Category Archives: MG

MG Progress Update 4 – A new stereo (earlier than planned!)

: View of the box!

: View of the HU in the car!

Howdy, so yes things are coming on well. I was hit by a stroke of luck with this one really. I had received some vouchers from Bedford College to spend in shops around Bedford – all part of the Bedford BID scheme.
This, I thought, was quite generous!

What was even better was that Argos were one of the shops listed where I could spend the vouchers at so naturally I had a quick look through their catalogue to make sure that they did car stereos – which they did!

I’d already got a Kenwood unit in the car, which I was pleased with, so thought I’d go down that route again. I picked up a Kenwood KDC-415UR CD/Radio/USB/Aux unit mainly because it was the most expensive I could get with £100 of vouchers and secondly because it seemed like the best I could get for the money that would let me plug my iPod in.

It also came with a set of free speakers – but the factory fitted ones seem pretty awesome for now!

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MG Progress Update 3 – Brake calipers restored to orginal colour!

Or at least I hope it’s very near original. Yes, this is how I spent the Sunday just gone. 7hrs (allowing drying time) to take off one wheel at a time, paint, repaint, put wheel back on, touch up and then repeat with the second wheel.

All good fun, and I really was blessed with the weather (and the fact we had no rain, and the rest of England seemed to get loads!)

I am, needless to say, rather chuffed with the end result.

For those that are interested I used Halfords Brake Caliper Paint – at the time of writing this the price stands at £10.99 for a tin which is more than enough paint.

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MG Progress Update 2 – New badges and a clean hood!

: Badge out the packet from the retailer

: Laqcuering the new badges to preserve their life

: Front badge removed

: The new MG badge on the back of ‘Mollie’

Progress is being made, and Mollie the MG now has new, shiny, sparkly badges courtesy of Rimmer Bros – You can see some pics in the gallery above. I would like to say thanks to ‘zilla’ for the Tutorial. The tutorial can be found here: http://bit.ly/giWWPE

I’ve also been able to clean the hood using an AutoGlym Fabric Hood Maintenance kit. I have also stocked up on Intensive Tar Remover and Resin Polish to help look after her some more….. Next in line is to repaint the brake calipers red!