My Mk2

Day 1 =  poverty spec MK2

Offset plate

Leather seats

Nardi Wheel

Red rear reflectors and stubby aerial

Square rear plate and style bars

Autolink Ali gear knob and handbrake plus new gaitors

Clear front reflectors and repeaters

H&R Lowering springs

Cobalt back box

Springs settled in

De-Tangoed headlights

Retro style mirrors

New Rims

Hard top and a clean!

Stick on plate

Homemade MK1 door card conversion

Useful USB socket and voltage output

Rubbed down and polished wiper/indicator stalks

Wrapped rear lights

Drilled and grooved discs

Seat Leon splitter

Current day state

A few little scrapes and bits to tidy up, got a pioneer double din in now also and some different clocks and bits, I’ll throw some pics up soon. Any constructive comments welcomed and thanks for looking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great pictorial journey! BRG really suits the car. Looks fabulous.

 

Looks a nice car that you spent a bit of money on that you like. Trying to be “constructive” she does have rust issues that you may wish to address. In one picture of the car on ramps it is obvious that rust is present and on the MOT history there is a question mark on a chassis rail. If you wish to keep the car on a long term basis and maybe get a return on the money already spent, I would  invest in some form of rust treatment either done by yourself or by a professional. 

A great transformation, but as mentioned above, keep an eye on the rust.

I have a mk2 , i like your wheels , how do you like the ride with the new springs …

looking good, i really like those wheels, what make and spec are they, cheers 

Yes Raymond I couldn’t agree more! With regards to the rust, both sills and arches have been replaced and one chassis rail has been done, if it comes to it I will probably just scrap it, swap parts on to a higher spec newer model and move on but we all know how attached we can get to these little cars! Have you any experience or suggestions with regards to rust treatment? Regards

Its a compromise! its not terrible but when funds allow I will be upgrading to something more suitable.

Hey, wheels are Ultralite UL12’s 15x8.25 with an offset of 20. Tyres are 195/50/15 Uniroyal Rainsports 3’s and they are very very good! Cheers!

"Yes Raymond I couldn’t agree more! With regards to the rust, both sills and arches have been replaced and one chassis rail has been done, if it comes to it I will probably just scrap it, swap parts on to a higher spec newer model and move on but we all know how attached we can get to these little cars! Have you any experience or suggestions with regards to rust treatment? Regards "

I have a bit of experience with the NB rust ! These cars were not treated properly at the factory as they were meant like all things Japanese to be thrown away after a few years. The BMW Z3/4 and MGTF were much better looked after. The Z series are really well protected. Put on safety glasses and lift the car up at least once a year and check the underseal. If broken grind it and place rust converter then patch the area of underseal you have removed. Clear the drain holes every week. The rear subframe seems to be a particular horror with the rear suspension arms breaking ! In an ideal world it is possible to remove the rear subframe and have it shot blasted and painted accordingly but if not then try to remove the rust and paint it with a rust converter and top coat. Now the inner box sections. These are the main problem as they rust from the inside out. No wax was placed on these in the factory so I suggest Dinitrol ML as a starting point. You can buy a small plastic hose that you can use with the rattle cans. You may have to drill some holes here and there to get to all sections of the boxed panels. At a later stage you can use the thicker dinitrol HS 3125. Only do this with a dry car. You can pressure wash the underneath of the car before you start and allow it dry out properly. A company will charge around £500 to do this for you but that buys quite a few cans of Dinitrol. You can never stop rust but you can slow it down. This was the floor pan of my NB.

 

I am looking to protect my MX5 that I bought a few years back with DINITROL is it easy to apply yourself with an air compressor. I’ve noticed they sell 1 litre canister that attach to the airline and gun 

dinitrol 4941 Or is it best taking the car to a professional for treating? I noticed on the dinitrol website they a local provider search finder