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Progress thread Cameron UK

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#1
7:th-Jun-2014, 13:50:40 (This post was last modified: 8:th-Sep-2014, 20:16:24 by Cameron UK.)
Bought this as a cat D, 26000 miles in the clock, 2.0cdti Sri

here's a list so far:
Half leather
Change main lights
change numberplate lights
VXR pedals
Footwell lights
Added another boot light
Wrapped centre caps and nut covers
Changed door stitching colour
Wrapped rear reflectors
Upgraded for lights
Change side repeaters
Tint rear lights (inc brakelight)
Debadge
wrap door pillars
Wrap front fogs
Change interior lights
Tint windows
wrap wheel nut covers
Wrap window switches
Change colour of window switches
Change gearstick colour and gear gator
wrap front grill
Change numberplate
Front splitter
rear splitter
rear spoiler
New mats
Vx line side skirts
New front bumper
19" gtc wheels
Tint rear lights
Bought and sold tuning box
New lower front grill
New front bumper
Fog lights
Debaged front grill
2nd boot light
Boot protector
Rear led lights
Reverse light

Jeez, didnt realise how much i had done!!!


The car pretty much standard apart from tints
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Debadged and tinted the windows
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Wrapped rear reflectors
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Changed colour of stitching
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Added hekos
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Wrapped door pillars
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Wrapped window switches
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Led numberplate lights (have upgraded to lush lighting city's since)
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All interior lights upgraded
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HOW IT IS AT THE MOMENT (wrapping the inside of the badges red SOON):

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As the car stands now:
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Centre caps completed!
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Upto date:
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7:th-Jun-2014, 15:04:41
coming alone nice cam
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8:th-Jun-2014, 21:20:54
Before:
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After:
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Which do you prefer, not finished yet, need to make the inlay red of the badge
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8:th-Jun-2014, 21:40:57
Like the lights but really think you need to leave so chrome on a black car!


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8:th-Jun-2014, 21:42:26
Rusty2009 Wrote:Like the lights but really think you need to leave so chrome on a black car!


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Might leave the window surrounds chrome then! The lights will be gloss when I get them tint lacquered

The badge will stand out with the red inlay
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8:th-Jun-2014, 21:44:59
Hmmm if you're going black then the wheels need doing
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27:th-Jul-2014, 20:43:38
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27:th-Jul-2014, 23:39:10
the car coming along real nice well done
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28:th-Jul-2014, 08:20:02
Looking good what did do the rear lights with. I spray tinted my reflectors and hi-lvl brake light
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28:th-Jul-2014, 08:23:57
cornishtaz Wrote:Looking good what did do the rear lights with. I spray tinted my reflectors and hi-lvl brake light

I'm waiting for my spray guy to get back from holiday then he's spray tinting all 3 brake lights.
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28:th-Jul-2014, 08:27:01
Cool so the lights are sprayed?
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28:th-Jul-2014, 17:38:23
cornishtaz Wrote:Cool so the lights are sprayed?

In the pictures they are fly eye wrapped but will be sprayed soon
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8:th-Sep-2014, 18:58:31
really glad you got the bumper and grill on cam really sets the front end off nice well done
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19:th-Dec-2014, 22:12:55
The car looks stunning mate
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