hi folks been a bizzzy boy today

got my new front bumper after a fight with a few rusty screws and breaking my stubby ratchet (damed pounland tools)
some colour coded mudflaps and a gear knob yipee total cost £20
those of you who have read my posts in the past will realise my tight budget and understand i like to bargin *laughs*
well front bumper is fitted please look at the pics so far and feel free to comment


correct rear number plate now fitted

i allso would like feedback on my wheel colour as its not yet final but have a look and tell me what you think

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costs so far

car purchase £77
rear hood retainer bar £25
rear bootlid £20 inc boot spoiler and plynth
side mouldings £3
stanard rear lights £12
mudflaps £3
front bumper £15
gear knob £2


total spend to date £157

parts sold
lexus rear lights £30

total cost so far £127

I like all the mods so far but gold wheels!! not my taste tbh i think original colour and style looks best,but hey it's your car and if you want to put gold wheels on it put them on

im not a massive fan of gold rims but look good on some cars. ive never seen sei rims painted gold, may work well with the nightfire red. are you fitting a coupe rear bumper? if so whats happening with the twin exhaust?

Fatdave wrote:im not a massive fan of gold rims but look good on some cars. ive never seen sei rims painted gold, may work well with the nightfire red. are you fitting a coupe rear bumper? if so whats happening with the twin exhaust?

hi dave yes i have thought about this
and will need two coupe bumpers *laughs*
have got one to pick up eill then cut the exaust section out of a second and mould it in to fit will be a bit of work but will def be worth it
just trying to find a coupe with a damaged bumper as it would be a shame to ruin one that someone else may find usefull

e2jym wrote:

Fatdave wrote:im not a massive fan of gold rims but look good on some cars. ive never seen sei rims painted gold, may work well with the nightfire red. are you fitting a coupe rear bumper? if so whats happening with the twin exhaust?

hi dave yes i have thought about this
and will need two coupe bumpers *laughs*
have got one to pick up eill then cut the exaust section out of a second and mould it in to fit will be a bit of work but will def be worth it
just trying to find a coupe with a damaged bumper as it would be a shame to ruin one that someone else may find usefull

i have seen it done before but not on a rover. a mate had a highly modded calibra with 2 rear coupe bumpers smoothed into the bottom of the calibra bumper. looked smart.

Looking good, not too sure about the gold wheels either to be honest, what does it look like against the car?

Are the side trims / bumb strips a straight replacement for the originals or is there some modification needed?

214cab wrote:Looking good, not too sure about the gold wheels either to be honest, what does it look like against the car?

Are the side trims / bumb strips a straight replacement for the originals or is there some modification needed?

straight replacement
easy to do take off door trims rear quater trims inside
and push the clips through the rear wheel arcch clip was a pain
but took bout half an hour

looking smart mate, dunno about the gold tho, dark grey or black with a red lip would look mint with knightfire red

Very nice so far,

The gold are different, I would like peoples opinions however on either black or white rims for a colour, how do you think they would look on a blue cab

i like white that was my original plan then i rememberd i had some gold paint lying around was gonna do my subaru wheels gold until it was written off

thanks for all the advice on the antena folks i took it all in and then promply snaped it well guess where im going in the morning *laughs*

luckily i modded a 600 0ne to fit will pick up two tomorow just in case