Just saying hello!! T4 track car - Page 2

Ross Parker · Mar 4th, 2012, 13:39

brilliant, will be doing this very soon, add to my long list.

Volvo2002 · Mar 4th, 2012, 13:49

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Originally Posted by Ross Parker

brilliant, will be doing this very soon, add to my long list.

What you will need.

Very fine sandpaper. You'll not need to spend more than 75p on it and they'll be enough to do both bezels easily.

Then all you'll need is

Hycote grey plastic primer

Hycote Black gloss paint

Both the paint and sandpaper set me back £10.75!

I did two sets of bezels with one spray can of gloss black paint.

They really do add a lot to the look of the car. If you don't want to remove your bezels then you can buy two from the sales section as someone is selling them for £15. Once you paint them you can then remove your old ones and put on your new ones. Once that's done you have two more to paint which you can sell for £30-£40 on here.

inchley313 · Mar 4th, 2012, 18:27

I'm not going to go down the black bezel route, I have a different idea in mind!!! Watch this space!!!!!!!

Great car by the way Ross, Looking very nice indeed!! Once lowered to the deck on some coil overs, those 16's will fill the arches much nicer!!

Can we also have a youtube clip of the side exit exhaust please, would love to know how it sounds!!

Ross Parker · Mar 4th, 2012, 19:02

yea i will at some point, its very burbly, sounded awesome in the tunnels in london.

Ross Parker · Apr 3rd, 2012, 11:09

Right another month and we are really getting somewhere. Did the Tunnel run I organised, we were expecting 20 odd cars, we ended up with nearly a hundred lol.

As for the Ovlov I have been doing some more weight loss, inlcuding removing inner bonnet skin, some of the inside of the front bumper, all inner arches and undertrays, and some more interior.

unfortunately i touched some wires together when removing an interior light and it caused my ASR to play up. MRG read this with the fault code reader, at the same time fitting a bonnet cable that i had broken. I left the garage and the throttle stuck open coming to a roundabout! pritty scary!!

After a closer look the mechanic who had fitted my cable had routed it right next to the throttle and it was catching on it. nice and safe then?! Not a great first experiance with a volvo dealer.

Other things include a new grille from FK automotive, second hand GAZ coilovers, sprayed headlight bezzals and resprayed wing mirrors.

Still playing around with settings on the coilovers, What a difference.

More to come next month :-)

Before

After

Haizum74 · Apr 3rd, 2012, 12:30

Nice work, how much you lowered her by? She looks low :-)

Ross Parker · Apr 3rd, 2012, 13:16

umm im not sure to be honest, the rears are wound down as far as they can go. front needs about 10mm more.thanks

tt82 · Apr 3rd, 2012, 13:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ross Parker

unfortunately i touched some wires together when removing an interior light and it caused my ASR to play up. MRG read this with the fault code reader, at the same time fitting a bonnet cable that i had broken. I left the garage and the throttle stuck open coming to a roundabout! pritty scary!!

After a closer look the mechanic who had fitted my cable had routed it right next to the throttle and it was catching on it. nice and safe then?! Not a great first experiance with a volvo dealer.

If thats MRG Chippenham then I have only ever heard good things about them. Bit suprised about your story, did you contact them and what was their response?

Ross Parker · Apr 3rd, 2012, 23:38

Yea it was MRG chippenham. Well thats why i went their, because it has good rep. Could be a one off mistake, but it could have cost my life.

Well i went back in the next day and they didnt have time to look at it that day, so i just had to drive it back home again and get my mate to help me look around it.

rexer12 · Apr 4th, 2012, 00:01

hi and welcome to the forum, like the car looks very low now.

Mar 4th, 2012, 18:27	#13
inchley313 Insane!! Last Online: Oct 19th, 2015 08:58 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ramsey, Isle of Man	I'm not going to go down the black bezel route, I have a different idea in mind!!! Watch this space!!!!!!! Great car by the way Ross, Looking very nice indeed!! Once lowered to the deck on some coil overs, those 16's will fill the arches much nicer!! Can we also have a youtube clip of the side exit exhaust please, would love to know how it sounds!! __________________ '01 V40 2.0 Ph2 141,000mi (lower than the last one) '98 Honda CR-V 2.0 Auto (as this is the car I'm teaching SWMBO to drive in) Previous: '97 V40 2.0CD with 173,000mi on the clock and now sold!!

Apr 4th, 2012, 00:01	#20
rexer12 Premier Member Last Online: Jun 20th, 2019 16:10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: doncaster	hi and welcome to the forum, like the car looks very low now. __________________ 2013 V40 D3 manual, standard

Mar 4th, 2012, 13:39	#11
Ross Parker OVLOV Last Online: Jul 7th, 2015 08:54 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chippenham	brilliant, will be doing this very soon, add to my long list.

Mar 4th, 2012, 19:02	#14
Ross Parker OVLOV Last Online: Jul 7th, 2015 08:54 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chippenham	yea i will at some point, its very burbly, sounded awesome in the tunnels in london.

Apr 3rd, 2012, 11:09	#15
Ross Parker OVLOV Last Online: Jul 7th, 2015 08:54 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chippenham	Right another month and we are really getting somewhere. Did the Tunnel run I organised, we were expecting 20 odd cars, we ended up with nearly a hundred lol. As for the Ovlov I have been doing some more weight loss, inlcuding removing inner bonnet skin, some of the inside of the front bumper, all inner arches and undertrays, and some more interior. unfortunately i touched some wires together when removing an interior light and it caused my ASR to play up. MRG read this with the fault code reader, at the same time fitting a bonnet cable that i had broken. I left the garage and the throttle stuck open coming to a roundabout! pritty scary!! After a closer look the mechanic who had fitted my cable had routed it right next to the throttle and it was catching on it. nice and safe then?! Not a great first experiance with a volvo dealer. Other things include a new grille from FK automotive, second hand GAZ coilovers, sprayed headlight bezzals and resprayed wing mirrors. Still playing around with settings on the coilovers, What a difference. More to come next month :-) Before After

Apr 3rd, 2012, 12:30	#16
Haizum74 Master Member Last Online: Yesterday 18:40 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: York/Selby	Nice work, how much you lowered her by? She looks low :-)

Apr 3rd, 2012, 13:16	#17
Ross Parker OVLOV Last Online: Jul 7th, 2015 08:54 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chippenham	umm im not sure to be honest, the rears are wound down as far as they can go. front needs about 10mm more.thanks

Apr 3rd, 2012, 23:38	#19
Ross Parker OVLOV Last Online: Jul 7th, 2015 08:54 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chippenham	Yea it was MRG chippenham. Well thats why i went their, because it has good rep. Could be a one off mistake, but it could have cost my life. Well i went back in the next day and they didnt have time to look at it that day, so i just had to drive it back home again and get my mate to help me look around it.

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