Styling Punto HGT/Abarth Project

[RhysSmoove]

Hi all,

For a while now I've admired some of the Punto HGT's and Abarth's on the forum. I've been especially inspired by eXtreme's HGT and wrightyy's Active Sport. So I decided that I'd have a go at making mine look the same. A project was in order!

Obviously mine isn't a 1.8 16v, but I you never know, I might eventually get round to changing it!

Here's a list of stuff I've already done to make it look more like an Abarth/HGT:
- Abarth boot-lid badge.
- Abarth centre caps.
- Abarth engine stickers.
- Abarth valve caps.
- Abarth 3rd Brake light sticker.

Heres a list of stuff I want to do:
- HGT Badge for boot lid.
- Abarth Alloys.
- (If not above, then get my original Active Sport alloys resprayed either black or anthracite).
- Badgeless grill.
- HGT centre console.
- Abarth/HGT side skirts.
- Leather seats out of an Alfa(Preferably black).
- Black vinyl wrap strip for door pillar.
- Black vinyl wrap for roof.
- Abarth sticker for the steering wheel (somehow).
- CD changer? (from HGT)
- Remote central locking.
- Body Coloured wing mirrors.
- Body coloured door handles.

Anyone have any opinions or ideas that would help?

Rhys

 

[s and b]

you could satin black or matt black the door rather than use vinyl?
those cd players are old and unreliable now
remote locking easy
why not get hgt seats with leather bolsters? and those yellowy inserts

 

[AndyRKett]

Mk2b HGTs have a lot of extras not found on the rest of the punto range.

they had specific HGT wheels
colour coded wing mirror door handles and some had colour coded bump strips
inside they had leather sports steering wheel with radio controls,
dual zone climate control
MP3 player head unit with 5 disc CD changer
uprated instrument binnacle with 2 trip computers (A and B) temperature and radio display
better fabrics with a kinda carbon effect to the plastics of the door cards
there were also a lot of little minor things like the A pillars were fabric covered and not just plastic rear head rests etc etc

the problem with just covering a car in Abarth stickers is that more often than not all you will end up with is a punto covered in Abarth stickers which will fool no one and look a bit silly

you need to take a more classy approach and with mk2b 1.8 HGTs finding there way into scrapyards quickly these days it shouldn't be too hard to find a lot of the bits you'll need

however they never made a mk2b 'abarth' so without the hgt bits the best you will hope for is someone who knows thinking its a 1.4 sporting

 

[RhysSmoove]

Thanks for your input.

My hope is to make my car look like a HGT on the outside. I'm not trying to fool anyone, I just want my car to be a bit different from the others I've seen. Its pretty much impossible for me to make a HGT perfect replica out of a Punto that simply isn't. Also I could never afford to, and probably wouldn't want to waste that much on an ageing car. I'm just adding all the bits from the Punto's I like and always have liked growing up.

I am happy with my Abarth badge, but to all intents and purposes, my car is just an ordinary Active Sport. The only other visual mods I'd like to add to my car are the HGT side skirts, HGT badge (which I might not even do), body coloured door handles and mirrors, badgeless grill and maybe tinted windows. I'd just love to make my Punto different from all the rest you know? I'm not trying to impress anyone, or make myself look like I have a better car than I do, but I just want to make a few changes here and there to try and make the best of what I have.

Rhys

 

[RhysSmoove]

Here are a few pictures of what I have done to my car so far.

WARNING: a lot of cheap Abarth tat alert!!

Rhys

Abarth badge:


Abarth centre caps:


Abarth valve caps:


Abarth 3rd brake light sticker:


Abarth engine stickers:

 

[puntofan01]

Isn't that a 1.2 8v?

 

[RhysSmoove]

Isn't that a 1.2 8v?

Sure is

As I said earlier, my car isn't a 1.8l 16v, and probably never will be.

Rhys

 

[puntofan01]

Sure is

As I said earlier, my car isn't a 1.8l 16v, and probably never will be.

Rhys

I see, lol!

 

[chaos]

If you're after a set of 2a HGT Abarth alloys, I might know of a fine young man who might just have a set for sale

 

[flisko]

engine bay looks to clean

 

[RhysSmoove]

engine bay looks to clean

Thanks

I gave it a clean awhile back, but it wasn't that dirty before that anyway!

Rhys

 

[RhysSmoove]

Hi all,

First HGT part to add to my car... My HGT boot lid badge!
Official Italian parts!

What you guys think?

Rhys

 

[RhysSmoove]

Sometimes I like the rain

 

[RhysSmoove]

Another idea to tick off my list!
The black vinyl strip for the door pillar.

Here it is!

Before:



After:

 

[RhysSmoove]

Finally the part that I've been waiting for has arrived, only 2 weeks after I ordered it! My HGT centre console!

So I wielded my trusty Haynes manual and got cracking! I took out the old console following my Haynes manual. Refitting was a bit of guesswork, the reversal of refitting and the 'suck it and see' approach But after about half an hour, it was in and looking great!

Got a few problems. Firstly I need the coin tray that sits in front of the handbrake. Secondly I need the ash tray insert. The single din slot I have sorted; either a cubby hole or slide out cup holders. I also need to wait for my electronically minded brother to help me make my cigarette lighter wire abit longer to fit it's new location.

Overall though, it looks great and I am chuffed to bits with how it looks.

Have a look at the pictures and let me know what you guys think.

Before:


After:




What I need:
Coin tray infront of handbrake

Ash tray insert

 

[Fiatpuntomk2b]

Finally the part that I've been waiting for has arrived, only 2 weeks after I ordered it! My HGT centre console!

So I wielded my trusty Haynes manual and got cracking! I took out the old console following my Haynes manual. Refitting was a bit of guesswork, the reversal of refitting and the 'suck it and see' approach But after about half an hour, it was in and looking great!

Got a few problems. Firstly I need the coin tray that sits in front of the handbrake. Secondly I need the ash tray insert. The single din slot I have sorted; either a cubby hole or slide out cup holders. I also need to wait for my electronically minded brother to help me make my cigarette lighter wire abit longer to fit it's new location.

Overall though, it looks great and I am chuffed to bits with how it looks.

Have a look at the pictures and let me know what you guys think.

Before:
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After:
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What I need:
Coin tray infront of handbrake
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Ash tray insert
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The space infront of the handbrake is for the electric mirror controls.

 

[RhysSmoove]

The space infront of the handbrake is for the electric mirror controls.

Oh.. well I've seen different. Do you know whether there are any different parts that fit there. Surely not all cars had electric door mirrors..

Rhys

 

[KRaikkonenNo1]

Oh.. well I've seen different. Do you know whether there are any different parts that fit there. Surely not all cars had electric door mirrors..

Rhys

All I have there is a coin holder that slots in..no electric mirrors here

 

[Adam D mk2b]

I like the dash nice how its all flows into one

 

[RhysSmoove]

All I have there is a coin holder that slots in..no electric mirrors here

Thats exactly what I'm after! I knew there were coin holders.