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Bens Dead Silver D turbo - Ben Jay - 13-02-2012
So I've Finally got round to posting a Project Thread
Used to own this
![[Image: IMAG0019.jpg]](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/bensthebest/IMAG0019.jpg)
1.6 16 valve, proper laugh to drive off road, but it was too thirsty so stuck an ebay add up and got a message back asking if i wanted to swap for a d turbo
So doing a straight swap I got this!
![[Image: IMG_0506.jpg]](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/bensthebest/IMG_0506.jpg)
It was a proper pig to start so new oil and filters and a set of bosch plugs
Next thing I needed was some new brakes, so off the the ebay again and got some gti 6 calipers
![[Image: IMG_0505.jpg]](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/bensthebest/IMG_0505.jpg)
You can see the massive size difference between them!
![[Image: IMG_0503.jpg]](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/bensthebest/IMG_0503.jpg)
Discs side by side
wheels with old discs
![[Image: IMG_0501.jpg]](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/bensthebest/IMG_0501.jpg)
vs
Wheels with new discs
![[Image: IMG_0507.jpg]](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/bensthebest/IMG_0507.jpg)
(Curbage was done by previous owner)
Next thing to do is connect up my boost gauge and have a play with the pump and turbo
not sure whats after that!
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Dan! - 13-02-2012
Looks like the previous owner used to drive by feel not sight!
'Bang'......... oh that'l be a curb then.... :roll: LOL
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Ben Jay - 13-02-2012
Yeah, Been trying to find a cheap place near me that will refurb them but not be silly money! so far been quoted £195 for the set!
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Connor - 13-02-2012
Wouldnt bother refurbing them mate, look for something else IMO
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - 4WayDiablo - 13-02-2012
Lol epic curb rash! Id just get a set of decent clones for 100-150 and jobs a good one
Nice potential in the car
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - mark_airey - 13-02-2012
Looks alright, wouldn't pay someone to refurb those though, either DIY them or scrap them and get something else
As said by Dan, paking by feel and not sight
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - studturbo - 13-02-2012
I want your brakes
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Connor - 13-02-2012
mark_airey Wrote:Looks alright, wouldn't pay someone to refurb those though, either DIY them or scrap them and get something else
As said by Dan, paking by feel and not sight
Using wheels are kurb feelers
I actually almost cry when I touch a kurb
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Ben Jay - 15-02-2012
Update:
Driving home from my the inlaws on Monday there's a burst water main.
Drove passed it and BANG!
hit a pot hole and popped the tyre, buckled it too
So got home and went out in the Mrs car to take some pictures and get the council to send me a claim form
![[Image: PotHole1.jpg]](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/bensthebest/PotHole1.jpg)
Took a measuring tape too to show the depth of the hole
![[Image: PotHole2.jpg]](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/bensthebest/PotHole2.jpg)
It was completly submerged by water so you couldnt see it!
so now not only is that wheel kurbed like a bitch its now buckled too!
If any one has a set of bigish wheels with tyres I might be interested soon!
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Foxy-jim - 15-02-2012
Can't you complain to the council?
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Ben Jay - 15-02-2012
Foxy-jim Wrote:Can't you complain to the council?
Ben Jay Wrote:So got home and went out in the Mrs car to take some pictures and get the council to send me a claim form
Have done
e-mailed them my address so they can send me a claims form
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Ben Jay - 11-03-2012
Proud owner of some £38 speed lines! just need to courier them to me now!
Will get pictures up when i get them!
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Ben Jay - 16-03-2012
I offered up a wheel just to see what it looked like.
![[Image: IMG_0532.jpg]](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/bensthebest/IMG_0532.jpg)
they are in really good condition. will probably need a lick of paint though as its peeling at a couple of bits.
the tyres have a aload of life on them aswell!
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Foxy-jim - 16-03-2012
£38 is a proper bargain! Will look decent!
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - ginge191 - 16-03-2012
MAN that pothole is mental!!
and the speedlines, great choice! get them refurbed! i reckon against the silver paint, perhaps white pain job would look swish!
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Ben Jay - 16-03-2012
was thinking maybe gun metal grey with a coloured lip
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - ginge191 - 16-03-2012
Ben Jay Wrote:was thinking maybe gun metal grey with a coloured lip
ooh yes! that sounds nice! maybe a blue.. but i've seen them done well, and seen it done bad!
in my opinion, silver dturbos are hard to make look good unfortunately! but those wheels are a good start!
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Ben Jay - 16-03-2012
have the lions in the middle the same colour as the lip too.
ginge you coming ace on monday with the other southerners?
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - mark_airey - 16-03-2012
Do not paint them white, they are a nightmare to clean and end up looking dirty all the time
If it was me I would be doing them as close to brake dust colour as I could get
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Ben Jay - 16-03-2012
lol so gun metal grey then! With the lip colour i was thinking maybe a nice blue such as this â?? or maybe thisâ??
is the lip painted on or is it a sticker?
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - mark_airey - 16-03-2012
Ben Jay Wrote:lol so gun metal grey then! With the lip colour i was thinking maybe a nice blue such as this â?? or maybe thisâ??
yeah, Halfords anthracite wheel paint is a good choice! As far as the blue goes, do it! should look great IMO
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - ginge191 - 16-03-2012
Ben Jay Wrote:is the lip painted on or is it a sticker?
usualy painted - my brother used the stick on types on his yamaha 650, i know, a differnt wheel, but the imperfections show up a mile off
And no mate, i'm on an island as many know, costs a bomb to get off - going to try and get to the april meet, then FCS ofcourse
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Ben Jay - 16-03-2012
Was thinking this colour for the wheels
![[Image: 100_2889.jpg]](http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss133/aspiretodetail/DW%20Winter%20Detailing%20Article/100_2889.jpg)
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - mark_airey - 16-03-2012
*nods* this is what I was thinking of
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165495
which looks like -
![[Image: DSC_4109.jpg]](http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/nicspecc/DSC_4109.jpg)
so yeah, same thing
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Ben Jay - 16-03-2012
how many tins you think im going to need?
Saw this guide http://www.fiatforum.com/miscellaneous-guides/65006-home-alloy-wheel-refurbishment-re-spray.html
but might go a bit further on it
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Niall - 16-03-2012
I did my clones in halfords steel grey and I used 1 1/2 cans and same in primer and laquer.
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Ben Jay - 29-03-2012
small update:
Bought a bosch system for £70. Waiting for it to arrive. Also getting a timing belt and water pump kit from work for FREE =D
Bens Silver D turbo - Matt - 29-03-2012
Get me a water pump please
Re: Bens Silver D turbo - Ben Jay - 29-03-2012
you can have the one i take off if you want. its working fine think the previous owner had changed it when they did the timing belt. ill check it once its out.
Bens Silver D turbo - Matt - 29-03-2012
Need an xsi one though lol