Should I PIMP my ride?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

you see I thought about getting the 15's chromed but the 15's are crap wheels the clio ones would suit it more.

I will get a better pic of the white car.

Also speed etc isn't an issue as I will have other cars for that etc!

Level 7 User Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 230

Chris I dissagree with most here I think, I say do it get some nice alloys and agree with huw on the 2nd or the 3rd in the list! And indeed the white chammy it the one to it with!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

well after much deliberation I am still not quite sure, I am very torn between the 2 cars.

Blue chamade.

Its not really a pimp me car, on the other hand the shell is in better condition. Theres only 2 issues of corrosion and thats the rear arches at the bottom they are holed, not spread to the sills yet though! yay

White chamade.

looks better than the blue one and really would suit being nedded/pimped more. But the front offside has had a punch in the face, bumpet is cracked from it and the chasis rail is creased, not terribly hard to sort but still its effort innit. The rear nearside has also been banged, again slight damage underneath and the bumpers loose as a result.

Rear wheel arch is also in a not to clever way, it would pass an mot with tape over it but thats not the point. I would want it done properly.

What to do what to do.

I have a fair amount of ideas, blue one lots of tricks to make it a good bit lighter but with the white one its all styling really. I'm torn!

I think I need to get some decent pics of them and see what we all think.

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should have washed it first! lol, its not as very good day up here like it has been for the last week or so thats why its dull.

Note shiny sideskirt! Bling! Its really shiny when you actually see it.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the blue beast, just washed it

Tis nice innit, not perfect but nice.

Needs a good cutting then a polish and a few rusty spots treated and a new drivers door and it'll be perfect.

Still think the white ones the car to pimp but will cost more in the end, so dunno.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

also looks much better with the stripe that was on the skirt gone.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

i prefer the white un...dunno why, just do. get the old hatch motor in it!

Level 7 User Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 230

Still think the white is the one to pimp, but you should take one that has a good base to start with so if the white one will cost to much money and effort it has to be the blue one then! Good Luck

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

well JB the plan is to fit the old hatch lump into the white un as the lump thats in it has been rebuilt by several peopel all not knowing what they were doing obviously. I blame Chamadyelook for it all as it all happened when he owned it!

Righty blue un, lighten it but retain full interior and comfort, underseal it get the paint up to scratch make it decent then prob sell/swap for a hatch.

Whites getting pimped.

Pimped how?

I reckon

tints
bling chrome mofo wheels
stock exhaust
stock body kit
cleaner than a clean thing
I really fancy putting a bmw shark fin on it but all on ebay are stick on pretend efforts I want it to what its supposed to, i.e. a radio aerial!
50 tv's etc

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

jacuzzi in the back Cool

Level 7 User Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 230

Right on chris that's what we wanted to hear Very Happy

Level 3 User Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 77

quick effort, chrome rims, tinted, de handled and de locked!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

*pimp my ride mode*

the tints I'm feeling dawg

Thats some phat ass chrome but don't suit the car

the de-lockign is ok the de-handling I ain't feeling homie

*pimp my ride mode off*

Also do we reckon I should remove the pin stripe at the door handles?

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

someone got rid of the pinstripes on mine and now i have got rid of the one in the bumpstrip position...purely cos it was a pain in the ass to mask off everytime i was painting in that area...

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the thick one on mine is faded, on the blue one someone has stuck a new one over the original!

also on both chamades the rear door stripe droops towards the front door, must have been machine fitted or something because they are exactly the same.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

pull em off...alotho i think a hairdryer will help..i didnt have one to hand so i had to scrape mine off with a screwdriver....good job im painting it, scratched to buggery

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

they just peel off for me!

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

ur lucky

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

they normally fall off tbh!

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

the thick ones in the bump strip area? mine were solid! and whoever removed the pin strip looks like they had a hard time too, lots of scufs and scratches.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

hmm must be a decent on then!

The one on the sill peeled off easy, I starte on the top and it came, tougher than the skirt one but I stuck it back as I didn't wanna do it.