Punto (Mk2/2b) Benny's Nero MK2

Looks good in the sun

But holy horse why does the exhaust come out like that!
Looks Hideous, like a teenager with a huge spot that wont burst!

As for the drums - Dont paint them red, it just shows off you've got drums, and the fact there small...
Black or grey FTW!

Wiring fogs up is easy peasy

Make it ignition signal controlled so you cant leave them on (or use a piggyback fuse off the front lights so they are ignition controlled but fogs only can work if lights are on)
Wire from ignition/light to a switch to the Low current side of relay then to earth
Then Main feed (20amp)fused to Input of relay - then output goes to the lights on seperate fuses again (10amps) so that if anything goes wrong with 1 of the lights, the other will still work

Its better to be double fused, then to be not fused
The punto doesn't have a fuse before the relay for the main headlights, only after, but i like to play it safe!


Ziggy

Ziggy122 said:

Looks good in the sun

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Thanks, I've always thought that too looks even better at night

Ziggy122 said:

But holy horse why does the exhaust come out like that!
Looks Hideous, like a teenager with a huge spot that wont burst!

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I guess I just wanted to be different? But at some point this will be changed cause I will getting a different exhaust, I quite like the powerflow's but heard good about supersprint ones? Any difference between these?

Ziggy122 said:

As for the drums - Dont paint them red, it just shows off you've got drums, and the fact there small...
Black or grey FTW!

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Now if I intend on doing the alloys a satan black wouldn't it be a bit overkill if the drums were black? What you think on silver like for drums and calipers?

Ziggy122 said:

Wiring fogs up is easy peasy

Make it ignition signal controlled so you cant leave them on (or use a piggyback fuse off the front lights so they are ignition controlled but fogs only can work if lights are on)
Wire from ignition/light to a switch to the Low current side of relay then to earth
Then Main feed (20amp)fused to Input of relay - then output goes to the lights on seperate fuses again (10amps) so that if anything goes wrong with 1 of the lights, the other will still work

Its better to be double fused, then to be not fused
The punto doesn't have a fuse before the relay for the main headlights, only after, but i like to play it safe!


Ziggy

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Sounds like I got my work cut out for this one but cheers for the help dude, I was going to do it a similar way but your way seems a lot better so yeah thanks

A little update

So I thought I'll start doing my to-do list and I certainly did that, I have now finally de-stripped the car and my days it looks miles better

Here's a photo:



I also rewired my RCL (Remote Central Locking) by powering directly to the battery with a 10A fuse, I think this way is much better than what I did before.

Here's a picture of that too:



The one highlighted in red is the one for the RCL the other one was for my subwoofer that I no longer have but left it there for when I get another one!

I think shes coming along nicely now

Nice improvement mate!

Looking good ben! It looks very clean and tidy, black cars do look good when there clean! also I do like those headlights, I think I might have to get myself some

looks soo good! i wanna destrip mine but the thought of dents in my door / and the left over residue really does put me off!

Liam Ferret said:

looks soo good! i wanna destrip mine but the thought of dents in my door / and the left over residue really does put me off!

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Car park dings are everyones nightmare, but what can we do about it? nothing cause no one gives a damn about peoples cars these days but ah well i've chosen style over protection my own choice, but go for it and hope for the best someone doesn't whack their door against yours cause they don't have a care in the world

And for the residue, it's easy peasy just use a lot of wd40 and it'll come off with ease!

not much of an update but here's a picture of my car in a good edit of mine in photoshop



Also in a fortnight I'll be getting a BRAND new subwoofer :slayer:

Bennnn. Thought i'd drop by and show some love in your thread. Here's a couple of quick pics from yesterday, and my favourite one (i'll leave it for last)


Midlands Meet Ricoh Arena, Coventry 3/3/13





Draycote Water 3/3/13





Man gotta love his car, right Haha :slayer: Can you see what i mean about your rear reg light from the photo too? Whilst driving behind you it appears more concentrated, literally like a small LED light sitting in your bumper. Man its BRIGHT

nice photos , really not a fan of the exhaust placement though. Can you post a link to the numberplate light , id be intrested in getting one of those , do they put the dash warning on ?

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Fiatpuntomk2b said:

nice photos , really not a fan of the exhaust placement though. Can you post a link to the numberplate light , id be intrested in getting one of those , do they put the dash warning on ?

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Aha no ones a fan of it, initially i was trying to be different but i guess that backfired on me :/ ah well when i have some money behind me its getting changed, cheers for the feedback....

Cant say what the number light is cause i dont know myself as it was a spare led bulb in my case of bulbs

the last picture is ben praying to fiats for them not to break.. just like i was doing at Hull haha

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the last picture is ben praying to fiats for them not to break.. just like i was doing at Hull haha

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Aha I do that every morning.....

the numberplate light isn't covered by the bulb malfunction warning

so LED's are fine

When my bulbs popped and fuses popped it never told me then

Ziggy

The major update can now be revealed (cause I kept a secret until Trafford Meet!)

So on Monday I picked up genuine Abarth side skirts for the MK2! I didn't waste time fitting them I fitted them on the same day!

Without a further a do here's a picture!!!



Now next on list is lowering!

looking good mate, I cant wait to see it lowered it should look awesome, I wish I could come to some of the meets you guys have in trafford but there a bit too far for me, maby one day! keep up the good work though!

Thanks man its a slow progress but its coming on nicely.

Ah yeah it is a bit of distance for me too but I still attend for the laughs etc its always great fun!

Not an update but something I so want to share!

So august last year wherever I was going is questionable but I found this image while tolling the street view to find something....and it's me and my little punto!!! :slayer:



Me looking like a gorm as always! And clearly before I started modding the car more

But on the update side of the car there will be two more updates but all be revealed at next trafford meet for those going Reuuk Wisey dombooth

Laters

Yeah just noticed this on facebook Ben Ha. Your famous! Better this than getting a speeding ticket or something though right.

And you assume i'll be going to the next Trafford meet. I'm hoping to, will have to see how finances are closer to the time I look forward to seeing your updates though (at trafford hopefully!)