Tom.'s Darkside Developments big turbo'd Ibiza TDI

Aug 19, 2007
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Pretty sure ive seen a couple with blue ones, yourself for starters.
Ive never seen purple ones, or at least not the purple I want anyway.
 

Ibiza 130 tdi

Black Magic
Jan 15, 2007
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Probably not lol. What paint did you use and how much did it cost?

I used engine lacquer. Really thick paint and dries like a plasticcy finish. Dries really smooth and glossy finish. And it forms a thick old layer! And of course is ok with heat. ;)

My mate spilled some on the garage floor when we painted his engine and he tried to scrape it off with a chisel when i dried and it'd stuck well hard! And that's to a dusty garage floor!

It cost about £5 i think. :)
 
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Ibiza 130 tdi

Black Magic
Jan 15, 2007
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Sounds good. Halfords? Will have a look around to find some and hopefully get the colour i want.

They will do it but I prefer to buy from a local car accessories place. You can buy proper brake calliper paint but they charge like £20 for it down here and that's just stooopid! :lol:
 

BKR

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Jul 15, 2008
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Pretty sure ive seen a couple with blue ones, yourself for starters.
Ive never seen purple ones, or at least not the purple I want anyway.

see this months max power, there is a smart car in there (very purple)
 

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Same goes for the wheels. Think im going to look out for some cheapish 16's and have them in a bright in your face colour for when i want it to stand out.

Antnee. Yep no issues with clearance. Very tight fit but they do fit and will look spot on.

Do it! Cheap 16's and then go as bright as ya can for a laugh! Glow in the dark ftw ;)

How did you find out they would behind your wheels? as they arent oem wheels? [B)]
 
Aug 19, 2007
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Another little update.

Ive been playing with my lower grills tonight.

Decided that i wanted my FMIC to be more visible, so set about the central lwer grill with a hacksaw.

Oh dear.

Its not too bad. Just needs tidying up a bit when I can see it properly.

Anyway a couple of poor pictures:

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