corsaadzy
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Heres how i bought my car .. and what its like now .. but without doinf the obvious respray and engine swap, what small cheapish things can i do to make it look asthetically better?
before
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after
[Edited on 04-08-2010 by corsaadzy]
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VrsTurbo
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lower 40/40 cheap spring ebay
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corsaadzy
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yh i dno though theyr like quite expensive arent they? and ill need to do shocks as well as springs dont i?? :S sorry if i sound like a complete novice at this aha
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JaffaTB
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Should be ok on standard shocks at 40/40, you can get a full set on ebay for bout 60 quid new
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Andrew
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Scrap it 
[Edited on 04-08-2010 by Andrew]
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corsaadzy
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yes deffinatley scrap it :s what a knob
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corsa_chris_w
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ha yea scrap.. it looked better standerd no point moding a car if u dont wana spend
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N3CRO
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quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo
lower 40/40 cheap spring ebay
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Jay
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
Scrap it
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nathy_87
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Don't half get some bellends on here.
As said above nice cheap lowering springs/coilovers would suit it. Can't really see teh boot, but you could de-wiper it, de badge it, adn the boot lock surround if not already could be colour-coded.  oh and perhaps you could colour code the door handles.
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Sam
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Get some 40mm lowering springs - shouldn't cost any more than £100 with fitting by your friendly local garage/tyre place. It will make such a difference aesthetically and handling wise.
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flybikeslee
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cut the springs
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DannyB
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Lower it, that would make it look completely different.
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a_j_mair
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been said, need lowered.
how tight is your budget?
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Sunz
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What wheel do you have on it ?
I have some in black that says ronal, looks the same but have no idea really what they are.
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Nath
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Lower it yourself. Get some springs for cheap off eBay, then find out how to lower using Haynes. Then borrow a spring compressor. I changed mine, including shocks, and I'm not very mechanically minded.
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Adam C
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Lowering will make the big difference, i'll be happy to help you fit them for free too as I've got all the tools to do the job.
What brand are your headlights? If they have depo stamped on them then it could be worth doing your own DIY Depo's which will cost you a tin of black paint, again Ive got a heat gun so can always lend a hand as Ive done it before.
My Arden Blue Astra GSi MK4 on BBS LM's Project Thread
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corsaadzy
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haha tah for all the comments .. dads a mechanic so everything is done for free  .. budgets not that tight i wanna do big things just not yet .. wanna get the cheap things done first such as headlight colour coding lowering etc .. the wheels are team dynamic monza'a not the r's or rs's, they stopped making them so got no centres which is a pain in the a hole but o well .. yh adz i got your old inserts off the green thing but i got valeo's dunno if its worth trying to get into them?
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corsaadzy
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btw all you guys that sed scrap it .. lets see what you drive?
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Tomnova16
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scrap it
just lower it as said,
if you can stretch to it, get some corsa C sxi wheels or similar in gloss black
[Edited on 04-08-2010 by Tomnova16]
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
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SR91
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Scrap it
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Adam C
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Valeo's are a pain in the arse to split, tried many times and failed to split them, I'd keep an eye up combellacks to see if any depo clear headlights pop up and do it to them, its alot easier.
My Arden Blue Astra GSi MK4 on BBS LM's Project Thread
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Jakey
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Lower it and leave it. I like it the way it is.
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Sam
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LOWER IT!
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djgritt
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Lower it
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