cu2 mods

[furythree]

hey i remember reading a year or so back, that it was illegal to lower your car past a certain amount? anyone know anything about that?

[Rudy]

hey i remember reading a year or so back, that it was illegal to lower your car past a certain amount? anyone know anything about that?

Are you talking about this article?

http://forum.liberty.asn.au/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5813

Not sure if it ever went into effect or not... you have to contact RTA.

[defconskylude]

[defconskylude]

[euroRwannabe]

Defcon's back for more. And it looks more amazing than ever.

[furythree]

holy shit that type s rear suits ur exhaust so well.

how did the fitament work out? did u need to resort to any 3m double sided tape?

i dont get what ur doing with the front tho? looks customs, did u ditch the type S lip?




also Paul emailed me saying he was able to source a replica mugen grille. i know he had one already, but this new one is an EXACT replica in FULL CARBON FIBRE. not wrapped, not cheap black plasticy edge (which replaces our nice white one). but looks pretty identical to the original (like youngster's and sanyuh's). but more pricier than the previous one obviously. (i cant remember the old price, direct from manfacturer was about $60 so i think paul was selling for like $100) new one is $140 + shipping + profit margin im assuming. but alot better build quality and include emblem.

*wipes drool* gotta stop spending and start installing

[Kwangstuhhh]

also Paul emailed me saying he was able to source a replica mugen grille. i know he had one already, but this new one is an EXACT replica in FULL CARBON FIBRE. not wrapped, not cheap black plasticy edge (which replaces our nice white one). but looks pretty identical to the original (like youngster's and sanyuh's). but more pricier than the previous one obviously. (i cant remember the old price, direct from manfacturer was about $60 so i think paul was selling for like $100) new one is $140 + shipping + profit margin im assuming. but alot better build quality and include emblem.

*wipes drool* gotta stop spending and start installing

Nice! I've come across a dilemma, to mod my cu2 more or not...only because I wanna get another car >_>...

p.s...I scrapped the front under bumper pretty hard 2 days ago...spewing! lol =((

[defconskylude]

holy shit that type s rear suits ur exhaust so well.

how did the fitament work out? did u need to resort to any 3m double sided tape?

i dont get what ur doing with the front tho? looks customs, did u ditch the type S lip?

thanks

front still has some gap. it should be elimnated with some double sided tape

rear is fine. i overcut the exhaust tips so theres some gaps. im not too happy about the exhaust tips fitting perfectly like i had on the OEM bumper. i will need to add double sided tape

im doing my version combining the mugen half bumper and mugen full bumper. also added some of my own details to it. yea its definitely custom like my other work.

im keeping the type s rear permanently because i like that look. the front i might switch off an on. for sure ill be putting the custom half bumper when i go to meets while the type s front lip will be daily driven.

[furythree]

how are u mounting the front lips/bumper so that u can easily remove them like that? have u got a pic of the mugen one? i saw ur other thread with a bumper cut up, but i thought that was from a different model honda, not a mugen replica?

[furythree]

Nice! I've come across a dilemma, to mod my cu2 more or not...only because I wanna get another car >_>...

p.s...I scrapped the front under bumper pretty hard 2 days ago...spewing! lol =((

lol at least its underside. Cover it up with lip kit!

what other car u after

im plannin to keep mine till it depreciates down to nothing. since i started work, theres very little time to "enjoy" my car, so i definitely get 5+ years out of it. in the meantime, make it look nice so i can live with it for that long period
house first, then r35 later :P

[Kwangstuhhh]

lol at least its underside. Cover it up with lip kit!

what other car u after

im plannin to keep mine till it depreciates down to nothing. since i started work, theres very little time to "enjoy" my car, so i definitely get 5+ years out of it. in the meantime, make it look nice so i can live with it for that long period
house first, then r35 later :P

Haha it's the underside but if you look at it you can still sorta see it from a specific angle. Yeah I dunno I've been planning to get the lip kit for quite some time now...still considering as I haven't tinted my car yet + spent quite a lot lately =_=...

I'm looking at the Cooper S or......and when I win the lottery - 135i or M3 =P...Drove the Cooper S whilst I was down in Sydney for holidays and instantly fell in love with it haha. The drive was also amazing, packs so much power for such a small car =D. But I'll see...I'm already struggling with decision making as it is loooool...if only money wasn't an issue D=.

Man I dunno if I can afford paying off a house at the moment! House pricings are just ridiculous =\...Maybe if I was getting paid $100/hr working full time then I'll consider investing in a house =P hahaha

[furythree]

cooper S is a chicks car....dont get it.

also getting my springs installed wednesday.

and my insurance just expired today. havent renewed it yet cause i dont need the car anymore except for weekends (new job is 12 mins away from home via bus lol)

i just spent all night looking at policies to buy. i can lie and buy bingle.com for $660 (using uncle's name, and no mods) or i can list new mods (bodykit + suspension) and pay $960 (still using uncle's name) but then i figured if im going to lie about the driver, really, im only covered on theft and vandalism (unless they allow u to claim for under 25 yrs old even if u didnt list them as a driver, cause it could have been a one time thing) so really, no point in listing mods right?

gargh, installing mods just opened a whole new can worms for me...cant decide which route to go. St george's insurance actually lets u state the value of the mods you have, i put $1000 as the mod's value to replace (cause if i have an accident, i dont mind reverting back to stock anyway, if its third party, then they will replace it for me anyway) and they only charged me $15 extra premium.

but really, the different between fessing up about mods or not is like $350 premium
and it really comes down to whether a) they void claims if u dont tell them, b) cause i dont want the mods to contribute to value of car anyway, so dont wanna pay margin for it