Collection and First Drive of my Camden Grey Xpower

[JonnyG]

I picked up my new Xpower form Cars2 MG Wakefield this morning. Everything seemed in order and I had quite a checklist of thing to look at after reading all the threads on this forum. The bonnet insulation was in place, the undertray bulges were minimal (a few mm at most), no sign of oil leaks, windscreen washer jets sprayed fine on the window etc. etc.. The salesman Brad setup and binded my Ismart App and setup Apple Carplay and the menu appeared on the left. However on leaving the dealer to drive home the CarPlay menu was correctly positioned on the right !

It came with a a 3-pin charger in an MG case. I tested this back at home and all seems to charge OK (very slowly).

A few pics here :-

First job is to spray the caliper covers gloss black I've decided.

The drive home was very similar to my test drive. The vibration reported by others through the steering wheel at around 65-75 is minimal on mine, and although I could feel it initially it seemed to go away once cruising rather than accelerating up to 70. It was certainly a lot better that driving on many of todays road surfaces and I suspect I will only detect it on smooth surfaces on gentle acceleration. I do not for one minute think this is a big problem ... certainly not so far on my car.

 

[richlove]

That's one shiny car, very nice ?

 

[Deleted member 11291]

Nice car, enjoy. Totally agree with painting the caliper covers, however will have to remove mine as it will be a lease. Please post updates as and when.

 

[Tommy]

Looks amazing in that colour

 

[Lovemyev]

Good colour choice !.
A proper “Sleeper” when the calliper covers receive a colour change from that bright orange.
If the car was subject to a lease, then then I would just remove the plastic covers and refit them when the car goes back.

 

[DrAndyPerry]

Fabulous, looks super shiny! That colour looks great.
I picked up mine last Thursday and had some spare bits and bobs from some previous Le Man trips and did something naughty at the weekend.....

Not sure if they'll stay on for long but I like the novelty of them at the moment! ?

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

Looks absolutely stunning in Grey m8.
And with the covers painted, the absolute definition of a Sleeper! Enjoy?

 

[Rolfe]

I understand the calliper covers are actually metal, not plastic.

 

[Lovemyev]

I understand the calliper covers are actually metal, not plastic.

Can you please confirm if plastic or metal please @JonnyG

 

[Deleted member 11291]

I can confirm as will others, they are metal.

 

[fnegroni]

I quite like the orange and Camden grey combo tbh. Great choice.

 

[Brettus]

Love it! Now stop posting until I’ve got mine please ? I’m ridiculously excited and all these posts are NOT helping hehe.
Thankfully the trophy made orange popular so mine will still have SOME sleeper cred but not as much as yours. Looks ace! ?

 

[Lovemyev]

I can confirm as will others, they are metal.

Thanks for that ?.
I am just wondering ? if they would take a carbon wrap ?.
Would look ? nice against the Camden Grey if you wanted to play down the bright orange, for that full on sleeper look ?.

 

[Deleted member 11291]

Doubt a wrap would work due to heat transfer. I enquired directly to Plastidip regarding their temporary products and they advised against using.

 

[JonnyG]

I'll post up the photos before and after. Though about gloss red but the covers are so big I decided to stick to black - the same colour as the alloy wheel inner rims. Also ordered the Ali-express black front MG badge cover to complete the grey / black look. The caliper covers are thin metal (you can bend them around a bit). No locking wheel nuts which was a bit of a surprise. The roof is a black vinyl wrap on mine (if you open the boot you seen see the bottom edge as it wraps over to the inside edge).

 

[seamust1000]

I've asked around about locking wheel nuts, I'd buy some from Amazon if I had the size but just got negative comments from some of the MG4 FB groups. I still don't know what size I should get.

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

I've asked around about locking wheel nuts, I'd buy some from Amazon if I had the size but just got negative comments from some of the MG4 FB groups. I still don't know what size I should get.

Have a walk into Halfords with one off your car to compare.
See what they are asking for a set then play them off against your best Amazon price.
If they won't play on price at least you will know which set to order.
The benefit of that (providing your car is in the car park) is that you can check that what your are buying definitely fits.

 

[Lovemyev]

I've asked around about locking wheel nuts, I'd buy some from Amazon if I had the size but just got negative comments from some of the MG4 FB groups. I still don't know what size I should get.

All of the previous MG models are fitted with wheel retaining bolts & not nuts ?.
And the locking wheel bolts ( M14X1.5 ) appear to be the same etc.
On Ebay they offer them in bright silver or in a black finish and are £20.00 a set.
Ask the dealer to confirm that the wheel bolts are the same as previous models.

Here is the link for the bolts in a black finish.
The bright silver are on the same page.

mg zs ev locking wheel bolts for sale | eBay

Find great deals on eBay for mg zs ev locking wheel bolts. Shop with confidence.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[AB71]

I picked up my new Xpower form Cars2 MG Wakefield this morning. Everything seemed in order and I had quite a checklist of thing to look at after reading all the threads on this forum. The bonnet insulation was in place, the undertray bulges were minimal (a few mm at most), no sign of oil leaks, windscreen washer jets sprayed fine on the window etc. etc.. The salesman Brad setup and binded my Ismart App and setup Apple Carplay and the menu appeared on the left. However on leaving the dealer to drive home the CarPlay menu was correctly positioned on the right !

It came with a a 3-pin charger in an MG case. I tested this back at home and all seems to charge OK (very slowly).

A few pics here :-

First job is to spray the caliper covers gloss black I've decided.

The drive home was very similar to my test drive. The vibration reported by others through the steering wheel at around 65-75 is minimal on mine, and although I could feel it initially it seemed to go away once cruising rather than accelerating up to 70. It was certainly a lot better that driving on many of todays road surfaces and I suspect I will only detect it on smooth surfaces on gentle acceleration. I do not for one minute think this is a big problem ... certainly not so far on my car.

Lovely. I’m sometimes up in York and when I get mine (4 wks Mon) SE SR I’m going to take the North Yorks Moors route
so may you about on the a1/64 ?

 

[AB71]

I've asked around about locking wheel nuts, I'd buy some from Amazon if I had the size but just got negative comments from some of the MG4 FB groups. I still don't know what size I should get.

I don’t go near FB tbh
Different mentality