DavidAshton

Ok, so I decided tomorrow would be a good day to colour code my mirrors. Planning on doing it myself. So i thought tonight id see if i could get the mirror apart. I managed to get it looking like this sorry mess.

Now what I wanted to know is there any way of getting the part that holds the mirror off the part that bolts to the door? (hope you get what i mean). Because id like to leave the part that bolts to the door black. Or is it going to be a case of masking that part up?

Any help would be great.

Thanks.

Thanks for all your help people, proper useful is this website, i like it.

Didnt want to make another topic, but not sure if anyone will see it here.

So ive bought the speedlines and will be picking them up saturday, will i need to buy some new bolts to put them on or can I just use the ones from the steelies? If i need some new ones, what type? Also where can i dispose of the steelies? Just take them to a dumpit site or is there a special place you have to take them? It may seem like some silly questions but i really am a total car newb.

Thanks in advance.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOYOTA-STARLET-SR-SP...1QQcmdZViewItem

just found these on ebay if this helps anyone??

Haha i had these on my watch list, and i actully won them, collecting them saturday. £117.00 seems mint now for a set of 5.

Cant wait.

How a quick search about with not much luck,

So whats the average price I should expect to pay for a set of 4 Speedlines with tyres in average condition (although not too sure yet going to see them tomorrow).

The peorson is wanting £150 + VAT

Does this seem about right? I just didnt want to get ripped off.

Thanks

David

Sorry about typo in title, not sure how to change it

Will try and get some pics up later see what you think. Thanks again for all the advice.

Thanks a lot for all your advice, glad to hear its not a lost cause.

Im going to borrow one of those orbital buffers off a friend and give that a whirl, see if it helps. If not ill try some of the other things you have suggested.

Anyone have any suggestions how to get the black crap off that has built up in small places like under the rear windows and around the wing mirrors, have tried a toothbrush with not much luck, didnt want to try anything harder incase it scratches the paint. Was thinking a jet wash but not sure if its recomended?

Sorry about all the questions.

Might as well introduce myself while Im here,

Im David aged 19, I passed my driving test 2 weeks ago, pretty much learned to drive and did my test in my mum's starlet and I loved it.

I had some money to buy me a new car, did a few test drives in other cars but I still loved driving the starlet more. So then my mum decides she wants to borrow my money for a new car and buy herself one, in return I get the Starlet for free and she pays me back over a year. Though this was a deal too good to miss. So thats how I got my starlet.

So ive got a Red 1998 Toyota Starlet Sportif with just over 40000 miles on the clock for nothing.

A quick newb question how do I know what EP it is, done some browsing but cant seem to find how its worked out?

Now my problem. Basically my mum didnt look after her cars bodywork very well, this has left me with a bonnet and roof which seems to have a white mist permanently on it. It can be rubbed off with my finger but this isn't easy and im not going to spend forever rubbing it off with my finger. So I though Id try to T Cut it. It definatly made a difference, but im still not happy with it, I couldnt get a nice shiny smooth finish, Ive tried polish but that just seem to make the white mist come back. It is almost as if the paint has lost the top layer that makes it smooth and shiny. If anyone has any tips or advice it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and looking forward to modding my car with a bit or probably a lot of help from the people on here.

David