Le rouge et le noir

[mjennings23]

Well I figured I'd give this its own project thread, admittedly its probably going to be a very slow progress but I still think I should share!

So, stealing the photos from my other threads, here it is!



A few weeks after purchasing and after a good clean








Interior, black leather with carbon fibre dash trim





Phone mount, Brodit kit and its fantastic





And I fitted a footrest too, as well as replacing the scruffy looking brake and clutch pedals (the accelerator doesn't look too bad, just a few scuffs)





The old ones...





And the most recent addition, Milltek non-resonated Catback system, will add in a sports cat at some point too

[Gazski66]

Looks good

[lfcrule1972]

Yeah nice looking car

[WTF]

Great so far! Are you pleased with the exhaust?

[JEZDS3]

Leather Seats and Carbon Dash.....The best combination,although I`m biased as that is the interior finish I have too!

Liking the tailpipes!

[mjennings23]

Booked in with Jamie for a walnut blasting (Citroen apparently can't see any symptoms because the ecu does say anything...) because I think, after 37k, it's well due!

Oh, and the obligatory remap of course, curious to see what it'll push now with the uprated filter and exhaust.

[mjennings23]

Well I just had a lovely fun drive back from Hinckley! It feels lovely to drive now.

On a related note, it had the most recent Citroen map on it, and the first time Jamie has worked on one. He was saying it's far smoother, with a richer mix than the older oem map, so good news for anyone with the latest official map.

Very happy with the feel of driving now, overtaking was easier than I imagined. However, it being such smooth power delivery really makes the speed deceptive... I'll have to be careful!

[BenS]

Love the interior look! What are your plans for future mods?

[mjennings23]

In terms of engine, I think I'm happy with its current output for the time being! Running at 190bhp and 232 lb-ft right now after the remap so, in a light little car, it shifts! If anything, I'd be looking at a FMIC next year, as it seems summer has already been and gone this year :rolleyes:

I'm thinking suspension and brakes will be the next things I look at, give it the stability to fully utilise the new legs its gained. Running standard brakes with EBC parts upfront currently, but I've got ideas for upgrading to 4 pot front callipers, which would also require spacers.

[BenS]

I've found the stock brakes are pretty effective, but then again I have 70 less horses than you! And as for the intercooler, yeah there's not much need yet with the temperatures we're getting

[JEZDS3]

Still got my eye on the Airtec intercooler for the eHDI engine!

[mjennings23]

Not done so much recently! My driver wing mirror started playing up so spent yesterday replacing it with a unit from a breakers, and I'm considering the idea of spraying the chrome in black plastidip and then adding the new gloss clear coat stuff too, think a bit more gloss black would pair nicely with the wheels and roof

[JEZDS3]

Good call,a bit of colour coordination goes a long way!