rob_bower Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 nice work dave! i hope i get to this stage this year to i doubt it though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shadow Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 looks savage clean fair play to you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 get a cotton bud and polish in and aroudn the toyota badge babe! WIll look loads better!Haha I was thinking this too, OCD cleaners for you Car's looking great, will you be at any shows this year? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidAshton Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) I tend not to bother with shows so I doubt I will be at any.Thanks for the cotton bud idea was only cleaning it again yesterday and thought how am i going to clean in the gaps without removing the badge and getting a new one.It's mint having a car that you don't need mess with. I've never had so much spare cash! Edited March 11, 2012 by DavidAshton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I can only imagine! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulStarletSR Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Haha I was thinking this too, OCD cleaners for you Car's looking great, will you be at any shows this year?aww thank fuck for that! glad im not the only 1,nearly rockin back and forward wen i seen that!lolalso a really soft brush works a treat!cars lookin mint dave, i want your wheels lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidAshton Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Update!I did actually take the car to a show this year jsut Japfest 2 but really enjoyed it and love this picture from fastcarAfter Japfest I dint really do much just take keep it clean and take pictures of it looking cleanNice reflections!Always looks good under artificial lightAfter that I picked up a set of temporay / winter rims, these will be on the car over winter now and next your I will be getting the auto x's refurbed as the red lips are peeling all over and the fronts were beyond a safe limit of tread!Test of how they would lookBut first a cleanup was much neededLuckly this stuff is magical!And turned that mess into this with very little effort!Now they can actually be fitted!I did love the Auto X's so I was unsure just how these would look fitted but much to my surprise I loved these once fitted too, just fitted pics!Still a nice reflection on the wingRear overviewOverall stanceArtifical light shot againSomepoint after this I bought a house which meant the Starlet got a new home tcuked inside the garage!I then bought a new exhaust, Japspeed system off ebay, as much as I liked the 5Zigen system, it was blowing on every gasket and the flex, the cost of the Japspeed system £88 delivered far outweighed the cost of fizing the 5Zigen.Being fittedAll doneAs good as it looks I hate it, its way too loud and bangs over the rear axel, bung is staying in till the system builds crap up inside and silences it a bit!Reflection shot helpsThen a new piece arrived! OEM lip kit completed!So off with its current bumperAt this point I decided to cure the exhaust banging on the axel! Result silcenced after thisNew piece fittedAfter that a much needed winter seal was required so paint stripped cleaned and sealed backup for winter and a few pictures down the local industrial estate this weekend.As much as I hate the new exhaust it does sit well with the OEM rear lipHad a play with the ios6 panorama modeThat brings it all bang up to date!Over the winder I am going to clean up the engine bay as it's really manky still from when I blew oil over it ages ago. The winter rims need decent tyres as they have budgets from when I got them which makes things interesting to say the least!After the winter the Auto X's will go back on, I am still undecided on a colour but chances are I will be going white!Thats all for now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Socks Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Truely a minter Dave! Glad to see youve got hold of a house with a garage! As much as you hate shows, you should still make Japfest next year u girl We are a good ole bunch ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh@TunerLifestyle Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 SO smart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pick1 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Looks mightily clean mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Still looks awesome dude, looks surprisingly cool on them wheels too My Buddyclub knocks on the rear axle so maybe ill get some heatwrap to stop it, thanks for that idea Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Bumper finishes it off nicely mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markostarletturbo Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 very nice V mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidAshton Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 Truely a minter Dave! Glad to see youve got hold of a house with a garage! As much as you hate shows, you should still make Japfest next year u girl We are a good ole bunch ;)Yes I will try and make Japfest and Japfest 2 next year!Still looks awesome dude, looks surprisingly cool on them wheels too My Buddyclub knocks on the rear axle so maybe ill get some heatwrap to stop it, thanks for that idea Defo the way to sort it, I have 100% not heard another bang since.Bumper finishes it off nicely mateThanks again for dropping it off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ro55ifumi Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Looking good Dave, hope to see you at a few shows next year John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidAshton Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) Another 12 months MOT on it! Passed first time which is a first in my whole 5 years of car ownership!All running spot on still. Edited October 19, 2012 by DavidAshton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky boy Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Ohh my word Dave havent looked in here for sometime and im loveing this car dude sooooooooo clean and the new wheels look so much better along with the rear bumper and lip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Good news on the MOT dude! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSR Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Looks seriously clean Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spoon_tuned Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 very nice mate leaving the oil cap off was not good lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidAshton Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 very nice mate leaving the oil cap off was not good lolYeah it's still filthy under the hood from when I did that!Plan over winter now I have a garage is to get under the bonnet as clean as the outside! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ro55ifumi Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Yeah it's still filthy under the hood from when I did that!Plan over winter now I have a garage is to get under the bonnet as clean as the outside!Like John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spoon_tuned Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 the car is very clean though when i get one i want it to be as clean and tidy as yours is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeEP Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Good to see my old car still getting loved to pieces. have changed my forum name since I couldn't seem to log in or forgot my password.How's it treated you? Thinking about getting myself another one but not too sure if I could find one like yours! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidAshton Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Good to see my old car still getting loved to pieces. have changed my forum name since I couldn't seem to log in or forgot my password. How's it treated you? Thinking about getting myself another one but not too sure if I could find one like yours! Only just seen this dude, it's treating me spot on, not a single issue with it really, mad to think its coming up to 2 years since I made the trip to Bournemouth to pick it up! Use it daily, keep it clean and it is what it is. I don't think you will find another quite like this one, perfect all rounder in my opinion! I still keep the service records up to date that you started! I do actually have some new alloys for it waiting to go on, just waiting on the weather to pick up so check back in a month or so and I will update this thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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