Team Torquesteers DS3 THP DSport

[Chris_Blue]

The front grill and surround, baguettes and front lights are as good as the day they were done. (Guessing 3-4 month ago) A bit of tyre black every month sharpens the black again.
Also did my door handles, and theres a bit peeling here and there to be expected. May well touch up tomorrow when i try the spotlight surrounds
Even did my aerial lol. (Aftermarket stubby chrome it was)

Seriously thinking spraying my bonnet, just not certain of it yet.

Problem is- still got 3 cans as was gonna do my roof, but then won the roof decal off Citroen.

Keep going Martin LOL

ED- Obvs carefull with the wash mitt over the plastidip, and never pressure wash.

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ED- Obvs carefull with the wash mitt over the plastidip, and never pressure wash.

I pressure wash the plasti dip on mine all the time. Applied it around year and a half to two years ago, not peeling at all. Couple of places on front grill chrome have little chrome holes showing through the black from stone chips.

[[OLD]Teamtorquesteer]

Weekend jobs done ........

The last (Yes Chris, the last!), bit of Plasti Dip done .....



Brake calipers painted ....





As the wheel were off they were treated to new centre caps ......

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Have the same center caps nice job on the brakes!

[[OLD]Teamtorquesteer]

Finally got the front splitter fitted .....









Well that's about it for the 'cosmetic'mods. Next up is exhaust, suspension, brakes etc etc

[den2712]

Splitter looks great, getting very impatient now waiting for my car to arrive

[Chris_Blue]

Whats the thoughts on the exhaust then Torquesteer?

[[OLD]Teamtorquesteer]

Whats the thoughts on the exhaust then Torquesteer?

Im leaning towards the Non-Res Milltek Chris. Even at trade prices, the Bastuck Resonated system is a lot more expensive, especially when you add in shipping from Germany.

[Chris_Blue]

Fair point. Bastuck was the only thing around in late 2011. Better sound tho IMO, but only time will tell which perfroms/lasts the better

[[OLD]Teamtorquesteer]

Have you had a chance to compare the noise of the Non-Res Milltek compared to the Resonated Bastuck ? Dont want to end up lining the boot space with sound-deadening material as I did in a Corsa VXR with a Powerflow CAT back :mad:

[Chris_Blue]

Yes. Compared my Resonated Bastuck to a non-res Milltek, and they were close, according to the noise meter on an iphone
Dont think the non-res Milltek is obscenely loud. (My non-res Bastuck was too much for me)

Exhausts sound different on different cars tho. My non-Res Bastuck was a lot louder than a non-res Bastuck on a Racing, but then again mine had a Sports Cat on which makes a bit of difference to the noise.

The only way to really find out is put one on. Obvious comment I know.

[[OLD]Teamtorquesteer]

Thanks. Remember years ago fitting a de-cat pipe to a Fiesta ST. Took me about an hour to decide to put the CAT back on ! Needed ear defenders and a packet of paracetamol in the car

[[OLD]Teamtorquesteer]

Cheers. Remember years ago fitting a de-cat pipe on a FIesta ST. Lasted about an hour ! Needed ear defenders and a packet of paracetamol in the car.

[Chris_Blue]

Yeah- LOL. My Bastuck non resonated was a bit like that. Was OK round town to be honest, altho boys in blue used to turn round for a look, but dropping down a gear and accelerating up a motorway overtaking a lorry or something, ear defenders were needed. On long journeys just got too much. So Jamie helped me out by putting a mid res in.

[[OLD]Teamtorquesteer]

Finally fitted the Milltek CAT back Non-Res System ........





No louder inside the car ...... but a nice note outside. At the same time I fitted the Powerflex lower engine mount.