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Punto (Mk2/2b) My Mk2b

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Introduction

Thought I should probably put up my new punto think I tacked pics on my old thread of it anyway.

SPEC:
05 Plate
1.2L 8v - Active Sport in Blu Pole
60000ish on the clock

Exterior Mods:
de-badged front grill
lowered 40-45mm on Koni Springs
15" Alfa Romeo 145 Teledials
de-badged sides and rear
de-stripped sides
White Bulbs
Custom Fitted DRL's with Auto Dimming and Orange Indicator LEDS
Assorted Italian Stickers
Standard 15" Sporting Alloys (Freshly Refurbed awaiting tyres)

Interior Mods:
Sony CD Player with USB and AUX-in
Blue LED Speedo
Red LED Instruments
Alpine 10cm Rear Speakers
Fli Integrator Front Speakers
Push Start Button

Engine:
Focus Induction Kit

Wish List:
Smoothed Rear (Remove Boot lock, Rear Wiper and Badge)
Side Skirts (If I can find a set in Scotland)
Colour Coding (Mirrors and Handles)
Euro Rims (May Sell Teledials)

Standard
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In Progress
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Instruments
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Dash
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Push Start
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Focus Induction Kit
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Night Shot
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Please excuse the dirty car weather been crap and the days its been good ive been working
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Not much planned this month car going into bodyshop to get some deep scratches fixed on the bootlid so its been a scrimping mods month.

I fitted some wind deflectors just in time for our small heat wave

Sorted out hole where fag lighter was, old one was knackered so was replaced with a start button which I moved closer to the ignition barrel leaving a hole, now with new job im travelling a bit and needed to charge my phone on the go my solution.

Take one USB cigar lighter plug

Gently Destroy said USB Plug
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De-Solder Live pin and ground pins
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Re-Solder wires to live and ground
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Sand Down Housing
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Refit board into housing and Hot glue gun in for extra support
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Place facia over the hole, had to file slightly to get it to fit perfect and glue from behind, then line board and housing up and glue that in.

Connect wires to the old cigar lighter loom

Done
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Functional and OEMish
 
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cheers mate.

Jus another thing, does it get any way hot while its charging?

I was using a 12v to 5v convertor, (from an old psp car charger) to power about 50 5v led's and it was getting very hot after a few mins being on.

Maybe it was due to the fact i was running so many led's off it, but i pulled it out after a while.
 
not that i noticed hooked it up to a variable voltage PSU set to 12v at work and charged my phone to test before fitting.

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Didnt seem any warmer than when i put it on after an hour, it says it does 12V to 24V so assuming it can take a fair bit of sustained voltage.
 
colinf1 said:
cheers mate.

Jus another thing, does it get any way hot while its charging?

I was using a 12v to 5v convertor, (from an old psp car charger) to power about 50 5v led's and it was getting very hot after a few mins being on.

Maybe it was due to the fact i was running so many led's off it, but i pulled it out after a while.
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Did you have the LEDs hooked to resistors? If so how many resistors?

The USB Charger here is rated at 2.1A so should be fine for most applications. Is switch mode as well which means it shouldn't get hot unless you overload it
 
they came off an alfa 145 cloverleaf (i think) my mate was breaking they really need a refurb though they are pretty kerbed, Im waiting on my new tyres coming for my fiat wheels and then they will be getting back to there former glory, I really like them though, although they need spacers on the rear to clear the suspension bolt after I lowered it
 
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Well I recently retro fitted a USB cigarette adapter to where my cigarette lighter used to be for charging my phone etc.

Now I need somewhere to put my phone for Sat-Nav duties or playing MP3's through my AUX in in stereo, Im currently saving up to get some work done on the car scratches and new tyres etc so buying one is out of the question lol :)

The Scrimp-my-ride solution

Take one old Hard Case cover for my Galaxy SII
Take 2 no longer smelly vent clip scent sticks

Hot Glue Gun them to the back of hard case
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Then Fit Simple and looks OK (y)
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Actually looks kinda cool like phone is floating on dash no pics of that as my camera is my phone

Total cost: £Free
 
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they came off an alfa 145 cloverleaf (i think) my mate was breaking they really need a refurb though they are pretty kerbed, Im waiting on my new tyres coming for my fiat wheels and then they will be getting back to there former glory, I really like them though, although they need spacers on the rear to clear the suspension bolt after I lowered it
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Ah right, Cheers lad! (y)
 
Yeah done the dash myself considering redoing it though its faded a bit.


The DRLs are wired so that when my headlights go on the dim down so i dont dazzle other drivers kinda like in audis and that
will pop a close up pic 2moz for ya
 
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