Catch up with the 172

[Daz.]

Don't think I've popped any shots up of this in its own thread so thought I'd catch up

Firstly a few weeks after I got it, only thing I'd done is popped the civic aerial on.



Then set about to Renault and spent some wedge! Clear repeaters, splitter (oh god the pain of the £££) and anal things like a new packet of airbag warning stickers and sunvisor stickers!







Now the alloys don't look too bad but honestly the front ones were dead, I ended up buying 2 spares off ebay to swap for these!

After engine troubles (!) I could finally get back on track, Yesterday I went to The Wheel Specialist in Leeds to take advantage of the CS discount - asked as to what colour I wanted I replied as in your face as possible ;)

So on went the metallic silver that the Focus ST's have...



Its really nice in the flesh - doesn't show up too well in the photos but here goes...









I then set about putting the spare back in, I had this done too and didn't want it scratching so I popped out to get a £4 camping mat and started chopping it up.

Spare



First layer in



Wheel in



Second layer



Tools back in



Done!



Finally until I order some new ones from renault to take to get powder coaters I painted the tops of the sill bolts with a bit of hammerite - will look much better when its all done.





And to prove it does have a passenger side!



Thats it! So glad I chose to stick with the standard 5 spokes!

Tomorrow off come the wheels and out comes the silver caliper paint

Loving it now - Only thing I want to do is get a cup spoiler - next doors 182 has one and it stares at me goading me lol.

Opinions welcome

[Coops]

mmmm shiny

[col]

yep, sharp as a pin daz....nice job

[Carole Anne]

I was scrolling down the pics got to the 17th and was thinking what is wrong with the passenger side made me laugh out loud when the next pic was the passenger side one.

It looks lovely :D

[Winston]

sparkling sir!!!

[Jamie.]

Look good them mate.

[Richardcard1974]

Cheers for the PM Daz. or some reason i cant pm back, but in answer to your question, no, i dont think poppy is a good name for your car. What about daisey?

[2 live]

looks a good finish on the rims.

still gay as fooooooook tho ;)

[Justin..]

ghey tbh! break the mould and so something dfifferent

[schakal]

it looks shit imo .
has the civic aerial got fi-tack built in ??