Punto (Mk2/2b) Rockbottom's Punto Mk2 JTD

beau · Feb 20, 2008

looks good, makes me wana get mine sorted out

and gsr induction kits are great, makes it sound so much better.

Munkul · Feb 20, 2008

very tidy and clean.

hurry up with those lowering springs

rosse119 · Feb 20, 2008

Really liking this Punto, i didn't know there was any difference between the back lights on an A and a B Punto.

Rockbottom · Feb 20, 2008

rosse119 said:
Really liking this Punto, i didn't know there was any difference between the back lights on an A and a B Punto.

Mk2b rear lights have clear indicators, Mk2 ones are orange.

MattMk1 · Feb 20, 2008

I really like this colour, and it looks great with that front bumper.

But I do think the 17" wheels make your rear brakes look tiny*

*not that i can say much cos i have drums on the back

rosse119 · Feb 20, 2008

oright cool, might be something for me to look for aswell then, by the way i've posted my thread for my car now

Rockbottom · Feb 20, 2008

MattMk1 said:
But I do think the 17" wheels make your rear brakes look tiny*

*not that i can say much cos i have drums on the back

I know they do.

My rear brakes are drums as well, looking into doing a rear disc conversion. Think I need the entire rear beam off of a HGT to do it.

Also looking into getting bigger discs upfront, the alloys dwarf my front brakes as well.

Trist · Feb 20, 2008

with your future mods it'll look tops

,
are you gonna be taking the side strips off?

Munkul · Feb 20, 2008

Rockbottom said:
I know they do. My rear brakes are drums as well, looking into doing a rear disc conversion. Think I need the entire rear beam off of a HGT to do it.

keep us updated on this one, im wanting to do the conversion as well

rosse119 · Feb 20, 2008

i'm most deffo taking the black trim off mine, makes such a difference :slayer:

Rockbottom · Feb 20, 2008

Trist said:
are you gonna be taking the side strips off?

Nope, decided to leave them on, I think they help break the colour up, if I took them off then the car would basically look like a blue slab when looking at the side of it.

They also help protect the doors in car parks, my car is completely dent/ding free but the side strips have got a few marks on them which proves they have done their job.

rosse119 · Feb 21, 2008

oops didn't think about that

H2DaE · Feb 21, 2008

apparently you only need the hubs to do the conversion, don't expect it to massively improve the braking though as the rears do very little.

tbh the front brakes are fine with better discs and pads so no need for bigger ones unless it's for cosmetics.

Jamie · Feb 21, 2008

that would look the nuts de rubstripped

Munkul · Feb 21, 2008

H2DaE said:
apparently you only need the hubs to do the conversion, don't expect it to massively improve the braking though as the rears do very little.

tbh the front brakes are fine with better discs and pads so no need for bigger ones unless it's for cosmetics.

is there a guide on puntomk2.com? if so, it might help me to speed up my membership

and if theres a possibility of a bias box fitting in, jobs a gud un

oh, and steve, the metallic colours benefit from de-rubstripping, the paintwork emphasises the lines IMO

H2DaE · Feb 21, 2008

Munkul said:
is there a guide on puntomk2.com? if so, it might help me to speed up my membership
and if theres a possibility of a bias box fitting in, jobs a gud un

oh, and steve, the metallic colours benefit from de-rubstripping, the paintwork emphasises the lines IMO

There isn't a guide on there, not sure if anyone on the site has done one yet. But the rear beam is the same so you would just need to get the hubs and brakes off of a HGT and fit the whole lot in one piece

Oh and don't forget you will need new handbrake cables

There are nearly 50 other guides though

And loads of discounts

Couldn't tell you about the bias box mate

Rockbottom · Feb 21, 2008

H2DaE said:
apparently you only need the hubs to do the conversion, don't expect it to massively improve the braking though as the rears do very little.

Thanks for that, just need to find a HGT that is being broke for parts now.

And I wouldn't be doing it to improve braking, I would be doing it purely for looks - it looks pretty rubbish having big alloys with no discs behind them.

grandeJ said:
that would look the nuts de rubstripped

I'm not convinced, anyone wanna do a photoshop?

H2DaE · Feb 21, 2008

Rockbottom said:
Thanks for that, just need to find a HGT that is being broke for parts now.

And I wouldn't be doing it to improve braking, I would be doing it purely for looks - it looks pretty rubbish having big alloys with no discs behind them.

If you are getting big brakes on the front it's a pretty expensive cosmetic mod!

Rockbottom · Feb 21, 2008

H2DaE said:
If you are getting big brakes on the front it's a pretty expensive cosmetic mod!

I mean I want to get disc brakes on the back for looks and will probably just get uprated discs and pads for the front (same size discs as originals).

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