Another thing on the list was tidying up the underside, I've already been through a couple of cheap/nasty exhausts so decided to get something stainless. The spare wheel carrier and spare wheel itself was in pretty poor condition - Still got the original spare tyre, a 14yr old Continental. Took one look at the thing and decided it had to go.
The spare wheel carrier was cleaned up with a wire brush and coated with Hammerite (Probably due another coat tbh) and bought a new hook as the old was rusty and seized. Brand new steel wheel and a half decent budget Nankang ordered in. When the stainless steel Cat-Back was fitted, I decided to source a new genuine heat shield which really does look awesome fitted alongside the new stainless backbox.
Old Vs. New heat shield:
New spare, painted carrier and heatshield + Backbox.
And looking back, from the front. Nice and clean.
The spare wheel carrier was cleaned up with a wire brush and coated with Hammerite (Probably due another coat tbh) and bought a new hook as the old was rusty and seized. Brand new steel wheel and a half decent budget Nankang ordered in. When the stainless steel Cat-Back was fitted, I decided to source a new genuine heat shield which really does look awesome fitted alongside the new stainless backbox.
Old Vs. New heat shield:
New spare, painted carrier and heatshield + Backbox.
And looking back, from the front. Nice and clean.