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Author My first car - Cleaning wheel hubs and calipers
DJMartin07
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11th Feb 07 at 13:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm looking for a post 97 front bumper in black at the top and red at the bottom for my SRi, but I need a job before I start spending money on it.
Wonderboy
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11th Feb 07 at 14:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Few, i got the grill off without breaking it. That was lucky

going to send it back tomorrow.
DJMartin07
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11th Feb 07 at 14:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
very lucky, about the front bumper go on ebay there are some cheap ones already primed on it.
LeeM
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11th Feb 07 at 18:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
u should get sport bumpers, red at bottom black at the top, get some black arcges and get some black gsi replica skirts, would look good then
Wonderboy
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11th Feb 07 at 18:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by lee_wee
u should get sport bumpers, red at bottom black at the top, get some black arcges and get some black gsi replica skirts, would look good then


Hopefully i will be getting a sport back bumper soon.
DJMartin07
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11th Feb 07 at 19:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That is a good idea to do wth my SRi
deano87
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11th Feb 07 at 21:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Martin, I live in Biggleswade, so just down the road - how long until your test? You're lucky to have an SRi at 17 too

Steven - definitely send the grill back - I'm hopefully getting the 13" Softstars
Wonderboy
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11th Feb 07 at 22:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oh nice on Deano. They will look

I wrapped it up and i'm sending it back tomorrrow, hopefully wont be too long before i have the slatted one.

I was so close to winning a bumper the same as yours on ebay. I was waiting untill it has a few mins left before i bidded when someone said too me: "make sure if fits a 3dr corsa before you buy it" - that had me all worried and while i was trying to find out it sold

Ah well, i'll keep an eye out for another.
deano87
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11th Feb 07 at 22:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You can have my bumper if you want...




...providing you get me an Irmy one or something

No seriously, bad luck on the bumper - I'd try and find a replacement black lower grill for yours!
Wonderboy
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11th Feb 07 at 22:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yea well i was misinformed when doing my bumpers - I used sandpaper which was too rough and scratched the plastic. So i'm on the look out for a post 97 bumper - black top, Flame Red buttom

I'm guessing your tyres will fit straight over the Softstars?
deano87
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11th Feb 07 at 22:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Wonderboy
I'm guessing your tyres will fit straight over the Softstars?

Hopefully - the Softstars are 5" wide and apparently steelies are 4.5". I'm just asking questions as to if that is safe etc in Help Zone. I'm also going to go into my tyre place and ask how much they charge to swap over - I have a feeling I'll be buying the wheels then saving up, or putting on my credit card, the cost of changing them over.

I have to go into the brokers where I got my insurance to change any details - speaking face to face will hopefully not raise my premium, especially if I stress that they're not any bigger than the steel wheels therefore can't be performance enhancing and in the event of an accident I don't want them replaced.
Wonderboy
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11th Feb 07 at 22:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hopefully they will be a straight swap, save you a bit of cash. I can't see it rising the premium by much, but who knows.
deano87
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12th Feb 07 at 17:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Wonderboy
Hopefully they will be a straight swap, save you a bit of cash. I can't see it rising the premium by much, but who knows.

Got pics and more details of the alloys today - same size tyres that are on my steelies so that's all good just need to find out insurance and cost of swapping now
DJMartin07
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12th Feb 07 at 18:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have my test in 9 days Deano, so hopefully i'll pass and why is it unlucky to have an SRi I have cheap insurance for it, what more can you want.
deano87
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12th Feb 07 at 19:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by DJMartin07
I have my test in 9 days Deano, so hopefully i'll pass and why is it unlucky to have an SRi I have cheap insurance for it, what more can you want.

Yeah, that is what I mean, the cheap insurance
AndyCorsaSport
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12th Feb 07 at 21:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Wonderboy
Oh nice on Deano. They will look

I wrapped it up and i'm sending it back tomorrrow, hopefully wont be too long before i have the slatted one.

I was so close to winning a bumper the same as yours on ebay. I was waiting untill it has a few mins left before i bidded when someone said too me: "make sure if fits a 3dr corsa before you buy it" - that had me all worried and while i was trying to find out it sold

Ah well, i'll keep an eye out for another.


Wether its 3dr or 5dr it doesnt matter. All bumpers fit.

Both my front and rear bumpers are both from 5dr's.
deano87
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15th Feb 07 at 22:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Grill?
Wonderboy
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16th Feb 07 at 12:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hey Deano,

Not yet, still waiting on them sending my new one out. I think i will email them now actually.
DJMartin07
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16th Feb 07 at 13:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So us the pictures mate when you get your new grill!
Wonderboy
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16th Feb 07 at 13:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by DJMartin07
So us the pictures mate when you get your new grill!


I will
Wonderboy
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13th Mar 07 at 19:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Been away from here for a while, sorry

After around 2 months after ordering my grill, I finally got the proper one delivered last week. It now have fitted it and looks nice – I will get some pictures up of it soon.

My ‘step cousin’ has written off his 1.2 8v Corsa; which was also Flame Red, but he sprayed it Fire Engine red with a compressor and some paint he borrowed from work.

I went over today and stripped the back bumper, four arches and mirrors from it, the colour is a little out, but so are my bumpers and arches. (His from bumper is a mess ) I’ll fit them tomorrow and see what they look like.

My clutch cable snapped a few weeks ago, so I had to fit a new one – done it myself as well

Today, I filled up with petrol from ASDA, started my car to go and pay and the engine management light came on It’s came on twice since then, I’m just hoping it’s going to go away
Wonderboy
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13th Mar 07 at 19:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Also Deano, if you read this let me know what happened with you and your car
deano87
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13th Mar 07 at 22:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Wonderboy
Also Deano, if you read this let me know what happened with you and your car

It got fixed and my new grill & Depos are sitting on my bedroom floor waiting to be fitted on Friday as I am busy Wednesday and Thursday. So soon it is going to be back to normal - and I'm not going to put an Irmy 'I' on the grill this time, see how it looks without it etc.

Look forward to seeing your car
deano87
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18th Mar 07 at 21:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fellow 12ver, any news on your motor? Any more pics?
Wonderboy
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1st Apr 07 at 20:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sorry mate, pics up soon. Fitted a new CV boot today, think it may need done agian though

My hand brake light is nearly always on now for some strange reason, my engine management light is also on *sighs* MOT is up next month as well

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