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If you get a speaker to RCA converter ( less than £10 ) you can use the standard stereo . You will need to find a live wire on the ignition side to turn the amp on and off with the key . I used the 12v ( cigarette lighter ) in my pug as that comes on with the ignition .

Cheers guys , I masked myself in there car at 1 point :D Rear bumper needs painting next . New number plate , trs tow strap pink of course , pink dice dust caps and I'm taking the steering wheel off my mg when the adaptor arrives .

Rear cage pinked :D Few more bits to do over the next few days :)

Always good havin wheels worth more than your car :D

Bugger :D thought I could save some cash .

Nothin wrong with ronals :P

Can the universal boxes be fitted at home or do the require addition pipes and fittings welded on ?

Haven't been feelin the love for the micra recently . So broke out the paint to cheer myself up . Only done the front for now , Savin the back for warmer times . Fancy puttin a pink splitter on it now :D

It sits low bumper to floor , put a splitter on it and it will catch , arch to wheel and there's a fair gap . No problem with speed bumps, the ones at work are at the maximum legal height. It's on standard shocks for now , there rears are on there way out , you can hear them compress.

How long ago did you paint it ? Leave it for a week to fully harden , use some wet 2000 grit on a rubber block to remove to orange peel , don't press to hard and check constantly to make sure you haven't rubbed through . Then you will need to use a polishing compound , Farecla total compound...

There ment for a classic mini :D bit of cutting and bending and they fit . There group 2 grp arches . eBay or a mini suppier will have these .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STARCHEM-GREY-FINISHING-PADS-SCOTCHBRITE-SCOTCH-BRITE-/360435473912?pt=UK_Body_Shop_Supplies_Paint&hash=item53eba0ddf8#ht_1154wt_689 That is more than enough to do a micra , halfords do there own brand but you don't get as many and it's an assortment of colours.

Scotchbrite is used just to take the shine off the paint , want remove any scratches . 2000-3000 is roughly the same but would take longer to do .

Use the grit paper on the scratches till there smooth then use the scotchbrite to key the surrounding paint .

Matt paint is more difficult to spray than gloss , gloss is forgiving when it comes to dust and runs ( they can be polished out ) Matt paint would require a repaint. Also Matt paint is prone to showing striping more . If you have a large area to key I'd suggest using this to save on elbow...

Looks nice , you can smooth your bumpers and still have a plastic look . There are plastic coloured paints that are designed to repair plastic bumpers . 2 stage kit , first stage is a texture paint that matches the existing bumpers texture , 2nd is the colour coat. Would need to go to either a...

No pics yet , my drill went flat so got 1 more arch to do . Where can I get those pink indicators from ?

Arches came today :) Need some longer wheel studs so I can fit wobble bolts then I'm all safe . I'm expecting the studs to snap as the wheels where pretty tight to put on .

Sweet, got them, cheers for that guys .

What's the difference between the 2 ? I've got torx bits that go on to ratchets and torx keys ?