Punto (Mk2/2b) sdb-punto Punto MK2.

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Puntodriver1991 said:

Looking good,

How much did it cost you to get body shop to do your mirrors and handles etc?

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Cheers,

£50, i just did the prep work (wet sanding)

Bloody great finish, better than any can job, and just to buy the paint for me to do it myself would be around £30 so i thought, get a proper job done on them

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Fair enough

i did mine myself yesturday

Cost me £13 to do it :slayer: lol.

Have a look , tell me what you think , probably nowhere near as decent job as yours though

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Any updates on your car SDB?

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karbineftw said:

Any updates on your car SDB?

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Not at the moment mate! Maybe by the end of this weekend, i am currently doing some work to the engine, with a little service, cleaning out the radiator and re-doing coolant as i have an airlock. Might also put induction kit on, see how she goes behind the battery, and reset the ECU! Also sorting out my wiper judder (wipex linkages) and washer pump. Hopefully sorting out a sporting interior steering wheel and new seat subframe as well! Also on the look out for some sporting alloys!

Sam

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sdb-punto said:

Not at the moment mate! Maybe by the end of this weekend, i am currently doing some work to the engine, with a little service, cleaning out the radiator and re-doing coolant as i have an airlock. Might also put induction kit on, see how she goes behind the battery, and reset the ECU! Also sorting out my wiper judder (wipex linkages) and washer pump. Hopefully sorting out a sporting interior steering wheel and new seat subframe as well! Also on the look out for some sporting alloys!

Sam

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Very good. So just maintanence this week mate?
Alloys will be sweet. Would you jsut keep them the same colour? Dan

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Hehe, I just bought a Sporting wheel today off of eBay

Cheers to ya, mate! Hope to see this project developing! Try searching eBay for Sporting steering wheels!

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sdb-punto said:

As puntodriver1991 pointed out they also make the worlds largest subwoofer, The Jackhammer.

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The Jackhammer isnt the biggest sub by a long way.

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karbineftw said:

Very good. So just maintanence this week mate?
Alloys will be sweet. Would you jsut keep them the same colour? Dan

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Im thinking black.

Also might clean throttle body today as it needs doing!

thunderfox5 said:

Hehe, I just bought a Sporting wheel today off of eBay

Cheers to ya, mate! Hope to see this project developing! Try searching eBay for Sporting steering wheels!

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Ye i am doing mate, its a nice upgrade

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how much did it cost you to get the handles and wing mirrors cc mate?
im looking to get it done to mine.

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GRIIIZZL3 said:

how much did it cost you to get the handles and wing mirrors cc mate?
im looking to get it done to mine.

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The handles and mirrors were £57.50 inc VAT, i just did all the prep work, minus priming. Mind you i enjoy doing that sort of stuff, they said i did a really good job as well

Right well, long time no update!

I have since spent my time working on a way to hide all of those blasted cables running to and fro from my amp/ distribution blocks etc.

I decided to make a nice face that would fit over the top, which would look really clean and smooth and would lift off nicely.

I started off by chopping into the panel i had just carpeted lol. This was to make a chamber/ passageway for all of the wires to run down from the amps. I then taped it up and stapled down so that the cables wernt going anywhere!



Next i cut out a new face that fitted around the amps and took into account space for all of the wires etc running off the amps. [ you can see in the pic above the spaces cut out for the wires etc] (it was a tricky job that included lots of test fitting, and 'uming' and 'ahring' over where to put the amps!)



Then the tricky part began! (sorry forgot all about the pics being caught up in all the fuss and excitement! I then cut out wooden frames that would go around the top faces of the amps and fit flush. Then these frames were mounted up using wooden legs and i stretched fabric over it to get nice smooth flowing edges. (also with the help of routering and smooting the edges) Then using the steps very similiar to this guide i fibreglassed all around the frames to back it up and make it solid. http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=73733

Then when it had set properly and when i added more fibreglass etc (over 2 days) i then set about sanding it down, then i finally capreted over the whole face and here is the final outcome. I have designed it so that i basically lifts on and off by velcro, and held into place by a couple of screws.

I am really pleased with the outcome, it was hard but good fun and annoying with the shape of the boot and the way to get everything to fit flush on the amps! (i dont have pics of the frames etc im afraid as i forgot - anyway its my own personal copyright design )



(im a bit of a perfectionist so the bit that you can see that shows some wood - bottom left of top frame, i added more carpet and re-aligned it so there wasnt as big a gap on the left )



Here you can kind off see the shape of it - if you look on the top right of pic



Very tight fit at the bottom!



And here is a pic next to the sub from carpet is now not loose so you cant see bodywork! i have also moved the cables at the bottom so you cant see them!

I am really pleased with the outcome pictures dont really do it justice, i will try and get better ones! It looks so much neater and smoother than before and is miles better than any bolt on to the back of the seat jobby!

I was thinking of wiring in some blue or red LED's, but cba i have just replaced the boot light in the left corner with a blue one and sprayed the lens blue so it shines blue, looks really neat, will get a pic up when its next dark.

I also cannot emphasise how good this audio system is for the money! When one of my dads sales guys was setting it all up, playing with the amps etc it was raining and as the bass was hitting the rain drops were bouncing on the windscreen

Whats your opinions?

Sam

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What strange interiors you have! They look like the interiors in a Punto MK1... Never seen any like those

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Looks like a good neat job

They're not going to over heat like that are they?

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Most Easterly Pandas said:

Looks like a good neat job

They're not going to over heat like that are they?

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Cheers, no i have monitored them and they're fine, they also have room to breath out the bottom and sides of the frames, not much but they're fine

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thunderfox5 said:

What strange interiors you have! They look like the interiors in a Punto MK1... Never seen any like those

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Yes i know i hate the seats!

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sdb-punto said:

The handles and mirrors were £57.50 inc VAT, i just did all the prep work, minus priming. Mind you i enjoy doing that sort of stuff, they said i did a really good job as well

Right well, long time no update!

I have since spent my time working on a way to hide all of those blasted cables running to and fro from my amp/ distribution blocks etc.

I decided to make a nice face that would fit over the top, which would look really clean and smooth and would lift off nicely.

I started off by chopping into the panel i had just carpeted lol. This was to make a chamber/ passageway for all of the wires to run down from the amps. I then taped it up and stapled down so that the cables wernt going anywhere!



Next i cut out a new face that fitted around the amps and took into account space for all of the wires etc running off the amps. [ you can see in the pic above the spaces cut out for the wires etc] (it was a tricky job that included lots of test fitting, and 'uming' and 'ahring' over where to put the amps!)



Then the tricky part began! (sorry forgot all about the pics being caught up in all the fuss and excitement! I then cut out wooden frames that would go around the top faces of the amps and fit flush. Then these frames were mounted up using wooden legs and i stretched fabric over it to get nice smooth flowing edges. (also with the help of routering and smooting the edges) Then using the steps very similiar to this guide i fibreglassed all around the frames to back it up and make it solid. http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=73733

Then when it had set properly and when i added more fibreglass etc (over 2 days) i then set about sanding it down, then i finally capreted over the whole face and here is the final outcome. I have designed it so that i basically lifts on and off by velcro, and held into place by a couple of screws.

I am really pleased with the outcome, it was hard but good fun and annoying with the shape of the boot and the way to get everything to fit flush on the amps! (i dont have pics of the frames etc im afraid as i forgot - anyway its my own personal copyright design )



(im a bit of a perfectionist so the bit that you can see that shows some wood - bottom left of top frame, i added more carpet and re-aligned it so there wasnt as big a gap on the left )



Here you can kind off see the shape of it - if you look on the top right of pic



Very tight fit at the bottom!



And here is a pic next to the sub from carpet is now not loose so you cant see bodywork! i have also moved the cables at the bottom so you cant see them!

I am really pleased with the outcome pictures dont really do it justice, i will try and get better ones! It looks so much neater and smoother than before and is miles better than any bolt on to the back of the seat jobby!

I was thinking of wiring in some blue or red LED's, but cba i have just replaced the boot light in the left corner with a blue one and sprayed the lens blue so it shines blue, looks really neat, will get a pic up when its next dark.

I also cannot emphasise how good this audio system is for the money! When one of my dads sales guys was setting it all up, playing with the amps etc it was raining and as the bass was hitting the rain drops were bouncing on the windscreen

Whats your opinions?

Sam

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wow looks realy smart well done mate!

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Looking great

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sdb-punto said:

Yes i know i hate the seats!

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Can't vouch for their quality, but they look like my previous Punto S seats, only mine were blue with no sidepanels on the rear. They're pretty comfy, and at least yours look nice in that colour!

HLX seats may seem appealing, but they tear down and get dirty real easy

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Update: CC Bumpers







All cleaned up!





Maybe next is lowering/ alloys

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Stunning mate! Where have you been for so long though?!

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Meh, kinda ruins it for me...

Wanna give me your old ones? :devil: