[waggy02]

I purchased my bertone back in feb 2010 in a state, i dont have good pictures of it back then but snaps of what i was dealing with:

She was a shed. Since i've owner her from feb 2010 i have done...
Full service including timing belt,
Driveshafts,
Hubs and bottom ball joints,
Gearbox,
Discs and pads all round,
Handbrake cables,
New coupe bumper including cupra splitter,
Custom painted grill with strobe lights,
Halos,
Repainted boot lid and spoiler,
Repaint down both sides,
Interior swap,
Cd player, subs and 6x9's,
Derestriced air box and veccy c intake,
It also had a few electrical problems which i've managed to sort.
And now it looks like this:

I took it out for a run yesterday over the moors, was very pleasent, but now i want some more mods on it.
The list of things to do are:
Alloys,
whiteline rarb,
wideband air/fuel ratio
custom back box
xenons
and updating the rear of the car.
Maybe a desent sent of coilovers aswell
I have just purchased a few parts from a breakers yard that i am very pleased with especially the price, will have pics of them when i collect them on wednesday.
What you guys think? proper labour of love.

 

[fluff1987]

Nice looking coupe there mate!

Looks 100% better with your hard work!

 

[Lashed]

Nice work this far.

 

[astra_vanman]

Nice coup there mate im lookin forward to seein updates

 

[waggy02]

Heres the freshly painted rear wing with repositioned bertone.

i had to repaint the sides as presvious owner had attempted it and made a hash of it

 

[waggy02]

turns out the exciting part from the breakers isn't right so i've only picked up a chrome strip for the rear.
heres the problem tho, it needs bonding in, so do i paint it or leave it chrome?
Here it is with no strip

and here with

 

[fluff1987]

I like the chrome strip on the boot!

I would leave it chrome!

 

[ibrahimx2001]

looking good buddy

 

[waggy02]

Its gone for the strip fitting this morning and whist i was waiting i got a delivery from my postie:

will have to wait to fit the gaitors as i'm having bits of my centre console dipped...not carbon

 

[waggy02]

What do you think so far to my updated rear...

All thats left is lights and back box...or do i put corner spats on and a number plate holder aswell?

 

[waggy02]

just bought a mod for the front...mk5 wiper arms and baldes (only £15 for all)
get to work tonight and get some 1mm ally cones made up and fit them tops

 

[SteveBertone]

I'd go with the spats mate .. but looking good so far (Y)

 

[n1tr0u5]

Looking good there mate, best colour too . Is that the hatch rear boot spoiler? looks different to other coupe ones. Oh and deffo get some spats

 

[waggy02]

i've no idead about the spoiler tbh, i thought it was coupe one, its defo the irmy one, it came with the car...had to refit and tidy it up as previous owners also made a hash of fitting it.

 

[waggy02]

Just started fitting my mk5 wiper arms and baldes today:

got the ally washers made yesterday and it holds the arm tight.
got some m8 nut covers coming to finish it off and job done, cheap easy mod

 

[fluff1987]

Updates are good mate,

Are there holes behide the badge on the boot? Only asking as i have a irmscher badge that previous owner put on and i dont like it and want to remove it but wasent sure if there are holes in the boot?

 

[waggy02]

Updates are good mate,

Are there holes behide the badge on the boot? Only asking as i have a irmscher badge that previous owner put on and i dont like it and want to remove it but wasent sure if there are holes in the boot?

Yeah theres one bigger hole in the centre and another little one offset from it to the left

 

[fluff1987]

Ah i see cool cheers mate, I will have to get a badge first then

 

[waggy02]

Finally finished modifing the blades to fit, hard work when on night to complete anything

I like how they dont intrude into view like retro fit blades

I had to cut the smaller blade down to fit properly
Also i have had to strip my interior down ready for water printing tomorrow, going to be like this for 1 week

 

[astra_vanman]

Nice mod there. Whats water printing lol ive never heard of it