My lupo

[gavinhendy]

got some new pics for you guys

[gavinhendy]

my girlfriend had a new camera for Christmas so hoping for some nice weather on the weekend to give it a good polish and wax and get some picture somwhere nice

[gavinhendy]

what do u guys think of the new wheels ?? did u prefer the old ones ? was just wondering as a mate of mine says he prefers my old ones but i like the new ones ,
Also had a new badge for the rear as you can see ,
plans to come are -
-pressed plates
-very light window tints
-some negative camber for a nice stance
- mini ultralight wheels , either fully polished or painted black with a red lip and white wheel bolts , to help the stance even more
and mods you can expect to see further on in the year are coilovers and if funds permit a respray , im thinking even vw raven blue or the red it already is or black i saw a brand new pessat estate in black today and it looked like you could have taken a swim in the paint , it had amazing depth ,

[coedy]

Personally not a fan of black wheels (on any car) but I prefer your new ones over your old ones.

[Huntyfm]

I think you lose a lot of detail when somethings black.. What about the gti kit?

[gavinhendy]

thanks Coedy , cant wait to get a set of ultralites for it now ,

Ive been looking in to getting the Raiger body kit witch is a very subtle one witch is similar to a GTI , to be honest i don't think i will bother as im probz going to get a proper GTI when my insurance comes down within the next few years,

Today i finished work early so got down to giving the lupo its big weekly wash ,
Started with a rinse down - then a wash using 2 bucket method with autoglym bodywork shampoo and conditioner- then all tar, oil and all other bonded contaminants removed with autoglym intensive tar remover - then a rinse down to remove all suds and tar removed in the step before - then dried with a drying towel - then all bodywork inside and out polished with super resin polish - then the final buff of the polish - all black plastics and tires dressed with auto glyn instant tire dressing -
Going t finish tomorrow with a rinse- wax and interior clean , if i have time between the three cars i have to valet

Thats all for today

[gavinhendy]

[musicmutt]

personally I would not recommend a Black Respray for this reason when I bought my Black V70 10 years ago after owning it 3 weeks some nice person Keyed the back door and 2 weeks later some other dead head keyed the passenger side after getting it sorted on a day out in London some very kind person keyed the rear boot door not a happy bunny so it's been like it since and checking with other Black car owners it seems it's a common problem further more it's harder to keep clean than a white car and it also shows every imperfection/ding and dent and it's a difficult colour to match if you wanted to touch up the paintwork believe this or not there is a large number of different Shades of Black therefore Black is not the Black it might look if you get what I mean.

[adamdavies]

Jan 29, 2012 21:39:09 GMT 1 @musicmutt said:

personally I would not recommend a Black Respray for this reason when I bought my Black V70 10 years ago after owning it 3 weeks some nice person Keyed the back door and 2 weeks later some other dead head keyed the passenger side after getting it sorted on a day out in London some very kind person keyed the rear boot door not a happy bunny so it's been like it since and checking with other Black car owners it seems it's a common problem further more it's harder to keep clean than a white car and it also shows every imperfection/ding and dent and it's a difficult colour to match if you wanted to touch up the paintwork believe this or not there is a large number of different Shades of Black therefore Black is not the Black it might look if you get what I mean.

This is very true as I've found out myself. I'm constantly finding little imperfections on my car and even the smallest of stonechips stands out boldly on a black car. My car seems to get stinking as well, but there is a positive to black cars, They look awesome ;D ;D

[musicmutt]

yes I agree they do look awesome fully polished to a mirror shine but it's very time consuming just to keep it looking clean even a passing car or breeze will deposit some dust onto your lovely finish less than 5 minutes later and it looks dirty again

[gavinhendy]

black may be off the cards then i hope my car never gets keyd, , thanks for the advice guys


And a shot of the lupo having a clean with my new toy

[gavinhendy]

well guys as some of you may know i lost my licence and as a result the lupo may be going for sale to make way for a cheaper car to insure with a smaller engine, may even swap for another mini in good nick lol

[jackdaw]

How long before you can get your licence back Gav

You can get really cheap insurance on a pushbike!!!!!!! ;D

[gavinhendy]

well it will be rovoked in about 2 weeks, then i have to do my theory straight away then wait a month for the test , so hoapfully be back on the road by april- end of april,
a warning to anybody going through hendy or Pontardullais to be cearfull the police are on a 3 day operation in the area and so many of my friends and ppl i know have been pulled and they have been extremely thorough and trying to say tobbaco on the floor is herbal cannabis ( they tried this with me and i was having none ov it ! )

[musicmutt]

Hope you get your ticket back asap if you want to go to the next monthly meet PM me and we'lll arrange to pick you up as I live Llwynhendy area which I believe is not to far from you .... how's that

[gavinhendy]

sounds awsome MM thank you very much i couldnt face comming to the p&h after realizing i lost my licence on thurs , otherwise id have cum up

[musicmutt]

No worries dude bet you felt sick to the back teeth and needed to sulk a bit on yer own I would have done the same ,,,,, the offers still there for a ride to the next meet dude

[gavinhendy]

exactly, i just wanted to return to my cave and sulk lol , cheers mm

[gavinhendy]

hey guys i have some fresh pictures of the Lupo,

[Ainsley]

Looks nice dropped , you got coilovers? do you get any issues with your arb rubbing your driveshafts or that not an issue on these slammed???