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Grande Punto My little T-JET!

Introduction

So the day has come where I picked my TJET up.
Took a lot of convincing that this was the right car for me, had to convince my parents (I'm 19) that I could handle the power, regardless of the endless amount of powerful cars I've driven since working for VW and Mini, (New/old Golf R's, GTI's, Cooper S etc.)
Then it was the struggle to get my father to take me 125 miles to go and collect the thing in Hexham, 3 miles from the Scottish Border, so travelling from Leeds took a good 2 hours..


Soon as we got there, I knew I wanted it, he knew I wanted it, and I had a funny feeling he wanted it too.. So after a bit of haggling and banter.
Here is my 2007 (07) TJET, in red..





By the looks of the car, the Y spoke wheels are standard? Don't know whether anthracite was standard when the cars were new or not.
Also sounds/looks like it has a different exhaust on.. Little bit louder and bigger, also pops a few times!!




Absolutely love driving her and have got a few plans for her myself.
These being to start off with:
  • Some nice smoked wind deflectors
  • Maybe a fly-eye kit for the lights (bit strict on money at the moment)
  • Some 6000k bulbs for dipped and main, maybe some number plate bulbs if I get round to it.
Then there is also, an induction kit and remapping but that will come at a later stage due to insurance being silly!!
May possibly take the front bottom grille off to show off the intercooler but will check to see how it looks first.
That's it from me!!


Keep updated with the posts!
Ciao.
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Just a quickie really, I get a bit of shaking under braking, like the faster I go the more it shakes, seems to feel like front near side.
Read a few forums about this and they say the abs pump is on that side? Could also be that the discs are warped or that the callipers aren't releasing properly. (seems most plausible after my rear calliper situation).

Is there anything else it could be?
 
Been in Mexico for the last week or so, missing the TJET! Been researching on some upgraded headlights sidelights etc, heko deflectors and maybe some fly eye kit or LaminX

Anyone with experience know what measurements you need to be able to cover all of the headlights? Thanks
 
Another quickie, might be a silly question but worth asking, I think my car has got coilovers on, aftermarket ones, are they normally a set measurement? Or can you adjust them.
If you can adjust them where abouts would I be looking to do that is it a DIY job or a garage
 
Another quickie, might be a silly question but worth asking, I think my car has got coilovers on, aftermarket ones, are they normally a set measurement? Or can you adjust them.
If you can adjust them where abouts would I be looking to do that is it a DIY job or a garage

What makes you think it has coilovers? Take the front wheel off amd have a look at the strut, if it has threads on then you have coilovers.
 
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