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Well my Story about MG It's a bit special! I am from Spain and until I arrived to the UK never seen one in the flesh.
I had a Citroen XM for a while (A friend gave it to me for free ) But when he died I was looking to replace it by a 2 seater convertible... I was looking Mazdas MX5 MK1 (My budget was 3000K) and my wife told me that they didn't have airbag and I should look for some car with it.

So looking in gumtree I came across a couple of MG TFs and felt inmediately in love with them! So a week later I was buying the one and only TF 160 I've seen so far in Northern Ireland, The car was a 2002 with 65K and the price was 2500K so after a test drive and using a how to buy an MG F/TF and done all the checklist I bought it!

After looking I should went to the mainland to get a better example but it's done now and I will enjoy it as it is restoring and leaving him in pristine condition!

Here it is the bad bits!

I will need a new bumper!

I want white 17" wheels!

I need new pedals!

Not the best build quality



Mmm Carbon fibre!


I need lamp covers!


I love my car!!

Welcome and thanks for the pics Sergi. Have a read of some of the how to's on here. They should be very helpful to you. I'm sure there's one on carpets here somewhere. Nice looking car you have there.

Here you go..
Carpets - Improving fitting guide.
Carpet troubles - Fitting guide.

I just superglued mine directly to the metal. I'm not as professional as CJJ.

It is an open project so suggestions and advise will be greatly appreciated!
Exterior
-New front bumper LE500
-Seat leon splitter
-New MG badges
-Black mesh grille
-Small aerial
-Refurb wheels with white paint finish or new 17" aftermarket alloys
-Replace the broken 3rd brake light
-Roll Hoops
-New roof with heated glass screen
-2011 wing mirrors
-Stripes vintage racing style
-6000k Xenon headlights
-Scoops
-Hardtop
-Clean little bits of rust and waxoil all the body
Interior
-Pedals (Open to suggestions but I like the OEM LE 500 ones)
-2xRecaro seats
-Re trim the steering wheel leather
-MG Mats OEM
-Rear lamp covers
-MG Tax disc holders
-Leater interior with badge embroided
-Mike satur anodised Knob
-Handbrake gator
-Centre console (Didn't make up my mind yet too many opyions.. CF color coded, gloss black.. )
-Mats
-Refurbish all the carpet (Looks untidy)
Service
-Filters
-Oil
-Timing Belt
-Alternator belt
-Water pump
-Tensioner
-St/Steel pipes
-New Radiator
-High performance plug leads
-Spark plugs
-New OAT coolant
-Clean induction filter
-Magnetic sump plugs
Performance
-Front and rear new discs & Pads
-Brake fluid 5.1
-Stainlees Steel braided hoses
-Exhaust (Daytona)
-Manifold 4-2-1
-Sports cat
-Suspension polyurethane bushes
-New Coilovers & Springs
-Air duck by mike satur
-Remap
-LSD

And many more things that will come along the way!

Leigh Ping wrote: wrote:

Welcome and thanks for the pics Sergi. Have a read of some of the how to's on here. They should be very helpful to you. I'm sure there's one on carpets here somewhere. Nice looking car you have there.

Here you go..
Carpets - Improving fitting guide.
Carpet troubles - Fitting guide.

I just superglued mine directly to the metal. I'm not as professional as CJJ.

I've already read a lot of the brilliant how tos in here!

I've bought a new set of carpets to replace mine and arrived today!

Here the very first mod! Replace the aerial by something a bit more actual

This is the OEM:



And this is the Aftermarket one!

Sergi 1 MG 0!

I'm not impressed with the quality, but they will do the job meantime I get an LE500 front bumper and badges

Before:


After

The first big thing was a 60K service!!!

Magnetic sump plug! Thanks CJJ for the picture and the brillant How to for the service!



52mm Throtle body


The best tool ever... the laptop! So i Can checjk the how tos during the process


This is my first experice as DIY and I am really happy of what I've done! I have the help of a friend who is a keen Citroen XM enthusiaust and helps me out when I'm Stuck!

After the service I cleaned it and make a proper report!

Love it Sergi.

Don't forget there's a shoutbox on the right guys, if you ever need it.

Some more!

The very last ones!! I really REALLY like the TF!

Fantastic photos! Well done on all the work so far!