baxr603 Member 26 Member For: 12y 8m 28d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 04/04/12 05:50 AM Share Posted 04/04/12 05:50 AM (edited) About 18 months ago,I was shopping for a BA XR6.I had a bit over 10k left ( after paying out a $385k Mortgage ) and was on the scrounge.At the time,10k basically got me a low/mid 100k car,generally clean,but there was always something that put me off purhasing....Like the 1st one I looked at,a nice white one,clean body,clean interior,but no RWC,in need of new Tyres and Windscreen and had a leaky PS pump....damn,oh yeah,and 1 week rego !The 2nd was a really nice Black one,but had 180k on the clock,but I would have to say,absolutely immaculate in every way,but the sheer amount of klms put me off.A family member mentioned they were selling there BA,2003,Blue Pearl,XT,with the only option being Pwr Windows for the back seats..but that's about it.Absolutely immaculate in every way,the interior was NEW and had 105,000 klms,full service history,12 months rego,RWC,new Exhaust....and I got it for a SONG ( he is on this site,so I wont mention figures ) so I bit the bullet and bought it.He gave it away,thanks m8,I owe u 1.I was a little hesitant buying all the XR gear for it,but when I weighed the cost and the return,yeah,it was viable,and sounded like 'fun'.The 1st thing I purchased was a Genuine XR Bodykit,complete,with Foggies.I then had it matched and painted and that's where it sat for some time until I accumalated other parts.The next thing was the XR spec 35mm Lowering Springs and Monroe Shockies.Nice.I then purchased some new Front Headlights and Clear Tailights.Nect came the BA XR8 18" Rims,which I methodically stripped and polished,they came up great,plus I got new Tyres.I was in La-La-Land as far as the interior was concerned,there was so MANY different options.I was going to buy the boring-as-hell BA XR Interior,Black and Grey but I decided against it.I ended up getting a BF XR Lime Green Insert interior,for a SONG,it was dirty and blood soaked,but I steam cleaned it and the WHOLE interior came up really good.I bought a low klm XR Cluster,HELL cheap,with BF XR Satin Spears for the dash,and Gen Ford Door Trim Inserts all in Satin.Also got a FPV Shifter and XR Scuff Plates,2nd hand,cheap.I then purchased a nice FPV Steering Wheel,love it !Bought the XR6 Badges X 4,2 on the side-skirts one on the boot and one for the Mesh Grill at the front.I also purchased a full 2-1/2 Mandrel Bent Mild Steel Exhaust with Extractors and handmade 100cell Cat Convertor with SS316 Semi Oval Tip.Topped all the above off with a CA1024 SS Inductions Growler CAI.I also forked out for new Window Tint.Here are some photos of the interior,b4 and after....I will post up some photos of the car and rims later.Thanks. Edited 04/04/12 05:55 AM by baxr603 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxr603 Member 26 Member For: 12y 8m 28d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 04/04/12 06:08 AM Author Share Posted 04/04/12 06:08 AM A few more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxr603 Member 26 Member For: 12y 8m 28d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 04/04/12 06:11 AM Author Share Posted 04/04/12 06:11 AM (edited) More.Since then I have Color Coded the Side-Strips and I am just about ot paint the Mirror Scalps. Edited 04/04/12 06:20 AM by baxr603 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxr603 Member 26 Member For: 12y 8m 28d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 04/04/12 06:53 AM Author Share Posted 04/04/12 06:53 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrlook Member 153 Member For: 16y 5m 6d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 06/04/12 12:32 PM Share Posted 06/04/12 12:32 PM Good stuff mate, a lot of work though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxr603 Member 26 Member For: 12y 8m 28d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 19/04/12 05:56 AM Author Share Posted 19/04/12 05:56 AM Yeah,it was a hard slog.But the other cars that I have modified back in the day,was even more extensive.For my 40th Birthday my Missus okayed a Full Respray,as I have always wanted some1 else to do it for a change....and I always wanted a new PJ.Bang for buck,yeah,worth it,as I now have a car that I personally hand-picked the items on it.Not 100% sure on the new paint-job though,see what happens.Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riptide Member 733 Member For: 13y 11m 9d Gender: Male Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posted 19/04/12 06:10 AM Share Posted 19/04/12 06:10 AM I ended up getting a BF XR Lime Green Insert interior,for a SONG,it was dirty and blood soaked,but I steam cleaned it and the WHOLE interior came up really good.That didn't put the mrs off at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxr603 Member 26 Member For: 12y 8m 28d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 20/04/12 03:07 AM Author Share Posted 20/04/12 03:07 AM When she saw the seats and trims and I told her I only paid $150.00 complete she didnt care what they were soaked in !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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