"Phantom" fabia II vRS estate

[Sparkly]

Just waiting on payday :love:

 

Although they show as £74.20 for me :(

 

Your old Maxiss look remarkably similar in tread pattern

[sharkrider]

lol.. I'm gonna have to wait 2 more paydays, then I will get 2 more tyres

[Dark_Hero]

That is a bargain! My kumho's were £140 each!

[sharkrider]

Jason found them Charlie! they normally retail between £110-£130 each delivered! must be a sale on in Germany in the middle of winter

[sharkrider]

price has gone now, back up to £115!

[Sparkly]

price has gone now, back up to £115!

Nooooooooooooooooo

[sharkrider]

I know, annoying yes?

[Sparkly]

I know, annoying yes?

 

:yes:

[sharkrider]

Just waiting on payday :love:

 

Although they show as £74.20 for me :(

 

Your old Maxiss look remarkably similar in tread pattern

 

I may end up putting the federals on the front, and buying 2x maxxis Z1's for the rear, they will have better wet grip, and I could loose a little dry rear grip without issues, and at £68 each for the maxxis, may be the way to go.... keeping an eye on e-bay though there are some 215/40/17 falken track day tyres on there (new) at £90....... but then for £25 extra  may as well match the federals to a set....

Edited 16 January, 2014 by sharkrider

[TheBoyArmitage]

Great looking car! How did you go about tinting the rear lights?

[sharkrider]

Thanks! I used this  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPI-VISION-HEAD-LIGHT-TINT-ROAD-LEGAL-VINYL-TINTING-FILM-MOT-PASS-LIKE-FLY-EYE-/200820873899?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ec1db5aab spi vision, all road legal I need to do them again this summer though, and take the time to take the light clusters out this time, make a better job of it!

Edited 17 January, 2014 by sharkrider

[TheBoyArmitage]

Thats great! Thank you

[sharkrider]

not really part of the project, be he's off to be repaired today :( they had better look after him!

 

not much clearance

 

 

a view of the RARB most cars see, but i rarely do!

 

 

any my sad replacement car next to ash's cool citygo ....

 

[Slotty]

He'll be fine Dave...

 

Fingers Crossed for you and your Car.

[sharkrider]

I hope so, he's my baby! I've told them i will be reviewing their work  

[sharkrider]

 

looks like I have just had a new car delivered!

 

all fixed as good as new

 

[rn1988]

How come it had to be repaired? Anyone had issues running the 215 tyre

Edited 2 February, 2014 by rn1988

[Sparkly]

How come it had to be repaired? Anyone had issues running the 215 tyre

Read a little further back in the thread for answer number one, and for answer two, pop along to the fabia 2 sub forum and do a thread search, lots of info. But not aware of anyone having 215 tyre issues.

[sharkrider]

How come it had to be repaired? Anyone had issues running the 215 tyre

 

slate blew off my roof, hit the spoiler and smashed it....

 

there are no issues running 215/40/17's near enough the same RR ... and the standard tyre on the cupra and GTI...

[sharkrider]

this arrived at Gillywibbles house today... something for me I think.....

 

 

Time to disconnect my battery, (and check the oil!lol.... not used any in the last 600 miles, thank God!) 

 

 

hmmmm... seats are coming out of Phantom.......

 

 

the white diesel vRS seem to be seatless.....

 

 

seats of different kinds seem to be gathering on the garden!

[sharkrider]

oops pressed post.... lets carry on..

 

seats of different kinds seem to be gathering on the garden...

 

 

These look nice... left one polished and cleaned, right one to do....

 

 

these look look proper vRS seats in the "white deisel vRS estate" ... didn't think they made them......

 

 

Bit of trouble getting the seatbelt mountings on the back seats in on phantom, thanks Gilly for the help

 

 

Phantom appears to have leather seats! bloody lovely... am I the first to have leather in a mark II fabia vRS! ?! (not a diesel that is.....)

 

 

update done

 

[sharkrider]

my final 2 tyres for summer have arrived, I now have a full set of RSR's

 

[Sparkly]

I am many many jealous

[mmmRacer]

Just picked up a set of Federal RS-R's today too. Originally I was going to get some Yokohama AD08R's but they did not arrive in time for my track day at Wakefield Park tomorrow. Should still be a big improvement over the Continental Contact 2's.

[sharkrider]

you may be the first to use them an a fabia II vRS, let us know how they go! they go very well on my friends octy vRS (1) and James 4WD golf