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this is my fiat punto Mk2b, i have not made many modifications to it as of yet but i am hoping to in the future, any suggestions?
Punto (Mk2/2b) My Fiat Punto M2b 1.2 8v
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Yeah I have reset it so it was learning the car at that time, nothing out ot he usual here
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just a small update, i decided to fit some foot well lights only problem now is it shows all the dirt in the footwells aha.
only problem now is it shows all the dirt in the footwells aha.
Nice update!
Nice , how did you wire those up ?
hope you wired them to turn on and off with the interior light.
looks like you could do with the centre console from a dynamic/sporting
looks like you could do with the centre console from a dynamic/sporting
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Yeh they are wired to turn on and off with the interior light
and Would a sporting centre console be hard to fit ?
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Nice update!
Thanks mate had seen a couple of punto's with them, including yours and it inspired me
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is it as simple as cutting the the wires that go to the light and connecting the Led strip connectors via a connector block ?
Yeh they are wired to turn on and off with the interior light
Nope, not hard but can be a little awkward, well it was for me the hgt one, with the cig lighter at bottom instead of usual spot, you have to tug on the loom gently to get it to come out more so it reaches the cig lighter, fairly simple.
But apart from that easy as pie, and it'll add a nice touch to your interior!
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Nice car your going along the same lines with mods that I want to do to my punto your cars like a glimpse to the future for me haha
your going along the same lines with mods that I want to do to my punto your cars like a glimpse to the future for me haha
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as winter has been approaching i had noticed my car had been taking an awfully long time to heat up and would only get to about a quarter of the way up the dial after a 5 mile drive, so i ordered a new thermostat, and as the weather seems nice today and i had the day free, i decided today was as good a day as ever to give it ago fitting the new thermostat. i haven't got much experience with doing these types of jobs on cars, but i had my Haynes manual in hand and felt quite confident in being about to do it myself.
so then made a quick trip down to halfords to pick up some bits i needed:
and then got to work draining the coolant system, and removing the battery and battery tray to allow me to get to the thermostat and removed it:
and cleaned up the surface for fitting the new one. i then fitted the new thermostat to the hose with a new hose clip and then fit it in place with the new gasket, making sure i used my torque wrench as to not over tighten the bolts.
then all that was left to do was reinstall the battery and battery tray, and refill and bleed the coolant system, which turned out to be a lot easier then i expected, and now the car seems to be getting up to temperature nice and quickly and staying at half way on the dial , so all in all a good job done.
so then made a quick trip down to halfords to pick up some bits i needed:
and then got to work draining the coolant system, and removing the battery and battery tray to allow me to get to the thermostat and removed it:
and cleaned up the surface for fitting the new one. i then fitted the new thermostat to the hose with a new hose clip and then fit it in place with the new gasket, making sure i used my torque wrench as to not over tighten the bolts.
then all that was left to do was reinstall the battery and battery tray, and refill and bleed the coolant system, which turned out to be a lot easier then i expected
, and now the car seems to be getting up to temperature nice and quickly and staying at half way on the dial , so all in all a good job done.
is that a fiat one?
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Yes of course
Good man! so worth spending that extra on a fiat one. i mean my old engine had aftermarket one and it was a pile of crap lazy as hell :bang:
New engine came with a fiat stat i was like yeahhhh get in!
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Good man! so worth spending that extra on a fiat one. i mean my old engine had aftermarket one and it was a pile of crap lazy as hell :bang:
New engine came with a fiat stat i was like yeahhhh get in!
Yeh tell me about it, I took it for a test drive and I had only literally driven around the block and the temperature was already in the middle of the dial, and then just stayed there
, I really don't understand why you wouldnt get a genuine fiat one anyway, they hardly cost much at all.
Yeh tell me about it, I took it for a test drive and I had only literally driven around the block and the temperature was already in the middle of the dial, and then just stayed there
I agree, so worth their price tag!
Mine warms up so quick so means i can whack the heating on as this time of year the heating gets used the most
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I agree, so worth their price tag!
Mine warms up so quick so means i can whack the heating on as this time of year the heating gets used the most
Exactly that's why I had to get this sorted before it got to cold
Exactly that's why I had to get this sorted before it got to cold
I still have a few jobs to do myself before it gets to cold and gritters come out
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I still have a few jobs to do myself before it gets to cold and gritters come out
Better get a move on then
