Right I have my fire extinguisher at the ready for all the flames s:!: :!: s:!:
Fire your opinions off regarding my latest mods & don't hold back cos I've said a few bad things too s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
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(there are a few more different ones on the site)
I love the headlights - they just look the don! s8) 8) s8)
You've really got a silver fetish going on there!
The fogs make a good difference to the overall look as well, although I don't think I would've gone with a red j-spec badge
I've said before I love the MSD kit, especially the rear!
Quote from: "Chris"You've really got a silver fetish going on there!
No silver I have silver not s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Quote from: "Chris"although I don't think I would've gone with a red j-spec badge
Not very clear in the pics but red interior & red calipers/heat shield & big red tail lights (which are clear but red s:? :? s:? ) s:!: :!: s:!:
<edit> added a couple more pics to show interior & brakes <edit>
I quite like it... with one exception, and that's the lower front bumper... there seem to be so many creases/slashes/cuts there that it looks like someone forgot to iron it. But then I'm sure that would grow on me. Other than that nitpicking, I think it looks brilliant. Not too overstated or agressive, but still different.
Well, I like it. Nearly all of it too, the only thing I think would improve it slightly is to ditch the rear (painted) lower grill and replace it with a '03 part.
Good job! s:D :D s:D
Thumbs up from over here....! IMHO the only thing I would change is the headlights - just stick with the standard ones as I think you're over-engineering the look a bit...
Is that the TTE exhaust you have fitted, or is it something more special?
Sundance s8) 8) s8)
I think the car looks AWESOME.
Anyway all i'd suggest you do is smooth the joins where the splitter meets the front bumper, that way it may just look a little neater?
Just my 2p's worth.
Lovely car though mate.
Good job well done!
Quote from: "SilverMSD2"Not very clear in the pics but red interior & red calipers/heat shield & big red tail lights (which are clear but red s:? :? s:? ) s:!: :!: s:!:
<edit> added a couple more pics to show interior & brakes <edit>
Yep, ok I guess that makes sense to pick out the other red highlights!
Looks like you've even painted the dimply bit above the front grille! s8) 8) s8)
Quote from: "Slacey"Well, I like it. Nearly all of it too, the only thing I think would improve it slightly is to ditch the rear (painted) lower grill and replace it with a '03 part.
Good job! s:D :D s:D
Don't think the body kit fits the 03 rear s:? :? s:?
Quote from: "dance"Is that the TTE exhaust you have fitted, or is it something more special?
It is the Magnex exhaust. Long storey but in the beginning before Toyota UK started selling TTE bits, TTE were messing me about so I went else where.
Quote from: "Chris"Looks like you've even painted the dimply bit above the front grille!
I've painted all dark grey plastic, which includes all the front lower grill, scuttle panel (below windscreen) & rear lower grill. In my eyes it just looks like it is supposed to be like that.
Cheers for the comments.....nothing to cause pain......yet s:!: :!: s:!:
Quote from: "SilverMSD2"nothing to cause pain......yet s:!: :!: s:!:
Learn to get the brightness/lighting right on pictures? Does that do it? s;) ;) s;)
Car looks really good. Only one thing spoils it, the moss in block paving. Silver & green don't go together. Good job my man.
Quote from: "phil4"Quote from: "SilverMSD2"nothing to cause pain......yet s:!: :!: s:!:
Learn to get the brightness/lighting right on pictures? Does that do it? s;) ;) s;)
Nope, pictures were better than anything David Bailey could have produced.....Craig must have lost the quality as he adjusted them for his web page s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
Quote from: "Cartell"Only one thing spoils it, the moss in block paving. Silver & green don't go together
Block paving is road therefore council highways property....not my fault either s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Bring it on s:P :P s:P
Quote from: "SilverMSD2"Quote from: "Slacey"Well, I like it. Nearly all of it too, the only thing I think would improve it slightly is to ditch the rear (painted) lower grill and replace it with a '03 part.
Good job! s:D :D s:D
Don't think the body kit fits the 03 rear s:? :? s:?
You don't need the whole bumper... you can buy just the grill section with those body colour shapes included, they fit perfectly in the 00-02' bumper. I'm very tempted to do this myself.
Looks sweet to me. Good job s:) :) s:)
Quote from: "Slacey"Quote from: "SilverMSD2"Quote from: "Slacey"Well, I like it. Nearly all of it too, the only thing I think would improve it slightly is to ditch the rear (painted) lower grill and replace it with a '03 part.
Good job! s:D :D s:D
Don't think the body kit fits the 03 rear s:? :? s:?
You don't need the whole bumper... you can buy just the grill section with those body colour shapes included, they fit perfectly in the 00-02' bumper. I'm very tempted to do this myself.
Well you learn something new every day. If you do it, send me some pics as I'd be interested to see that.
Quote from: "Jag"Looks sweet to me. Good job s:) :) s:)
Ah, a true connoisseur of the MR2 visual modification world s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Looks good, but I would ditch the silver numberplate surround for a modified 03 version with same mesh as the front grill.
Nice lights, are they 03 or silver spray... if silver spray, its a nice touch, possibly better than 03 s8) 8) s8)
Quote from: "colindanks"Nice lights, are they 03 or silver spray... if silver spray, its a nice touch, possibly better than 03 s8) 8) s8)
03' is chrome and also has projector main beam lights, it doesn't use H4 bulbs like the 2000 model.
Nice gives me some ideas for me silver '03 baby s8) 8) s8)
Sweet car!
Big thumbs up! s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce:
s:D :D s:D Car looks great, you've added some nice touches there, I have two questions if you don't mind:
1. Can you get the front fog lights on their own or are they part of the bodykit?
2. What to you think of the Magnex exhaust is way of sound and quality/fit etc?
Cheers.
i like it s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
Quote from: "colindanks"Looks good, but I would ditch the silver numberplate surround for a modified 03 version with same mesh as the front grill.)
I can see your point but with too much mesh at the back you can see all the gubbins behind & it aint that pretty IMHO. s:? :? s:?
Quote from: "colindanks"Nice lights, are they 03 or silver spray... if silver spray, its a nice touch, possibly better than 03 s8) 8) s8)
Lights were stripped, sprayed & the orange lenses removed from the indicators. Finally the indicator bulbs were sprayed silver. I think it is a vast improvement over the standard lights, but as I have done it I could be
slighlty bias.....
Quote from: "SteveM"s:D :D s:D Car looks great, you've added some nice touches there, I have two questions if you don't mind:
Got your PM but will reply here so everyone gets my opinion.
Quote from: "SteveM"1. Can you get the front fog lights on their own or are they part of the bodykit?
I bought them on a group buy from Japan Parts as an individual item, everyone else bought mud flaps & door cills. The body kit was a seperate buy a year earlier. Details on fog buy can be found on the following page.
http://www.mr2roc.org/viewtopic.php?t=10&start=0
The kit came complete with lights, mouldings & full wireing looms although I had a nightmare fitting them as one cable could not be found in my 2. Details on following page.
http://www.mr2roc.org/viewtopic.php?t=617&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=wireing+loom&start=0
Quote from: "SteveM"2. What to you think of the Magnex exhaust is way of sound and quality/fit etc?
I like my Magnex & it is very similar to the TTE. My only fitting problem was trying to get it to sit straight in the bodykit (little room for error). You shouldn't have any problems if there is no tight bodykit to come through. Sound is good, crisp & is not too loud. If you have it fitted by an authorised dealer & get an annual check-up it comes with a lifetime ownership guarentee. s:D :D s:D Again have a look at the following pages.
http://www.mr2roc.org/viewtopic.php?t=35&highlight=magnex
http://www.mr2roc.org/viewtopic.php?t=62&highlight=magnex
Feel free to ask more questions if i haven't been very clear or if i have missed something. s:) :) s:)
Quote from: "SilverMSD2"Feel free to ask more questions if i haven't been very clear or if i have missed something. s:) :) s:)
About the kit:
1) How much
2) How much
3) How much
Oh....and where did you get it from?
Quote from: "Peter Laborne"Quote from: "SilverMSD2"Feel free to ask more questions if i haven't been very clear or if i have missed something. s:) :) s:)
About the kit:
1) How much
2) How much
3) How much
Oh....and where did you get it from?
OK, in January & February 2002 I did a lot of research (again many thanks to yourself & other Yahoo MR2ROC founders/users back then) & found myself the bodykit I liked. I passed on all the information to my local Toyota dealer in March 2002 & did a deal with them to buy the kit from the UK MS Design Authorised Dealer (who is no longer the authorised dealer) at a discounted price as they said they might buy more kits from him. It cost me £1175 bought, sprayed & fitted (a good discount as I was getting the 2 brand new as part of the package).
Not sure where you could get it from now but I would say somebody on here will have the contact details in their web sites. That's where I found it originally. s:D :D s:D
Like everyone here, its looks like a very nice car indeed s:D :D s:D
One of my favourite kits which actually doesnt distort the MRS' smooth lines s:D :D s:D
Quote from: "perry190"I really like your roll/style bars and wondered if you had the details of who supplied them and at what cost?
Got your PM but will reply here so everyone gets my opinion.
All the detail you need are on the following thread:
http://www.mr2roc.org/viewtopic.php?t=186&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
I prefer mine over the Group Buy ones from France as they are thicker & look more meaty (but then I would wouldn't I s:!: :!: s:!: s:lol: :lol: s:lol: )
But, in the interests of freedom of information, you might also want to check out a good & somewhat cheaper alternative on the following thread:
http://www.mr2roc.org/viewtopic.php?t=949&highlight=postert+rollbar
A group buy was done a little while back & these guys will be able to give you their opinions on those ones. Just remembr though, the Postert ones block the original wind deflector & you either go deflectorless like me or spend a fortune buying their piece of plastic s:roll: :roll: s:roll:
Personally I don't like the Postert bars, I think they look bodged on and the mountings look a little flimsy - I didn't realise how expensive they were until this thread either s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
Oh, and I'm not saying this just because I have Davids bars! s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
Sean
I agree with you entirely, although I might be slightly biased s:!: :!: s:!: I don't like the look of the cross-member on top of the existing trim and in my opinion the bars are too thick. At £500 they are twice the price of David's via the GB.
See you on 7th.
s:D :D s:D s:D :D s:D s:D :D s:D
Roger H, I agree I am very happy with David's bars, as you say half price, fit well, look great. s8) 8) s8)
I would recommend anyone to buy Davids bars, I myself had several questions regarding the fitting and David was at hand all times of the day to give sound advice and willing to listen to any modification which may improve his product.
Have never met the man(one day perhaps) but would say he is a genuine guy. I feel I made the right choice.
The Postert bars appear to be just stuck on! not ment to offend anyone again a personal choice.
I would like to point out that Davids bars were not around 2 years ago s:!: :!: s:!:
Also i don't take offence as everyone has an opinion or we would all be very boring people s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
One last thing though........the mountings are very strong as i think they look like coated angle iron. Never had any problems since fitting in March 2002.
Oh, definately the last point.......everyone buy Davids, makes mine more unique s:!: :!: s:!:
s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
OK folks, been asked for information on painting headlights & had a nightmare trying to find the information using the search button so updating my thread to help anyone interested.
Firstly i have to point out that the following link quotes a temperature in Fahrenheit & not Centrigade....so make sure you don't melt you're head lights at one of the very early stages s:!: :!: s:!:
The following is our sites thread:
http://www.mr2roc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=86&highlight=oven
http://www.mr2roc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=609&highlight=oven
http://www.mr2roc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2177&highlight=oven
The following is the full instructions courtesy of Spyderchat:
http://www.spyderchat.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=93
Any other questions, ask away & I will try & help.
s:D :D s:D
so did you use teh existing adhesive? or remove it, paint the whole thing and then reseal with a mastic?
I had the light sprayed with the old glue still on the light (after 20 minutes & getting no where I gave up trying to remove the glue). It sits in a channel around the side & doesn't really get in the way. Once sprayed I re-heated the light in the oven, squirted clear silicone around the channel & finally re-assebled the light.
I'll warn you now, it is a bugger trying to break the light open without damaging it & twice as bad trying to get it back togeater without knackering the clips. Once hot they go really soft & malleable.
At the end of the day though, I thought it was worth the risk & they turned out very well. If it had failed I was going to shove a pair of 03 spec lights in instead.
Your car is absolutely awesome, its a bit too close to what I hope to create for comfort! The front bumper is, as someone has already stated, a bit busy. But its still very cool. How evil does it look from behind? (can I say that?) Top class car!
Cheers matey. Very kind words. s:D :D s:D
Where in Lincoln are you as i was over there on Sunday s:?: :?: s:?:
(As you probably read in the Chit Chat section under "maxxed muppets")
Hahaha, I know what you mean about Lincoln, its full of Nova geeks. They all seem to have a penchant for flashing neon Christmas lights- did I miss something? And exhausts? Get em on there, the more the merrier! Twenty should do it! Oh, and dont forget sunstrips!!... Really tho, what are they all about? I read in some boyracer mag (Maxxed-Up Power Modded Rev Machine Weekly, I think it was called) that sunstrips make your car look lower!?!? Who needs lowering springs, eh?
Anyway, I live 8 miles south of Novaville, so I dont have to permenently endure the Astra Posse. Did you get my email mr Silver? Was wondering what size tyres you've got and also if you've had the car lowered? (if so, how much?) Toyota sell some skirts (thats side skirts, not slinky black numers) They look preey cool, not a million miles from yours, any opinions? Also, where can I get a rear bumper like yours? It makes your 2 look like its got a steriod addiction! NICE!
Quote from: "Jaymo (Lincs)"sunstrips make your car look lower!?!? Who needs lowering springs, eh?
So that's the secret of the black magic box s:!: :!: s:!:
Quote from: "Jaymo (Lincs)"Did you get my email mr Silver?
Just read it & will reply to it here.
Quote from: "Jaymo (Lincs)"Was wondering what size tyres you've got and also if you've had the car lowered?
205/40/ZR17 front & rear not through choice but because they were fitted to the wheels when I bought them. I will alter the tyre ratios when I require new tyres. For a full review of tyres have a look here:
http://www.mr2roc.org/content/reviews/tyrereview/tyrereview.php
You can also find a good review of wheels here:
http://www.mr2roc.org/content/articles/wheels/wheels.php
I run 17's purely for appearance reasons & it doesn't really bother me if it affects handing as I have a bike to go fast on. For others such as M.P.H, he is more of a pureist & has turned his 2 in to a track rocket. For him 17's just didn't work. It all comes down to what you want from your 2.
Also the car has not been lowered as I would cause far too much hassle with ground clearance & the body kit. I've already bashed the underside of the front 3 times now s:? :? s:?
Quote from: "Jaymo (Lincs)"Toyota sell some skirts (thats side skirts, not slinky black numers) They look preey cool, not a million miles from yours, any opinions?
I haven't really seen the Toyota ones close up so I wouldn't like to pass comment. Have a look here for more info:
http://www.mr2roc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2471&highlight=skirts
Quote from: "Jaymo (Lincs)"Also, where can I get a rear bumper like yours? It makes your 2 look like its got a steriod addiction! NICE!
The bodykit is from MS Design & again there has been a recent thread on the site that quoted the new UK suppliers of the kit. I dont know if they will sell the kit parts seperately. Have a read here:
http://www.mr2roc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1965&highlight=msd
Hope this answers all your questions but if not just keep posting on here. Your not too far away from me so if you want a run out before you fit 17's you are more than welcome to come for a ride. s:D :D s:D Atleast you can compare for yourself & make your own personal decision.
Toyota body kit includung side skirts:
http://www.mr2roc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3719
s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
DP
SilverMSD2,
How big are your exhaust tips? Are those cut-outs in the rear skirt made for 3" tips? Just curious as I have 4" exhaust tips and am thinking about getting this rear skirt to go along with the Trial front bumper and side skirts.
thanks in advance
The exhaust has 4" round tips & is the same as the exhaust in the following thread:
http://www.mr2roc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3689&highlight=magnex
the 4" tips fit fine & after 2 years happy motoring there is no damage to the rear skirts from the exhaust touching slightly. s:D :D s:D
Thanks!
So did you get your kit from AB-styling?
I got my local Toyota dealer to buy my kit direct from the UK distributer but they have now gone bust & a new supplier distributes the kit. Have a look at my last long reply above for the new supplier details.
Lovely car! s:D :D s:D Will look great when it's finished. s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
Bev
Oh what? It is finished?! s:shock: :shock: s:shock: s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
Deffo needs an armrest. Maybe an Apex'i too...
Bev
its a very nice car to see in the "flesh" if i wasn't such a pauper i would have it done myself, only i would have mine in red as i would like the little extra speed you get from a red one though.
s:roll: :roll: s:roll: s:roll: :roll: s:roll:
Thanks for the kind comments s:D :D s:D
As for the red / speed comment....you have a bike to go fast so make the 2 look nice & drive at a speed where people can see it s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
The car looks vey nice indeed matey
Geoff. s:) :) s:)
Quote from: "Darth Paul"Deffo needs an armrest. Maybe an Apex'i too...
Bev
Apexi now fitted & smile just got bigger s:D :D s:D
Awesome sound from 3000 r.p.m under excelleration.
Top marks to Mr Darth Paul for his garage / toolkit / insulation / tie wrap / colourful language / toilet facilities s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Where did you buy the apexi intake?
thanks
Bought from here:
http://www.takakaira.com/
Excellent service & fast delivery.
Total cost (including shipping) was about £115
That's a great looking car, I wouldn't change anything. I have a silver one also, I think silver and white are the best colors for our cars. Where did you get the chrome stylebars/roll bars? s:o :o s:o If you want to check a great looking yellow one, check this website,
http://www.caraudiomag.com/features/0305cae_mr/[/url]
That car is now available on e-bay, albeit in a nicer-looking red colour (IMHO s:wink: :wink: s:wink: ).
Clicky-clicky (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15289&item=2488685412&rd=1)
Quote from: "Marcusgb"Where did you get the chrome stylebars/roll bars?
Have a read back on page 2 of this thread & you will find all the information you require. s:D :D s:D