kylesxi
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probably been asked a million times before.but i am new and i havnt come across any info onit.
wil it fit on the same mounts and are the electrics the same is ther much work involved.let me know
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ajscorsa
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should be in the help zone mate
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Ben G
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heard someone saying before it's harder to do than converting from a 1.2 8v to 1.6 16v
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Dave A
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wiring is a bit tricky, needs a competent auto electrician to get everything working properly.
done a few and they always wind me up
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kylesxi
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ahh neva i thought they would have been similar. can u do it if u swap all the wiring over to the 1.6 wiring or is it still a bit of a job?
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Dave A
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when I do it I build a new wiring loom between the car and the ecu and diagnostic port, takes a bit longer but you get a much better installation 
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corsa_nation
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I think Rob B did that........
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Dave A
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erm, rob b's wiring on his corsa (dont know who did it) was shockingly bad, when we got the car we ended up ripping the complete car loom out and starting from scratch as it was a fire hazard. Was just a bundle of semi burnt wires and black tape.
thats the problem with these conversions, it takes lots of time and knowledge and most people end up doing it completely wrong.
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Chris F
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
erm, rob b's wiring on his corsa (dont know who did it) was shockingly bad, when we got the car we ended up ripping the complete car loom out and starting from scratch as it was a fire hazard. Was just a bundle of semi burnt wires and black tape.
thats the problem with these conversions, it takes lots of time and knowledge and most people end up doing it completely wrong.
willay
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kylesxi
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will it be cheeper to get a c20xe conversion or will the 1.6 be a cheeper buy?
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dan-h
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quote:
Originally posted by kylesxi
will it be cheeper to get a c20xe conversion or will the 1.6 be a cheeper buy?
the 1.6 will be more insurance friendly and usually more reliable.
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Rob B
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
erm, rob b's wiring on his corsa (dont know who did it) was shockingly bad, when we got the car we ended up ripping the complete car loom out and starting from scratch as it was a fire hazard. Was just a bundle of semi burnt wires and black tape.
thats the problem with these conversions, it takes lots of time and knowledge and most people end up doing it completely wrong.
Fire hazard, whatever mate, the car worked for a year and half with no glitches at all, must of been the dodgy wiring that made it run for that long without breaking, and considering id never done it before to get it to run i thought it was quite good.. TBH, we didnt touch the car loom and i sold you a shell so that shouldnt matter.
That really has annoyed me that youve said that Dave, because it worked for a year and a half with no problems, and ive never touched wires and stuff before..
[Edited on 23-04-2007 by Rob B]
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Rob B
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In answer to your question Kylie, all i did was match the wires from the car loom to the engine loom, and then run a wire to the fuel pump relay i think it was to get it to run, and it was fine for a year and half to something in the engine packed up ..
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kylesxi
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i no true.but will be cheeper conversion price wise.
and are the c20xe s reliable?
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Rob B
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They can be, but youve got to think there now all 15 or so years old, deffinetly be quicker than anything you can do with a 1.6 corsa though mate .
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kylesxi
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so even if i get evrything from the 1.6 like the loom ecu nd stuff its still a fart on wiring it up???
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Rob B
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its a bit hard but as i say mate, even though Dave doesnt agree, mine worked for a year and a half with no problems, only problem i had was the idle control valve but thats a common problem, there was nothing else wrong with the way the car operated at all..
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
erm, rob b's wiring on his corsa (dont know who did it) was shockingly bad, when we got the car we ended up ripping the complete car loom out and starting from scratch as it was a fire hazard. Was just a bundle of semi burnt wires and black tape.
thats the problem with these conversions, it takes lots of time and knowledge and most people end up doing it completely wrong.
Fire hazard, whatever mate, the car worked for a year and half with no glitches at all, must of been the dodgy wiring that made it run for that long without breaking, and considering id never done it before to get it to run i thought it was quite good.. TBH, we didnt touch the car loom and i sold you a shell so that shouldnt matter.
That really has annoyed me that youve said that Dave, because it worked for a year and a half with no problems, and ive never touched wires and stuff before..
[Edited on 23-04-2007 by Rob B]
Rob, dont take everything so seriously, the wiring in your old car was seriously messed up, but that isnt a personal attack on you. Calm down a bit.
Dan took pics of the wiring when we removed it all, sure he still has them somewhere, it was seriously bad, no solder just bundles of twisted together wires and black tape.
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Rob H
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IMO if your going to convert, go for a fully rebuilt 2.0 redtop. If your going for the 1.6, sell your sxi, and buy a 1.6 instead.
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Rob B
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
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Originally posted by Rob B
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Originally posted by Dave A
erm, rob b's wiring on his corsa (dont know who did it) was shockingly bad, when we got the car we ended up ripping the complete car loom out and starting from scratch as it was a fire hazard. Was just a bundle of semi burnt wires and black tape.
thats the problem with these conversions, it takes lots of time and knowledge and most people end up doing it completely wrong.
Fire hazard, whatever mate, the car worked for a year and half with no glitches at all, must of been the dodgy wiring that made it run for that long without breaking, and considering id never done it before to get it to run i thought it was quite good.. TBH, we didnt touch the car loom and i sold you a shell so that shouldnt matter.
That really has annoyed me that youve said that Dave, because it worked for a year and a half with no problems, and ive never touched wires and stuff before..
[Edited on 23-04-2007 by Rob B]
Rob, dont take everything so seriously, the wiring in your old car was seriously messed up, but that isnt a personal attack on you. Calm down a bit.
Dan took pics of the wiring when we removed it all, sure he still has them somewhere, it was seriously bad, no solder just bundles of twisted together wires and black tape.
Because i cant solder, so thats the best i could do, was trying to do things my self...
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