Grande Punto Another red T-Jet (:

[DlightSwitch]

so tempting! my t-jets been making funny noises lately, any excuse for another car! just so hard committing to get a new car haha

Hardest part for me would be affording the insurance!

Post what the funny noises are here, sure someone can help.

 

[MISC1691]

Hardest part for me would be affording the insurance!

Post what the funny noises are here, sure someone can help.

insurance didnt look too bad, waiting till im 21 to do a proper quote, as for the noises ive read about them all on here but if im considering getting a golf I dont want to have to worry about them haha

 

[DlightSwitch]

insurance didnt look too bad, waiting till im 21 to do a proper quote, as for the noises ive read about them all on here but if im considering getting a golf I dont want to have to worry about them haha

Easier to sell a car without noises!

 

[MISC1691]

Easier to sell a car without noises!

very true but my parents like me to buy through dealers so bound to be part-ex, but as the gearbox was done under warranty not all that long ago they may have to sort it out as it shouldnt have gone again that quickly, as much as i love the punto id rather get rid of it for a golf

 

[jakey1192]

Love it, stickers look wicked. Little things like that can really make a car stand out, and shows a bit of uniqueness lol!

 

[MISC1691]

Love it, stickers look wicked. Little things like that can really make a car stand out, and shows a bit of uniqueness lol!

thanks, theres more stickers on there now haha some get a bit manky in heavy rain so tend to replace or cover them up with more, its the only thing i really do to the car as dont want to spend much money on it as I want to change to something with more power

 

[jakey1192]

does that mean youll be selling it anytime soon?

 

[MISC1691]

does that mean youll be selling it anytime soon?

I find it hard to part with the punto really love the way they look, at the same time im picky with cars so deciding on something better isnt easy! waiting till next month when I turn 21 to see what I can afford insurance wise then shall have to make a decision haha but I dont think ill have it too much longer /

 

[MISC1691]

Haven't put a picture up in ages so here's one, lurking in my garage



Been noticing little things wrong with my car here and there which is rather annoying but I will be selling it in the near future /

Rather than starting a new thread, drove home today and when opening my garage I noticed my exhaust was sounding a bit deeper and was vibrating a fair bit, revved it to see if it sounded any different and noticed after revving when the revs came back down was making a sort of burble, not massive bangs of excess fuel going into the zaust but a sort of quiter version? Never heard it before Any one with any ideas? Hope something under the car isnt starting to loosen up!!

 

[MISC1691]

thought i'd better update this as havent got round to it in ages!

nothing much has changed, on the look out for lots of things to buy but in the meantime ive vinyled my spoiler and vinyled a kind of rear diffuser, thoughts?

 

[Neilyo]

Can you take a clearer pic of the rear diffusor vinyl thing? I want to take a look and see up close

cheers mate!

 

[MISC1691]

the only other one ive got is this one


hope thats of some help haha, ill be able to take a closer one at some point if not.

it took quite a while to do, unfortunately i got a bit lazy with it here and there, after i'd done it I thought 'why didnt I just take the bumper off' lol so may do it properly at some point

 

[Wisey]

Loving the ingenuity to do this. You may think its not perfect, but you wouldn't tell from looking at it. Maybe up close if you wanted to be picky, but from the overall look (ie whilst driving, or walking past) it looks great. Lets face it, this is how everyone will view it in every day, right.

You should be happy with this, well done!

Only thing i'd say is, on the very edges where it meets the lights. I'd have been inclined to let the vinyl follow the natural direction of the curved edge formed. Whereas how you've done it, you can see a small little curve where they meet. Hard to explain, can't think of any other way of explaining. Except maybe stealing your photo and photo shopping in a circle on the spot


Top job though. Do mine?

 

[MISC1691]

Loving the ingenuity to do this. You may think its not perfect, but you wouldn't tell from looking at it. Maybe up close if you wanted to be picky, but from the overall look (ie whilst driving, or walking past) it looks great. Lets face it, this is how everyone will view it in every day, right.

You should be happy with this, well done!

Only thing i'd say is, on the very edges where it meets the lights. I'd have been inclined to let the vinyl follow the natural direction of the curved edge formed. Whereas how you've done it, you can see a small little curve where they meet. Hard to explain, can't think of any other way of explaining. Except maybe stealing your photo and photo shopping in a circle on the spot


Top job though. Do mine?

Haha thanks! Yeah I get what you mean about following the fog light line, I was going to do that but to tell the truth i made the mistake of cutting off too much vinyl first :bang: up close it is pretty bad but like you say from a distance you cant tell at all, i have no idea how i had the patience to do it! (and I rushed haha )

 

[MISC1691]

Managed to give it a quick wash whilst the weather was holding, I still can't decide whether to actually bother getting some eibach sportlines or not, there's quite an arch gap which does bother me but all that money just to make it a tiny bit lower? Would it really be worth it do you reckon? Coileys are basically a no no as my drive is a vicious thing!

No updates that I can think of, money is going to be going on a service before the new year, brakes need looking at, subframe brace possibly and steering rack so could be quite costly might acquire a debadged grill in the near future though. Until then here's another picture. Any suggestions?

 

[MISC1691]

Been messing around with my dslr to try and get some nice pictures, haven't used it in years so it's taking a while to get used to it again! Poor lighting letting the quality down though So heres a little picture I took yesterday when testing it, hope you like!

 

[ysidfa]

Looks pretty sweet! Cant wait till show season again!

 

[MISC1691]

Looks pretty sweet! Cant wait till show season again!

Thanks! Tell me about it i'm already finished with this horrid weather!

 

[lukemortlock7]

Managed to give it a quick wash whilst the weather was holding, I still can't decide whether to actually bother getting some eibach sportlines or not, there's quite an arch gap which does bother me but all that money just to make it a tiny bit lower? Would it really be worth it do you reckon? Coileys are basically a no no as my drive is a vicious thing!

No updates that I can think of, money is going to be going on a service before the new year, brakes need looking at, subframe brace possibly and steering rack so could be quite costly might acquire a debadged grill in the near future though. Until then here's another picture. Any suggestions?

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I know what you mean, I wouldn't spend £180 on some springs for the sake of 50mm but I found some on ebay and won them for £42! gotta be worth it

 

[MISC1691]

I know what you mean, I wouldn't spend £180 on some springs for the sake of 50mm but I found some on ebay and won them for £42! gotta be worth it

I'm clearly not looking at ebay enough! Theres cheaper makes on there but dont think i'd trust anything other than Eibach's, the drop wouldn't be much but i'd enjoy the handling improvements haha