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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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25th Aug 07 at 08:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

removing excess weight......

removed about 12kg of sound deadning so far....

for those muppets that say it doesnt make a difference.... you obv dont drive it hard enough to notice
Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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25th Aug 07 at 09:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Clear headlight indicator bulbs
Mike
Organiser: North West and North Wales
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
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25th Aug 07 at 09:54   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Debadged, and one-off modified bonnet

Both free
Jamie
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Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: Aberdeen
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25th Aug 07 at 13:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Debadged
Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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25th Aug 07 at 19:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

colour coded boot handle, delocked door handles and rub strips for my mk6 zetec s all free
G.C.M
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Registered: 14th Aug 03
Location: Sunderland
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25th Aug 07 at 19:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Nicked some enforced rubber pipe of gas BBQ and used it to replace a water pipe when mine burst lol
Gareth F
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Registered: 16th Jan 08
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7th Nov 08 at 14:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Its cool this thread returned. No one cares as its an open topic
Set of alesios's three brand new tyres and one popped for £150
Set of 2lt astra brakes for free as my mates was clearing out his garrage.
aron
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Registered: 10th May 07
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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7th Nov 08 at 14:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i don't think i've paid OTT for any of my mods but my favourites are;

irmscher steering wheel = £silly cheap
steinmetz backbox = £55
irmscher smoked rear lights = £90



Minty_Fresh
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Registered: 1st May 08
Location: westmidlands
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7th Nov 08 at 14:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

debadge
de-wiper )gromit)
strip the car out

and chop springs!!
jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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7th Nov 08 at 14:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

strip the fuck out of it
shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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7th Nov 08 at 14:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I think the cheapest thing I've done to mine was LED white side light bulbs.
Gareth F
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Registered: 16th Jan 08
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7th Nov 08 at 14:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Just unwrapped my new piper s/steel decat
£104
Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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7th Nov 08 at 15:00   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Probably my smoked repeaters

Other than that, does making it look silly with big wheels on standard suspension count?


Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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7th Nov 08 at 15:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Apex springs - £90
Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: Fife
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7th Nov 08 at 15:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

A wash and a fresh set of plates adds money to any car..
Half Pint
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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7th Nov 08 at 15:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Completely re designed the front end...

Mod was free, simply crashed into a tree!
Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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7th Nov 08 at 15:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Half Pint
Completely re designed the front end...

Mod was free, simply crashed into a tree!


Pawi
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Registered: 5th Oct 07
Location: Girona (Spain)
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7th Nov 08 at 15:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


Mine cheapest debadging i think...

quote:
Originally posted by burgess
tigra scuttle panel is a cheap mod


What's the difference between the original corsa scuttle panel ?

Cheers,
Ellis
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Registered: 11th Sep 07
Location: Aberdeenshire
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7th Nov 08 at 15:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Half Pint
Completely re designed the front end...
Have also done this a few times for free
sampayne21
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Registered: 3rd Sep 08
Location: Sidcup Kent Drives: BMW E46
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7th Nov 08 at 15:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

stopped using the car for a week = save petrol money
johnhara1
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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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7th Nov 08 at 16:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Not a mod buy the best thing i ever did to my fiesta was free.

I took the AFM off and cleaned the element with a cotton bud and carb cleaner.

No more hesitation, revs to the limiter now
Corsa Matt
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Registered: 6th Sep 08
Location: West Sussex, Drives: Vectra B and Golf GTi
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7th Nov 08 at 17:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Stripping the inside.
Jordan C
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Registered: 3rd Dec 07
Location: Dundee City Drives: Valver Corsa
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7th Nov 08 at 18:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Imry kit £60
Tigra scuttle £10
Smoked lights £40
Coilovers £100
Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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7th Nov 08 at 18:48   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Stripped it. Faster than it would be if I spent another thousand on it!
SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
Location: pain
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8th Nov 08 at 00:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by jr
strip the fuck out of it

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