parts of the car that need addressing i.e suspension, front wing where it is rotten. but i will have them back in when other stuff is sorted.

plus, my god what a difference a decent set of tyres make,

[essexboy]

wheels are lookin good dude, how about some of that bulb spray malc uses for ya bulbs till led's

[1an]

maybe maybe, to be honest lee, im quite liking the original look, seems strange,

i used my porter cable on the whole of the car with the 3 stage for them pics for you and malc lee, need to practise cutting all the swirls out.

[essexboy]

i noticed it had a nice shine to it well done dude seeing ur senses lol i still got them headlamp bulbs ere if ya want em? i think smokies on the rear would be fantasti tbh dude

[1an]

ya i defo want the bulbs. can ya hold them to aces? as i wont be at lakseide as going leman, how do yuo fancy giving me a hand to remove all the swirls out the paint before aces say on the sunday? could give your car a going over with the porter cable?