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[hamish_023]

Bought the car stock almost a year ago and have constantly added things over time. The 05 GT is a 2.0 twin-scroll turbo with equal tuned headers so still sourcing a decent S/S TBE quad tip exhaust that doesn't drone.

Car's always kept clean and protected but finally got around and did a 13 hour detail a few months ago and turned out well:














Suspension:
- Front and rear sway bars
- Tein Type flex Coilovers
- Sti flexible Strut brace

Intake/Drivetrain:
- HKS Panel filter
- Prova Air guide
- Resonator delete
- Exedy replacement clutch
- Light weight flywheel (Single mass conversion)

Exterior:
- Oz Racing 18x8 Ultraleggera rims
- JDM battery + ABS engine bay covers
- 5000K HID’s with matching Led fogs and parkers
- Sti front lip
- Hood gas struts
- Black leggdura racing wheel nuts
- Painted Calipers

Interior:
- Ipod connection (EA1251)
- Aluminium pedals (From the 3.0L)
- Blitz A/C Filter


Next on the list:
- Remove high spoiler
- Quad tip mufflers (S/S TCP Auto TBE)
- Darker tint (20%)
- Control arm bushes


Any comment's/ suggestions/ criticism welcome

[Morgan]

Car looks awesome Hamish.

You keeping the calipers red? I'd be blacking them bad boys to match the black theme of the car.

Love it regardless!

[RX25SE]

Looks nice mate. Clean az too.

[Hypnotic]

Looks great mate!

you wanna head over here and give my baby a 13hour detail

[hamish_023]

Car looks awesome Hamish.

You keeping the calipers red? I'd be blacking them bad boys to match the black theme of the car.

Love it regardless!

Had thought of that but the pics make them look alot lighter red in photo's they are actually not as in your face as quite dark in person.

Needs a bit of contrast until Brembo's.

Looks great mate!

you wanna head over here and give my baby a 13hour detail

The paint was in pretty average condition just like every black car that isn't washed properly. There were swirls and scratches everywhere. Fly me over and pay me and i'll do it haha

[AussieTemplar]

Love it, except I reckon you could go lower. Nice otherwise.

[hamish_023]

Love it, except I reckon you could go lower. Nice otherwise.

Cheers,

Thinking of dropping the front coilovers another 10mm or so but don't want to risk smashing my lip anytime soon.

[Adam]

Rear is perfect, maybe front could match the rear, but I think this car is **** hot as it is!!

[hamish_023]

Here are some of the detail pictures not from not too long ago:

Paint was in pretty average condition as expected on most dark colours and the previous owner didn't really wash it properly resulting in some scratches and swirls marks etc. The paint came up good besides a couple of bird **** stains that would have been left on too long by previous owner and etched through. Enjoy:

Think I should have repainted to calipers black whilst i was there...


Attacked with some 3in1 Cleaner and degreaser:







Wheels Washed, decontaminated and then wheel sealant applied:








Next day car foamed and then washed with two bucket method:








Paint decontaminated with clay bar:




Headlights had small patches of hazing/oxidising and a couple of scratches so buffed out and then sealed to prevent from happening for good:







Then the paint correction begins:






Before


50/50 of Bonnet with minor scratches


After


Before


After


More 50/50 shots:






Paint corrected with not more swirls and scratches:

[XXB4XX]

what did you use to get rid of those scratches and buff the car with!!!! mine is riddled with those scratches, it's like he used jiff and a scourer on some parts.. polish and wax fixed it, but not that good.

[hamish_023]

I Used a polisher with a combination of orange, white and black Lake contry pads. Menzerna 85RD and 203S Polishes and then used 3 coats of Zaino Z5 paint sealant with ZFX curing agent.

Btw i do detailing a fair bit and eventually want to open up a business soon

[legacy rsk]

looking good hamish love your car mate

[Jimbo]

If you were in sydney i would definatly make it worth your while with a bag of oranges to clean my car like that.

My colour (Urban Grey Metallic) hides that stuff pretty well, but i know its there.

Your s1 looks phenominal, well done Hamish.

[Scott]

ultra clean mate, my car is begging for a detail

nice work with the wheel choice and front lip

[RX25SE]

Ive spent a long time around shiny cars and that looks to be one of the shiniest!

Great work Hamish.

[hamish_023]

If you were in sydney i would definatly make it worth your while with a bag of oranges to clean my car like that.

My colour (Urban Grey Metallic) hides that stuff pretty well, but i know its there.

Your s1 looks phenominal, well done Hamish.

Thanks mate, Urban grey does hide marks better then bleck but the reflections and shine is just too good!

ultra clean mate, my car is begging for a detail

nice work with the wheel choice and front lip

Cheers, I actually bought the wheels before I bought the car lol However the tyres Falken FK452 dont seem to be the best...

[Scott]

well you chose a good car to match your rims

[KaizenJay]

Dude your GT is the absolute SEX!

when you start a Brissy franchise i wanna be your first customer! haha

[hamish_023]

Dude your GT is the absolute SEX!

when you start a Brissy franchise i wanna be your first customer! haha

Thanks mate, Not sure about brissy maybe one day but so far it's going well. Had this on the weekend:


15 hours later the AMG C63 Detail was done! Paint was in pretty bad condition swirls and scratches on almost every panel. The owner's brother took some snaps for me from aswell as my iphone shots


















Now onto another AMG 4WD next week.

[aekOne]

don't know how i missed this thread in the past but hamish, you car looks great! very nicely done mate

LOVE the wheels