That is a great FE figure. Congrats.
The Grey Skid – Chevy Beat TCDi LS (December 2012)
- Thread Starter deville_56
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Thread Starter
#47
First Service Update
First Service for 1 year/15k km done
Till date no complaints other than dents.
Bill Details:
Parts:
Caliper Shim Sheet x2 - 20
Engine Oil 5W30 x3.25 L - 937
Oil Filter - 349
AC Filter - 428
Fuel Filter - 958
Windscreen Washer Concentrate - 35
Wheel Balancing weight x9 - 59
Labor:
Wheel Alignment - 325
Wheel Balancing - 380
Total Bill including all taxes: 3866
First Service for 1 year/15k km done
Till date no complaints other than dents.
Bill Details:
Parts:
Caliper Shim Sheet x2 - 20
Engine Oil 5W30 x3.25 L - 937
Oil Filter - 349
AC Filter - 428
Fuel Filter - 958
Windscreen Washer Concentrate - 35
Wheel Balancing weight x9 - 59
Labor:
Wheel Alignment - 325
Wheel Balancing - 380
Total Bill including all taxes: 3866
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Thread Starter
#48
Skid goes framless
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Thread Starter
#49
New horns:
Denso Compact Fullpower Tone, Made in Indonesia. Not so harsh, but loud enough.
Denso compact relays. 125 each. Made in Thailand. One for horn and one for foglamp.
High-Low pair
Old one.
Never new there was a pair until discovering this. Anyway it was dead long back.
Installed and wired
Rocker switch with indicator for foglamp
Relay to trigger foglamp relay only when park lights are on.
Wiring en progress for fog lamps. Fog lamp was only ordered the time of horn installation. Yet to install.
Headlight is bulky when off the car.
Denso Compact Fullpower Tone, Made in Indonesia. Not so harsh, but loud enough.
Denso compact relays. 125 each. Made in Thailand. One for horn and one for foglamp.
High-Low pair
Old one.
Never new there was a pair until discovering this. Anyway it was dead long back.
Installed and wired
Rocker switch with indicator for foglamp
Relay to trigger foglamp relay only when park lights are on.
Wiring en progress for fog lamps. Fog lamp was only ordered the time of horn installation. Yet to install.
Headlight is bulky when off the car.
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#50
New 3D mats
Sai Magwheels' Star Mat. Washable and cheap. 2.4k for set. Value for the money paid, comparing double the price paid for Kagu. Though not as thick and hard as them.
Driver side gets metal plate. Weaked point in Kagu, where it tends to wear and tear after some use.
Passenger side is plane.
Rear one is single piece. Kagu is 3 piece.
Metal plate fixed with 3 screws.
Removed and moved it to clutch side. Most of the Kagu's I saw had damage in that side.
Perfect fit, but not perfect as Kagu.
Passenger side.
Rear.
The torn bumper fixed. Was planning for new beat's bumper, but the paint shop guy fixed it so perfect. New bumper plus painting was close to 6k at ASC. Paid 10k for the painshop guy, who dented and painted all the panels except the bonnet and roof. Factory finish.
Broken mirror case. By the old reckless pulsar guy. It was brand new mirror. That part will fall off with slight impact and missing in most Beats. This time the adjustment mechanism was also damaged. Bought new one for 1.2k, duplicate one with convex mirror.
No need to remove door pad, thank to Chevy. Remove the flap.
Remove the cover.
3 bolts and it comes off.
New mirror. Luckily single piece unlike stock, so no fear of losing cover again.
Quick DIY diesel wash. Indeed washed the car inside out for marriage![[evil]](https://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/images/smilies/Evil.gif "Evil [evil]")
Speedex plates. Installing only after finding frames.
Sai Magwheels' Star Mat. Washable and cheap. 2.4k for set. Value for the money paid, comparing double the price paid for Kagu. Though not as thick and hard as them.
Driver side gets metal plate. Weaked point in Kagu, where it tends to wear and tear after some use.
Passenger side is plane.
Rear one is single piece. Kagu is 3 piece.
Metal plate fixed with 3 screws.
Removed and moved it to clutch side. Most of the Kagu's I saw had damage in that side.
Perfect fit, but not perfect as Kagu.
Passenger side.
Rear.
The torn bumper fixed. Was planning for new beat's bumper, but the paint shop guy fixed it so perfect. New bumper plus painting was close to 6k at ASC. Paid 10k for the painshop guy, who dented and painted all the panels except the bonnet and roof. Factory finish.
Broken mirror case. By the old reckless pulsar guy. It was brand new mirror. That part will fall off with slight impact and missing in most Beats. This time the adjustment mechanism was also damaged. Bought new one for 1.2k, duplicate one with convex mirror.
No need to remove door pad, thank to Chevy. Remove the flap.
Remove the cover.
3 bolts and it comes off.
New mirror. Luckily single piece unlike stock, so no fear of losing cover again.
Quick DIY diesel wash. Indeed washed the car inside out for marriage
Speedex plates. Installing only after finding frames.
Thread Starter
#51
First Paid Service
First Paid Service Done at 22500 km/1.5 years.
To my surprise there was no oil change. Oil change only once every 15k km/1 year. Brake pads were done by now. Heard Beat pad life is pretty low and even lower with frequent use.
Price breakup:
Parts:
PCV Oil Separator - 750
Disc pad kit - 972
Shim - 3.5
Windscreen washer concentrate - 35
Labor:
Paid Service - 975
Brake overhaul - 681
Washing and cleaning - 300
Total Bill - 4213 (including 14.5% tax)
First Paid Service Done at 22500 km/1.5 years.
To my surprise there was no oil change. Oil change only once every 15k km/1 year. Brake pads were done by now. Heard Beat pad life is pretty low and even lower with frequent use.
Price breakup:
Parts:
PCV Oil Separator - 750
Disc pad kit - 972
Shim - 3.5
Windscreen washer concentrate - 35
Labor:
Paid Service - 975
Brake overhaul - 681
Washing and cleaning - 300
Total Bill - 4213 (including 14.5% tax)
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Thread Starter
#52
More DIYs
Foglamps. 700/pair, from Snapdeal.
Chrome surrounds. 450/pair, also from SNapdeal.
Metal body and H3 bulb. First pair ordered from ebay was plastic with H11 bulb, which was very much flimsy, so returned and bought this.
Chrome rings. It's plastics and quality okay.
Stripped off.
The bumper.
Clearer view of the horn install. No electrician would do such detailing, so always DIY
Fog lamp pod rear side. Fixed with 3 screws. Need additional 3 screws to mount the foglamps.
Foglamp pod, front view. Removed from bumper.
Mark and cut. Drilling is the easiest way.
Chrome surrounds installed. Came with double-sided tape of good quality, but for concerns used superglue also.
Fixed on bumper. Fix the pod from from and then foglamp from behind.
Foglamp in bumper, rearview.
Sleeved, wired and tied.
Final. Round clip for ground and Bosch clip for positive.
Oops!!! Used Bosch clips (female) at both ends. Custom female to female convertor
Fog lamp switch with indicator.
Always test before fixing back.
Final look after install.
Foglamp will be ON only if {park light is ON} and {ignition is ON}
Light throw in dark.
Licence plate frame. No screws required. No drilling needed. See all possible screw locations. 250/piece.
Installed at rear.
Speedex-style plates with frame. Front.
Rear.
Late discovery. There was low fuel indicator, which glowed for the first time in all this 1.5 year.
SVC sprayed some glass cleaner, water is now beading and flowing sown freely. Easier to wipe now.
Foglamps. 700/pair, from Snapdeal.
Chrome surrounds. 450/pair, also from SNapdeal.
Metal body and H3 bulb. First pair ordered from ebay was plastic with H11 bulb, which was very much flimsy, so returned and bought this.
Chrome rings. It's plastics and quality okay.
Stripped off.
The bumper.
Clearer view of the horn install. No electrician would do such detailing, so always DIY
Fog lamp pod rear side. Fixed with 3 screws. Need additional 3 screws to mount the foglamps.
Foglamp pod, front view. Removed from bumper.
Mark and cut. Drilling is the easiest way.
Chrome surrounds installed. Came with double-sided tape of good quality, but for concerns used superglue also.
Fixed on bumper. Fix the pod from from and then foglamp from behind.
Foglamp in bumper, rearview.
Sleeved, wired and tied.
Final. Round clip for ground and Bosch clip for positive.
Oops!!! Used Bosch clips (female) at both ends. Custom female to female convertor
Fog lamp switch with indicator.
Always test before fixing back.
Final look after install.
Foglamp will be ON only if {park light is ON} and {ignition is ON}
Light throw in dark.
Licence plate frame. No screws required. No drilling needed. See all possible screw locations. 250/piece.
Installed at rear.
Speedex-style plates with frame. Front.
Rear.
Late discovery. There was low fuel indicator, which glowed for the first time in all this 1.5 year.
SVC sprayed some glass cleaner, water is now beading and flowing sown freely. Easier to wipe now.
Hi, the wiring is done very neat, as you said no electrician can do this.
why don't you try the DTE diy on the beat's instrument cluster.
why don't you try the DTE diy on the beat's instrument cluster.
Thread Starter
#55
Forgot to mention. Insurance renewed. They tied up with some Magma HDI. Hearing them for the first time. Cost 11500. Lost NCB as claimed once.
True that. Particularly the rear ones are very odd. Gotta drill the plates through the digits and screw them.
DTE possible only with petrol ones, diesel cluster got some missing components.
True that. Particularly the rear ones are very odd. Gotta drill the plates through the digits and screw them.
DTE possible only with petrol ones, diesel cluster got some missing components.
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Re: More DIYs
Can you tell me where did you buy the number plate bracket ?
Would also like to buy the same
Foglamps. 700/pair, from Snapdeal.
View attachment 139279
Chrome surrounds. 450/pair, also from SNapdeal.
View attachment 139278
Metal body and H3 bulb. First pair ordered from ebay was plastic with H11 bulb, which was very much flimsy, so returned and bought this.
View attachment 139281
Chrome rings. It's plastics and quality okay.
View attachment 139280
Stripped off.
View attachment 139282
The bumper.
View attachment 139283
Clearer view of the horn install. No electrician would do such detailing, so always DIY
View attachment 139284
Fog lamp pod rear side. Fixed with 3 screws. Need additional 3 screws to mount the foglamps.
View attachment 139285
Foglamp pod, front view. Removed from bumper.
View attachment 139286
Mark and cut. Drilling is the easiest way.
View attachment 139287
Chrome surrounds installed. Came with double-sided tape of good quality, but for concerns used superglue also.
View attachment 139288
Fixed on bumper. Fix the pod from from and then foglamp from behind.
View attachment 139289
Foglamp in bumper, rearview.
View attachment 139290
Sleeved, wired and tied.
View attachment 139291
Final. Round clip for ground and Bosch clip for positive.
View attachment 139292
Oops!!! Used Bosch clips (female) at both ends. Custom female to female convertor
View attachment 139293
Fog lamp switch with indicator.
View attachment 139294
Always test before fixing back.
View attachment 139295
Final look after install.
View attachment 139296
Foglamp will be ON only if {park light is ON} and {ignition is ON}
View attachment 139297
Light throw in dark.
View attachment 139298
Licence plate frame. No screws required. No drilling needed. See all possible screw locations. 250/piece.
View attachment 139300
Installed at rear.
View attachment 139303
Speedex-style plates with frame. Front.
View attachment 139301
Rear.
View attachment 139304
Late discovery. There was low fuel indicator, which glowed for the first time in all this 1.5 year.
View attachment 139299
SVC sprayed some glass cleaner, water is now beading and flowing sown freely. Easier to wipe now.
View attachment 139302
View attachment 139279
Chrome surrounds. 450/pair, also from SNapdeal.
View attachment 139278
Metal body and H3 bulb. First pair ordered from ebay was plastic with H11 bulb, which was very much flimsy, so returned and bought this.
View attachment 139281
Chrome rings. It's plastics and quality okay.
View attachment 139280
Stripped off.
View attachment 139282
The bumper.
View attachment 139283
Clearer view of the horn install. No electrician would do such detailing, so always DIY
View attachment 139284
Fog lamp pod rear side. Fixed with 3 screws. Need additional 3 screws to mount the foglamps.
View attachment 139285
Foglamp pod, front view. Removed from bumper.
View attachment 139286
Mark and cut. Drilling is the easiest way.
View attachment 139287
Chrome surrounds installed. Came with double-sided tape of good quality, but for concerns used superglue also.
View attachment 139288
Fixed on bumper. Fix the pod from from and then foglamp from behind.
View attachment 139289
Foglamp in bumper, rearview.
View attachment 139290
Sleeved, wired and tied.
View attachment 139291
Final. Round clip for ground and Bosch clip for positive.
View attachment 139292
Oops!!! Used Bosch clips (female) at both ends. Custom female to female convertor
View attachment 139293
Fog lamp switch with indicator.
View attachment 139294
Always test before fixing back.
View attachment 139295
Final look after install.
View attachment 139296
Foglamp will be ON only if {park light is ON} and {ignition is ON}
View attachment 139297
Light throw in dark.
View attachment 139298
Licence plate frame. No screws required. No drilling needed. See all possible screw locations. 250/piece.
View attachment 139300
Installed at rear.
View attachment 139303
Speedex-style plates with frame. Front.
View attachment 139301
Rear.
View attachment 139304
Late discovery. There was low fuel indicator, which glowed for the first time in all this 1.5 year.
View attachment 139299
SVC sprayed some glass cleaner, water is now beading and flowing sown freely. Easier to wipe now.
View attachment 139302
Would also like to buy the same
I guess some one has already tried on Diesel too. I guess only the switch has to be soldered on. Why not give it a try by opening the console. ![[lol]](https://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/images/smilies/Laugh.gif "Laugh [lol]")
Your D.I.Y. fog lamp and double horn installs are excellent. An excellent pictorial guide to all the guys who wanna try it.
Thread Starter
#59
Got from a numberplate shop here in Trivandrum.
In some other forum, there was open image of diesel console, which had some resistor missing. So thought not worth trying.
Thank you thank you.
I guess some one has already tried on Diesel too. I guess only the switch has to be soldered on. Why not give it a try by opening the console.
Thank you thank you.
I guess, you should try fitting a center arm rest also as DIY. I have been trying this by approaching various accessory shops here, but none is ready. If you could do it, please guide me as I require one very badly.