MG ZS 180 (Progress Thread) - Page 5

Sodakid · 04-09-12, 09:20 PM

4th September 2012 thought i better stick the head unit in, driving in silence is dead boring...
i had to fix it because i might have accidentally ran the connecter plugs over and smashed them to hell....... all is working though

Head Unit

WalkerDnB · 04-09-12, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Sodakid

4th September 2012 thought i better stick the head unit in, driving in silence is dead boring...
i had to fix it because i might have accidentally ran the connecter plugs over and smashed them to hell....... all is working though

Head Unit

looking good BUT you set the date wrong

Sodakid · 04-09-12, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by WalkerDnB

looking good BUT you set the date wrong

oh yeah! hahah didn't even realise

Dav · 04-09-12, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sodakid

i had to fix it because i might have accidentally ran the connecter plugs over and smashed them to hell....... all is working though

How the b'Jesus d'ya manage that lol?

Sodakid · 04-09-12, 11:02 PM

Ordered a new loom sorry I didn't mean I actually fixed the smashed one

Dav · 05-09-12, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Sodakid

Ordered a new loom sorry I didn't mean I actually fixed the smashed one

I meant how did you manage to drive over it!!

Sodakid · 05-09-12, 06:05 AM

Must have fell out the door when I was working on the car

Enright · 05-09-12, 09:32 AM

It looks a lovely car, and I while I think that changing wheels is usually a change for the worse, the ones you've picked really suit it.

A couple of things spring to mind though, and this is only meant to be CONSTRUCTIVE criticism:

If I were you I would always play it safe and photo-shop the registration number out of any pics posted of the car, for 2 reasons:
1) It's so easy for people to get false plates made up over the internet nowadays, and the first you'd know about it is when plod came knocking on your door accusing you of failing to pay for petrol (or worse). Yes you'd probably be able to prove your case, but best to prevent the problem in the first place rather than cure it.
2) Insurance companies look for any reasons (or excuses) not to pay in the event of a claim, and that includes trawling forums like this and noting un-declared modifications. If they can prove that you've done something to your car and failed to tell them about it, they could make life really difficult for you in the future. Again, better safe than sorry.

The other thing, and it's only personal preference, is that I think the back end of Mk2's looks rather bare when de-badged. I managed to get original badges from a scrapyard for mine, then got the big MG octagon insert from Dazzer to replace the faded one. I know there are still panel gap issues around my bumper, but as you can see, at least the bootlid doesn't look like a big empty expanse any longer.

Sodakid · 05-09-12, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Enright

It looks a lovely car, and I while I think that changing wheels is usually a change for the worse, the ones you've picked really suit it.

A couple of things spring to mind though, and this is only meant to be CONSTRUCTIVE criticism:

If I were you I would always play it safe and photo-shop the registration number out of any pics posted of the car, for 2 reasons:
1) It's so easy for people to get false plates made up over the internet nowadays, and the first you'd know about it is when plod came knocking on your door accusing you of failing to pay for petrol (or worse). Yes you'd probably be able to prove your case, but best to prevent the problem in the first place rather than cure it.
2) Insurance companies look for any reasons (or excuses) not to pay in the event of a claim, and that includes trawling forums like this and noting un-declared modifications. If they can prove that you've done something to your car and failed to tell them about it, they could make life really difficult for you in the future. Again, better safe than sorry.

The other thing, and it's only personal preference, is that I think the back end of Mk2's looks rather bare when de-badged. I managed to get original badges from a scrapyard for mine, then got the big MG octagon insert from Dazzer to replace the faded one. I know there are still panel gap issues around my bumper, but as you can see, at least the bootlid doesn't look like a big empty expanse any longer.

Cheers mate i will have to edit the images tonight,
I have declared all mods and you will be glad to hear I have a brand new badge coming

andy-81 · 05-09-12, 01:53 PM

I still think the tweeters will fit flush into the c pillars towards the bottom did you get a collar that your tweeters sit into? I think they only show about 3/4's of an inch on the back

The best way to see how much clearance you would have behind the c pillar without cutting is to undo it and get a good sized ball of blue tack and stick it to the back of the c pillar trim then refit it once this has squeezed the blue tack as far as It goes measure the thickness of the blue tack ball against the tweeter this will tell you if it can be done