TG's stratus grey coupe

[tee.gilding]

Hi Tee,
Love those wheels! Your car is stunning... funny, you nearly went for my wheels and I very nearly went for yours.

I will get the exhaust tips link for you... not sure if they are in stock at the moment. Quality is good but not epic but they fit well and look very good. For about £20 you can’t go wrong.

Thanks for the kind words, and for the link! Do they just slip over the OEM ones, or do you need to remove them first?? I'm wondering if just dropping the exhaust and polishing them with some Autosol might get the same result for £6 and a bit more time and effort?

Evening, the tips you have at the moment pull off. You could easily polish them up with elbow grease and autosol.

Where in Hampshire are you? I used to live in Odiham.

I think you lived at pretty much the opposite end of the county from me. I live in Ringwood, right on the edge of the New Forest, bordering Dorset.

Might have to have a go at polishing the OEM tips this weekend...

 

[tee.gilding]

Gave her a wash and wax yesterday, then headed out for a drive with the Mrs.

Snowfoam pre-wash with Poorboy's snowfoam, two-bucket wash with Autoglym shampoo, then a couple of coats of Poorboy's Natty's Paste Wax to (hopefully) keep her shining for a few weeks!





On the drive I noticed the front end has a light knock every now and then and there's a little bit of a shudder from the steering/front wheels above 65 mph - I think the lower control arms might need some attention... ?

 

[tee.gilding]

Washed the zed and decided to try my hand at an industrial style photoshoot. Took her down the road to my local industrial estate and snapped a few pics while the sun dropped. Pretty happy with the results, but I've definitely got a long way to go to reach the standards of the big guns out there!

 

[mj2k]

Every time I see this I miss mine

 

[DOOM]

 

[jamie_z4]

looks bloody lovely

 

[buzyg]

Great new pics. You just can't beat a metalic Zed in the right sunlight. 8) Quite like those newer wheels tool.

 

[tee.gilding]

Opinions?

 

[jamie_z4]

Bit 2013 for me sorry mate :thumbsdown:

 

[tee.gilding]

Bit 2013 for me sorry mate :thumbsdown:

Haha, fair enough! Can't say I knew about these back in 2013!

 

[jamie_z4]

keep it classy mate, your car looks awesome as it is

 

[tee.gilding]

keep it classy mate, your car looks awesome as it is

I thought this brought out a classy element on the wheels - was I wrong?

It's a good thing these things can be removed and aren't expensive! But I'll leave them on for now and see how I feel about them in a month or two.

I'm going to be painting the brake calipers black soon, and the retaining clips will be a brass/bronze/gold colour (to match in with the bullet casing caps). Also going to be tinting the fog lights yellow for a bit of JDM/Euro style.

 

[tee.gilding]

Snapped a few pics at Southern Concours at Sherborne Castle, along with a few forum members.

 

[MrPT]

There's a photo comp winner in there!

 

[tee.gilding]

There's a photo comp winner in there!

Thanks! Which one?

 

[MrPT]

There's a photo comp winner in there!

Thanks! Which one?

First one would get my vote. Maybe cropped in from the left a little.

 

[tee.gilding]

There's a photo comp winner in there!

Thanks! Which one?

First one would get my vote. Maybe cropped in from the left a little.

Good to know. Might have to submit it for next month's comp. If only they had cut the grass and not left massive clumps of grass all over the place....

 

[tee.gilding]

A few pics from the New Forest Run last month...

 

[DOOM]

Lovely

 

[Vijay]

That looks lush, nice one!
Like the pic second from last best, nice angle. What colours the interior?
My wife thinks my Saphire Black is blue, Philbo909!