Chrisw4266 silver vRS in East Yorks

[chrisw4266]

Been on here posting for a while and modding my octy so thought its time to start a journal this was day I bought it standard (or so I thought )apart from milo tech bumper vents and black grille.

[chrisw4266]

Next up was the gloss black spiders

[chrisw4266]

Then the extra gauges

[chrisw4266]

Pasty boy badges arrived today but phone died so only 1

Pic till tomorrow. Really pleased with these especially the wheel ones the look excellent.

[chrisw4266]

No pics of the stereo upgrades as yet but working on something l for the boot as

We speak. Couple of random b/w pics

[dsmithmobile]

Hi Chris,it's coming along nicely,see this regularly in my daughters school car park

[chrisw4266]

More pics of the new badges

[chrisw4266]

Cheers dsmithmobile,saw you the other day near ketch in willerby. Have you painted your door mirrors same colour as your wheels?

[dsmithmobile]

Yes spotted you near the ketch too

and the mirror covers where on when you first saw it outside the school,maybe you just didn't notice them,it's just a spare set of covers though and the black ones will be back on soon when I put my winter wheels back on.

[chrisw4266]

Like the matching wheel mirror look. Didn't notice when I say you before. The missus works at the school so it's there most days unless I'm off during the week and I get to drive/clean/ fill up with fuel/modd it lol.

[dsmithmobile]

Cheers,I'm still undecided but the wife said she liked the mirror covers so left them on for now but yes I thought you or your partner must work at the school as I've seen it there regularly,it's coming along nicely though and keep up the good work

[chrisw4266]

Cheers mate see you around hull.

[Ade VRS]

Looking better already, keep at it

[giannis amaliada]

Looking good with this badges

[TERKIN]

looking spot on!! any reason you sprayed wheels on car?? seems insane lol

[chrisw4266]

Sprayed the primer and base coat on car as the missus need it the following morning, top coat and laquer done off car the next night.

[chrisw4266]

Sprayed the primer and base coat on car as the missus need it the following morning, top coat and laquer done off car the next night.

[chrisw4266]

Few new parts for tomorrow will be an all day job this lot. Exhaust from plymouthVrs, shifter bushes from Lloyd (via a nervous breakdown), parking sensors and down pipe via ebay. Busy boy

[chrisw4266]

Well productive evening back bumper off, centre box off, back box fully disconnected but struggling to wangle it out think it'll be getting cut tomorrow.

[chrisw4266]

Brutal day today would be easier to say what I didn't get done today . P*$$£d  it down all day, however I did manage to get the full system changed despite the back box having to be chopped off with a grinder. Downpipe/ decat was the easiest bit of the lot, surprisingly not one bolt on the full exhaust snapped   The bonus is got it all back together and rear parking sensors fitted. I went out earlier and spool up does seem quicker noise from the system is great deep and loud but OK at 70 on the M'Way.

As you can see the new DP is way bigger than the standard pipe another plus is the EML hasn't come on yet   Tomorrow hopefully weather permitting I'll getting the exhaust rattling on the body sorted, stop the boost gauge buzzing, fit the draft and verdict shifter bushes and if possible tidy the garage as it's a right tip after today.

[skud vrs]

Looks good.

Time for mapping.

[chrisw4266]

Yeah mapping is my next thought got a couple of little jobs (see above) then Christmas. I get paid at the end of December so mapping and some seats would be good.   

[Ade VRS]

Coming along nicely. Good going on the exhaust studs too!

[chrisw4266]

Cheers ADE it was a tense moment laid under the car pouring with rain praying the turbo studs would be ok. I managed to stop it rattling on the body yesterday and tidy the garage. Just the shifter bushes and stop my boost gauge buzzing to do

[chrisw4266]

Well rear parking sensors all up and running with display, cured the knocking on the body so all is well............... the EML on been waiting with the decat been expecting it to be fair. Read the code and got the freeze frame data 

So looks like a remap to cure this and exploit the new turbo pipe. Quick under-bonnet pic (needs a clean)