my pug idea??

5th January 2007, 11:34

Right most of you lot will know my car and the bits which dont look so good on it and that need to be changed. eg, the rear bumper and exhausts! spoiler has already gone by its own means (stolen!!) so i will probably leave it without one as it looks quite good!

Well my original idea was to change my exhausts to two straight ovals and get my original bumper fiberglassed round them and resprayed.

Was talking to a friend last night who has just bought a new saxo and telling me how he wanted my exhausts! showed me a pic of his and hes got the 2 ovals i want!!! so basically were thinking about swapping exhausts and rear bumpers if they fit which i have a good feeling they will. plus he said he would give me a bit of money on top as my exhaust system will be more expensive than his.

well heres mine at the moment

sorry about pic quality)

and heres his

again sorry about pic quality)

better pic of the bumper but without the exhasusts

Basicaly what do you lot think?!!!!!

and how much extra should i ask from him?!!

5th January 2007, 11:37

I prefer yours as it is now in all honesty........

What make are you exhausts? What are his? Id say powerflow

5th January 2007, 11:41

i prefer the ones on the saxo, altho i think it would look better all standard

5th January 2007, 11:42

yeah his are powerflow. not too sure about mine to be honest.

Yeah i like mine, but just fancy changing something to make it a bit different than how everyone knows it, and this would be the thing i would want to change and the oppertunity has come up where its not going to be overly expensive!!

5th January 2007, 11:43

I reckon the new idea would look really good

5th January 2007, 11:44

Oooh. Well I do like the ovals but whether or not they'd suit your car better than his I do not know. Your car is "heavily" modified and even though your exhausts arent to my cup of tea, they do go with the theme of the car. Just like his exhausts do on his car.

Maybe you could ask somebody to do a photoshop to give you an idea of how the exhausts will look with your cars current theme/styling?

As for how much extra you should ask for... I'm not too sure. They're both duplex systems and to be honest, I think it'd be good if you just did a straight swap and you both paid out to have the work done. Maybe yours are/were a little more in the first place but you didn't really pay for them. The previous owner did

Just my two pennies worth babe.

5th January 2007, 11:51

he offered though damo so im not going to refuse some money!!

yeah if someone could photoshop then that would be really helpfull!! hint hint!!

i was thinking that about it not looking right but most people say to me the exhasuts dont look right with it. heres a couple more pics of mine so you can picture the rest of it with the different bumper

5th January 2007, 11:56

From looking at yours and his rear pics, it appears the rear bumper "should" go straight on because you both have the wide arches. That'll make things hell of a lot easier. So it is just a case of taking one off and putting the other on.

What Saxo does he have?

5th January 2007, 12:03

its VTR mk 2. they only thing is the exhausts, would they fit on each car??

5th January 2007, 12:04

there both custom chelle so depends how the where made and were they joined them

5th January 2007, 12:05

Well... I'd say no. The supports, etc... should be in the same position because the Saxo and 106 are "very" similar but it depends on what's been done underneath. It's probably advisable to have somebody look under both and see how easy it will be.

I swapped my system with Ads but that was a little less complicated because we both have Mk2 Y-reg VTS's.

5th January 2007, 12:15

[QUOTE=DevilDamo;843478]Well... I'd say no. The supports, etc... should be in the same position because the Saxo and 106 are "very" similar but it depends on what's been done underneath. It's probably advisable to have somebody look under both and see how easy it will be.QUOTE]

yeah thats what i was thinking. still early days and ideas really

5th January 2007, 12:18

Things you'd need to check would be:-

- Are all the supports there?

- Where does it split in two?

- Your cat's under the car. Is his in the manifold?

- Connection from centre section to downpipe.

Just some pointers.

5th January 2007, 12:30

I reckon his bumper in the last pic with just mesh would look awesome on your car. Hide the exhausts and it will look a lot tidier imo

5th January 2007, 12:41

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Originally Posted by saxo180

I reckon his bumper in the last pic with just mesh would look awesome on your car. Hide the exhausts and it will look a lot tidier imo

quite a good idea actually! so many things i like the sound of. if i was to hide the exhaust wat exhausts would i need if you get me?!!!

5th January 2007, 12:42

i think ya shud deffo do the swop, think his exhausts would look class on ur wee motor!!

5th January 2007, 12:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by chelle

quite a good idea actually! so many things i like the sound of. if i was to hide the exhaust wat exhausts would i need if you get me?!!!

ones what dont stick out as far or pointed downwards

if you got them sitting behind the mesh and blowing the fumes through the mesh it would become burnt and dark

so best to get them pointing downwards

5th January 2007, 13:04

i would only need one then wouldnt i if i did that??

5th January 2007, 13:12

think the 106 and the saxo are slightly different when it comes to the rear mountin points of the exhaust, because the "pug sport" back box requires some alteration for it to fit the rubber mounts, but sayin that i think that the duplex systems dont use the original mounts, a mate of mine had a scorpion duplex and it was an arse to fit as it didnt line up with the original mounts, so your prob lookin at needin to get it done proffesionally by powerflow or ur local exhaust cowboy

5th January 2007, 13:15

You could get a side exit coming out through the side skirt possibly, that wouldn't look to bad, the ront and side of the car seems pretty subtle/sleek, the back does look a bit agro, the new one would suit it more

My opinion!

5th January 2007, 13:17

yeah just the one

custom jobbie

look at bens (chandler) thread on here in the photo section, hes had his exhaust done so he can hide it when his car eventually goes into the body shop

5th January 2007, 13:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by chelle

i would only need one then wouldnt i if i did that??

thats upto u

if your not bothered abot noise get a 1.1 box as they point downwards

would need a reducer pipe on your middle pipe to fit though

5th January 2007, 14:12

I actually think your exhausts look better how they are, but the rear bumper off the saxo would look nicer on yours Chelle.

5th January 2007, 14:58

its hard to decide without actually seeing it on the car!! im not good at imagining what things will look like!!!

5th January 2007, 15:19

ill do you a photoshop of what you want just get me some pictures

need them at about the same angle if you can

5th January 2007, 15:34

your a star. these two are similar

any good?? their the only ones ive got really unless i go take some of the pug tomorrow to match the ones of the saxo

5th January 2007, 15:52

hmmm the 2nd ones a bit dark either get one of yours in the dark or his in the light lol, if you can get some to match the saxo that would be better

ill still give it a go though

5th January 2007, 16:08

just had a go but with the 2nd picture being dark you cant get the colour match, i can get the bumper lined up but colour is a no no lol

try and get some tommorrow about the same angle as his in the light

cheers

5th January 2007, 16:09

ok il do that as soon as i can get hold of the camera

show me what you managed so i get a rough idea??

5th January 2007, 16:15

here we go, its so hard to get the colour to match you get the idea though

5th January 2007, 16:18

ah your a star!! i like that alot!!!! thoughts?

5th January 2007, 16:21

i like it a lot better than the other one

heres one without the number plate

5th January 2007, 16:30

I'd say go for it chell!

It looks loads neater

5th January 2007, 16:31

i like it reminds me of the dimma rear bumper which i said you shoudl do agers ago

i prefer the dimma as the sides are plain but you wont be paying for this.

i do think you would have exhaust problems

tried to add a bit of colour to the pic, hope mr predator dont mind

5th January 2007, 16:33

no problems matey i couldnt get the colour right lol

guess im an amatuer huh

5th January 2007, 16:35

mate i aint got photoshop just a cheap freebie of downloads.com lol

just upped the brightness and altered the gamma

5th January 2007, 16:43

yeah i prefer the ovals to be honest.they look much tidier.and you making a bit of money job done!!!!!!

5th January 2007, 16:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsh85

mate i aint got photoshop just a cheap freebie of downloads.com lol

just upped the brightness and altered the gamma

ahhhhhhhhhhhh the gamma

5th January 2007, 16:48

ovals look well smart do the swap babes you'll be alot happier

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on rear bumper use black mesh since your alloys are black it would look class

IMO.

5th January 2007, 16:52

looks nice but b careful about the arches as they might not lign up correctly. Possibly do a trial fit to see if everything is ok.

5th January 2007, 17:01

hide the exhaust chelle

would look so much better

5th January 2007, 17:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaybiss

hide the exhaust chelle

would look so much better

agreed!

that will look best imo

5th January 2007, 18:25

lol if someone wants they can take the exhuasts out the photoshop if they like and mesh it!!!

7th January 2007, 19:01

What happened to this idea?

7th January 2007, 20:10

its only been a few days....

7th January 2007, 20:40

yeah got other stuff to sort now

but hopefully should stil be getting done!!!

7th January 2007, 22:15

vibrating gear knob? i know you wanted something different but thast takes the piss...

8th January 2007, 17:17

im betting your car gets some attention

8th January 2007, 17:50

personally id just swap and get the oval pipes chicken

hiding the exhausts will cost u alot of money and knowin your luck would cause nothing but hassel tbh!!!

8th January 2007, 18:18

but getting the oval exhausts would cost abit cause new brackets would have to be made to hold the exhuast etc

8th January 2007, 18:48

yeah it gets alot of attention. randomers always come over and start talking and taking pics. some man yesterday actually thought id been on pimp my ride and was shocked when i said i hadnt!!

think the best bet would be to take both cars to garage and see how much work would be involved to swap the exhausts. the arches on the cars are the same so the bumpers should hopefully fit on!

8th January 2007, 19:54

oh and i made a mistake his saxo is actually a mk 1, thought it was mk 2 but he has headlight conversion. will that change the exhausts being so difficult?

8th January 2007, 19:58

whos car is this hus?

9th January 2007, 16:33

Tom from bmouth chick

9th January 2007, 17:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaybiss

but getting the oval exhausts would cost abit cause new brackets would have to be made to hold the exhuast etc

Maybe not... The existing supports are usually left intact just incase they are needed in the future. It's very rare to find a company remove the existing supports/brackets.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chelle

think the best bet would be to take both cars to garage and see how much work would be involved to swap the exhausts. the arches on the cars are the same so the bumpers should hopefully fit on!

You know it makes sense

And... I will not say "I told ya so" yet