My Micra

Michelle now drives my 2000 (W reg) Nissan Micra 16v Celebration. I've done some basic modifications to it. Micra's are not common cars to modify, which is one of the reasons I chose it - so it'll be a real unique car! I'd seriously recommend the Nissan Micra to anyone - it's a great little car (although feels rather underpowered now I'm used to a larger engine!). Just for security, I've blanked out the registration number on all of the pictures of my car on this site. There will be more pictures soon, once I've got films developed and scanned them in!

Carbon-Fibre headlight protectors - A simple, subtle but stylish addition, these things make the Micra's headlights much more attractive and distinctive. I picked these up from Demon Tweeks, they were pretty cheap and well worth the money. Helps avoid stone-chipped headlights too! They were supplied by Demon Tweeks.

ICE - In-Car Entertainment is provided by a Pioneer 6100 CD player head unit, pictured in the part below about the neon lighting. It's running the standard speakers in the front doors, which are actually surprisingly powerful for factory speakers, and a pair of nice Pioneer 6x9's on the rear parcel shelf to provide the proper power and detailed sound. Body-shaking bass is provided by a 12" Pioneer sub, running from a Longmill amp.

Interior Neon Lighting - To make the inside of the car more distinctive in the dark, I'm installing various neon lighting. So far, the only neon in place is a "sound-to-light" neon installed on the dash above the stereo headunit, set up to flash to the beat of the music. The pictures below show the dash in the light, and how it looks in the dark. The picture in the dark doesn't do the light justice, it looks much better in real life.

In the light		In the dark

Alloys - The car is running on 15" Fox 5 Evo wheels, and 195/45 Hankook tyres. The standard wheels are only something like 145, so this has given the car much better handling and made it stick the the road. The Micra's suspension is a bit soft for my liking, it rolls in corners a bit, but it still handles very well, and can take corners confidently at speed without worries. It's nice and predictable, the only time it really wants to get out of line is if you lift off the gas quickly in a corner - even then the back end steps out predictably and progressively, so it's easy to correct.

I've got some newer, better quality photos of the car to go on here soon, so I'll be re-designing this page fully. I've also de-badged the car and removed the door trims, making the doors look much more sleek and stream-lined, so check back soon for a full update!