tigzxr2i

after getting my xr2i home it needed a really good detailing. as all the panels other than the doors were pinkish.
so i begged my other half to have a go and clean her up a bit.

and im really happy with the results! even tho its only had a clay baring and a megs strage 1.
still needs a polish and a wax
been told ive got to keep her clean now.

what do you think? and we didnt find any major suprises,






you can see the pinky bits


other half with the clay bar



you can see the polish line!

tigzxr2i

last one

Tev

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thats a really tidy xr2i you have there and but the looks of it its cleaned up really nicely!

feel free to come and polish my car any time you have a spare 5 mins

tigzxr2i

im really happy with it so far, no probs as of yet. my partner was quite suprised how nicley it came up, still needs a polish and wax so will see what she looks like after

fiestaturbo1984

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amazing what a bit of elbow grease can do, even if its not your own lol

rs1072

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looks good its come up well

fiesta_xr2i

Nice

BM08

Come up well yeah

Only problem with red on older cars is that it fades, especially on the plastics, but keep it clean and it will prolong that happening

cossie4i+

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Looks a lot better

Steve

tigzxr2i

thanks for all the nice comments. will try my best to keep it clean.

just needs a good service for peice of mind. will start a new thread soon as i may need to get a few bits and need to know where is best to buy.

thanks again

orionmojo

iTrader: (1)

Thats a tidy little car.

Its nice to see its getting some much needed tlc

Rick Astley

XR2i? Baseball Cap? Earrings? Surely not!

tigzxr2i

no my partner was taking the piss and is suprised no one said anything earlier! thats my old hat and he was on his day off and in car cleaning gear honest. as for the earings yeah but he is nearly 30 so if he is a chav must be a mid life crisis you can see his vec in the backround on one of the pics.

Tony Rs

iTrader: (9)

Looks a lot better well done

Less.

Very nice and clean example

Dar-rst

looks really nice, id personally loose the mirrors tho think the standards look nicer!!

hmmm clay bar, meguires and stuff i soooo need to do mine

XRdodgybird

Looking well after a wash!

I agree, the mirrors really need to go, but I think you said in your other thread that they would be being changed. I hope you are happy with the car... .had mine 8 years now and for a daily driver she's a stunner!

tigzxr2i

yep as soon as i got the car i did say the mirrors have to go lol just got to find some now! i can not see anything out of them

and im loving the car i have always wanted one from i was a teenager and i have finaly got one! i just got a few things i need to get done on it i think the lower arms need doing as every bump the car goes everywhere and makes a noise so will need to get hold of a set for it and then fit them.

does anyone know the best place to get parts like the lower arms??
ebay want a bit for them when i had a look.
i thought they would be cheaper than that.

thanks for all the comments

XRdodgybird

Search around your local motorist discount shops, I think I usually pay around £25 or so for a pair. Common fault that they wear out, I always need at least one a year for the MOT. I even shelled out for a pair from Ford one year, but they still needed replacing 12 months later so the non-genuine are a more economic buy.

Paul_RS

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Looks a nice one!

Most parts will still be availible from ford if you need them. Personally i'd always use genuine bits