Hey, my names Aidan, this is my S15 Spec R with 76K miles, its a fresh import from japan so im the first UK owner. the car is almost stock which i guess is hard to find these days, only mods its got is a cat back exhaust with a decat (unsure of the make) bride seat which has seen better days, Blitz turbo timer, coilovers (unsure of the make), buddy club P1 wheels at the rear and i think they're Rays wheels at the front not sure though. Engine is fully standard nothing has been done to it which is what i wanted, body work is okay but does need some TLC to make it look decent.
Unable to drive it yet as im waiting for the docs to come back from the DVLA but in the mean time its give me some time to sort some bits out that need doing before i start driving it on the road.
Heres the car
The inside i need some help on, it came with a pop up screen from factory but has been since taken out, all i want is a cover for the hole in the dash, if anyone knows of anyone who has one or a company that makes them? if not its likely ill have to get a new dash.
So first thing to do was to try and sort the headlights out to a decent condition for road use, so i removed the headlights and inspected the damage. The OS is damage quite badly in the back side with it only being held it by one bolt, the NS was okay damage wise but had excessive water ingress and condensation in the lens.
The plan for the headlights is to get all the water ingress out the NS headlight by taking the lens cover off, drying it out and refitting then using a headlight restoration on both the headlights to get them as clear as i can, i will eventually be getting new headlights these are just to make the car look better and so i can actually see at night.
Splitting the NS headlight, alot of water came out in the process
Gave the inside of the headlight a clean but already too late the water got the the plastics and started to flake off
just waiting for some butyl to come so i can re seal the headlights and will then will refit and then use a headlight restoration kit on the lens.
One more thing that needs sorting is the rear number plate holder has corroded off and isnt attached anymore, not sure of this is a common problem? but obviously it needs securing back on, has anyone come across this and how have you reattached the plate holder? i was thinking of getting 2 new hinges from B&Q or somewhere and drilling some holes and just bolting the new hinges to the body and then the the bracket its self? if anyone has a better idea please let me know!