kav
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i must admit it does sound better in the flesh than the videos, it really sounds like an old school straight 6
[Edited on 25-04-2014 by kav]
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BeetleGav
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Cheers mate, not a single video shows how it truely sounds which is really annoying!
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Ben G
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That guy on the forum with the black one has done a decent video.
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BeetleGav
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It still doesn't sound right though. Honestly.
His choice of tips look awful too 
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BeetleGav
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Decided I want to be able to run plateless on the front end so I've dropped the plate into the lower grille, wasn't sure I liked it at first but it's grown on me and looks far better than it does on photos. Before it looked like hitler. Now it looks like bugs bunny
But it's all for being able to be plateless.
Photos time.
But I did that so I can run like this. Which I love!
I quite like it even with the plate on tbh
Now I need a new brake caliper as ive got another stuck on again! Typical when my tax is due this month! 
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Ben G
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Plateless  really not sold on the bugs bunny look though.
Car sits well on those springs/alloys combo.
Whats the issue with the calipers? I've never had this issue, which is weird because i've had every other one
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BeetleGav
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It's sticking on, I could feel it pulling every so often and then earlier when on a spirited drive I could feel properly sticking on.
Got out to check and the disc and wheel was red hot.
Drivers side stuck on last year and now the bloody passenger side!
Could be an expensive week if I get the new wheels 
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Ben G
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Do it. NeilP has silver tiger claws on his black coupe I think. I remember asking him for advice on tyre sizes and clearance.
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BeetleGav
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Yeah Marius's looked great on them!
Just hope someone doesn't offer the guy a better swap deal by then
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Darryl H
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Tiger claws suit these so much
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BeetleGav
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Went to The Unphased Show last weekend, found a few nice pics of my car knocking about but here's one
Also cooked one of my brake calipers so had that changed today
Aswel as lamin-xing my front lights, mainly for protection as they get so easily tarnished.
Before
After
Stuck another 12 month on her too. Expensive weekend really
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djgritt
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Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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Ladies tax.
Laminex on the lights looks great, nice subtle tint! 
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BeetleGav
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Ladies tax bloody plenty enough for me!
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Ben G
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Don't like the laminex
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BeetleGav
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Don't like your cloudy lights either 
Apparently the colour will change anyway. But the lights look nice and shiney now
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Ben G
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Cloudy light* nothing a resto kit won't fix. Ordering that this week.
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BeetleGav
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I think it's the inner colour of yours I don't like. It's too light.
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BeetleGav
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I think it's a really subtle change. Also tinted my fogs slightly darker
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Simon_16v
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I really fancy one of these next, your's is how I would like it to look too
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by BeetleGav
I think it's the inner colour of yours I don't like. It's too light.
The inners are darker than your standard ones
That tint looks a bit purple.
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BeetleGav
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Yeah it says on the installation instructions that it will appear purple for a few week or something :s
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Ben G
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Did you buy the drilled and grooved brakes from mtec, Gav? Think i've asked you before actually, but can't remember
They do silver/black edition ones aswell, which I guess is a coating on the discs to stop them rusting. Did you not get this?
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BeetleGav
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They started doing the coated ones the week after I bloody ordered mine!
Be right. It only helps on the bits that don't get touched and even then I bet they still rust
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chris_uk
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And you could still just spray them with high temp black.
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BeetleGav
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Yeah I used aluminium paint anyway. Worked fine for a year. Could do with being done again now but I can't be arsed
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