1993 Rover Metro 1.8 vvc to MK1 Metro VVC Van

it been a couple of months since i bought the led headlights but i put them to one side as i knew it wont be a easy job fitting them but i have now started work

headlight bezels need the hole enlarging to fit the slightly bigger light

i need to make totally new headlight mountings because i can no longer mount them on the plastic bezels as in previous posts due to the extra weight of new lights

i don't think the clear plastic lenses will look right, too modern and will look out of place, so i bought some new Unipart headlights so i can use the glass lens

i have had to modify the led light for the glass lens to fit but i think it looks much better than the clear lenses




after the headlights are fitted i have a autoplas rear louvre to fit on rear window which i will make quick release so i can choose to have it on or off

also got some new front discs and pads to fit

Thanks confusedbear


been working on the headlights for a month now, its been a time consuming job getting the headlights lined up in the right position made harder by the limited space i have to work with, they only just fit

new adjustable headlight mounts have been made

headlight mounts are now finished, just got the bezels to finish off

headlight bezels are being modified to accept the bigger lights, hole has been enlarged and lip has had to re remade


while the front is stripped I'm going to repaint the engine bay with another coat of raptor, also paint the cam cover and inlet and re wrap/tidy the wiring loom

Auto-Plas rear louvre fitted

custom made steel mounting brackets, quick release so easily removed

louvre plastic was faded so its been painted so i don't have to keep applying trim gel

two pack plastic primed, painted black and matt lacquered

mg spoiler repositioned and modified to allow the louvre to fit

the top of the louvre tucks under the spoiler so top brackets are not needed

Cracking wee car !

Read a bit when the thread when you first started it and caught up this morning!

Hope to see this at Goodwood or the Gathering this year!

i have made some more louvre brackets, i wasn't happy with the first set i made

the new brackets are smaller and are less noticeable when i don't have the louvre on



old brackets




new brackets

mat88 Thanks for comment



mike satur mgf fcc coilover conversion kit fitted

two rear mgf units fitted to the metro front

these are made for mgf but fitting to a metro is possible as the k series metro and mgf share the same subframe with a few minor differences

fitting this kit was straightforward but i modified the top arms to give me extra camber adjustment




my old hydragas setup, individualised valves, gaz adjustable shocks






new mike satur coilover conversion kit











painted with aerosol stonechip before fitting






old suspension removed and subframe area cleaned to remove all the old grease from top arm
new ball joints fitted







porta power used to give clearance for the new turret, only needed a extra 5 to 10mm

Clever. Details like that make all the difference. 

That coil kit looks a smart bit of work

I love the little details on this, I would never have guessed it started out as a too modern looking imho mk3 if I hadn’t gone back to the first page.

Hopefully I’ll get chance to read through from start to finish.

I think I’d missed the thread completely although I recognise your twin aerials so maybe that photo was in another thread.