Punto (Mk2/2b) Benny's Nero MK2

[atom0007]

cracking shot, the (clean!) black looks great slightly underexposed, very atmospheric

 

[atom0007]

I was in a supermarket carpark the other day, and looking at a similar age Rover. It looked really dated (and seriously rusty). The mk2 styling has stood the test of time pretty well I think.

 

[benny279]

I was in a supermarket carpark the other day, and looking at a similar age Rover. It looked really dated (and seriously rusty). The mk2 styling has stood the test of time pretty well I think.

rover 25? as my friend says about them they worth 25p:devil:
jokes aside, i have to agree on that the mk2 style is great, least fiat did one thing good

 

[Ziggy122]

its your lucky day
ive even gone to the trouble to label a few things, messy but youll get the idea im sure

a breakdown of these labels for you.

1. the two iso blocks from the car connect to the iso harness adaptor, straight forward!
2. im sure you know what these are
3. dark blue wire is the rem wire from the sub, but cause i used flash on my phone the harness rem wire is lit up light blue but its actually a darker blue than this...
4. this harness adaptor is double block for this stereo so this just slots right into the stereo
5. wherever you done this already i dont know, but i had to buy a antenna extension.

that very very long red wire you see in the pic, this wire is part of the harness and IIRC it had no connector on it, so i spliced this wire to connect to cigar lighter so its ignition controlled:slayer:
wherever it works without it i dont know youll have to trial and error on that one im afraid, as im not willing to mess with mine:devil:
hope this helps

Your Headunit still works without the ignition on even though its switched by the ignition? Odd that
But the old mk2 was like that, it was Red and yellow wires, yet it still worked WITHOUT ignition!

Ziggy

 

[benny279]

Your Headunit still works without the ignition on even though its switched by the ignition? Odd that
But the old mk2 was like that, it was Red and yellow wires, yet it still worked WITHOUT ignition!

Ziggy

isnt factory stereo runs off a timer from the canbus system? so when you staryt car a timer is put on? i heard this somewhere so if i am wrong then my source is terrible
but lets say the mk2 system is weird when it comes to aftermarket stereos

 

[atom0007]

rover 25?

I think it was!

 

[benny279]

I think it was!

ah those, ive worked on a few of those, the style is dated, though two of them werent as rusty as the other one, are they prone to rust more than most cars? cause one of them was that rusty im surprised it had a mot

 

[benny279]

havent posted in this thread for a while

thought id give the car a good wash, wax and full polish!

here is how she looks today!


saving the best to last



thought id take the rear lights off and give the behind of them a good cleaning, even polished behind there too

found a slight earth issue on n/s/r light, the "disco effect", so that will be on my todo list when i find the time to....

that it is all for now.

 

[Ziggy122]

havent posted in this thread for a while

thought id give the car a good wash, wax and full polish!

here is how she looks today!


saving the best to last



thought id take the rear lights off and give the behind of them a good cleaning, even polished behind there too

found a slight earth issue on n/s/r light, the "disco effect", so that will be on my todo list when i find the time to....

that it is all for now.

the disco light effect - yet you removed the lights and didnt check them?

it'll take you 5 mins each side once lights removed

I'd do it soon benny, its a quick fix, and it stops people like me going
Don't they ever check there lights?

Ziggy

 

[Reuuk]

you waxed/sealed after your pollish?

looking good though

 

[Fiatpuntomk2b]

very shiney, did you paint your side skirts yourself ? they dont seem as glossy as the rest of the car

 

[benny279]

very shiney, did you paint your side skirts yourself ? they dont seem as glossy as the rest of the car

i didnt paint the side skirts, but hoping to do them at some point

 

[benny279]

the disco light effect - yet you removed the lights and didnt check them?

it'll take you 5 mins each side once lights removed

I'd do it soon benny, its a quick fix, and it stops people like me going
Don't they ever check there lights?

Ziggy

my feet were killing me so i just wanted to get the lights back in and put my feet up:devil: i have problems with my feet at the moment

its a weird issue, like if you pull on the wires the disco effect reduces and is barely noticeable explain that one? cause ive tried cleaning the spades on the cluster, even did the same on the plug:bang:

 

[benny279]

you waxed/sealed after your pollish?

looking good though

i did do a wax after the polish
thanks man, i love the result:slayer:

 

[benny279]

always nice to a standard punto sat next to yours:slayer:

the one on the left is pretty much what mine use to look like except solid black:yuck:

 

[homeward]

So this is what you did, last weekend...! :devil:

 

[benny279]

So this is what you did, last weekend...! :devil:

oh dear god thats hideous:yuck:
i mean the "rat look" is only good on older cars before the 2000 era but modern cars it just looks bad bad bad bad!!

but onto the original question of your comment, not following you

 

[homeward]

but onto the original question of your comment, not following you

It's a black, three-door Punto for sale... in Nottingham...!

 

[benny279]

It's a black, three-door Punto for sale... in Nottingham...!

a good weekends work right there homie aha only joking id love to meet this owner and say this is how a punto should look not ratty:devil: i mean its bad enough mk2s are known for rust buckets, but actually making it look like a rust bucket is taking it too far

 

[homeward]

Funny thing is, it sounds as if it's pretty well looked after, mechanically; and -- if I didn't already have four FIATs sitting around -- would almost be tempted to buy it... as a joke.... (Especially as I'd never have to clean it....)