My C2 VTS(Blk & White)

[c2dude]

Hi,

I introduce a few pictures of my beloved C2, had her for around 11months now. She seen big changes, nothing major on the engine though, mainly exterior wrk.

Well here is a Current Spec list:

Exterior:
Full Respray in ST White/Audi Black
Tinted Windows all round
Black angel headlights
Smoked Rear lights
Bee sting aerial
Cituning sports Grill
ASD Rear spoiler
Doors fully smoothed and door handles flushed inc. bump strips.
Side repeaters removed and smoothed
Tailgate debadged inc side of car.
French style plates (not fitted yet)
Evo Mirrors
Rear Wiper Removed.
Rear Washer Jet Removed
Aerial removed

Tuning:
125 Std.... running 152bhp
Angel Tuning Remap
GMC 4-1 manifold
Powerflow s-s exhaust
BMC CDA induction kit
Colour coded engine bay

Chassis:
Spax RSX Coilovers
BSA Warriors 17"
Toyo 4's rubber
Brembo 4pots 305mm discs

Well this is how she started:


This is how she looks now: (currently in b.shop again, brembos not yet fitted or rear washer jet and aerial removed) Also they have old winter rims on in them pics..









All the pictures i have atm..

Comments welcome..

Edited by c2dude on Tuesday 25th March 11:30

Edited by c2dude on Saturday 29th March 23:59

[c2dude]

RobCrezz said:

27bhp from an exhaust, induction kit and a remap??

Got a rolling road print out?

And the de-cat manifold

Hmm some mixed thoughts, but thanks anyway..

[c2dude]

PulseTurbo said:

RobCrezz said:

c2dude said:

RobCrezz said:

27bhp from an exhaust, induction kit and a remap??

Got a rolling road print out?

And the de-cat manifold

Hmm some mixed thoughts, but thanks anyway..

Fair enough, but still seems a big increase for a N/A 1.6. Have you had it on a rolling road or is it just a guess?

I would presume estimates based on what the manufacturers have claimed.

Yes your right that is est.. I simply copied and pasted the Spec list from another forum, i know that a car with same engine and modification got 143bhp, so they say 10 bhp from REMAP.lol. so i took that .lol... I should imagine its more the 146-148 range, just the power is better distributed now.

TBH all them engine mods are a waste of time now Done them when i was going to track the car, but then decided on exterior work, only bought the Brembos becasue got a good deal on them and think they look so sl£ggish, also beats puney breaks on the C2..

[c2dude]

Muzzer said:

Blue headlights

Why did you re-spray it? What was wrong with the blue?

Is that not a lot of money you'll never, ever see again?

Nope not blue headlights, they is a slight tinge of blue and they are side lights, Dont even notice them when you have dipped lights on.

And i never resprayed it, it went into a bodyshop and the bodywork and respray cost 2k, then you just add all the extra wrk thats done nd cry, but im not bothered. I think sometimes wot am i doing then, i think im young i enjoy doing what im doing and there are alot worse things i could waste my money on. I know i will never get my money back in respect of what i have spent in total, and aint even finished yet, but i try not to think about that, i will strip her bk to as std as possible when i do eventually sell up.

[c2dude]

Muzzer said:

c2dude said:

And i never resprayed it, it went into a bodyshop and the bodywork and respray cost 2k, then you just add all the extra wrk thats done and cry, but im not bothered.

Well, I didn't think that you actually painted it yourself, I was wondering why you changed a perfectly good colo....Oh never mind

Oh sorry mate, just you will be suprised how many ppl actually as did i spray the car.lol.. And the only reason i sprayed the car a different colour was because i was doing the smoothing of the car, then when i found out how much more to go 2-tone, i thought why not, something different and you will not see another c2 pass me like that.

[c2dude]

GavDav said:

I recognise that car, your from Tonyrefail aren't you! I drive past your car when I'm on the way to my mates house!! Small world on PH.. I remember seing your car when it was standard and seeing it changing over the months..

Yeah im from Tonyrefail, small world.lol.. Wot car you drive and where you from? Yeah imagine you have seen the transformation, did you see it with all the filler?

[c2dude]

GavDav said:

I live near Penygraig and drive a Focus RS. You might have seen my mates car around too, he's got a white Integra DC5..

There are 2 focuses i see ofter, is yours purple? and i saw one on the wkend, i drive up that way everywkend to pick the gf up from Glyneath you see.. Your plate not something CAW isi?

[c2dude]

ok Gavdav il look out for ya..

And im quite suprised at the responses on the car, not being bigheaded or blowing my own trumpet but the majority off people like the car alot, i think i need to get better pictures up..lol

[c2dude]

CampDavid said:

c2dude said:

ok Gavdav il look out for ya..

And im quite suprised at the responses on the car, not being bigheaded or blowing my own trumpet but the majority off people like the car alot, i think i need to get better pictures up..lol

It's more where you ask people. Ask at a cruise then everyone will love it. Ask on here and it won't go down well. Take an E30 M3 to a cruise, and everyone won't care, they'll say it's old, and slow. On here, everyone will love it.

There is no right or wrong, just a lot of variety in the wide tapestry of car culture, which is what makes it so interesting

p.s. I'd rather the E30. ta

Yeah i have noticed that.. Thats what modding and cars are all about though i guess would be boring if everyone had the same taste and same cars.

[c2dude]

AdamT5 said:

The standard VTS is quite a nippy car is it not? I'd drive a stock one, in black with leather, quite happily as an every day car.

Not a massive fan of this but I appreciate the lack of a "Jap-style" bumper and a "drift wing."

Yeah they are quite nippy, not quite as fast as the saxo VTS, but im happy as this for a first car And that car you were driving was a code, limited edition they are, seats are starting to grow on me..

[c2dude]

Very Interesting comments, thanks for all your views.. I can understand the car not appealling to the majority of people on here, but i like some criticism from time to time. Help me get some info on what i could do better to the car, for instance the halo lights are supposed to be white, just they came that colour need to change them and from the comments has prompted me to do so..

Anyway was payday yesterday and ordered 305x28 drilled and grooved discs to go with the brembos, also ordered some bembo stickers (heat resistant ones) cost £10 for stcikers (shocking) because i am painting them red. and also 20mm spacers for the front and rears..

Will get pictures up as soon as i get the car back from the bodyshop..

[c2dude]

DannyB2007 said:

I like it mate, nice and different, well done

Thanks mate
.....
Ok only a small update, I will be painting the calipers red tomorrow.

Also ordered a set of 8k HID's, because ive had 3 sets bulbs blow and that over £30 and not spending more money on them to just blow.

Also bought a new headunit Alpine w200Ri. And its the bo££ox, could have bought a cheaper headunit, but i got a good deal on this and wont lose much money when i go to sell it on







And a cheap and chearfull but well over due mod is some Bosch flat aerotwins




Just waiting on getting my car back now....

[c2dude]

deviant said:

Those 20mm spacers your getting with the brake mods....PLEASE have a set of longer wheel studs fitted with them!!! Its dodgy as all hell if you dont...your going to end up with your wheel nuts only engaging on half a dozen threads.

Allready in with the spacers mate I need to get some locking nuts ordered but they around £60 for 4..shocking price, if anyone knows for cheaper please let me know.

[c2dude]

AlexE46 said:

c2dude said:

DannyB2007 said:

I like it mate, nice and different, well done

Also bought a new headunit Alpine w200Ri. And its the bo££ox, could have bought a cheaper headunit, but i got a good deal on this and wont lose much money when i go to sell it on

Unfortunately, you will.

How can you say that?? You dont know what i paid LMFAO

Edited by c2dude on Monday 31st March 18:09

[c2dude]

dibbly_dobbler said:

Hi Gareth. Ok so I'm a bald fat middle-aged BMW dude and it's not really going to be my cup of tea but I actually like it a lot and respect all the effort you've clearly put into it.

Why do one lot of 'enthusiasts' feel the need to have a cheap shot at another lot just because tastes differ a bit ...

Thanks mate, i really appreciate what you have said I knew posting on here would not get the same reaction from a cruiser site, but we all have one thing in General and that is moddifying cars, one way or another, wether it be engine modification or cosmetic, small or a major project..

[c2dude]

Thanks for all the comments and a little update..

HID's Just arrived. Going down bodyshop later on to fit them, hopefully see a vast improvement from the std bulbs

[c2dude]

Baffled Spoon said:

^^ are these xenon conversion kits not illegal for road use unless you fit automatic headlamp levelling and washing and are they e-approved? It's just that I think I read somewhere that they were for off road use only.

Yes these are illegal, as i do not have auto-levelling headlights as mine are aftermarket. They are however e-approved

[c2dude]

Baffled Spoon said:

lgmini said:

Be careful with that, you have posted a pic of your reg and the location in which you live! The car is not exactly subtle either...

He will only use the lights for off road use at car shows right c2dude?

Yes mate that is right, the car is for show use only.

[c2dude]

I use my porche carrera GT3R to pull the trailer, thats if my missis has got the Bugatti.lol.

And yes my headlights have got projector lenses, so wont be annoying like the corsas etc, where the scatter is everywhere bar where it should be..

Also took my calipres to a brake specialist (Godspeed) to get recondition and get them painted red

[c2dude]

Found some old pictures from when the car was in the bodyshop.
Work included:
Debadge boot and side and smooth
Remove and smooth side indicators
Remove door handles and smooth
Remove side bump strips and smooth into doors..









Then a lick of paint.