Quote from Derv94 :

hell yeah..

Definitely worthy of some green neon's and then to post another F&F photo of it fitting under a bigrig trailer. (and a Dr's trip to check for color blindness :razz

Quote from Derv94 :

..15x7 ET20 rota grid-v in pearl purple..

You're not seriously leaving them purple are ya?

You should paint it black & get some green neon's now..

Well I was giving ya the benefit of the doubt.

Hahaha, I was thinking the same.

No want, he'd only lower our already bad rep! (and aren't you 'murican? lol)

You'd think we were discussing a FWD with a roof scoop & rear wing and/or a hood that resembles a cheese grater, lol.

On the topic of "roof scoops", I'll post a functional one for the Miata crowd.. instead of feeding the engine, it's for the driver though, haha. (no joke) Any who've driven one on a hot day can probably attest to how hot air seems to stay in the footwells, even with the top down and @ speed. Don't have any pics of mine mounted so I'll post one from the website. They're definitely worth the coin though and pop on/off in seconds.

http://www.coolbreezescoop.com/servlet/StoreFront

Quote from BlueFlame :

Oh yea because the Vauxhall factory didn't think about air management at all, my bad.

I'm starting to think you've turned 100% troll. That or your brain functions @ about the same level as flymike91's. (in case you were serious, his engine's not "factory")

BTW, looking good R3DMAN!

Last edited by Tinytacohead, Sun, 7 Apr 2013 21:59.

Quote from P5YcHoM4N :

..Raise the rear and that'll be a good height. Don't completely ruin the handling of the MX5 by making it crawl on it's belly.

At least from the pic as seen, I agree.. he has stated there's a load of tools & old parts in the trunk though, so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt that the rear's actually set at a reasonable height. That said, from the given pic, the front looks to be about perfect.. though again, it is at an angle, from an angle, with weight in the trunk. In short, bad pic to judge from & lacking pertinent info.

Quote from flymike91 :

Driving is not a holy sacrament as much as it is lightly evolved people traveling too fast for our monkey brains..

Most people have navigation apps on their phones today so I smell some BS like no one has ever looked at the screen..

The fact that you're still thinking like that after two accidents shows just how much of an irresponsible moron you are and that you've no business on the roads. I hope something further happens that causes your license to be suspended until you've grown up.

As for phones, literally the only thing I do with them while driving is hold them to my ear and talk. Yes, I've texted while behind the wheel. To do so I pulled onto the shoulder and stopped first though. Still, as has been said, a nav-app with your phone stuck to the window/on your dash etc, is completely different than texting.

Last edited by Tinytacohead, Sun, 7 Apr 2013 21:51.

Me, and a billion other people. I can't believe there's anybody retarded enough to even think that's a question. :dunce:

Wow, you got lucky. Hate to say it but I hope you're in the hole for a lot more than $100. That's not a bad enough penalty for such nonsense.

Thanks man.. they're OEM for '01-'05 panels, except that the inserts are usually the same color as the surrounding area. I thought they should contrast a bit though + got lucky & ran across some black freebies. Putting '99/'00 panels into a Mk.1 is MUCH easier, but I specifically wanted the inserts, so went the extra mile, and it was worth it. Still not entirely sure what direction I'll take if I get around to re-doing them.. a third idea was to go with a dark blue material, (probably perforated), as in to match the external paint. (and I guess no embroidery, since blue on blue wouldn't show up very well) The more I think about it, the more I'm liking that idea actually! Would be a good time to fix my broken window guides that're massively slowing them down as well.

Nothing too interesting here, but soo much better than Mk.1's! (and I got rid of all my door rattles, lol) While this shot doesn't show much of the factory tan, as seen by the edge of the dash, the dye job is spot-on. (they were originally the really light Mk.II tan) I'm not 100% happy with the quality of the black inserts, but they were freebies from some black panels & I like the contrast better than leaving them stock/tan. Eventually they'll get re-covered, maybe in perforated black leather and/or have the M-Edition logo embroidered in the center. (in blue, to match the OEM headrests) Installed @ the same time were some 7" Kenwood Excelon components, (eventually they'll get amped), and an OEM DRL module from a Canadian spec Mk.1. Hopefully next in line is a full respray, (sticking with the factory Starlight Mica Blue), and then on to some coldside MP62 fun!

EDIT - oh yea, I also installed some new interior lighting.. considering how silly the sun visors are, I removed them & plugged the holes with some LED's, as well as stuck a matching LED dome bulb in and an LED in each inner/lower factory light blank. (all wired to the dome control, so they operate like stock/when the doors are opened etc) MEGA improvement over OEM & of course much lower current draw

Last edited by Tinytacohead, Sat, 6 Apr 2013 10:11.

Ahh Ok. Without that info it's as if the pic is the final stance. Most here will disagree but I'm not sure I'd go lower than the front currently appears. (hard to say without a level side shot etc though)

Got my NB door panels in, (and various other little things), over Easter weekend. Been too lazy to pull the pics off my laptop though, haha.

Is there a fat midget in the trunk?

Yep, no doubt with oodles of experience with them.

I wish we had Opel at all.. I probably still wouldn't have one, but it'd add a little spice to the roads!

Definitely an upgrade from a van anywho.

Dang, yeah rust blows. I've only really had one car where it was a big issue, and somewhat thankfully I managed to total that one before I had it long enough to sink any real money into it! (freak rollover in gravel)

Last edited by Tinytacohead, Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:39.

Can't really see, did it damage more than plastic? If not it looks like a prime candidate for a junkyard repair.. unless you were already looking for an excuse to ditch it and/or it's hard to find cheap used covers for. I picked up a rear bumper off fleabay for $40 once, shipped, just because it was stupid cheap. Came in handy a few years later! (when a bigrig decided to idle @ 6mph while traffic was going about 3mph - resulting in me being crabwalked for a few feet :really

Two idiots aren't better than one..

The word sums you up nicely.

Agreed

Quote from BlueFlame :

Of course it does. It's a Volkswagen...

Well yea, it's only 136k miles. As long as you're not in an American car, you've still got a loong ways to go most of the time/in most cars.