Hi folks. I've built up photos of some changes I have made to my fabia since I got it in Dec. 2012. It's a 2011 fabia 1.2 tsi elegance and when i got it, it was standard with 10000 miles. Comments and opinions welcome good or bad!!!

 

Pictures can be found at the following link. If you don't like photos, you shouldn't click it 

http://s1290.photobucket.com/user/mcrawford6/library/?sort=2&page=1

 

What has been done to the car so far:

• roof sprayed black magic (camera left with sprayer)
• removed side bump strips
• fitted team heko wind deflectors
• window tinting (camera left with window tinter)
• upper grill carbon fibre
• led upgrades all round including boot
• h&r 40mm lowering springs fitted
• 20mm front spacers and 15mm rear spacers fitted
• phillip's chrome indicator upgrade front and back
• cree drl's fitted
• new front and rear number plates - first set, not happy with letter and numbers because they were too big so got smaller ones (totally illegal but i'm a hellraiser lol)

looking good, good work, i like the black roof on that colour paint

 

any plans on the interior or ice?

 

how was the front grille removed without breaking any clips?

Edited 19 July, 201312 yr by fabia55

Very well done, it looks great.

 

george

looking good, good work, i like the black roof on that colour paint

 

any plans on the interior or ice?

 

how was the front grille removed without breaking any clips?

broke most of them, from memory there are 6 small clips and one screw  just went to skoda and got 6 new ones about 50p each.  Btw thanks for the nice comments .   

Nice work, i have the same age car and in the same colour and spec... but its a 1.6CR.

 

I thought the side strips would have looked good if you had, had them removed and they sprayed the same colour as the roof and put back on.... that may have been a good contrast.

 

How do you find the comfort of the ride after the lowering ?

 

 

Nice work, i have the same age car and in the same colour and spec... but its a 1.6CR.

 

I thought the side strips would have looked good if you had, had them removed and they sprayed the same colour as the roof and put back on.... that may have been a good contrast.

 

How do you find the comfort of the ride after the lowering ?

hi thanks for the comments the ride comfort is not much difference maybe a bit stiffer .. :sun:  :sun:  

It looks really good, A nice touch of class added. You got some nice water beading on the roof and paintwork did you wax it or use a sealant?

It looks really good, A nice touch of class added. You got some nice water beading on the roof and paintwork did you wax it or use a sealant?

thanks for ur comments wanted to keep the changes subtle ..less is more sometimes. Polish...wax...then sealer.   :sun:

thanks for ur comments wanted to keep the changes subtle ..less is more sometimes. Polish...wax...then sealer.  

 

I was hoping you might say which products you use  I usually do a similar combo. If I machine polish I use Menzerna then a glaze topped with Collinite 476 and Dodo Red mist. Got to say your finish looks awesome. I totally agree that although you have done a lot of changes you have indeed managed to keep it subtle and have given the impression of less is more. You just need the Columbus media centre / Sat Nav now to top it off

Looks really nice, seems like you had a good vision from the beginning on what you wanted to achieve and it has come together nicely, well done :-)

Very cool car looks very good really nice work

I was hoping you might say which products you use  I usually do a similar combo. If I machine polish I use Menzerna then a glaze topped with Collinite 476 and Dodo Red mist. Got to say your finish looks awesome. I totally agree that although you have done a lot of changes you have indeed managed to keep it subtle and have given the impression of less is more. You just need the Columbus media centre / Sat Nav now to top it off

Hi horkin .TBH i use the autoglym range which im happy with and also use autosmart medium clay bars with qd lube. i suppose there has to be a cut of point when spending money on detialing a car it could get out of hand very quick. :sun:

Hi horkin .TBH i use the autoglym range which im happy with and also use autosmart medium clay bars with qd lube. i suppose there has to be a cut of point when spending money on detialing a car it could get out of hand very quick. :sun:

How true that is. I only dabble these days. Can't go wrong with a good clay and Autoglym products though.