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I moved away from MR2's as I thought I wanted something more
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Long story short, I found a local MR2 on Facebook marketplace of all places, which was actually owned by my girlfriend's brothers friend! So after a good look around the car and a test drive, a deal was agreed and I was a happy MR2 owner again.
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Mods it came with in the advert: HSD Coilovers, Mongoose stainless exhaust system, RamAir induction kit, Sparco steering wheel and boss kit, 16" Fox alloy wheels, polybushed throughout and loads of new parts fitted.
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It had a few things I wanted to change, the front plate had been removed and replaced with a sticker plate which I didn't really like, and the front badge was a different colour to the rear and it needed a really good machine polish and some paint correction.
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I spent a whole weekend correcting the paintwork, repainting the wiper arms and doing other small jobs on the car including changing the induction kit for the standard airbox but with a HKS panel filter fitted inside.
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Looking a lot better, but there were still bits that needed addressing.
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I then looked around online to find another set of rear lights as the ones on the car had been lacquered over at some point and were in a bad way
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I also wanted to change the wheels, as a local wheel shop were doing some good deals for Black Friday so I decided on some Rota Grids in white.
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This is how the car sat with the new lights, and the Rota wheels.
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The car came with a Sparco dished steering wheel which I didn't really like, so changed it for a Nardi Personal black suede wheel with red stitching, which looked a lot better and was nicer positioned to drive with
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However, I wasn't satisfied with the look of the car.
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Now I was happy!
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I also have a turbo engine lid currently in the bodyshop being painted which I will fit as soon as it's ready.
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So yeah.
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If anyone wants to follow updates on instagram, my account is
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