del_
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Right everyone, got myself this as my first car..Yeah i know its a 5dr and a 12volt but its all I can afford insruance wise..and apart from the lawnmower engine, theres really nothing bad about it. Not a spot of rust, paintworks still good, and only done 34,000 miles. Done fuck all to it really apart from de-badged it. Just looking for ideas really as to what I can do with those horrible steel wheels, i've not got the money for alloys at the moment, and the tyres are still really good so i dont want to change them just yet... Anyone got any ideas on how to make the wheels look less gay?
[Edited on 29-09-2007 by del_]
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Planty02
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looks like a nice little motor mate. As for the wheels, maybe spray them black??
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Nic Barnes
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thats 100 times better than my first car
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del_
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quote:
Originally posted by Planty02
looks like a nice little motor mate. As for the wheels, maybe spray them black??
I considered that.. but I think it might actually make it look worse 
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Ste L
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not bad for a first motor..
get a cheap set of vaux 15's, and lower it, and it will look spot on 
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Gibbon
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12 VOLT? Thats gotta be a slow car! That's not much better than the remote for my TV ;D
[Edited on 29-09-2007 by Gibbon]
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jonnysri
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yeah spraying the steelies will look ridiculous. i agree with ste, save up and get some sxi wheels?
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Bonney
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some clear side repeaters will look spot on with that mate
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del_
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lol yep, it is incredibly slow. Taking it on the motorway is genuinely scary, overtaking anything is so dangerous, if not impossible.
I've got a set of clear repeaters coming in the post bonney.
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Welsh Dan
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Psssst.
12 valve
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Danny W
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looks a good first car mate, keep it clean an simple
Smoke Grey 5 Door
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AlunJ
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i'd suggest a colourcode? don't know how much that would set you back or you could go to scrappy for colour coded bumpers etc
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C00RSA
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Looks like a nice clean first car!
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del_
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quote:
Originally posted by AlunJ
i'd suggest a colourcode? don't know how much that would set you back or you could go to scrappy for colour coded bumpers etc
To be honest, I actually quite like all the corsas I've seen on here with the black bumpers so I think il probably leave them as is.
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Neo
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quote:
Originally posted by Welsh Dan
Psssst.
12 volt
couldn't agree more
I have a 1.2 8 volt and feel the same on motorways, its amusing when me and the old man have 1.2 8v vs 1.0 12v races....we dont even reach the speed limit of the road 
black hubbies
if i was you get hold of some corsasport alloys
[Edited on 29-09-2007 by Neo]
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del_
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I think im just gonna have a poke about and try get myself a set of these cheap
Anyone selling anything along those lines with tyres for under 100? Im that skint 
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JM_16v
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i doubt ur find any tbh. if ur lucky ur find 14"
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Neo
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seriously 14 inch cs alloys would look the part !!
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Chris F
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quote:
Originally posted by Neo
seriously 14 inch cs alloys would look the part !!
Only if your ghey
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davey_jack
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quote:
Originally posted by Welsh Dan
Psssst.
12 valve
You have no idea how long its been bugging me, people saying 12 volt!
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Steve X16XE
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sam-smith
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quote:
Originally posted by del_
I think im just gonna have a poke about and try get myself a set of these cheap
Anyone selling anything along those lines with tyres for under 100? Im that skint
me £100 picked up.
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sam-smith
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unless you can sort a courier. also might need lower profile tyres but you could probablt get the current ones swapped for some part worns at aa second hand tyre place
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pomada
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Looks very clean and well conserved, nice buy!
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del_
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quote:
Originally posted by sam-smith
unless you can sort a courier. also might need lower profile tyres but you could probablt get the current ones swapped for some part worns at aa second hand tyre place
u2u'd
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