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Originally Posted by Vik0728 Woah bro not that your Punto Sports needed anything more to look good but these will only make it look Exceptional Im sure.
Please tell me you will be working on those Alloys soon to may be a Glossy black or something, which will complete the "Transformation" !!! |
haha thanks Vikram! Alloys, as of now no budget. Need to wait for some more months before embarking on future adventures *lol*.
OT - You had sms'ed me some time ago, i noticed the unread message but my phone was hanging and finally died out that day. Unfortunately lost all the old numbers and messages when i formatted, you'll need to sms me again bro.
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Originally Posted by HighOctane Superb !!!!!!
Can't describe more than this. Loved the black gloss film on a Red coloured car. Those Abarth stickers and the OEM 90hp sports sticker indeed matches and keep them as it is, nothing gaudy. Would like to see the car in flesh during any of the next tbhp quick meet. |
Thanks a lot HighOctane! It'd be my pleasure to meet you during the next meet.
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And nice DIY job too. Next I suggest you to paint the radiator grill air vent grill from silver to black, it suits the black stickers and black mirrors.
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rather than paint (I don't think I will tamper with any OEM parts), I was thinking of importing the Abarth Punto radiator grille as a spare part from UK. That way, I can just re-fit/swap back to the OEM part whenever I want. Problem is finding some godfather there who can courier the part to me.
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Originally Posted by shashank.nk Fantastic job Karthik, your car looks brilliant with all the stickers. |
Thanks a lot shashank
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What's next Abarth styled headlamps and taillights ?
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Would love to do those. They're available as spare parts in the UK, but they cost a truck load of cash. I'll need to lie low for a few months if I were to be able to afford those. Hehe.
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Originally Posted by Eminenttismo Brilliant job mate, the alignment of the ABARTH stickers on the doors, the bumpers is precise. For a DIY, awesome job! Hope are very satisfied! |
Thanks a lot Eminenttismo.
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Now the only thing you need is to take care of the chrome door handles & the silver front grille. Hope you take care of them.
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Absolutely. I will stay away from repainting them though. I'll try to source the abarth spare parts and check if they can be retrofitted.
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The 3M guys have done a great job with the wiper plastic area, it looks carved out of CF. |
those guys seriously have some talent. This plastic piece was sticking out like a sore thumb, and suddenly it is the highlight of the car's front now!
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Originally Posted by hemanth.anand A wonderful DIY job Karthik.
The CF treatment is just wonderful...thanks for that |
Thanks a lot hemanth.anand. We all know who was the inspiration for this
, the very first Abarth Punto on team-bhp owned by a certain hemanth.anand. Thanks for answering those PM queries about the abarth customizations.
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Your car must be the most pampered one in town.
With all this pampering, the elder sibling must be feeling jealous now.
don't leave the two together. She might hurt the younger one |
In fact, the T-Jet+ has been quietly lapping up important upgrades in the background *lol* . If you were following my other T-jet thread, the linea just got a set of michelin primacy LCs while the Punto was getting visual makeup. Next month's credit card bill will give me a royal cardiac arrest. Ouch!
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Originally Posted by Schoudhury Wow Karthik .
I think that's how you wanted your Punto to look , i still remember the discussion which we had while we were waiting for Avijit before going to Nikhil's marriage .
I guess only think which is left will be smoked headlamps . |
thanks a lot supriyo ji. Yeah your Ritz is a huge inspiration on how hot hatches need to look like, definitely inspired this abarth punto mod set, hehe.
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Also , i remember when i got the roof of my car vinyled, the guy actually cut the vinyl in the such a way so that it has some xtra part in the edges and other area so that the edges can be properly covered .
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Yeah supriyo, the fit and finish is a bit rough still, being a DIY. I'll see how I can cover that gap now. I tried taking extra length and sticking it there, but it bends at the place where the windshield starts and slowly the gum comes away. I need to figure out how to make that stay in place.
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As Vikram pointer out, you need to do something to those alloys yaar :-)
Also when is the RD thing happening ? |
RD thing I will get it done after around 6-7k kms on the odo. Lot of people advised me to allow the engine to settle in fully before doing any remaps / tuning box fitments. Did you decide on yours?
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Originally Posted by nkrishnap Super pics there Karthik. Seriously the red punto looks a killer now. Hope no evil eyes fall on the car now.
Get the front grill and the fog lamps bessels painted black. And get the alloys powercoated black in color.
Smoked headlamps and tail lamps, if you can import these, just to ensure that everything can be reversed to stock set up except from front grill and bessels. |
Thanks nkrishnap, i need to import the abarth grill and headlamps/taillamps I guess. They cost a bomb (20k for headlamp set and 10k for tail lamp set). I will have to start auctioning my belongings at this rate *lol*. Definitely planned for later next year.
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Originally Posted by kkstile Awesome job done Karthik! I was eagerly waiting for this post. The only faint concern would be the roof edges which does not seem completely covered in black. Still, it would be running for the hottest hatch in Bangalore! |
Thanks kkstile. Glad you liked it. The fit and finish on the front is a definite problem area, I admit. I'll visit some local shop and get that gap addressed by professionals. It seems to come out whenever i paste it near that windshield starting point.
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Originally Posted by srinath34 Fantastic work Karthik. Very professionally done for a DIY job
As Eminenttismo said, the plastic cladding looks carved out of CF. Good job by Sidhu sir and the 3M team. |
Thanks a lot Srinath!
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That black gloss film is a nice touch but i guess the edges are a little exposed but nonetheless look classy.
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yeah *lol*. I'll cover the exposed part with the help of some local accessory shops next week.
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The car now screams for smoke effect on the lights. You can also try to get the plastic silver strip on the dash painted in red like how cRaZy DrIvEr has done so it goes with the exterior.
Cheers and happy driving!!!
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Yeah that red tape idea was very good by crazy driver. Makes it look like the interiors of a BMW 3 series sport edition.
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Originally Posted by myavu KarthikK, WOW!
This is how a Punto should look. (I may still cry for a 1.6MJD or 1.4 T-Jet heart ) |
Thanks a lot myavu.
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Now procure 16 inchers (Alloys) of Linea Emotion.
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I actually have these on the t-jet, hehe. I was thinking of those scorpion claw alloys on the euro-spec abarth. If only wishes were notes *sigh*.
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Smoking of lamps (front and rear) may make the beast more butch. I recommend you to keep it as OEM.
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I am not going to actually do any painting/smoking of OEM parts I guess. The best option is to keep the OEM parts aside, and retro-fit the Abarth Punto's parts. They are a direct bolt-on job and can be reversed anytime. Better option on a long term perspective, isn't it?
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There are n number of options available still for modding your Punto. But this is the best combination and you should pull the plug now to keep her stock, still unique.
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Absolutely agree. For now, plug is pulled till I can save up some more cash to afford the real deal.
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Even said so, an Abarth logo for hood/boot is always welcome.
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the decals are a good option. I will get them shipped from UK shortly. I want to do the entire decal set in 1 shot, whenever it happens - front grille badge, steering badge, rear badge, alloy wheel centre cap, etc. Fingers crossed.