Friday 26 June 2009

Get Low, Low, Low...

Ordered some parts from SRB Power, they came from Germany. Its a set of front and rear H&R Lowering Springs, they lower the car by 35mm. Jas set to work fitting them straight away! I went out with friends and left him to it...He started with the rears first as they would be easiest, they only took around 15-20 mins each side.


Here is the old and new springs side by side for comparison

And the rear springs fitted

The fronts were much more hard work...as the front suspension set up is unique and made specially for this car so we werent really sure what to expect. Here is a pic of the old front spring...in total in took Jas around 3-4 hours to do the whole car.


And an after shot compared to a standard IQ at the local Toyota Dealership


I know its not amazingly low, but bear in mind the car is still only four months old and a brand new model! So the only options you really have are the 35mm H&R, the 25mm Toyota ones or fully adjustable Tein coilovers retailling at over £1k!

Total Cost - £195.00

Monday 22 June 2009

Renamed

Just a quick little update!

I bought myself a private plate when I had my old car (a Honda Civic EK3 if your wondering!) It had been on retention waiting to go on the IQ, I finally got round to going to DVLA in Brighton to get it put on. So the IQ shall now be known as S2LXX!


Also a close up of my sticker Jas done for me with his vinyl cutter :)