My New Celica, WITH PICS!!!, New Wheels , 17 Oct 09 Options

[kevstir]

Hi guys

Dont post on here much but just thought i would fill my fellow Celica loving people in on what's been going on ..

Well on the 17th of April i wrote Desmond off , long story short i noticed a speed cop car so got distracted as you do , when i looked back the guy in front had slammed on the brakes due to not having enough room to get past the speed cop car so ran up his arse ..

Here is what Des looked like after





a day later he got taken away to get written off



well it took 3 months to settle with the insurance company (admiral), it wasn't there fault it was the dvla's for taking so long to put my private plate into retention ffs.

After 4 months of searching i found this, fancied a change to white



within 23 hours of owning it it looked like this ,notice no orange bits



then today it was like this , nice big wheels







its getting there

just for reference here is what Desmond looked liked in his glory, every time i see that pic i think to myself why did i get a white celica lol



Hope you like guys

Kev

PS: yeah as usual im drunk lmao

This post has been edited by kevstir: Oct 17, 2009 - 1:17 PM

[CelicaST_CALI]

no offence but desmond looks like hitler to me for some reason,lol im way outta line...i do love teh new white celi though its awsome looking,so was desmond

[kevstir]

Hitler?? where u getting that from lol

man i must have been drunk last night, iv went and put this thread in the wrong section lol

could a mod please ,move this to the General section please

[6gcSTVT]

It looks like you are a spoiler, springs, hood and bumper away from having a white des.... car looks nice

[crismillencolin]

wow i like those sideskirts

[kevstir]

you will like them even more when there on you car he he

[Driveby]

White Celis rock, just shame you downgraded

[kevstir]

i didn't downgrade m8 , Desmond was a GT with the GT4 front end

The plan is to put a GT4 front end on the new one, i already have a bumper but its sitting in Middlesbrough and im finding it a tad hard in getting it up here to Scotland, i plan on fixing the bonnet that was damaged on Desmond, don't now if i will manage it but as there worth a few pennys its worth giving it a go.

Kev

[CelicaST_CALI]

lol idk,the lisense plate is teh mustache...lol idk but thats a nice white celi,is that a PS on teh pic with teh front as the big rim and the rear is stock?

[kevstir]

that pic was just to show the difference between the stock alloys and the 17's..

[kevstir]

did a dry fit of the gt4 spoiler today, only 1 hole 2 drill on each side lol





here is the holes from the old spoiler that will need to be covered. does anyone know where you can get the rubber caps that can cover the holes? i want to keep the holes as is so can put the original spoiler back on if i sell it..







Kev

[MaskedMan]

I like the black marker lights on Desmond's front bumper. Did you do those yourself?

[kevstir]

yeah just coated them with a few light layers of gloss black paint

[CelicaST_CALI]

a dry fit,isnt it a dry fit when its mounted....are u suppose to like spray it with water or somthing?lol it looks really nice

[kevstir]

next mod = colour code splitters (Desmond's old ones lol)





It amazing the difference they make to the front end for such small items.

I also put the k&n induction kit on today, man i forgot how good that sounds

Last thing i did was remove the full sized spare alloy and swap it for the space saver out of Desmond, also put the carpet from Desmond in it, now it has a nice flat floor instead of that big lump for the spare ..

Kev

[xs94st]

looks good m8! glad to see things are turnin out well!

good luck with everythin else! continue keepin us posted!

[Valo666]

wow..just painting thouse make them stand out so much more. Now im considering painting mine.

[manphibian]

wow..just painting thouse make them stand out so much more. Now im considering painting mine.

Do it mate, looks sweet.

This post has been edited by manphibian: Sep 29, 2007 - 2:03 PM

[kevstir]

as manphibian says DO IT

have a look at his pics as he has done it..

Im quite happy with the results i got, as they had already been painted from the last Celica i had there was already a good base on them, what i did was use 600 grit wet and dry to ruffen them up for a good key, then i used white plastic primer (needs to be white for white paint), put 2 coats on then sanded it smooth with 1500 grit, then another 2 coats and smoothed again, i then left them for 4 days (was to cold to paint) then last night i applied 3 coats of paint and left them till this morning, i flattened the paint down with 1500 grit then applied 3 coats, once dry a put them on the car, i didn't smooth them down as I'm going to let the paint fully cure for a week or 2 then i will take them back of to wet and dry them smooth then use some cutting compound to get then shiny again, its a lot of work but well worth it

[Black2na]

i didn't downgrade m8 , Desmond was a GT with the GT4 front end

The plan is to put a GT4 front end on the new one, i already have a bumper but its sitting in Middlesbrough and im finding it a tad hard in getting it up here to Scotland, i plan on fixing the bonnet that was damaged on Desmond, don't now if i will manage it but as there worth a few pennys its worth giving it a go.

Kev

That hood is junk all the under bracing is buckled. you'll never get the line of the hood to meet up correctly that and the underside will always have the crease from were it was buckled. but more power to you if you want to try it.
Just wait the white looks amazing with the GT4 front your opnion will change very quick on the white. granted your previous car looked amazing but this one will look just has good if not better! good luck keep taking pics and enjoy it!