Fast forward to April 2019
Gave her a good clean, a full service and a decent blast before dropping her off for it’s MOT
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Passed first attempt not even an advisory, happy days. I guess the old Forte petrol cleaner and get it hot technique works a treat
So I’d obviously started buying bits to put on while it had been tucked up over the winter, it started with the interior, the spoiler and the rear plate recess
This is how it looked when I got it
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I’m not as slim as I used to be so the OEM Recaro’s are a little tight so I got myself a pair of JDM EP3 Recaro’s to replace them. They are mounted on DC2 rails which have been professionally welded/re drilled to fit the EK bolts holes.
DC2 rails sit over an inch lower than the EK9 rails which makes up for the EP3 seats sitting a little higher than the OEM’s. I I do love the look of the red Recaro interior so this was the best compromise for me
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At the same I fitted a Spoon steering wheel/hub, a Seibon carbon fibre centre console (a one off piece), brand new leather gaiter, Alex Motorsport titanium gear knob and last but not least a FD2 shift boot collar (no more saggy/rattly gaiter ring)
if you look close you can see the tinted blue Spoon glass on the side mirrors
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Next up it was the spoiler and plate recess.
One of the tabs was broken on the recess it came with so I bought an I damaged one an had it sprayed to match.
The original one
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The newly painted one
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Next up was the spoiler. Genuine Spoon
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Then there was a show at the end of April at Knockhill... so I got her cleaned up and took her up for my first decent drive in it
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