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What treat for me and my coop? #595644 22/04/2008 21:05 22/04/2008 21:05
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 302 Ireland S sjbrophy OP Making a profit
sjbrophy OP Making a profit S Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 302 Ireland	So I've spent large amounts of wedge on: Bilstein Shocks, aux belts, thermostat, wheel-bearing, and some stuff for the NCT (Irish mot). My car is a 2000 20vt with the group buy sports seats. I've given her a good polish and I've bought myself a cushion to cure the lumbar pain the seats give me $\:\($ I have a few quid left in my coop fund as I'm happy with the touch-ups I've done to the scratches, so I won't be sending it to a bodyshop. So assuming I can get the chip on the windscreen fixed cheap-ish, I have maybe €200 (£160) to spend on a treat. What would you buy? So far I am thinking one or more of: refurbed fuel cap gearknob Strut brace barnacle widget HIDs backroads.ie - Irish Petrolheads

Re: What treat for me and my coop? [Re: sjbrophy] #595648 22/04/2008 21:10 22/04/2008 21:10
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,568 Berlin barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,568 Berlin	I know which one I'd vote for $\:D$ Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: What treat for me and my coop? [Re: barnacle] #595652 22/04/2008 21:12 22/04/2008 21:12
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 302 Ireland S sjbrophy OP Making a profit
sjbrophy OP Making a profit S Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 302 Ireland	well obviously. with your gammy back you'd have to go for one of those wooden-bead seat cover thingies. $\:D$ Last edited by sjbrophy; 22/04/2008 21:13. backroads.ie - Irish Petrolheads

Re: What treat for me and my coop? [Re: sjbrophy] #595665 22/04/2008 21:26 22/04/2008 21:26
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,057 Southsea G Gunzi Club member 189, Former Club President
Gunzi Club member 189, Former Club President Je suis un Coupé G Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,057 Southsea	HIDs are a very good buy too.

Re: What treat for me and my coop? [Re: Gunzi] #595669 22/04/2008 21:29 22/04/2008 21:29
A Alastair Unregistered
Alastair Unregistered A	HIDs for the win. Nice to be able to see the road ahead $\:D$ Get a strut brace as well very good addition. Do the fuel cap yourself just get all the old lacquer of with a stripper $\:o$ then clean up with very fine wet and dry and polish to high shine with autosol and then just redo with the autosol when it starts to get dull. Last edited by Alastair; 22/04/2008 21:33.

Re: What treat for me and my coop? [Re: ] #595676 22/04/2008 21:43 22/04/2008 21:43
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 32,122 Cumbria stan Dr. Frankenstan
stan Dr. Frankenstan Forum Demigod Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 32,122 Cumbria	No nodding dog? $°\($ It's the latest must-have coupé accessory $\:D$

Re: What treat for me and my coop? [Re: stan] #595740 22/04/2008 22:42 22/04/2008 22:42
M Mrs_LickyL Unregistered
Mrs_LickyL Unregistered M	Originally Posted By: stan No nodding dog? $°\($ It's the latest must-have coupé accessory $\:D$ I spy a group buy . . . $\:D$

Re: What treat for me and my coop? [Re: sjbrophy] #595811 22/04/2008 23:58 22/04/2008 23:58
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,632 Northern Ireland D daithi28 My life on the forum
daithi28 My life on the forum D Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,632 Northern Ireland	Originally Posted By: sjbrophy So assuming I can get the chip on the windscreen fixed cheap-ish, I have maybe €200 (£160) to spend on a treat Buy a couple of Gerry cans and fill them with petrol. You'll have your cash spent and combusted in about 2 weeks! $\:D$ $\:D$ What about chrome rings for the dash?

Re: What treat for me and my coop? [Re: daithi28] #595996 23/04/2008 03:19 23/04/2008 03:19
M mona Unregistered
mona Unregistered M	Strut brace - definitely. Get a Whiteline rear ARB as well (19mm). Handling first - bling 2nd! $\:\)$

Re: What treat for me and my coop? [Re: sjbrophy] #596184 23/04/2008 09:11 23/04/2008 09:11
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 23,304 North Wales Theresa Former Presidentessa Club member 58
Theresa Former Presidentessa Club member 58 Forum Fossil Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 23,304 North Wales	Out of the choice on your list, my order of purchase would be: 1. Barnacle Widget 2. HID's 3. Strut Brace 4. Refurbed fuel cap 5. Gearknob Although 5 becomes 1 if you have no gear knob at all on the car $\:D$

Re: What treat for me and my coop? [Re: Theresa] #596607 23/04/2008 20:44 23/04/2008 20:44
C Chis Unregistered
Chis Unregistered C	After I have sorted out my warped discs, the first thing I want to sort is to fit some HIDs. I test drove a Coup with some on and they looked soooo cool.

Re: What treat for me and my coop? [Re: ] #596652 23/04/2008 21:49 23/04/2008 21:49
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,057 Southsea G Gunzi Club member 189, Former Club President
Gunzi Club member 189, Former Club President Je suis un Coupé G Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,057 Southsea	IMO you only really need to upgrade the dipped beam, full beam are just fine. Which means you've only spent about £70, so if you stretched the budget a tiny bit further you could go the whole hog and get the widget too.

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