shawdreamer Posted August 28, 2010 Author Share Posted August 28, 2010 well after a very fiddly afternoon of guesswork and careful thought I managed to install the main unit of the alarm and wire it up with its ultrsonics and shock/vibration sensors working before surrendering for the day when the light got too bad. tomorrow Ill wire the remaining main alarm features in, remote locking, auto locking, ignition shut-off, starter imobilizer and all the access point sensors. If I manage to sort all that without it pissing it down Ill wire in the full closure unit aswell hopefully. on a side note........... my arse is it a 120dB, more like feckin 300dB <wiggles finger in ear in a attempt to re-establish his hearing> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 my poor poor car....http://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/25288.jpgall this faffin about for something that seems intent on driving me nuts everytimer a cat jumps on the roof or a bird shites on my windscreen , I seriously need to adjust the vibration sensor a bit. well least I finally got it in and fitted, well and truelly stashed behind the dash were no scummer can just yank the wires to shut it up.http://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/25289.jpg now all I need do is figure out wtf is going on with the full closure unit so I can get my windows to go up on arming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naylor2006 Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Your dash looks like its thrown up mate....hard. Good effort mate though, determination gets is all through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 whoop whoop 5ltr of satin matt black military grade paint wingin its way to me as we speak...... guess I best check all my compressor hoses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan99940 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 whoop whoop 5ltr of satin matt black military grade paint wingin its way to me as we speak...... guess I best check all my compressor hoses i may have missed this but what is it for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danposs86 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 whoop whoop 5ltr of satin matt black military grade paint wingin its way to me as we speak...... guess I best check all my compressor hoses i may have missed this but what is it for? The side of his house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezz Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 whoop whoop 5ltr of satin matt black military grade paint wingin its way to me as we speak...... guess I best check all my compressor hoses i may have missed this but what is it for? The side of his house.i like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 whoop whoop 5ltr of satin matt black military grade paint wingin its way to me as we speak...... guess I best check all my compressor hoses i may have missed this but what is it for? The side of his house.i like it its already got a dash of petrol blue......... the only black and blue combo that would happen is my gonads after the missus yanks em if I overspray the brickwork again . Jordan, the sluts goin stealth........ thats the car, not the forementioned missus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massivewangers Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Big shame. There's already a matt black MK5b floating about one on forum, think he was on here at one point. Think it will ruin it myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 Big shame. There's already a matt black MK5b floating about one on forum, think he was on here at one point. Think it will ruin it myself body works got to many years of minor dings and scrapes which tho often go un-noticed by the casual observer I know are there and prey mercilessly on my psyche. if it was that alone Id struggle through and pull out dents or fill them before patching the paintwork were needed but... I like to know every ding and scratch on my motor and as such have scrutinized the entire bodywork which only led to the discovery of numerous shoddy amatuerish repairs hidden beneath layers of paint left right and centre which I would only be satisfied with stripping back and properly repairing myself....which would result in the need for a full respray ultimatly (there numerous and wide spread). My logic is this therefore, I strip back the paintwork and prep the lot, repairing were needed (which would be my course no matter the end result paint scheme is) then once satisfied (which might take a while cos Im a fickle c*nt) Ill body coat the entire thing in satin finish flat black (which despite your example Ive held the wish to do for many years now). The benefits of this are twofold, 1. I like it and keep it flat black.or 2. I dont like it or eventually bore of it and have a metalic flake lacquer made up and coat over the flat black finish for a more or less one off twist on the Ash Black look. its a win win win situation imo, as the original flat black can be done entirely by myself without the need for a closed atmosphere booth (my farm yard lock-up will surfice), which Id need eventually for me to get a good finish on a gloss coat or lacquer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 http://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/25335.jpg if I can get it that dark I think Ill quite like like it myself[/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan99940 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Hey that actually don't look half bad far be it from me to tell you to ignore other peoples criticism hey i'm pretty sure you already know that. The idea looks good so just hope it turns out as good as you hope. I for one like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) Paint turned up a couple of days ago and as requested its the military grade satin finish black I wanted. If it can survive flying at Mach1 all over a English electric Canberra spy plane it'll be just fine on my escort however due to its synthetic base I didnt want to assume the thinning mix would be similiar to celulose and decided to drag my ST rear bumper out the back shed as a test subject....How it started outhttp://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/25361.jpghttp://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/25362.jpg After a few test coatshttp://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/25363.jpghttp://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/25364.jpg finish improved as I went along but Im still not 100% happy with the finish 50/50 paint/thinner mix. Might knock is up to a 30/70 paint/thinner mix and see how it layers tomorrow.http://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/25365.jpghttp://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/25366.jpg Edited September 8, 2010 by shawdreamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan99940 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) looks like a nice colour. can't wait to see this on the car. Edited September 8, 2010 by Jordan99940 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) got bored did a 30/70 couple of topcoats to see how it flattened out the layers.....http://www.evo-host.co.uk/getimg/25367.jpgbit more blancing of the mix and I should have it ready for the car. Edited September 8, 2010 by shawdreamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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