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Title: Fabia VRS RED - alloy wheel refurb
Post by: avengedslayer on 26 May 2012, 20:16

Okay bought the car about 12 months ago, I know it's not a golf but as an ex-forum fanatic owning 3 golf mk3's and a mk4 thought I'd put a build thread up as iv got big plans hopefully  :smiley:
Bought her with 114,000 miles and a 12 month ticket. Pretty much done nothing to her apartment from maintaining her including timing belt.

(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k131/brentbridge33/fab1.jpg)
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k131/brentbridge33/fab8.jpg)
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k131/brentbridge33/fab5.jpg)

Title: Re: Fabia VRS RED
Post by: Ess_Three on 26 May 2012, 20:20

That's a very cool car.
I had a Race Blue Ltd...it was a great car.
What are your plans for it?

Title: Re: Fabia VRS RED
Post by: avengedslayer on 26 May 2012, 20:40

Just got some ronal alloys for it, so refurbing those, going to be done in white then new three all round, followed by coilover to get it to sit nice, I want the car to really stand out but not over the top, just subtle mods that go POW!  :smiley:

Title: Re: Fabia VRS RED
Post by: avengedslayer on 27 May 2012, 18:54

So picked up these today, gonna be busy this month refurbing, also need to source tyres and a coilover kit  :smiley:
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k131/brentbridge33/IMG_00000006.jpg)

Title: Re: Fabia VRS RED
Post by: Wayne on 27 May 2012, 23:31

Great choice :smiley: don't go too mad with the lowering, these tend to handle best with a 40mm drop.

Title: Re: Fabia VRS RED
Post by: Diamond Hell on 28 May 2012, 06:48

Fabia vRS don't handle.

Too much weight up front, it's like driving a lumphammer and there's little you can do about that weight distribution problem. You can try and mask it, but you're pretty limited by the physics.

Cheap to run though.

Title: Re: Fabia VRS RED
Post by: avengedslayer on 28 May 2012, 07:52

Okay thanks, 40mm might bbe enough to stop it looking like its on stilts after fitting the 17" wheels.

Title: Re: Fabia VRS RED- alloy wheel refurb!
Post by: avengedslayer on 05 June 2012, 19:36

Ok so I got the alloys 2 weeks ago and not really done much but spent about 10 hours on 1 alloy, I realised iv gone overboard as iv practically stripped it down to bare metal, on the next 3 I'm gonna just concentrate on the corroded/damaged areas and literally rub the laquer off the rest  :smiley:

Title: Re: Fabia VRS RED
Post by: avengedslayer on 05 June 2012, 20:10

(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k131/brentbridge33/IMG_00000016.jpg)(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k131/brentbridge33/IMG_00000015.jpg)

Just need a good clean before first coat of primer  :smiley: