The Splurging continues.

"Sleeker GT Phwoar" wrote

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Good work, you Toyota boys Carl and Vamp both appear to be making really sensible, worthwhile mods.

Vamp's come a long way since asking about neons for a ropey old Cav :D

BTW IIRC you modding your Skodas ages ago. I was in Czech over New Year and saw plenty of modded Skodas and a few Tatras too. Remember that souped up old skoda with the tigercloth interior? Well that s*it is all the rage over there! I even saw a zebra striped Citroen 2CV !!

Yep, doing handling stuff, or just replacing older worn out crap with slightly uprated stuff ATM.

Strangely, he's now a F'nF ricer and hasn't mentioned them. Done properly they would actually look quite nice on a Black MR2

Still into them, but sidetracked by Saabs and Jap performance coupes. Yep, they tend to allow taste to get sidetracked by what they can get their hands on in CZ.

UK Skoda and Trabant modders tend to go more with either Motorsport, modernisation or Cal-look styles, slightly less in your face.

Red ones :)

Yep, but I'm getting a little carried away though. Having seen the price of Tein and DMR coilovers (arround about =A31300),=20 and that I can JIC's from the states for about $1700 shipped, I've=20 enquired to Leda to see if they do any shock/spring/coilover kits for=20 the GT4. This could start to get pricey. Maybe I'll settle for the=20 standard approach of KYB replacment shocks and Eibach springs.

--=20 "Sorry Sir, the meatballs are Orf" The poster formerly known as Skodapilot.

Yep, but I'm getting a little carried away though. Having seen the price of Tein and DMR coilovers (arround about £1300), and that I can JIC's from the states for about $1700 shipped, I've enquired to Leda to see if they do any shock/spring/coilover kits for the GT4. This could start to get pricey. Maybe I'll settle for the standard approach of KYB replacment shocks and Eibach springs.

black MR2 red neons is kinda bling but i just get images of s**te old escorts and clios down my way when i think bout neons. they've ruined the idea of neons for me forever :(

if you got them, keep them and use them. no point in selling them now, and paying more for them later.

true but knowing me they'll sit there for years lol

i am considering calling tein and asking for the cost of rebuilding them, get them as good as new that way. probably costs as much as a new set i reckon.

Dount it mate. Although, they may sell you a rebuild kit that any decent mechanic could have a bash at.

i don't doubt or dount it! there rebuilding service place is shown in the current banzai mag :)

Oh, well in that case, find out. Shouldn't be anywhere near the price of a new set, or even the difference between a new set and your second hand set.

Most likley, they swap out the damper cartridges, and supply new springs+any eye bushes/dust seals they need.

You've paid for em now - slap em on there !