alexjt18 Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) Hi all, as some may remember I did start a thread last year but to my disappointment I never actually got the Starlet. But this should be different. I now have been given it, a 1998 Starlet Solida and have no idea what to really do to it as I have an extremely low budget. So far I have got a VW Golf splitter that I need to cut to size. But that's about it Please reply with any possible ideas I can do. Thanks Edited July 8, 2015 by alexjt18 Quote
JoJo_228 Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Yay!Lower and nice alloys ? That's all I've done to my n/a as my budget is tighter than a ducks backside ! Quote
alexjt18 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Posted January 27, 2015 I highly doubt I'll afford alloys, I do have some slightly bigger steelies that would fit but only three ! Quote
morgey Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Dont go overboard. Save what money you can for insurance! Quote
alexjt18 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Posted January 27, 2015 I will do, I'm not thinking of performance enhancing mods yet just making it look nicer and fix little problems that it has. I will do, I'm not thinking of performance enhancing mods yet just making it look nicer and fix little problems that it has. Quote
JoJo_228 Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Dont go overboard. Save what money you can for insurance!Second that too! Quote
jimmymac101 Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 Set of lowering sprimgs £100-£150max and set of alloys well depends on how good you are at searching there's some right bargains to be had As above save up insurance is a killer! Ohh and welcome along James Quote
funny onion Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 Save up some pennies and keep your eye out for some speedlines or team dynamics or something, they usually go pretty cheap. Quote
alexjt18 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Posted January 28, 2015 I think I may need a job then ! Quote
Rich-k Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 Speedlines will be your best mate! They come standard on the SR starlet Quote
bdohohh Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 Even a set of t sport alloys from a yaris can usually be found pretty cheapish and just finishes the car off a little better than steels Dont impulse buy is the best advice, I'm the worst for it and it gets me in tricky situations. Plan what you want/can afford and stick to that! Quote
alexjt18 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Posted January 28, 2015 There are a lot of things that I should buy for it but first I need a new battery as it has decided not to start ! Quote
Rich-k Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 Mr2 wheels can be bought for about 120 with tyres mate! Mx5 wheels too! Quote
alexjt18 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Posted January 28, 2015 One of the cheaper ideas that I was thinking of is to clean up and paint the engine bay, any colour recommendations ? (I know that you have to get VHT paint ) Quote
funny onion Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 One of the cheaper ideas that I was thinking of is to clean up and paint the engine bay, any colour recommendations ? (I know that you have to get VHT paint ) You mean parts in the engine bay or the bay itself? Quote
alexjt18 Posted January 29, 2015 Author Posted January 29, 2015 The car is blueish silver and I was thinking about painting parts in the bay. Quote
funny onion Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 Yeah you could paint some parts like rocker cover, get a glanza or GT front strut brace- that will improve the front end and you can paint that to match etc white would look good on blueish silver Quote
bdohohh Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 You've got a lot of possibilities with silver! But yeah rocker cover would look good painted plus maybe some hoses and stuff to get it all matching. Quote
GavinsBeard Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) Keep looking on eBay for wheels, i picked up a nice set of BK Racing wheels for £150 in pretty good conditions with brand new tyres on there... I'va had them refurbed but i think they were a bargin Edited January 29, 2015 by GavinsBeard Quote
Rich-k Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 Not the worst looking set of wheels and its local to you, you could ask some one to pick them up! 45 quid if you dont have to include postage!!!http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/121549943833?nav=SEARCH Quote
alexjt18 Posted January 29, 2015 Author Posted January 29, 2015 First thing I need to do is acquire a battery to be completely sure that just the battery is dead and not the alternator or starter, then the mods will begin ! (Hopefully) Quote
alexjt18 Posted February 1, 2015 Author Posted February 1, 2015 What are the best ways to clean all the oil and crap off the engine bay ? Quote
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