Gareth T
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Registered: 14th Feb 06
Location: newcastle
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Looking good, nice cars (my dad had one)
Keep up the updates.
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boylers11
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Registered: 27th Jul 06
Location: Shropshire
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Thanks mate, really chuffed with it now. I've got it exactly how I imagined when I bought it. The ride is so much better with the coilovers and RARB. Makes me wonder why I waited to long to get them fitted! Not sure what else I'll do to it, I may just leave it as it is and enjoy it over the summer (oh, and clean it ASAP!!).
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Gareth T
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Registered: 14th Feb 06
Location: newcastle
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Looking good so far. Keep the updates coming.
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mattievRS
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: Leicester
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looks great mate, now the coillies are on and its dropped! Keep it up!
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xa0s
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Registered: 4th Mar 08
Location: Dartford, Kent Car: Turbo'd Fabia vRS
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Split the headlights and paint the chrome inner bits black or you can just buy Depo headlights that have this already done. It will make the front end look a lot nicer. You can then wrap the headlights in that Lamin-X subtle tint headlight protector to tint them. This is what I'm doing with mine as I love how they look once done.
Left is Depo headlights (black inners) with subtle tint Lamin-X and right is the same but without the tinting. It looks really dark here but on the car it suits it really well I think.
This is subtle tint Lamin-X but he didn't paint his chrome inners:
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tom_simes
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Organiser: South Wales
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Registered: 12th Jan 05
Location: Undy, Newport Drives: Skoda Octavia vRS estate
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I don't understand tinting headlights  they are there to help you see in the dark, why try to make that worse? I like the black inners instead of chrome, but I'm not a fan of the film.
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xa0s
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Registered: 4th Mar 08
Location: Dartford, Kent Car: Turbo'd Fabia vRS
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quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
I don't understand tinting headlights they are there to help you see in the dark, why try to make that worse? I like the black inners instead of chrome, but I'm not a fan of the film.
I fitted HID's and the film and my headlights are brighter than standard
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boylers11
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Registered: 27th Jul 06
Location: Shropshire
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Thanks for the good comments 
xa0s - I watch your project thread on here and on Briskoda quite closely, so I'll have a butcher's at your headlights when they're 100% finished and fitted, although I'm quite keen on the headlight protector look it's currently sporting to be honest.
I do have a couple more subtle plans, but they're a few weeks away yet.
I think the standard wheels look much better when the car's lowered, I'd even go as far as to say that they suit the Fabia very well! They're not as nice as some aftermarket wheels obviously, but I'm happy with them for now
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boylers11
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Registered: 27th Jul 06
Location: Shropshire
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Managed to fit my boost gauge today in my VRS.
Wanted to do this for a long time and finally got round to it. Took a lot of engineering, but got there eventually. The gauge is mounted on some carbon fibre-wrapped plastic sheet.
I know vent gauges have been done before, but I've done something a little different (never seen it done like this before). I like the idea of being able to hide it if necessary. Comments welcome
Now you see it......
...now you don't........
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boylers11
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Registered: 27th Jul 06
Location: Shropshire
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New wheel time. Picked these up ages ago after wanting some for ages, but have only just got down to sort them.
They were originally Matt black, which I wasn't keen on, so out came the paint stripper:
Out came the high build primer:
Then the silver and lacquer:
All four wheels done and ready to fit, hopefully next weekend once I've got the slight over spray off the tyres.
[Edited on 31-03-2013 by boylers11]
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Phil W
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Registered: 1st Jul 05
Location: Shropshire Drives : Focus ST
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Fair delay in updates 
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boylers11
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Registered: 27th Jul 06
Location: Shropshire
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Lol, too busy working mate and I've been waiting for the right wheels at the right price!!
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boylers11
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Registered: 27th Jul 06
Location: Shropshire
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Finally got my new wheels fitted! Dead pleased with how they look, as I've been after these for ages.
I need to get rid of the slight overspray on the tyres, which I'll do on Wednesday.
I know they won't be to everyone's taste, but C&C welcome 
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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not keen. they look like steel wheels.
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Firestate88
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Registered: 10th Jul 08
Location: Northampton England
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im liking the new wheels but i think needs to go abit lower to finish off the look though to pull them off properly
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kedowan
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Registered: 8th Oct 11
Location: Irvine
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Love those wheels.
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boylers11
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Registered: 27th Jul 06
Location: Shropshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
not keen. they look like steel wheels.
I know what you mean Ben and I think that's the reason I like them so much. Simple but effective.
I can't go any lower, the sump is already dangerously close to some of the roads on my route to work and the arch gap is perfect all the way around now (the pictures aren't great quality).
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
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Wheels look great! Good choice!
I don't think it needs to go lower its sat about right.
It's amazing how shit these look as standard but how great they look once modified
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