Seicento 1998 black sei abarth

[Chrisst10]

I just skim read the description and didnt spot where it said imported.

Insurance wouldnt be too bad (around £1200) but my current co wont touch it and I dont want to change. For a UK spec 2.2 vtec i would be paying £900.

 

[phatsam7]

what do people fink about:

- de-wipering the back
- square / italian numberplates
- wind deflectors (where can i get them from? all i have found so far is dead ebay links)

cheers

 

[Donna]

Love it these look so cute in Black

 

[swinisskill]

what do people fink about:

- de-wipering the back
- square / italian numberplates
- wind deflectors (where can i get them from? all i have found so far is dead ebay links)

cheers

yes
yes
yes, thers a german guy on ebay selling them

 

[phatsam7]

quick update

i had a broken drivers seat... so this week ive stripped out the whole interior and given it a bit of a clean, and now fitted a full blue abarth interior (cheers ginner)

so now decided to go with a blue / black theme through the car

ive got black front indicators (again, courtesy of ginner) and have started de-oranging the outside - tips on getting rid of the crappy looking sticker down the door would be very much appreciated

il get some pics on soon

 

[blu73]

many different tecniques. hair dryer is a popular on, or pour hot water on it from the kettle. Idea is just go get the glue warm and then you can take it off. If you go slowly you can get most of it off without leaving sticky residue. that can be cleaned off after htough if some bits are left.

 

[ginner]

I used a hair dryer to do it to the black sei. That and a lot of paitence!

How are the seats looking?

 

[Captain Mike]

u should blacken the wheels and add a hint of orange IMO

like this

 

[phatsam7]

I used a hair dryer to do it to the black sei. That and a lot of paitence!

How are the seats looking?

seats are looking great mate, better condition than my old 1s

yeh i spose il set a day aside and have a go

getting the orange strip off the front was a pain in the ass aswel... ive read on here that u need 2 take the bumper off, but i just took the headlights out and used brute force. ive got a black rubber strip to cover the screw holes

 

[blu73]

u should blacken the wheels and add a hint of orange IMO

like this

no point in copying an already infamous car though, whats the point??

 

[phatsam7]

i finally got round to washing it and taking pics...

original interior

empty

fitting blue abarth seats

general cleanness... what you reckon to the abarth badge on front? im not sure yet...

 

[orangewheeledwonder]

getting the orange strip off the front was a pain in the ass aswel... ive read on here that u need 2 take the bumper off, but i just took the headlights out and used brute force. ive got a black rubber strip to cover the screw holes

My car had the orange bits coveres with black insulation tape... couldn't tell at all... I decided to rip it off and keep it orange!

 

[blu73]

Not keen on the abarth badges personally, looks a bit big i think...

Have you got tights on your back lights??

 

[phatsam7]

Not keen on the abarth badges personally, looks a bit big i think...

Have you got tights on your back lights??

thats wat i was thinking... mite try and get hold of the new style round fiat badge instead.

n yes i have got tights on my lights... wasnt meant as long term fing, but i think it looks alright

 

[ginner]

Its all looking good sam, though i think that badge is a tad to big!

You got anything else planned yet?

 

[blu73]

i'd stick with a normal badge or have thge bonnet smoothed personally but its your car so whatever floats your boat i suppose. I think the novitec badges can look quite good though

 

[phatsam7]

soddin clutch cable just snapped

 

[ginner]

That will be your first of many lol! It happens to all of us!

 

[Cernoch]

looks a nice car i have never looked in side one of them we have 2 on our street they look a little to small for me but i have always wanted one because they look really smart.

nice orange strip :bang:

 

[phatsam7]

i guess theres probably a thread on this... if so could someone please direct me to it?

for power gain what is the best / most cost effective mod? - re-map, induction kit, exhaust etc...

from what i can gather people favour mcritch chip and gsr induction kit?