My 2002 Bug eye project

[LANCENEOMAN]

So, i figured maybe I should make a thread on here, to show you guys what im doing to my Impreza WRX.

 

On the 28th March, it is going in for a full respray (hopefully as long as funds are available)

 

Before then, there are a few jobs to do.

 

So i figured over the period of the next month or so, i would post some photos of whats being done.

 

This weekend its a full service. but obviously I doubt people will want to see photos of that.

 

So here how it looked on the day I bought it.

 

Apparantly it had a scoobyrace 1.5rt remap. ( no idea what that is

[LANCENEOMAN]

Below are the pics:

[Jay762]

Great stuff - like to see a nice progress and what members are doing to their pride and joy

 

not heard of a scoobyrace tune - but then again I had no idea what a 'snorkus' was either so there you go :)

[LANCENEOMAN]

the pictures make it lok better. The front bonnet has dents, and the rear near side quarter panel has a deep scratch and dent. Also, the sills, are flaking and the laquer on the roof is peeling. 

 

So it will be sanded down to bottom and have multiple coats.Also having a thicker layer of clear laquer, 

[Gambit]

I agree always nice to see a cars progress. I wish I had done it with mine I have lots of photos but was after I had got it to present day :(

[Pommy]

Looking good, think I will have to start a thread like this over the next few days. Staying with the blue or having a change of colour?

[LANCENEOMAN]

Was staying blue but it depends if my head gasket has gone or not. If it has there won't be a paint change for a while

[Gambit]

Well signs look more promising thats it's not so panic over mate :D 

[BlackBosh]

Go P1 blue looks mint like wrblue but a bit lighter. If you're paying for a respray may as well make it something different

To those that saw, this is my mates next classic after the white one with pink wheels, just to prove he isn't a complete traitor to Subaru

[Gambit]

I do like the WRC blue myself :) 

[LANCENEOMAN]

I'm reverting back to maybe Matt black .

Haven't seen one anywhere that colour

[Jay762]

will look good

 

[LANCENEOMAN]

I don't know see to go Matt black would

Cost me £850 to get it wrapped . But I can have a full respray In the colour I have now with all little dents etc fully repaired for £1000 so I think I may stick to that. May also have the roof wrapped at black after wards think it would quite nice.

In need of some morette headlights before the respray though

[Jay762]

I'm not sure how the finish will be with the wrapping if the surface underneath is not good - would it cover your dents?

 

If you have it painted and the bodywork sorted you could have it wrapped at a later date knowing all is well underneath?

[Pommy]

Wrapped with dents underneath looks bad as far as I know. Has to bee decent paintwork. And £1000 for a respect abd debt fixing seems like a very very good price.

[Pommy]

Re spray and dent. Not respect and debt. Autocorrect

[Jay762]

:D :D :D

 

its a tinker isn't it

[Pommy]

Can always get it wrapped afterwards as well. And keep the blue

Underneath for better re sale value if you decide to sell at any point.

[LANCENEOMAN]

That's what I'm thinking . No point wrapping over a dent as you would either get a bubble or still see the dent.

I'll get it re sprayed, then have the roof wrapped in mat black, and a clear think wrap on the front bonnet and bumper to stop stone chips.

Gotta get it looking nice for the japfest 2 in derby

[Jay762]

sounds like a plan ;)