sharpy28
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Well after being away from vaux for just under 12 months with the saxo I was looking for a bigger car and something just much better than a saxo! Then I got offered this off the brother in law for a proce I couldn't refuse.
Done a fair few miles 105,000 but most were motorway miles and it all runs and feels tight as a button. To say I'm happy is a understatement 
Quick spec:
1.8 16v
Eleccy Windows, Mirrors
Cruise control
Air con
Only got the CD30 in at the mo but want to change that
Plans are get my reg put on it and to just tidy bits up and a few tiny mods maybe not much.
Well here's some pics
[Edited on 07-05-2013 by sharpy28]
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sharpy28
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Couple of small updates, nothing special.
Debadged the rear and pushed a bit of the dent out on the boot, still stands out like a sore thumb so it will be going into the bodyshop:
Debadged:
After messing with the dent:
Fitted my private plate with pressed plates, like these alot
Front:
Rear:
When I get back from my holiday car will be going in for cambelt & water pump, discs and pads all round and a full service. Then wheels will be coming off, new tyres and a refurb with a colour change not decided what I'm doing yet tho probs a light anthracite colour
[Edited on 17-06-2012 by sharpy28]
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Gareth T
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very nice snowflakes would look nice on it.
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sharpy28
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I was after a set of snowflakes but I'm hard pressed to find a decent no cracks etc so I've decided on going with something a bit marmite  but that wont be for a month or two as I havnt got 1k+ to chuck into the wheels I want ATM 
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sharpy28
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So a pretty boring update:
Swapped my wheels my a mate because my tyres were dead and he wasnt bother as hes selling the car so it looked like this for a bit:
As you can tell they were painted shit and i didnt like the black to I refurbed and resprayed them as they had a few kurb marks anyway, so heres the pics
Rubbed down and most marks taken out
Primer
Painted
On the Car
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fazza
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Looked better when you bought it
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sharpy28
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I do still prefer the pre facelift wheels it had on it but like I said saved me money on four new tyres and I am intending to change wheels altogether soonish just finding other things to spend my money on atm
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FozzDogg1993
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Aidan they looked alot better black mate. Should look sweet when you fit your coilovers though
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sharpy28
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They deffinatly didn't mike!
Got a few updates coming soon guys,
Will update with pics once the Coilovers are on and I get my arse in gear and take some pics
[Edited on 20-10-2012 by sharpy28]
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sharpy28
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Right guys a big update! Fitted quite a few bits in the last few weeks!
HID's
Wind Deflectors
Colour Codes Handels
New ariel
Coilovers
New gear knob and leather
Sunglasses holder
Drivers wing mirror (had the wrong colour on)
And a couple at stickers
So here's a few pics, I'm crap and taking pictures while I'm doing stuff.
New and old wing mirror
Old worn gear knob
Shiney new one
Shocking picture of my HID's
Sunglasses holder
And now some pictures of the lowness!
The Coilovers, FK's
As soon as it came off the ramp
And how it looks now
Keep doing this :/
And some stickers I've put on
Hit another milestone
And that brings us pretty much upto date
Slate/rate
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Ryan161
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looks smart .. some nice vxr snowflakes would go well
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Mark.W
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Was this picture taken at Tall Trees Yarm?
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Jamie-C
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Looking well now. Just a pity the back half is a different colour to the front
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sharpy28
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Not updated this in a long time so here's a few little things I've done:
Well I decided to get some new tyres was on 215/50 decided to go for 205/40 all round so I could go a bit lower, ended up going quite a bit lower took my helper springs out and with a bit off messing and the new tyres it looked like this
Clearence
Next to my mates vectra
Then it did some more miles
New front discs and pads
Then I put some 20mm rear spacers on
Before
After
Pictures don't show it well but it has made a massive differnence
Then it snowed
Oh and these are the wheels I've finally decided to go for, when summer arrives
And that pretty much brings it upto date
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sharpy28
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark.W
Was this picture taken at Tall Trees Yarm?
No that's the Trafford centre mate
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sharpy28
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
Looking well now. Just a pity the back half is a different colour to the front
Yeah it really bugs me the passenger side front wing and door got done before I had it, I do need to pull my finger out and get all the paint sorted out, just finding the time between three jobs is difficult
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djgritt
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Thats low.
Mine would look good on it's arse, but would be completely impractical for me.
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sharpy28
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Yeah yours would look aswsome but you have some nice power to play with, reason I decided to go low is because it's slow have to go the long way home from work now because of bumps I can't get over
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morpheus22
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any links to where you got your spacers from pal, I need some for mine
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sharpy28
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quote:
Originally posted by morpheus22
any links to where you got your spacers from pal, I need some for mine
they were off eBay mate, I might sell them in the next couple of weeks, I've got my new wheels now which have a lower ET so may not need them
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morpheus22
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u2u me if you do end up selling pal
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ShEp
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looks terrible imo
tyres are too small
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sharpy28
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Another half arsed update, got some new wheels and adaptors
So here's some pics of a very dirty vectra with some Mercedes wheels on
Got the centres machined out to fit a vectra
The wheels
And fitted
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Christopher
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Oooooo this could be interesting! They look awsome buddy! Cant wait for cleaned pics
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BenC1985
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Looks good but i personally think it need alot bigger spacers.
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