Hello there,
I wanted to share a few ideas I had for modifiying my Punto S, apolgees in advance as I want to be as specific as possible.
I have a pair of clear indicators on standby but first:
1. Bumpers, I'm awaiting the delivery of a new back bumper to be resprayed and already have a front bumper also to be resprayed. Now the front came from an SX complete with Foglights. I always thought the Punto looked good with the lights intact (I say intact as I believe it is rather uncivlised and illegal to have them on during the day) and originally planned to wire them up to my car as the gaps would look cheap. Despite aqquiring the leads for the lights and the upper vents with the right switching and rear plug with wires (all of which took 2 hours at scrapyard) and judging the cost of installing (DIY too risky for a rookie like me, garage too expensive) I gave it up, all this for a pair of lights that will not be switched on for months on end wasn't worth it, the lights weren't fixed in properly anyway. Apparnetly someone decided to fix them in with glue and pop rivits (sp?) after they came out. Took a dremel style tool to cut out the mounts as the bolts and nuts had rusted stuck.
I thought filling them up with plastic from the old bumpers wouldn't be worth the effort either as it would be just as bad as leaving the holes in place.
So the idea I came up with was inspired by a sig by the user CinquePunto.
Notice the car' bumper has no grill, it's a photoshop effort but I thought I could use the same technique on the bumper I have.
Basically. I cut away the platic grill leaving a gap. The bumper is resprayed with primer and paint, I take some metal mesh grill from a shop, spray it black and cut it to fit where the grill and lamps would be.
That's the end of part one.
2. A simple one...in Theory.
I'd like to fit a new steering wheel from a wrecked sporting in a local scrappie. It comes with an airbag, now I understand one must undo such a wheel by using allen keys at the back but as for fitting it to my car I feel that I should lose the airbag as it wouldn't be compatable. The wheel is not really necessary but I wanted your opinion.
Most of you may have seen an S before but, I'll post a picture of my car to to give you some idea before I begin.
Maybe those wheels need replacing with sporting wheels too.
I wanted to share a few ideas I had for modifiying my Punto S, apolgees in advance as I want to be as specific as possible.
I have a pair of clear indicators on standby but first:
1. Bumpers, I'm awaiting the delivery of a new back bumper to be resprayed and already have a front bumper also to be resprayed. Now the front came from an SX complete with Foglights. I always thought the Punto looked good with the lights intact (I say intact as I believe it is rather uncivlised and illegal to have them on during the day) and originally planned to wire them up to my car as the gaps would look cheap. Despite aqquiring the leads for the lights and the upper vents with the right switching and rear plug with wires (all of which took 2 hours at scrapyard) and judging the cost of installing (DIY too risky for a rookie like me, garage too expensive) I gave it up, all this for a pair of lights that will not be switched on for months on end wasn't worth it, the lights weren't fixed in properly anyway. Apparnetly someone decided to fix them in with glue and pop rivits (sp?) after they came out. Took a dremel style tool to cut out the mounts as the bolts and nuts had rusted stuck.
I thought filling them up with plastic from the old bumpers wouldn't be worth the effort either as it would be just as bad as leaving the holes in place.
So the idea I came up with was inspired by a sig by the user CinquePunto.
Notice the car' bumper has no grill, it's a photoshop effort but I thought I could use the same technique on the bumper I have.
Basically. I cut away the platic grill leaving a gap. The bumper is resprayed with primer and paint, I take some metal mesh grill from a shop, spray it black and cut it to fit where the grill and lamps would be.
That's the end of part one.
2. A simple one...in Theory.
I'd like to fit a new steering wheel from a wrecked sporting in a local scrappie. It comes with an airbag, now I understand one must undo such a wheel by using allen keys at the back but as for fitting it to my car I feel that I should lose the airbag as it wouldn't be compatable. The wheel is not really necessary but I wanted your opinion.
Most of you may have seen an S before but, I'll post a picture of my car to to give you some idea before I begin.
Maybe those wheels need replacing with sporting wheels too.
