Member Profile - Peadya100

[peadya100]

Long time since my last post.. lots has been happening though!!

My car was almost completely resprayed a month ago thanks to someone running a key around my car at a shopping centre. Everything was resprayed excluding the roof, tailgate and front bar. Unfortunately the person wasnt caught, so i had to pay for my own insurance claim. Cost of repair was $5,000!!

I bought myself some MCA coilovers, and when installing them a couple of weeks ago, i noticed that someone has hit the front of my car and run. The front bar wasnt resprayed as part of the last insurance claim, but it was fairly freshly painted after the previous hit and run. So needless to say i was hugely annoyed when i found this new bit of damage (photo below).

As a result, i got stuck into researching dash cams. 4 hit and runs in 3 years pushed me over the edge. To get a decent one is a huge expense, and a complete waste of money if nobody hits my car again in the future, but its a risk im willing to take. Im sick of trying to look after my car and having the world do everything possible to undo my hard work. I bought a BlackVue 2CH cam as it has a camera front and back. By all reports theyre one of the best cams available and should last a while unlike the cheaper ones.

I think im fairly happy with the ride height of the car now, although i wont lock that in until the new wheels arrive. I dropped the car 30mm at the front, and 20mm at the rear. Tried to keep the tyre gap as even as possible front and back. In person, the car looks insanely low, but when you see it in the photo below, its nothing compared to some of the other members. When i stand next to the car the roof line is only up to my rib cage. Hopefully when the new wheels go on and the wheel alignment is done, i wont have any scrubbing issues and the car can remain at this height. Im pretty certain it'll be ok. The downside to this ride height is that i cant use my front lip while i live where i live. So thats gone into storage until we move one day.

I also purchased a Stanza hood scoop. After a short 2.5-3 month wait and the worst customer service known to man, i received the scoop this week. Getting it painted in a couple of weeks by the smash repairer that just resprayed my car for only $80.

My new wheels have made it from Japan to Melbourne this week. Currently in customs and i should hopefully get them next week or the week after. Again, another short 3 month wait haha

I bought myself a used set of LED tinted tail lights.. love the look of them on diamond grey in low light photos.
But after putting them on the car and seeing the car in sunlight, all you see is all the chrome within the light and it looks as tacky as a lancer with clear tail lights (see below). So they lasted all of about 1 week on my car and were sold to a younger member that can appreciate them.

Ill post a pic of the car with the new wheels and scoop as soon as i can.. so watch this space if youre interested.

[GONEWALKABOUT]

That is a crazy amount of unlucky with the hit and runs mate, probably a wise move for the camera and hopefully it does/ doesnt pay off..

Cant wait to see the wheels! one of the worst things of these cars stock is the wheels they come with..

Also, good call on the tail lights

[peadya100]

I actually really like the spec B wheels. Just wish they were an inch bigger and wider with a more aggressive offset

[gtbsti]

I bought myself some MCA coilovers

Sits very nicely at that height mate

[peadya100]

Thanks mate!
I think so too.. just hope i can keep it like this with the new wheels

[shav]

The car looks spot on Adam. Wise decision removing the front lip. Im considering it myself if/when I lower my car again. It sucks because the lip looks so pimp but I hate having the thing scrape or worse, rip off with crap gutters and parking bollards

[peadya100]

So i finally got the wheels last week!
Those on Facebook will have already seen them, but here they are.

I'm so in love with them. I got very lucky buying used wheels from japan. They're in mint condition and balanced easily. The tyres are near new as well, however they're a bit feathered so are quite noisy on the road.

Still haven't had a chance to get the car somewhere to get some proper photos, but might try this weekend if i get a chance. Here's a couple of photos i took at the shops the other night.

I still haven't got my centre caps for the wheels yet, but they should be here in the next week or so.

[peadya100]

Here's the centre cap i chose.
Of course the only one out of the 6 that i liked was nearly twice as expensive haha

Excuse the quality of the cut and paste job. It was impossible to visualise the centre caps off the wheels

[SIMBAT]

one word... sexy!

[jslayz]

very niiice!

[shav]

sexual

[BigBCalais]

Saw these on facebook but I don't think I said how goddam beautiful they are, awesome choice

[peadya100]

Thanks all!
I vant believe i waited 3 years to buy wheels. It instantly takes it from family wagon to sports car.

[shav]

Thanks all!
I vant believe i waited 3 years to buy wheels. It instantly takes it from family wagon to sports car.

haha, sometimes it doesnt hit us until you make the move and then you kick yourself for not doing it sooner. It was worth the wait though. The car really stands out now.

[dr20t]

That looks unreal, Adam.