MG ZS 180 Mk2 - XPG Saloon.

[Skillen]

I've got dazzer on the case to try and match the mk1 inserts for colour so I can have my centre console match the colours.

Are the door cards recovered?

[Skillen]

Put both of the seat base heaters in over the last two days
Bit of a short joining wire makes it difficult but they all fit well!
Just need the backrest heaters to arrive!


Also me and my sis shaved the bobbles from the alcantara



Still a little bobbly bit looking alright.



Little bit of bolster wear but for now they are good until the money is saved for a refurb and reupholster.

[Skillen]

Back parts of the seat heaters are in.
Front seats will be in by Saturday.

Fitted the wind-deflectors too.

[Skillen]

Got the front seats in today.



Really comfy but I do want to refurb them still.
Just need the heater switches and the relays sorted and they'll be working in time for summer!

[petet16]

They look good.

[POMPSKI]

Yummy, I wish I had them.

[peterzs]

Great work, love the attention to detail.

[Skillen]

Today after a lot of swearing and some effort I changed the drab plastic mk2 kickplates for the better stainless mk1 kickplates.
It's the little details that give the car more class I feel.

Before:




After:










I also changed the rear quarter badges as they were faded.






I tried to debadge the rear today as well.
To take the aftermarket badge off as I wasn't a fan.

But after I had taken it off it appears that someone had had an over-zelous attempt at taking the original off and scraped the paint off the boot lid.



So it seems I am destined to have a boot with badges on.
Ill order some replacements and hopefully (as the paint is scraped off outside of the badge borders) Dazzer will be able to make me a slightly oversized badges to cover it up while I attempt to source a grey mk2 boot lid with a lip spoiler.

*sigh* there's always something.

[petet16]

I did the stainless tread plates on both our mk2's, it looks way better than the plain plastic, the badges come off much easier by a bit of heating with a hair dryer, and a length of nylon fishing line to cut through the adhesive pad.

[Skillen]

Originally Posted by petet16

I did the stainless tread plates on both our mk2's, it looks way better than the plain plastic, the badges come off much easier by a bit of heating with a hair dryer, and a length of nylon fishing line to cut through the adhesive pad.

thats what I did minus the fishing line, but the aftermarket replacement was poor at best and they had stuck it over the top of the old adhesive as it only contacted the body at the edges as it was a strange one.
I tried softening with some tar remover as well but it was old and crappy.
Im gonna get at it more over the next few days to clean it up for the replacment.