MEANMX2

Postby **NitroDann** » Tue May 21, 2013 8:17 pm

You only think that cos you are old now

Dann

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Tue May 21, 2013 8:27 pm

Yeah you have a point there. This will be my second mid life crisis :shock:

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:12 pm

It's started already. My newest addition

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It has also been raised temporarily for RWC purposes, although it still looks low in this pic.

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It is currently sitting at the mechanics having the gearbox removed to replace the rear main seal and then it will be transferred over to my name and then the MEANMX plates will live again.

This is the other new addition to my family. A Skoda Octavia VRS (Golf GTI Wagon).

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It's a great car and perfect for picking up new mx5 bits and pieces like this for instance.

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Fun times ahead.

91 Malibu · Postby **91 Malibu** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:44 pm

Great to see you back, it will be good to see those plates back on an MX again. Can't wait to see what you do with this one.

shuey · Postby **shuey** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:31 pm

looking forward to the turbo setup too :mrgreen:

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:38 pm

There is no turbo setup. Not yet anyway. Thanks for the kind words Malibu.

Ben

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:08 pm

A few changes have happened. The yellowspeeds are in :evil:

. I've also tinted the taillights, reflectors and indicators. MEANMX is also back :evil:

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Excuse the dirty car :oops:

. I've also had the tinted windows redone as the previous job was really shoddy.

The yellow speeds are great although apparently on some nb's you have to modify the upper control arm in order for the collar to be able to get past it. I wasn't told about this beforehand. I'm still playing around with settings so it isn't perfect yet. I've decided I like the current height but the inner guard liner doesn't so I also have a guard roller on it's way and then I can fine tune it.

The tint used on the lights is fairly light as well but enough to make it look blacker which is the final look I'm going for. Looking at seats next and then a proper roll bar so stay tuned.

shuey · Postby **shuey** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:44 pm

looks great, Ben!
.. now all you need is to get rid of that awful looking chrome mouse trap style bars. :mrgreen:

how did u know about the upper control arm modification?

lee · Postby **lee** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:41 pm

That's looking absolutely sinister.

How'd you tint the tail lights?

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:20 pm

Whoa shuey, terrible looking? It's not that bad looking, it's just a little unsafe is all. Roll bar will be coming though. I found out about the upper control arm by fitting it and going wtf.

Thanks for the comment Lee. That's the look I am eventually going for. The taillight tint is just a film that goes over the top. Easily reversible, just the way I like it

Aussie Stig · Postby **Aussie Stig** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:43 pm

I like the stereo head unit.

Can you bluetooth Iphone apps to the screen?

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:55 pm

Aussie Stig wrote:I like the stereo head unit.

Can you bluetooth Iphone apps to the screen?

Sorry I didn't see this earlier. No you can't bluetooth the apps and you need a special cable to make it work. It is an awesome stereo though and I am particularly in love with the digital radio.

Ben

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 12:12 am

Small update time. I bought a guard roller because I was getting slight guard liner rubbing and I wanted to be noise free no matter what I was doing or payload in my car. The actual guard rolling was fairly pain free although I can't say the same about the liner. It was my hope that I would be able to keep the liner in place but after much time of myself and FFG trying to soften and remould the liner it just didn't work. Out they go! The car isn't a DD anyway. The following pics are of my cars final resting height.

I will do a little bit more suspension setup and testing before I get a wheel alignment. Currently I am on 16 from soft front and 12 from soft rear on the yellowspeeds and am pretty happy with it but want more seat time.

The biggest problem with rolling the guards though is the slight pull they gave as well so my wheels are looking a bit sunken.

Going to start looking for some new wheels now as well.

Also for those interested parties, I do not recommend the tint film I have used as it is starting to try and free itself from the taillight. More coming soon.