Grande Punto My Grande Sporting 'Francesca'

[SamGP94]

Well a couple of days ago this arrived in the post courtesy of iPunto90 and 60 of my Great British Pounds can't wait to get it fitted next week!



Also got round to spraying up the grill matte black



Such an improvement from such a subtle mod

Also getting my wheels refurbed on Tuesday...still about 90% sure ill stick to white but there is something niggling me about it. I've considered a really dark silver like gun metal black but still a little undecided. What does anyone think?

 

[iPunto90]

Well a couple of days ago this arrived in the post courtesy of @iPunto90 and 60 of my Great British Pounds can't wait to get it fitted next week!

You'll love it buddy.. it sounds soooo nice!

 

[SamGP94]

You'll love it buddy.. it sounds soooo nice!

Hope so...it definitely needs something a bit deeper! What have you got on at the moment?

 

[IOIDroid]

Yeah I'm really happy with them yeah I'm kinda in the middle or hudds, Wakey and Barnsley...are you close?

Im close Sam ! I live in east ardsley which is wakey ! Where did you get your teak hekos from ?

 

[SamGP94]

Im close Sam ! I live in east ardsley which is wakey ! Where did you get your teak hekos from ?

Ah pretty close then! I'm over Denby Dale way I got the Team Hekos from eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140961350584?redirect=mobile

Don't think that's the exact shop I got them from but they seem okay

 

[SamGP94]

Soo... My alloys got refurbed today















I'm soo happy with the results, got them done at Metal Magic in Barnsley...£250 for a full refurb and spray up in any colour of your choice. All done in a day too so if anyone up north is considering getting a refurb I highly recommend them!

 

[Wisey]

Looks awesome, but keep them clean. You go leaving dirt/brake dust on them and it won't come off....which will make you cry. Looks the part though for sure! Now you need some lowwws, like real bad! Haha

 

[SamGP94]

Looks awesome, but keep them clean. You go leaving dirt/brake dust on them and it won't come off....which will make you cry. Looks the part though for sure! Now you need some lowwws, like real bad! Haha

Thanks yeah will have to keep them clean, worth it though! Haha yeah desperately in need of lows, they're on the to do list

 

[SJB1985]

Looks lovely mate really nice (I don't envy you trying to keep them clean) lol

Regards
Stephen

 

[IOIDroid]

I agree tbh, the GP is a stunning car standard, just needs a couple of personal touches to make it stand out. Think I've got a bit of matte black spray kicking around somewhere, might give it a go

Fancy coming across to Leeds with your matt black paint and doing my upper grille !

 

[RowingLad87]

Great car mate! I love the sportings in black, especially with those lights and the panoramic roof - makes it look like a stealth fighter!

 

[SamGP94]

Fancy coming across to Leeds with your matt black paint and doing my upper grille !

Haha think I'm all out now! It was so easy to do though, just the sanding down was a bit fiddley, worth it though for the sake of a £7 can of paint!
RowingLad87 thanks mate yeah I love having the sunroof...not that it's any use atm, bloody British weather! :shakehead:

 

[IOIDroid]

Haha think I'm all out now! It was so easy to do though, just the sanding down was a bit fiddley, worth it though for the sake of a £7 can of paint!
RowingLad87 thanks mate yeah I love having the sunroof...not that it's any use atm, bloody British weather! :shakehead:

So quick questions ??

1 how do I remove the grill.

2 how do I actually paint the grille ?

 

[SamGP94]

So quick questions ??

1 how do I remove the grill.

2 how do I actually paint the grille ?

The grill just pulls out, hold the top two corners and you can prise it out. As for painting I gave it a quick sand down with 400/600 grit paper so it's got something to stick to, oh and remove the badge then just gave it three coats and it's done

 

[IOIDroid]

The grill just pulls out, hold the top two corners and you can prise it out. As for painting I gave it a quick sand down with 400/600 grit paper so it's got something to stick to, oh and remove the badge then just gave it three coats and it's done

Pulls out from the front or the back ? And does it not need any primer .

 

[SamGP94]

Pulls out from the front or the back ? And does it not need any primer .

Front, I didn't use any and it's fine so far

 

[Wisey]

Pulls out from the front or the back ? And does it not need any primer .

If its the first time its ever been taken out, it'll be stiff....real real stiff. Your going to have to trust me when i say its going to need some forceful pulling/tugging to get it out. I was rather quite scared the first time i tried taking mine out. The entire front bumper was bending in/out with little to no movement of the grill. But with patience, and a bit of adaptive tugging i you begin to get a feel for the movement and eventually it will literally fly off, most likely with you still holding it and rolling backward.

 

[SamGP94]

If its the first time its ever been taken out, it'll be stiff....real real stiff. Your going to have to trust me when i say its going to need some forceful pulling/tugging to get it out. I was rather quite scared the first time i tried taking mine out. The entire front bumper was bending in/out with little to no movement of the grill. But with patience, and a bit of adaptive tugging i you begin to get a feel for the movement and eventually it will literally fly off, most likely with you still holding it and rolling backward.

As if! Mine came off easy as you like! And I can't imagine the previous owners would have had it off, could be just the luck of the draw I guess

 

[SamGP94]

Probably should put a picture up of the backbox not it's been fitted



Gives it a bit of grunt, but not too loud and chavvy..love it!

Just looking into lows for it now if anyone knows of any cheap eibachs they would be much appreciated

 

[SamGP94]

Some snaps from the top of the Pennines this morning





Also something I found amusing was that I set off from home with a full tank and a range of 360 miles, but by the time I'd done the 38 mile trip over the Pennines to Manchester airport I had a range of 535 miles!