Grande Punto GP Sporting

[Sean23491]

Ive found a place that can keep my car while doing the alloy wheels refurb while there the only set I have just waiting on a price as ive got it through a freind

 

[lukemortlock7]

Dont really want to be putting the money out and waiting to sell them on again, thinking of just paying the £50 to have them do it with the car still there if im to be honest, unless I can find some cheap steel wheels to put on while im waiting, whats the fitting of the GP?

4x100 ET35-45 Centre bore 56.6

 

[Sean23491]

4x100 ET35-45 Centre bore 56.6

Cherrs ill keep that in mond when Im looking for some if this doesnt happen with the car being stood.

 

[lukemortlock7]

Welcome pretty much identical to the vauxhall fitment

 

[Sean23491]

Well Vauxhall and Fiat have used the same base havent they for the Corsa and Grande Punto I believe, correct me if im wrong

 

[ianal09]

the spigot rings that i bought would fit a corsa as i think they have the same centre bore?

 

[Sean23491]

That would probably be right as they both have very similar or even the same underneath the body shell

 

[Sean23491]

As the MS Design group buy has gone down the swanny, im thinking about getting a Cupra R Front Splitter and use PlastiKote to spray it gloss black will this be ok as I will be bending the splitter? Thanks

 

[dannygpsporting]

how were did u get your air filter from and roughly how much did it cost including pipe work as i wanna get rid that nasty fiat system desperately lol

 

[SJB1985]

As the MS Design group buy has gone down the swanny, im thinking about getting a Cupra R Front Splitter and use PlastiKote to spray it gloss black will this be ok as I will be bending the splitter? Thanks

I am not too sure Sean to be honest mate. I can tell you that the splitter really takes some bending, I had to use a heat gun in places to get it to fit right in places.

 

[Sean23491]

how were did u get your air filter from and roughly how much did it cost including pipe work as i wanna get rid that nasty fiat system desperately lol

I bought the air filter from a lad on here butyou can get them anywhere its a BMC CDA you can get CDA's most places, the piping was half from the lad I bought it from and half I bought cost me around £60 altogether but if you bought new would be around £80 -£100, hope this helps

I am not too sure Sean to be honest mate. I can tell you that the splitter really takes some bending, I had to use a heat gun in places to get it to fit right in places.

Well I dont think I will be getting one at the minute to be honest because I need a new right front caliper as mine is sticking so the money is going to that

 

[AgnessGP]

get a splitter on mate expect it to scrape though. Wish i sprayed mine before i put it on

shame about the caliper mate

 

[Sean23491]

I will so when ive got the caliper sorted not happy with it at all then the next job is changing of timing belt, water pump and cambelt alot of money out at the moment just not on modifications

 

[Sean23491]

Have acquired a caliper for £79 including the brake flexi aswell jut in case this is making the caliper is sticking not only the piston, this is getting futted on saturday for a few beers price hopefully be all sorted now

 

[SJB1985]

I hope this sorts out your problem mate.

 

[Sean23491]

Cheers mate so do I its frustrating because it could be so many different things

 

[Sean23491]

Update:

Had the caliper changed for a reconditioned one which is gold not that I wanted it gold but its how it came so im not compaling for £72, also I have had the flexi pipe changed as I have been told that the piston was sticking on the old caliper but also there has been cases of a blockage in the flexi pipe and that the brake fluid can go through under pressure but not go back. So I changed it to be better safe than sorry

The gold caliper is not what I wanted but does give me an extra incentive to paint all of the calipers BLUE!!

Also I have finally got all of my cleaning products ready for a pre winter clean, just one last item to get and thats Bilberry Wheel Cleaner

Just going to have to wait till next saturday to do it as its going to take a good 4hours or so I think Also waiting for the laquer to set fully on the bumper I had resprayed as the Clay would not do it any good at all.

Noticed that my wheel bolts are looking very rusty at the moment, were would someone advise buying them from also the size I require?

 

[SJB1985]

I am pleased that you have got this problem sorted mate!

 

[Sean23491]

Just had 2 new tyres fitted, Kumho KU39 Le Sport, have better wear ratings than the Avon ZZ3's I had on the front and also better grip than Bridgestone Potenza and Toyo Proxes and for only £85 each really happy with the purcahse Hoping to get about 20,000 miles out of these ones

 

[AgnessGP]

Dont wanna be a pain in the arse, but apart from the back to black, could you just point out what you've got there and what it's used for please lol?

iv been looking at a few things for cleaning so just curious

btw, you keeping those wheels on for winter? I'd hate to curb mine if it snows or whatever but not really got much choice about changing them