Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Cleaned the car then went for a random drive and took some piccies!
Hopefully fitting my Irmscher GSi spoiler tomorrow - on the look out for a GSi shocks and springs setup atm. Then, ordering Post 97 rub strips to attach! Also after a Post 97 bumper, some form of splitter and possibly DEPO smoked headlights. What u guys think?
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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I cleaned my car on Christmas Morning  !
Looks neat man! I want a spoiler  .
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Rich H
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
I cleaned my car on Christmas Morning !
Looks neat man! I want a spoiler .
I thought about cleaning it yesterday but decided Id better not! Cheers buddy - yeh deffo get a spoiler!
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mattyross
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Registered: 22nd Dec 05
Location: lincolnshire Drives: 1997 C12NZ
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good work mate- another clean, well looked after corsa
i feel good cleaning mine, but i resisted the temptation on christmas morning lol
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Rich H
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Originally posted by mattyross
good work mate- another clean, well looked after corsa
i feel good cleaning mine, but i resisted the temptation on christmas morning lol
cheers - yeh my beasty has done 125, 900 miles!!!! I doubt itl last much past this year! Mind u, picked it up for £450! Had to change clutch which I knakered when learning in it and also changed the wearing handbrake cables and the ORIGINAL brake discs/pads after 125,000!!!!! Other than that, its been a great little car - just got bored of it so fiddled with it a bit! Now gonna get myself another one when this dies!
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mattyross
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no prob man- mine's done 80K miles in 8 years
had 8 previous owners in 8 years too, bit of a whore lol- last one being an 18yo learner driver. 
im pretty much in the same boat as you mate, first car- cleaning and replacing parts thats should have been done lol 
i've fitted a GSI spoiler too, worked a treat
feel free to take a look.. clicky
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Rich H
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Nice 1! Yeh how easy was it to fit the GSi spoiler? Slightly concerned about drilling holes in my boot for obvious reasons! Mines only had 3 owners since new - last (old) blokey had it from 1 yr old thru to last January and built up miles from visting family in bolton! Car is immaculate condition and I was soooo lucky to get it for the price I did - therefore, depsite doing everything that I have done to it so far (including the alloys!) Ive not even spent a grand yet! Modifying on a budget .... rock on!
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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quote:
Originally posted by hamman
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Originally posted by mattyross
good work mate- another clean, well looked after corsa
i feel good cleaning mine, but i resisted the temptation on christmas morning lol
and the ORIGINAL brake discs/pads after 125,000!!!!!
Pardon?! 
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schoey
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Registered: 29th Jun 05
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quote:
Originally posted by hamman
the ORIGINAL brake discs/pads after 125,000!!!!!
dont want to burst your bubble, but i very much doubt they were the origional discs and pads!
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mattyross
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Registered: 22nd Dec 05
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Originally posted by hamman
Nice 1! Yeh how easy was it to fit the GSi spoiler? Slightly concerned about drilling holes in my boot for obvious reasons!
scary thought i know, just take your time and you'll be pleased.
2 parts to it, the actual spoler itself, and the plastic brace.
the brace bolts onto your upper boot, with 6'?' self-tapping screws
the spoiler has 2 bolts which go all the way through the lower boot area- and clips/srews onto the upper brace.
be sure to use some tigerseal/silkaflex bond agent- to stick it proper and help make a waterproof seal.
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mattyross
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quote:
Originally posted by schoey
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Originally posted by hamman
the ORIGINAL brake discs/pads after 125,000!!!!!
dont want to burst your bubble, but i very much doubt they were the origional discs and pads!
metal to metal lol 
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schoey
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there wouldnt be any discs left!
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VegasPhil
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There wouldn't be ANYTHING left. Expect it would have crashed!
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Rich H
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Well as far as I can tell from millions of pages of History, they dont seem to have been changed! They were badly warped and yes, they were in v bad condition! Pads have been changed yes, but Discs I cant see being changed! other than that though, the car is in pretty good condition for age/mileage etc IMO. Slight bits of rust just starting - but what do you expect for a car of that age?!
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Rich H
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Cheers for the comments anyway guys
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