FittedUK 2016 – PART 1

 

If you were to step inside FittedUK’s new venue for 2016, you wouldn’t believe that they’re only into their third year of putting on events. Now, I thought their show was big last year, but this time they’ve taken it to the next level and beyond by renting out EventCity in Manchester. That’s 28,000 square metres of indoor space, making it the UK’s biggest indoor car show… Quite a step up from Wetherby Racecourse, leaving a hell of a lot of space to fill with cars, traders and public ticket-holders of course. The FittedUK team have been promoting this year’s event throughout social media and constantly teasing us with photographs and videos showing off the size of the venue – so turning up on the day before the show to set up the Slam Sanctuary trade stand was an incredible chance to see it all come together and watch Alex and the team’s vision come into fruition. To be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect.. could they deliver on everyone’s high expectations? Well, sure enough Sunday morning arrived, the doors opened to the public, and rest-assured, people started flowing in. It was BUSY – all day long. Normally at shows, people tend to get bored towards the end of the day, but with an event this big – there was always something new to see. So much in fact, that we’ve had to split our photo coverage into two articles! So sit back and enjoy Part 1 below…

 

Ashley Scutt’s BMW 2002 Tii

 

 

 

Grant Owens’ Audi 100 on Rayvern Hydraulic suspension

@granty_gee

 

Sean Robbins’ bagged Datsun 240Z with BMW M52 2.8l engine swap on Extreme Offset Wheels

@seannaayyy

 

Aaron Gemmell’s Honda Civic EK on hydraulic suspension & BBS RF’s

@aaron1066

 

 

Tom Healey’s Mk2 Golf on Air Lift suspension & BBS RS’s

@texastom_lowcollective

 

Josh’s Mini Cooper on Airdynamiks & AccuAir suspension

 

Joe Yip’s Mk6 Golf on Air Lift / AccuAir suspension & stepped-up BBS RS’s by Eighty8 Customs

@joe_onlychargeddubs

 

Yes, they even had Audi R8 GT cars…

 

 

Michael Yip’s Mini Cooper S on Air Lift / AccuAir suspension & stepped-up BBS RS’s by Eighty8 Customs

@michaelyip14

 

Only Charged Dubs’ bagged Mercedes-Benz W201 190E on custom Barrock splits

(click here to check out our feature on the OCD Merc)

@onlychargeddubs

 

Lewis Barnes’ BMW Z4 on Airdynamiks / AccuAir suspension & WORK Seeker FX’s

@__lewisbarnes

 

 

 

Danny Mellor’s Mk2 Audi TT on Airdynamiks / Air Lift suspension & 3SDM wheels

@danny_onlychargeddubs

 

 

Edward Johnston’s wide-body BMW E36 Touring w/S50 M3 conversion, Air Lift suspension & custom BMW splits

@edward_e36

 

Ethan Sexton’s BMW E30 318is on Air Lift suspension & Schmidt TH-Line’s

@ethansexton

 

Eden Cayless’ VW Type2 on Gotti’s

@eden__rh

 

Douglas Flockhart’s static Mk3 Golf VR6 Turbo BBS LM’s

@b19trx

 

 

Justin Appleford’s Audi RS5 on AccuAir suspension & BC Forged HB-R5’s

@scuffedrims

 

Gordon Milne’s bagged Mk4 Golf R32 on carbon BBS GT’s

@g_lowcollective

 

Tom Penny’s Mini on Air Lift suspension & Fifteen52 Formula TR’s

@tompenny_

 

Brandon’s BMW E30 on AccuAir suspension and VIP Modular VXS210 wheels

@25_brandon

 

Amando Frijns’ bagged 1962 Deluxe Beetle on custom 3pc splits

@ignition62

 

 

 

Shaun Lewis’ bagged Volkswagen T5 on Rotiform FUC’s

@sl301

 

Jesse Cheung’s Lexus IS250 with Lexon Exclusive Rocket Bunny kit on D2 Air suspension & WORK VS-XX’s

@j8yuh

 

 

XenonzUK’s widebody Audi A7 on HP Drivetech / AccuAir suspension & LOMA RS1-SL’s

@xenonzuk

 

Sam Roden’s bagged Renault Clio 197 on OZ Futura’s

@samrodenn

 

Richard Smith’s Mk3 Toyota Yaris on custom Air Lift suspension by Only Charged Dubs & BBS RF’s

@r11xws

 

Bagged Ginetta G15

@cjimp

 

Hoho Chan’s BMW E92 on Air Lift suspension & BBS RS2’s

@hoho15_nmls

 

Jordan Clifton’s VW Beetle on Air Lift suspension & Rotiform CCV’s

@jordanclifo

 

Prakash Thanky’s M52-swapped BMW E21 on Air Lift suspension & CCW D110’s

@prakash_thanky

 

Mark Allen’s bagged Mk4 Golf estate w/Bora front-end on Eta Beta’s

@markvw89

 

 

 

 

Sole Flavours’ Mk4 Golf on AccuAir suspension & WORK VS-XX wheels

@sole_flavours

 

Ruairi Coleman’s bagged BMW E36 on OZ Futura’s

@ruairicoleman1

 

 

Josh Neville’s static Honda Civic EF sedan on OZ Turbo’s

@biggielxws

 

Richard Colvill’s custom Porsche 911 “Porkchop” on Fuchs’

@corv26

 

Julian Loose’s widebody Audi B5 RS4 on Air Lift suspension & RAD48 RSI’s

@julesloose

 

 

Aneysha Wakelin’s static 1964 Beetle

@aneysha_fitteduk

 

Robert Cumberbatch’s Hillman Imp on Air Lift suspension & J A Pearce Magna’s

@robertiain

 

Jake Stanford’s VW Tiguan R on Air Lift suspension & Rotiform TMB’s

@jake_stanford91

 

 

Zak Hobbs’ VW Lupo on “Sudani-style” Compomotive CX501’s

@cgod_zak

 

 

 

Jake Clarke’s Vauxhall Astra VXR on Air Lift suspension & WatercooledIND MD1’s

@y16_jdc

 

Adam Close’s Nissan 350Z on VIP Modular VX210’s

@350adam

 

Jake Hilling’s 1965 Beetle on Air Lift suspension

@littlejakebmx

 

Dean Meeson’s Lotus Esprit on AccuAir suspension & custom Lotus splits

@dean_esprit

 

 

Having spent a few years visiting all the UK’s car events, the FittedUK team have realised what will and won’t work for the automotive calendar – mainly the fact that indoor shows are the future for this country due to such uncertainty with our weather. All their hard work that went into planning this event has well and truly paid off, and we’ve only shown you 50%! So make sure you check back to Slam Sanctuary later in the week to discover the second part of our coverage and the final words on the event. More cars, more halls and more platforms – how cool were those?!