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21st Mar 15 at 20:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Stop it !
kennySRi
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Please buy some corsa vxr wheels, don't think I've ever seen a set of wheels suit a car so much lol, that convertible is stunning!
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21st Mar 15 at 21:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not as good as snowflakes! IMO
Phil W
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Sharks Eye style light on eBay, retro fit HID's and you've saved a few quid!

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=361108392992

Got a brand new mk4 halogen black headlight in a cupboard somewhere, let me know if you want it.

[Edited on 21-03-2015 by Phil W]
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21st Mar 15 at 23:00   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
he's not cool enough for vxr's
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Nice Jambo Been many a time when I've considered one of these myself.

Agreed, snow flakes fo' sho'. Should've got some for my Vectra.
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21st Mar 15 at 23:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Brett
Nice Jambo Been many a time when I've considered one of these myself.


buy mine
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Not as good as snowflakes! IMO


By "snowflakes" do you mean the 19" Vectra style or astra gsi 17" ?

I've got pics of both , I will upload tomorrow if I get chance
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he means 18" ones
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Hmm thought so , personally I don't think they sit right , the offset is wrong IMO
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Sorry yes the Astra VXR ones.
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Ok so was bored decided to do a bit of cleaning. Cars been stood for a year as you know so was mouldy. Just used some APC and a microfibre. Went through all the gaps and seals.

Boot shut example:


All clean


Light seal was green for some reason I didn't take a before pic


Interesting to note the bumper and how it doesn't fit, it's had a smart repair too. Got some chips in the paint as well.

Improvement



Usual window area mould


Gone:


Badge


After:



One thing I noticed whilst doing this however is that it's had some paint on the rear quarter and been painted by the same highly skilled operatives as the front bumper seriously I hope it was cheap!! But it looks shit so must have been one of the Corsasport £100 resprays where they mask up to the rubbers instead of taking them off as you can see/feel the mask lines

Oh and notice the difference in colour between the number and rear quarter
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Looks like it's getting there, can't beat the big post buy cleanup

It's horrible when you find dodgy paintwork I have a dodgy wing on the TT that I have been telling myself I will sort for three years

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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaSport1.416v
Hmm thought so , personally I don't think they sit right , the offset is wrong IMO


Have to agree tbh. Even with 215 35 tyres, the wheels look too wide for the mk4 arches.
Jambo
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Thats part of the appeal if I am honest.
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaSport1.416v
This is my convertible turbo on corsa vxr 18's




Actually looks great
Jambo
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Picking my wheels up Wednesday. Freshly refurbished. Tyres en route.

Something annoyed me at the weekend the drivers door handle was in a bad way were all the fingers have scratched the recess over the years. Took some terrible pictures but you might get the jist of it....

Bad scratches, so gave it a quick clean then used some G3 which was a bit scary. Came out dull so finished off with a bit of Tcut and it came up lovely. Very smooth now..

Before:




After:


As you can kind of make out, only a couple of the deeper scratches remain. Just nice and shiny and smooth. Will go over this with some AM details glaze and seal too.




Wing mirror cover looked dull on the leading edge, so cut that back with Tcut, improved slightly. Was scared to G3 it as wasn't sure if the laquer had gone off or if it was just badly painted etc. Probably can't make out from my pin hole camera photo's but you get the idea:

Before:




After, looks no different but at least it feels smoother now.
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Looking good there mate what wheels did you end up getting?
Jambo
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Just got back from Hereford a mere 5hrs worth of driving for these freshly refurbished gen VXR 18" Snowflakes from an Astra H VXR.




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25th Mar 15 at 23:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bosh.

Good find! They'll look smart.
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I hope you got them £50 cheaper than advertised otherwise they are a rip off
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Look tidy! When are they being fitted?
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Not fitting them just yet, tyres need swapping over.

Next jobs:

- Replace Rocker Cover gasket and bolts
- Fit rear calipers/discs/pads
- Fit new wiper motor and linkage
- MOT

Then it will be VXR Turbo and if I have the cash Spings, then wheels will be fitted.



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Decided to tackle the wiper motor today, needed a new motor as it would no longer self park which is a common Astra G issue. One of the ball joints had worn on the linkage too so I decided to sort this out...

Wiper mech exposed with scuttle and wipers off:


Linkage from a breakers in better nick:


New motor from Autovaux same as GM one without the badge (and price tag!)



Cleaned up the seal with APC then treated it to ensure it doesn't leak:


Then the light started to fade rapidly and I needed to smash it all back together. So I rushed through it and see if anyone can see which ste I forgot to do prior to putting the arms back on

Oooops



Will rectify that when its daylight tomorrow
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Restrictor bolt when you fit vxr turbo

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