Best Skangermobiles online (part 2)

ShaunieVW wrote: »

Same here I had Lamin X tint on the headlights of a mk4 golf, made absolutely zero difference to light output.

Is Lamin-x some sort of NASA developed material that allows 100% transmittance despite the darkening?

RichyX wrote: »

Is Lamin-x some sort of NASA developed material that allows 100% transmittance despite the darkening?

Do you have any real world experience of lamin-x...... :rolleyes:

The question wasn't whether it allows 100% 'transmittance' (i'd say you're some craic on a night out) but whether or not it has an overly adverse effect on the light outputance. Which in my real world experience of 3 cars and 3 or 4 NCTs it doesn't

tossy wrote: »

i'd say you're some craic on a night out

More so than someone who spends their spare time sticking darkened plastic to car lights :rolleyes:

RichyX wrote: »

More so than someone who spends their spare time sticking darkened plastic to car lights :rolleyes:

I don't go out i spend my time on here waiting to pounce on people who don't conform to my idea of cool. The internet needs people like us. Lets band together and whip this place into shape!

RichyX wrote: »

More so than someone who spends their spare time sticking darkened plastic to car lights :rolleyes:

Well with someone who has experience with it all I'm saying is I never noticed any drop in light output. I decided so share my experience as a car guy with some real world advice. Go back to your bar stool and put down the keyboard.

smoke_mirrors wrote: »

why do skangers put CB aerials on their cars? They hardly want to listen to European radiostations do they

:eek::eek::eek:

Oh my god!


They aren't for listening to European radio stations....


EDIT: It's for communication between cb aerials. Truckers have them... Also silage contractors may as well..

millington wrote: »

Looks red to me. A different set of wheels and a red roof that would look fine I think.

Think in the ad he says there's other colours through the paint so probably looks different in different light.

I quite like it but always had a soft spot that model 5-series.

It would need to lose the black roof though!

Loose the light tints and side stripe. Needs lowering. Otherwise, that is not too bad.

Maybe I'm due a trip to harvey nicks. I'm getting too common.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/seat-inca-2-0-gti-16-valve-custom-pick-up/13088036

Be a solid candidate for the dreamers thread too!

Cheensbo wrote: »

^No doubt it's had a huge amount of money spent & work put in, but it's just not worth that money - especially with the paint job as it is..

It looks sh1t, but it would be a cool sleeper. You'd never imagine something that looks that awful, too go so fast...

selectamatic wrote: »

It'd be faster than many would expect but still not that fast tbh. That 2.0 lump is a pretty asthmatic engine,many don't make 150bhp at all. If they wanted petrol they shoulda went with the 1.8t engine but in all honesty I can't see why they didn't just stick a tdi in it. Presumably it was diesel in the first place and someone with a bit of know how can get even the non pd tdi's up near 200bhp.
But then again whoever built it thought it was a good idea to spray flames on it so good choices weren't really their fortè

Not even 150bhp? :eek:

fancy pigeon wrote: »

With the money spent on that, there could have been enough to make an unreal sleeper...

Wha? The total budget for that Ibiza wouldn't keep those golf lads in tea and biccies.:cool:

Quazzie wrote: »

That car is about 5 minutes from where I live. He's used it as a promotional tool in local parades and stuff, and to be fair it looks good quality from what I've seen. The reason to use a 2.0 is because it comes from a car with the same chassis (MK3 golf) so it's a very basic swap, whereas a 1.8T requires a bit more work and some more knowhow.

A fair point but for the hastle of going from petrol to diesel the extra work in putting a 1.8t in it wouldn't have been beyond possible.
Easiest thing to do was get an aaz tdi fit a land rover diesel pump, get the injectors out of a 2.4td transporter or better still bosio race nozzled injectors, then an upgraded turbo and intercooler of his choice (Garrett gt2052 is a well proven choice without moving to VNT turbos) moving to a VNT setup opens up lots of options though with higher performance capabilities but can be slightly more complex not impossible though. A fettled tdi really was the best option for upgrading performance without unnecessary fabrication.