S15 ESVAd and waiting for MOT (pics)

[Yakozan]

The S15 cleared the ESVA test this week and will be going through MOT on monday at the latest :)
Thank you again Kieran for leting me borrow the exhaust. :thumbs: :notworthy
And thank you again Greg for letting me borrow the wheels. :thumbs: :notworthy


Here are some pics.
Enjoy, I will. :D
The car hasn't been washed since it left Japan. But I think it looks pretty clean anyway :)

http://www.saab4fun.com/upload/uppladd/18795Dscf0118.jpg
http://www.saab4fun.com/upload/uppladd/24355Dscf0128.jpg
http://www.saab4fun.com/upload/uppladd/702Dscf0127.jpg
http://www.saab4fun.com/upload/uppladd/32040Dscf0126.jpg

regards
Paul

[kieran]

paul looks nice mate! :thumbs:


like alot, almost looks like mine ;)

wheres ya fog lamps gone?

i think i prefer the car without them though :D can feel a cheap mod coming on this weekend! :thumbs:

[Yakozan]

paul looks nice mate! :thumbs:


like alot, almost looks like mine ;)

wheres ya fog lamps gone?

i think i prefer the car without them though :D can feel a cheap mod coming on this weekend! :thumbs:

Hi Kieran! :wave:

I bought the car without foglamps.
Sooner or later they had to go anyway to make up space for a FMIC :D
But that will probobly be next year. Don't have much money now :(

regards
Paul

[Nicely]

Woohoo! A black one. :)

[Get_Real]

Very :smitten: mate!!! :clap:

Well done to Kieran and Greg for landing a hand too!! Sorry i couldn't as i use the car daily...although if you could have waited, i only just changed to 18s the weekend just gone past and could have lent u the alloys then.... :rolleyes:

I always liked black!!! Good colour complete contrast to mine!! :p

Time to get some sideskirts and a spoiler on me thinks!!! And then it will look complete!!! Start saving!! :wack:

Welcome to the club!!!


cheers,

Alex

[Nicely]

Black is gorgeous. Not quite as gorgeous as the Brilliant Blue though... :nod: ;)

[kieran]

no problems yakozan, glad to be of service and my standard exhaust was greatly recieved back today by courier :thumbs: can now put it back on so greg can by the pro one i have and me car goes to collins performance on tuesday :D cant wait!


yakozan any ideas on the offsets your wheels are and are they on spacers?

[Get_Real]

Kieran,

Just for your info, this is what i just put on my car...........

Kosei RG Seneka Titaniums
Size: Front 8x18 with 225/40s; Rear 9x18 with 255/35s
Offset: Front ET35; Rear ET45


Hope that helps!! It looks so much better now!!! :D Fills the arches a lot more once you've lowered the car!!

Regards,

Alex

[JulesS14200]

Lookin really good mate :thumbs:

[kieran]

nice one get-real, was the offsets i was really wondering about thought you had to use really ow offset to get the wheels to sit out far enough :thumbs:

this is a big help though!

[Get_Real]

IN fact, my rear wheels sit out nicely and looks really nice and phat :Plug: :p as its extra wide!!! From the rear view, the car looks nice and squat and the tyres stick out a bit. Dun want it sticking out too much :no:

All in all good job done and all thanks to Diddn!!! hehe :thumbs:

Cheers,

Alex


PS: What alloys are you looking to get Kieran?? What else have u done to your car?? Apart from getting a custom exhaust :smitten: Lets see pics once you have finished!!!

[kieran]

im not sure what wheels yet trying to decide between tema dynamics pro 1 in white or fox rs3, only ones i can get in good fitments, just going in for the turbo back system, going to order a coilover kit from bren next week and possibly a fmic and air filter, got turbo timer on way and rear lights i put on today body kit in transit

[sunnyzx]

Can I ask how much the ESVA cost ? Or a ballparkfigure
Im considering a S15 but the costs of ESVA scare me.

[Nicely]

Just order one through an established import garage. Everything's included in the price and you can reject when it arrives if there's a problem with it.

[Yakozan]

Can I ask how much the ESVA cost ? Or a ballparkfigure
Im considering a S15 but the costs of ESVA scare me.

I think I paud 1000£ for my ESVA.
That included
pick up from harbor.
exchange of non stock parts (only labor apparently. Not the parts)
mph converter
rear foglight
model-report rent
ESVA test
exchange the stock parts back to non stock :nod:

i think that was it. Can't remember anything else.

regards
Paul

[MR SXY]

Black is gorgeous. Not quite as gorgeous as the Brilliant Blue though... :nod: ;)

I agree, :D

Black does look good but its hard to keep clean.

[Yakozan]

Update:

The car has now passed MOT :)

regards

[Pierscoe1]

Get_Real, would love to see some pics of your car with these new wide wheels on... do you have any online anywhere?


Also to the thread, congrats! looks like a gorgeous car.. LOVE them in black!

[Yakozan]

And some new pics from Kent Terry at Jap-City :)
This time with some sun and newly washed car :D

http://www.saab4fun.com/upload/uppladd/5045Dscf0022.jpg
http://www.saab4fun.com/upload/uppladd/24463Dscf0018.jpg
http://www.saab4fun.com/upload/uppladd/227Dscf0019.jpg
http://www.saab4fun.com/upload/uppladd/26414Dscf0016.jpg
http://www.saab4fun.com/upload/uppladd/14473Dscf0021.jpg

Will be getting the car next week :)
Regards

[Nicely]

Nice. :) Shame about the fog light though. Both my current one and the last one have the fog light flushed into one of the reversing lights.

http://www.jull.co.uk/cars/s15/images/s15_3.jpg

[MR SXY]

Mine is on the rear bumper, they look ok there but it would be nice to have it in the rear light cluster.

[Meddy]

Nice. :) Shame about the fog light though. Both my current one and the last one have the fog light flushed into one of the reversing lights.

http://www.jull.co.uk/cars/s15/images/s15_3.jpg

Yep the fog light in the clusters was an option. Think they called it the foul weather kit. Got them to fit mine on a bracket below the bumper, so that when I stop being so lazy I can wire the high level brake light in as a fog.

[Get_Real]

Yep the fog light in the clusters was an option. Think they called it the foul weather kit. Got them to fit mine on a bracket below the bumper, so that when I stop being so lazy I can wire the high level brake light in as a fog.


Is that legal Holset?? Cos mine's on a bracket below the bumper too and i think it looks horrible. :hurl: If it is, i'll be doing that too!!! :thumbs:

[Topper]

My reverse light is being converted to have an LED bulb, which is obviously clear untill lit, then bright red when switched on.

So i will still have two clear areas at the back without having to colour one red

[MR SXY]

http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/Smithaam/S15/S152.JPG

I dont mined mine, i no plans to move it but would be nice in the rear cluster.

[Topper]

Its very small anyway, i wouldnt bother if i was you

[Greg]

With my lexus stylee (bling!) rear lights I have the fog lamp set in the main unit. The bulb I had to get from the US and although is silver it is not clear or LED (which I thought about). Most of my mates who have scoobies/mitsi's with LED bulbs found that they started to cause electrical problems for some reason! It could be the lower current requirements or something (I am not an electrical engineer!) but it may be something to be aware of.
Twin reversing lights is cool, but so is having the fog light in the main cluster. Its just a matter of opinion (each to their own etc) , but I definitely prefer it simple and clean! :)

[Topper]

I thought of doing as Nicely has done and convert one reverse light fully which i would of been hapy with. But Gareth @ Newera brung to LED to my attention.

Cheers for the heads up though Greg :thumbs:

[kieran]

greg where did you get your lights from? mine just arrived last week! no fog in mine though?

[Greg]

Got mine from onautos in Oz. Took about two months mind, but they were made for the Australian S15's, which had the in-built fog lamp (in the later models at least) so it was no issue for me. My S15 is a 2001 model so it came with the built in fog light anyway. I wonder why they changed it??

[kieran]

pass, got mine from oz land too took 7 days though

[kieran]

that sounded really :p

didnt mean too! just paid extra for air frieght! :thumbs:

[Topper]

Any of you guys got a link or anything for those lights??

[kieran]

ill look for it when i get home for ya work internet is restricted lucky to get on here!

[Topper]

Any joy??

Kieran - Do you have the chrome back ones?

[kieran]

topper sorry dude completely forgot no mine where the black versions although i could have got the chrome if i wanted ill sort the link out in a sec