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yeah thats what i thought, just checked the codes and theres 3 types of star silver :
138/88L: Star Silver I Met (91-97)
147/82L,83U: Star Silver II Met [Bertone] (99-)
157/2AU: Star Silver III Met (01-)
im assuming as the wheels are from a corsa C sxi that the one i'd have to go for is 157/2AU as its 2001 - onwards?  i'll try give vauxhall a bell and see what they say.
Thanks Mr . G  yeah its changed a fair bit & hopefully for the better
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Danny W
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update:
after spending some time prepping the rear bumper, we got round to spraying and finally fitted it last night
quick phone camera pic of it fitted with the gm/opel/vx mudflaps
im very pleased with it as it smartens up the rear to match the front
better pics soon ...
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1000000000% improvement mate 
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Hi mate will i get the pleasure of seeing this at pvs?
Looks really smart love the front
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danny mate, that is looking so much better. you going to get rid of the rear wiper? think it would look awesome if you got rid of the rear wiper and left the boot handle 
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Danny W
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Thanks for the positive comments guys 
Haydenover, yep i shall be at pvs have ordered tickets & a show pass for the CS stand
Marklawton, thats an idea i'd quite like to do, do you think a grommit would work? or completly weld & smooth over the hole? i'd like to be able to fit/use the wiper over winter.
i'll have to re-spray the tail gate at some point before pvs anyway due to the car being keyed last year .. so i'll see what i can do
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Love it. Don't, what ever you do change the front for post-97.
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Danny W
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Dont worry deano, the pre97 front is here to stay
due to the wonderful weather i decided to give the corsa a good clean, polish, wax fitted my new pressed plates then went off to take a few proper photos ...
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Danny W
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right im looking for a bit of advice/info about re-furbing my alloys.
the painting side of things should be ok, but im a little stuck on the prep... i've got a few scratches on the face/ rim of the wheels and i want to know how i go about filling/smoothing these? do i just use a nic of body filler? or is there a specific product i should look for?
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deano87
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No idea about the alloys, but that looks mint.
I really REALLY like that.
Shame you got a post-97 rear bumper, there are some Irmy add ones for pre-97 on eBay 
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Thanks Deano, good to have the positive comments.
yeah i've got my eye on those irmy bumper covers marklawton sent me a link to them the other day. Im hoping i can win the auction as it will finish the car imo .. altho its probably asking too much to buy them & fit the rear before pvs
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Looks realy nice danny, liking the plates and the new bumper
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Thanks dude, yeah im loving it atm as its tidied the car up a fair bit.
Hows your car coming along?
cheers for the info i will give it a go with normal body filler like you say will give you a bell if i have any problems
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lovely mate.
all my money has gone on photography kit rather than my car.
Well done
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Danny W
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Thanks Hoddo, Yeh i can tell you've spent a few bob on your photography kit. the pics i've seen are amazing.
Update:
just a few little thing really, ive fitted new leather gear/handbrake gaitors, sunglasses holder, sri fron arb & new bushes, removed rear wiper & got the paint ready to spray the tailgate.
cant post pics yet as on the wrong pc..
hopefully get a few other things sorted for PVS
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That looks so Danny! Love the Irmy add on front!
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Danny W
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Thanks G
Update:
got round to prepping & spraying the tailgate today as it had been keyed last year.
all went well appart from teh fact that the paint reacted  looks like ive got the rub it back & do it again..
also was hoping to get some cali leathers before pvs, but cant find a decent set anywhere Doh .. im running out of time lol
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Update:
Got round to re-spraying the tail gate .. again yesterday morn to cover up where the paint had reacted. also had a bit of a cleaning sesh & took a few pics
This is why i needed to respray the tailgate:
prepped
laquered
still need to flat & polish as there is a very slight orange peel effect. Im assuming a bit of work with G3 will solve this?
picture of the sunglasses holder
Had a cleaning sesh aswell
Now the only problem i have with the car atm is the interior, its a mess and really needs sorting out before any shows, i was hoping to collect a set of cali leathers at the weekend but someone else beat me to it  so im still on the look out for a set.
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wat is it wiv da SL stickers? nice car btw looks god
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Danny W
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The 'SL' sticker is there because its a local car club & i know a few of the members
thanks mate
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SL FTW!
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Wish i could spray like that and i'd do myself a semi-smooth boot
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Danny W
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Dan knows the score
simon, i have thought about it..only problem is i have no clue how to weld lol. I must admit im not very good at spraying either but it does help if you have the right kit and someone to help you out. you wouldn't believe the ammout of trouble an problems i've had with every pannel i've painted lol. good job my dad works in the trade and doesn't mind lending a hand to fix my f*ck ups lol,
im still learning an guess its all down to a bit of practice.
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Really coming along nicely mate. I've got a smoke grey Corsa myself, and I want to colour code the mirrors, handles and boot lock surround. Also need to spray my bonnet, and maybe my boot (it's rusting).
Any tips? How many coats and that did you do? Any advice would be great.
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Thanks Luke
tips, well depends what your painting really & if using rattle cans or out of the gun.
but for example i'd start off with the boot lock surround, with mine i spent a lot of time prepping & sanding it back till smooth to get rid of the 'orange peel effect' i used 500 grit & 320 wet & dry. (to key the item)
once your happy you must wipe it clean (i used tack rags) but you can get panel wipes from halfords etc.
i then used plastic primer .. 2 coats, first being a light 'dusting' once this is dry i used 2 coats of grey primer.
once this is dry i used p800 wet & dry (used wet) to get the surround smooth.
once your happy with it you must make sure its clean (again i wiped it with tack rags)
i then used 2 light coats of colour & a good final coat to cover everything (make sure its dry between coats)
then i used about 2 even coats of lacquer , left to cure for 24 hours, if its not as smooth as you'd like you can use G3 cutting compound to get rid of the texture in the paint.
i no pro so a few things i do when spraying may not be how the pro's do it i've just gone with what i've been told & basically learnt from my mistakes.
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