Thought it was about time to pop some photos of Octimus Prime up, my Admiral Blue L&K 130 estate.

Bought this car in November 2011 and it was a bloody shambles. One Xenon headlight not operational, duff central locking, odd starting problems, poor economy, non-existent CD changer.

Fast forward to now, 5,000 miles later (!!), and she's working like a champ.

Then:

Now:

Outside:

- removed the dildo-like towbar

- Cupra R splitter

- black grille surround & mesh grille

- 6000k Philips Xenon upgrades

- damn good polish, got loads of scratches out!

- vinyl wrapped the chrome boot garnish at the back

- vinyl'd the horrid red bits on the rear lights, cut holes for the indicators & reverse lights

- custom PastyBoy badges front and back

- debadged completely except for L&K side motifs & Skoda badges!

Inside:

- Alpine iDA X-100 head unit

- Vibe Slick A1 amp

- InPhase coaxials front & rear

- JBL Power Series 10" sub in a custom-built & carpeted box

Engine:

- Dragon Digital tuning box

- Pipercross panel filter

It's been a busy few months. Next stop: decat, S3 Recaro interior, uprated side-mount intercooler & a decent remap.

Enjoy!

Looking really good.

rear lights look very "U.S spec" from a distance. its a lovely colour too.

Cheers guys the lights are a bit of a prototype at the moment, they're a bit rough. Got tonnes of anthracite vinyl though! Not sure whether to extend the vinyl so it creates a red-grey-red block effect with the lights. Might tint the indicator and reverse slats too. Front lights I'll do so may as well use any leftovers

Decat should be this week. Excite.

Looking good Bud.

Cheers Dave.

Going to be looking even better soon. Picked up a W8 interior light tonight, and have laid down a little deposit on something else...

Where's the best place to get a W8 light mate? Flea bay?

I'm lovin those badge btw!

Where's the best place to get a W8 light mate? Flea bay?

I'm lovin those badge btw!

Sorry, only just saw this! I got mine from a member here. Cost £25 instead of the £50 you'd be expected to pay for a new one!! Just keep searching.

Been a loooong time since last update... but finally, one of note. Bought and sold a SeatSport intercooler, simply because it was going to be a nightmare to get fitted. Have got the typical Turborevs one waiting in the wings for a suitable time to fit. Couple of weeks ago I finally did something about my interior- as nice as the standard seats are, I knew I wanted a little more side support. Narrowed it down to S3 Recaros or Golf V6 4Motion Recaros. Ended up with the VW option- wasn't that keen on the S3 ones when I tried them. Love the VW ones. Bought them with a popped airbag on the driver's side at £190 for all the seats and doorcards, got a new airbag for a tenner and then had the seat stitched locally for the princely sum of £40. Amazing service, and I'm really happy with the end product.

Sorry for the slightly **** photos, but I got them after a long day working... there should be better ones tomorrow.

So, next up, find new driver's side wing mirror that's electric & heated to replace the one someone smashed (check out the underside of it), fit the SMIC, get my grubby mitts on some vRS side repeaters and replace the ****y doorlocks I have (bouncing driver's side rear door, broken light switch inside passenger door).

It's a long road but I'm getting there. Still love driving this car.

Really liking the interior dude! Lovely looking seats :-)

Let me know how you get on with the intercooler