500 My '08 500 1.3 sport

alexGS · Jun 26, 2016

The 'winter wheels' are a really nice touch. Actually, everything you have done is tasteful and practical - very clever. I like it!

-Alex

Alexcubek · Oct 8, 2016

I love the red piping round the lower grille, how is it fixed?

varesecrazy · Oct 8, 2016

Alexcubek said:
I love the red piping round the lower grille, how is it fixed?

Kekybobo

Kekybobo · Oct 8, 2016

It's a door edge protector bought from eBay so it has a slight tab/barb to it shape. There's a really narrow gap between the honeycomb grill and the lower bumper that it can squeeze into. At the ends up beside the fog lights I tapered it with a knife and added a dab of glue I had in the shed. It's been on a year now with no problems.

Tom

Alexcubek · Oct 8, 2016

Will try that myself then, thankyou.

Alexcubek · Oct 23, 2016

Oh,I forgot to ask. How did you yellow the front fog lights?

John202020 · Oct 23, 2016

Alexcubek said:
Oh,I forgot to ask. How did you yellow the front fog lights?

Probably used a headlamp paint, you can also get yellow bulbs if you want .

Alexcubek · Oct 23, 2016

Thanx

Kekybobo · Oct 26, 2016

Yeah yellow headlight paint. I initially got yellow bulbs but then realised it's a nightmare to change the foglight bulbs.

Kekybobo · Oct 30, 2016

Kekybobo · Oct 30, 2016

Kekybobo said:
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These are a few wee changes if made over the past few months. I'm toying with putting the Italian flag and multijet logo on the rear right beside the teg plate.

Alexcubek · Nov 1, 2016

Hope you don't mind, I did mine

Kekybobo · Nov 2, 2016

Alexcubek said:
Hope you don't mind, I did mineView attachment 172959

Not at all. Was it straight forward?

Tom

Alexcubek · Nov 2, 2016

Yes, pretty much. Yours is more noticeable because you're car is black.

Alexcubek · Nov 5, 2016

Hi, I've just bought winter wheels for my 500 on fleabay, where did you get those centre caps?

Kekybobo · Nov 5, 2016

Alexcubek said:
Hi, I've just bought winter wheels for my 500 on fleabay, where did you get those centre caps?

Theyre vw polo 4x100 caps with a 56mm fiat centre cap sticker. They push onto the wheel bolts and hold pretty well. Youll have to forgo a locking nut tho amd just use 4 normal nuts as it gets in the way. They sit about 1cm off the steelie as theyre designed to fit flush against a vw g30 wheel. I'll take a few photos in the morning.

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351550274302

Tom

Alexcubek · Nov 6, 2016

Thank you for the info. I looked those up on ebay too now for the cap stickers.

Kekybobo · Nov 6, 2016

Alexcubek said:
Thank you for the info. I looked those up on ebay too now for the cap stickers.

I left the two little locator stalks on the hub hence the two small holes on the black cap but to be honest you mite be able to get away without drilling them as they only just protrude into the holes.

If you do decide to make a little space for them I used a yellow crayon to colour their tips then pushed the cap on. When I removed the cap there was a little colour transfer and that's where I knew where to drill. I used a 6mm bit which is plenty big enough.

The diameter of the raised centre vw section is 56mm and the vw logo itself is 50mm. I opted for a 50mm resin sticker so as it would have a few mm of black surround to act as a border.

I hope this helps.

Alexcubek · Nov 12, 2016

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