Punto (Mk2/2b) My Fiat Punto M2b 1.2 8v

[Punto guy 1994]

Re: My Fiat Punto Mk2b 1.2 8v

the weather seemed to be keeping off so i thought it was high time i gave the punto a wash, as it was in desperate need of one
some pictures;

i then decided i needed to clean my headlight as it was starting to fog up badly, so i brought the Meguiar's One Step Headlight Restoration Kit and got to work.

here is before:

and here is after:

think it turned out quite well .

 

[TaylorHmk2]

Looking very tidy mate, well done!

 

[Punto guy 1994]

Re: My Fiat Punto Mk2b 1.2 8v

Looking very tidy mate, well done!

thanks mate

 

[Punto guy 1994]

had a bit of spare time today so decided to fit a sun strip to the car, courtesy of homeward, there is a few bubbles underneath that i couldn't get out but over all i'm quite pleased with how its turned out.

some pictures:

as you can see in this picture there are a few noticeable bubbles:

and here is a view from the inside:

 

[homeward]

Looking good!

You'll probably find that some of the bubbles disappear over time, anyway. However, I found a credit card, wrapped in a microfibre cloth, pretty good at getting rid of the major ones.... :idea:

 

[Punto guy 1994]

Looking good!

You'll probably find that some of the bubbles disappear over time, anyway. However, I found a credit card, wrapped in a microfibre cloth, pretty good at getting rid of the major ones.... :idea:

thanks , ok ill have to give that a try

 

[Punto guy 1994]

Re: My Fiat Punto Mk2b 1.2 8v

havent posted for a while, so i though i would just post a few pictures showing a couple of little updates;

firstly here is just a picture of her looking nice and clean after giving her a well needed wash;

I finally got my fiat forum sticker so got that on straight away

and i have installed a blue interior light, which i feel look quite snazzy

i am hoping to get a couple of bits done soon, as I've got quite an annoying creak coming from the back when driving with passengers , as well as another problem where when the car is idle the revs will start to jump from 800rpm to 600rpm constantly until i start to drive and then its fine.and once these problems are sorted i am thinking about improving my sound system from the stock speakers.

 

[Punto guy 1994]

Re: My Fiat Punto Mk2b 1.2 8v

so i had originally contemplated getting the couple of little problems sorted first, like the idle rev problem and the creaky back suspension, but i couldn't help myself and had to go buy this beast.

the bass from it, is incredible and it will only get better as it starts to loosen up

 

[homeward]

Can you still hear the creak with this on...?

If not, maybe that's fixed it...! :devil:

 

[Punto guy 1994]

Re: My Fiat Punto Mk2b 1.2 8v

Can you still hear the creak with this on...?

If not, maybe that's fixed it...! :devil:

thats definitely a good way of looking at it

the creak is definetly getting on my nerves though ,i thought it might be the the shock absorber bushes so i brought some silicon spray and gave them a good coating, but didnt seem to make any difference.

 

[homeward]

I'd be tempted to look at the handbrake cables, next, then.... :idea:

 

[Punto guy 1994]

I'd be tempted to look at the handbrake cables, next, then.... :idea:

I have and i don't think its them either :/.

 

[puntoboy27]

Hi mate , when you put thy sub in did you have to change the head unit ?

 

[Punto guy 1994]

Hi mate , when you put thy sub in did you have to change the head unit ?

I had already brought an after market headunit which came with RCA Preouts and that is designed to be used with a sub, I'm not sure if you could fit a sub with the factory headunit, and also even if you could the quality would be rather horrific, I would definetly suggest buying an after market headunit designed for the job, you can get them quite reasonable, and at the moment I believe halfords have got my headunit on half price sale for about £39.99

 

[Punto guy 1994]

just a little update,i decided to buy a debadged grill, and once it arrived i wasted no time and got down to fitting it. i'm really pleased with how it looks .

before with the standard grill:

and after with the debadged grill on:

 

[benny279]

ive always liked the debadged grill on the mk2bs, nice choice of mod

 

[Fiatpuntomk2b]

Nice, did you buy it of the FK automotive website ?

 

[Charlieboy13]

I got mine for £29.50 inc vat from here: http://www.body-kit.co.uk/

 

[Punto guy 1994]

Nice, did you buy it of the FK automotive website ?

it is a genuine FK automotive one but i got it on eBay for £34.95 including next day recorded delivery

 

[Charlieboy13]

Strange mine just turned up and it is an FK Auto one? So I ordered it from a different site, got it for about £7 cheaper yet it came direct from FK? Lol odd.