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Gonna have to get the black spray paint out then ;)

Thanks :) Trying to get hold of 2 polo splitters now for front and back then possibly some colour coding on the bumpers if I get a chance

Got them lows sorted Looks and handles a lot better, no bouncing over every bump and crazy roll in every corner. Should have been first mod done.

Lowered 35mm finally :D So much nicer to drive, should have done this a lot sooner

Was checking the car the other day and the water tank beside the battery was empty so filled it up, 2 days later its empty again. Where should I be checking for leaks? not 100% what its for haha

Wondering if i got some pre facelift black plastic bumpers would they fit my 2nd facelift? or is there a shape difference or difference in fixings? Thanks

Will black prefacelift bumpers fit my 2nd facelift without any modification?

That is everything i have done to date, for relatively low cost and a big improvement to the car. I have also got some PI 35mm lowering springs to fit which i haven't got round to doing yet. Hope this helps some people and you like my micra :D

Next up i got some light tinting spray from ebay for about £5, masked off the reflector as this is a legal requirement. Looks darker than it showed up in the photos. Also a couple of vinyls from ebay for a few quid Also resprayed the silver hubcaps black, again halfords spray paint, sand...

I got some xenon bulbs and LED side lights from ebay for about 6 quid, they are a nice touch and the LED side lights look very smart. Pictures are just of the LED side lights.

Removing as much of the ugly grey plastic as possible is always good so i colour coded the door handles, another small detail that makes a big difference, mask off the surrounding area, sand, primer, spray and lacquer, leaving plenty of time between coats to harden. I used halfords spray cans...

Headlights Next, after removing from the car stick the headlight in the oven at a low temp for a few minutes, this softens the sealing glue and the light housing can be prised apart, the chrome surrounds then unclip and i sprayed them black and removed the orange indicator cover before placing...

Next up the 1.6 almera air box mod (year 1995-200), £10 from scrappys, £10 flexible cold air feed tubing off ebay (60mm by 1 meter), heat wrap foil from homebase for a few quid and an aluminium trumpet off ebay for a few quid, the trumpet isn't necessary but its a nice bit of bling Undo the...

Smoked side repeaters and wind deflectors from ebay. Wind deflectors are straight fit and takes 2 mins, the side repeaters however came with the wrong fitting and required rewiring, bit of a hassle but they turned out well. Also flyeye kit, cheap and quick method of tinting your headlights, i...

I removed the badges using the same method for the bump strips and also the grills just unclip and pop out, sanded, primed, sprayed and lacquered

I took off the ugly hub caps next, gave the steels a quick sand and painted them with rustoleum straight to metal paint I also managed to get some mini hub caps from a member on this site, plenty of people have them kicking about not being used any more, or you can find them on pre facelift micras

First up was removing the bump strips from the sides of the car, costs nothing and makes a huge difference to the appearance of the car. I used fishing line to saw through the glue before pulling off the strips, then used a heat gun to soften the glue before rubbing it off, then petrol to clean...

Thought id finally make a blog to show off my micra and to help other new members as i have learnt a lot about my micra from all the very helpful people on here. So about 9 months ago i bought a 2001 Micra Sport 1.0, not knowing at the potential these cars have, however it was too good to pass...

That's beyond me but good luck with it haha Thought you meant just swapping steering wheels

Not sure how you'd go about fitting the mirrors but it could definitely be done. As for steering wheel you may need a boss kit for correct fitting, again not sure of details but I'm sure a bit of research in google would tell you