General My 1.4 Grande Punto!

[The Waugh]

Hi guys!

So I used to own a Punto Mk2 which was sadly wrote off by an Audi Q5 running a red light . So about a month ago I bought my 1.4 GP, it was delivered and then swiftly returned to the dealership when the engine cut out! :bang:. It was gone for almost 4 weeks. Yesterday it came back with new MAP sensors, new lambda sensors and a new thermostat body!

So I finally have my car and wanted to show it to you guys:




Its really dirty from sitting around in a garage for almost a month. I'm waiting for some new detailing supplies to arrive before I clean it.

I have some planned mods:
Flyeyes front and back
Badgeless grill
Sports arial (already done )
Team Heko wind deflectors
Powder coat the alloys black
Fit colour coded door handles
Possibly removing the rear badges and having the boot skimmed and painted

Any thing else you guys can suggest?

Its great to finally be a GP owner!

 

[tjscotton]

Change the wheels! Makes a huge difference, GP sporting wheels will look a lot better as the 17inch diameter fills the arch so much better

 

[Bodo]

I really like the car. Sorry to hear that you were unlucky with it in the first place. Usually those are pretty reliable.

 

[The Waugh]

Change the wheels! Makes a huge difference, GP sporting wheels will look a lot better as the 17inch diameter fills the arch so much better

I'm keeping my eyes open for some, they never seem to come up anywhere though :bang:

 

[The Waugh]

So I got up nice and early this morning and put my flyeyes kit on the front. Even though I bought their biggest kit I've not get enough left to dot he rears, so another kit it is . I've got enough left to do the side repeaters so I'll do them later today. I also installed my badgeless grill . Thoughts?

 

[AestheticGrande]

Looks smart have you though anything about the exhaust? The tip to be exact. I hated the GP sportings drop down exhaust just hiding away behind the bumpers. So I got myself an exhaust tip

 

[The Waugh]

Looks smart have you though anything about the exhaust? The tip to be exact. I hated the GP sportings drop down exhaust just hiding away behind the bumpers. So I got myself an exhaust tip

Thanks!

Yeah I've been looking at a few tips not sure which one to go for yet though.

 

[AestheticGrande]

Thanks!

Yeah I've been looking at a few tips not sure which one to go for yet though.

Yeah I looked for a while, wasn't sure if they would fit or not, but make sure you get the bent tip exhaust trim. It fitted great but I drilled a hole on the end of the original tip for decent fit

 

[The Waugh]

Yeah I looked for a while, wasn't sure if they would fit or not, but make sure you get the bent tip exhaust trim. It fitted great but I drilled a hole on the end of the original tip for decent fitView attachment 153257

I was looking at this:

http://www.partsworld-uk.com/product/Exhaust_trim_-_Grande_Punto_Linea_race_46003514

 

[AestheticGrande]

I was looking at this:



http://www.partsworld-uk.com/product/Exhaust_trim_-_Grande_Punto_Linea_race_46003514

Damn! Sure hell wouldn't of paid £100+ for a tip haha but £30 isn't to bad and looks good

 

[The Waugh]

So it took me 4 and a half hours yesterday but the car has had a full detail and now looks fantastic!







I couldn't even tell the paint was metallic before I started!

 

[JackHeuston]

Looks good! As tjscotton already suggested you, try to get some 17'' wheels, if you want to see how they look check out my car in the only thread I opened.

Sorry for your issues, especially with the engine. They are usually very reliable, was the car pre-owned?

 

[The Waugh]

Looks good! As tjscotton already suggested you, try to get some 17'' wheels, if you want to see how they look check out my car in the only thread I opened.

Sorry for your issues, especially with the engine. They are usually very reliable, was the car pre-owned?

Those wheels look really good! Going to have to try and fine myself some!

Yeah the car was pre owned it had only had one lady owner from new though and it only has 30,000 on the clock. I bought it from a dealership though so they sorted all the problems so I didn't pay a penny

 

[AestheticGrande]

Nice what products did you use for the outside?

 

[The Waugh]

Nice what products did you use for the outside?

Well this time I wanted to strip all the wax and everything that was put on it in the past (because I don't know what has been done to the paint work in the past)

So step by step:
Step 1: Autobright snow foam to soften dirt, left for 10 minutes and then washed off.
Step 2: I clayed the car with a clay bar and used soap and water for lubricant (people say not to use soap and water because it damages the clay) this should have removed most of the remaining dirt and also most of any wax which was left on the paintwork.
Step 3: Washed with fairy liquid and water, 2 bucket method (I would normally used something like autoglym shampoo but I wanted to make sure all the wax was stripped off) and then dried
Step 4: Autoglym super resin polish to fill most of the swirl marks (there was quiet a few!)
Step 5: Poorboys Black hole show gloss polish (gives the car a really nicee shine and filled any remaining swirl marks) its formulated specifically for darker paints and came up really nice.
Step 6: Finally sealed the whole thing with Poorboys Natty paste wax, again formulated for darker cars.
Step 7: cleaned the alloyed with autoglym fast alloys.
Step 8: Dressed the tyres and trim with a bumper and tyre gel (name escapes me!)
Step 9: Windows where cleaned with Autoglym fast glass

I normally wouldn't go through all that but now its done it shouldn't need anything that drastic for at least the next 3 months. Just simple wash and topping up on the wax now and again.

 

[AestheticGrande]

Well this time I wanted to strip all the wax and everything that was put on it in the past (because I don't know what has been done to the paint work in the past)



So step by step:

Step 1: Autobright snow foam to soften dirt, left for 10 minutes and then washed off.

Step 2: I clayed the car with a clay bar and used soap and water for lubricant (people say not to use soap and water because it damages the clay) this should have removed most of the remaining dirt and also most of any wax which was left on the paintwork.

Step 3: Washed with fairy liquid and water, 2 bucket method (I would normally used something like autoglym shampoo but I wanted to make sure all the wax was stripped off) and then dried

Step 4: Autoglym super resin polish to fill most of the swirl marks (there was quiet a few!)

Step 5: Poorboys Black hole show gloss polish (gives the car a really nicee shine and filled any remaining swirl marks) its formulated specifically for darker paints and came up really nice.

Step 6: Finally sealed the whole thing with Poorboys Natty paste wax, again formulated for darker cars.

Step 7: cleaned the alloyed with autoglym fast alloys.

Step 8: Dressed the tyres and trim with a bumper and tyre gel (name escapes me!)

Step 9: Windows where cleaned with Autoglym fast glass



I normally wouldn't go through all that but now its done it shouldn't need anything that drastic for at least the next 3 months. Just simple wash and topping up on the wax now and again.

Wow that's a good days clean then thanks for the deep info, I'm going to do some exterior work on my GP, the colour I've got is a right #### for pretty much anything so needs a good going over soon!

 

[The Waugh]

Wow that's a good days clean then thanks for the deep info, I'm going to do some exterior work on my GP, the colour I've got is a right #### for pretty much anything so needs a good going over soon!

Tell me about it back is the worst!

 

[The Waugh]

Tell me about it back is the worst!

Well all dark colours including your navy

 

[AestheticGrande]

Tell me about it back is the worst!

Rock n roll blue over here

 

[The Waugh]

Rock n roll blue over here

Well I highly recommend Poorboys black hole and natty paste wax. As I say they are made especially for dark paint. I think I picked up the two in a set on fleabay for £20ish