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ajscorsa
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7th May 06 at 22:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
set of GSi skirts would look great too
Lil_John
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7th May 06 at 22:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
get shiny new nuts!

Looks amazing, very good job.
liamcorsa
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7th May 06 at 22:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got some skirts in the bodyshop still been there bout a year when i get my arse in gear might actually get them fitted! lol
liamcorsa
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7th May 06 at 22:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nuts only need a good polish!
Lil_John
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7th May 06 at 22:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well then , what you doing sitting down at a computer, theres work to be done liam!
liamcorsa
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7th May 06 at 22:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
^^^^
liamcorsa
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7th May 06 at 22:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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dave17
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7th May 06 at 23:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice work, we have the same wheels.

I really shoulda got round to doing mine
VegasPhil
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8th May 06 at 00:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Niiiiiiice. Impressed with that! I want to refurb mine. You make it look so easy. That rattle cans?

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
Rob B
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8th May 06 at 00:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It easy Phil
tom_simes
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8th May 06 at 00:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Phil it should be even easier with our wheels, as they are just flat faces, so no runs, or difficult to sand places where you fill marks.
I plan on redoing mine in the summer I think.
Jambo
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8th May 06 at 09:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good work chap, why were u reccomended not to use laquer? I would of thought it would be reccomended as youll get alot of chips from stones and dirt etc etc.


Should of kept the cesaro rims
gianluigi
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8th May 06 at 09:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
excellent
Corsa E-Tec
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8th May 06 at 09:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looking good dude.

i want your cesaro rims lol
duffman
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8th May 06 at 10:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how much did it al cost, primer paint etc, how long did it take?
punkymt1
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8th May 06 at 11:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Polishing Aluminium Rims
mwg
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8th May 06 at 11:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by punkymt1
Polishing Aluminium Rims


I want mine doing like that
liamcorsa
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10th May 06 at 16:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Good work chap, why were u reccomended not to use laquer? I would of thought it would be reccomended as youll get alot of chips from stones and dirt etc etc.


Should of kept the cesaro rims


Still got the cesaro rims its just that these wheels were in such a state before i didn't want them on my car at all even if were only for the time I'm refurbing my cesaros!! lol

Thanks for the comments guys.
liamcorsa
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13th May 06 at 09:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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ajscorsa
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13th May 06 at 10:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
htis has inspired me to save my £100 and do my cavvy SRi fan blades my self nice one bud
TNM
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13th May 06 at 18:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i would have put laquer on them. They will need to be redone in a few months.

Wont last a month in the winter.
Rob B
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13th May 06 at 18:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Doin matt is piss easy, and when you kerb them or whatever, just get the can and go over it and it blends over perfectly fine

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