loz@sussexcarz.com
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Here is a progress report of my corsa from the minute I got it on my 17th to the current day, it’s a bit long winded I no but I hope u enjoy the read :tu
Got the car on my 17th bog standard Vauxhall corsa sri, 1st thing I did was to change the cassette head unit 2 a Kenwood mp3 CD head unit, which I had bought 2months b4 I even got the car lol.
Next on the list was a set of 50mm lowering springs and de badging everything and clear corsa c side repeaters, New Sri Badge from the new astra
Then came the wheels….16” corsa c Sri Wheels.
Mmmmm 50mm drop + 16’s + no arch work = scrapage,so the next job was to obviously trim and knock out the arches so that there was ample clearance. And a janspeed back box
Colour coding of boot lock surround and door handles, plus the addition of some terrible Lexus lights and a single wiper conversion
Next were fader window tints, new 17” kei racing wheels and colour coding of my wheel arches,1st carbon bonnet in the world 4 the corsa pvd induction kit, plus a polished strut brace plus new better but still terrible Lexus lights
Then came the most dramatic visible change with the addition of a new predator front, furious 2 rear bumper, samurai side skirts, a smooth scuttle panel and m3 mirrors all dents removed, smooth boot and a full re spray in Vauxhall black, and raised back up to 35mm courtesy of new pi shocks n springs all round this was done because of the depth of the front bumper plus New 3G grooved n dimpled discs and new green stuff pads and new 4”slash cut carbon exhaust
Then the kind removal of my front tints due to being considered too dark by the Birmingham police, the night b4 max p live  So I wrote in to max power and got £30 for my troubles woo, also changed my interior led’s to blue from the mankie faded yellow which were there b4.
Then J Thompson kindly did a caricature of my car for me which was spot on, big thanks
Then my wheels started to corrode under the clear coat on the polished lip so I decided id do a quick Photoshop of what wheels I might like next (carbon fibre 1s from the usa) and how it would look on air suspesion
Next up the 1st set of halo lights to arrive in the uk went straight onto my car and some slight tweaks to my front bumper vents
Then the car went up to BPJ’s for the vertical door conversion
The minute it came back I and Elliot set about fitting my newly purchased air suspension kit from Rayvern hydraulics
The interior got a Retrim and a new set of customised rage recliners, plus new steering wheel gear knob, handbrake and leather gaiters, painted interior plastics and new infinity front components
Then after going into hospital I thought Id treat myself n 2 cheer me up I got a 2ltr xe engine n f20gearbox and the conversion was under way thanks to lee Mitchell
Then out with the old smaller and in with the new bigger 310mm Hispec brakes
And new custom twin exhaust system, 2”bore manifold back, splitting to two 4”slash cut carbon back boxes
Finally got rid of the Lexus lights and imported the bubble lights from South Africa
Then the custom install was put together comprising of Kenwood 12”sub and Kenwood amp
The xe engine got some new shiny parts and some carbon parts
After being pissed with the quality of the finish on the wheels I decided to re spray them in Vauxhall black with a contrast silver lip
New Cali mirrors n custom base plates were fitted to replace the dated m3’s
Install modified slightly
Panel gap under the right headlight and damage to lower part of the front bumper required so attention so that was done next
Then I became board of my rear bumper so I pulled it apart and re built it
Then I decided the paint wasn’t good enough so I sanded the whole car down by hand and polished it back up
b4
after
Not a lot left to do now but I’m going to re spray the spoiler and a few more bits in the interior, then I think its ready for its magazine feature,then up 4 sale
Thanks for reading C+C welcome
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mav
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Alot of work went into that..Kitted cars not usualy my thing but the end result looks really good..Love the rear bumper...and XE to boot....quality mate
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Wonderboy
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Registered: 30th Dec 06
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How long did it take to get to this stage ? ALot of work has went into that. Did you do all the spraying and stuff yourself ?
So you sanded down the paint with a high grade sandpaper then polished it ? Nice  I thought it need repainting after sanding...
Looks nice.
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loz@sussexcarz.com
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Registered: 7th Oct 04
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almost 5 yrs now,nothing major happened in the 1st yr due to how much the insurence cost were at the time.
i didnt spray the car my self originally but all repair work and new panels etc etc were sprayed by me yeh.
i sanded the car with 1500 by hand then used a rotary polisher and a mix of menzerna, ps200 and 3m cutting compounds to bring the shine bk up.na it doesnt need respraying after sanding
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
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Think you should get some black depos
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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a lot of cringe moments there! but definitely came out looking very nice. kitted corsas aren't usually my thing but that does look nice as the workmanship seems to be excellent
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M6RKK
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Glasgow
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very nice, some amount of work... did you do most yourself ?
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Alex16v
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Registered: 30th Jun 06
Location: Chester Drives: Civic ep3 final edition
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Amazin work mate. Love that car. I've had pictures saved from ages ago of it. 
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LAMM13
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Registered: 15th Dec 05
Location: Towcester, uk
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v v v cool car love the mirror finish paint too!
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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looks imaculate, def one of my fav kitted corsas ever. doors are mint (hate lambos, those are fab the way they sit)
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loz@sussexcarz.com
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thanks for the good comments
the only things i didnt do on the car was the engine conversion,the door conversion,exhaust,install and original respray,every thing else on the car was done by myself
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allza
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Registered: 14th Jun 04
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I really like what you did to the rear bumper. Looks original and looks great. Paint looks immaculate too.
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cheshiresport
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Registered: 5th Nov 06
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Didnt really like it in the first pics, but you have turned it into a truly awesome looking corsa. Top work there fella
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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Looks good, nice to see people doing a large amount of the stuff themselves too
How shiny is that paint
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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thats looks really really good and looks like 90% you've done yourself 
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RCoughtrie
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Registered: 31st Oct 04
Location: East Ayrshire Scotland
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i fooking love that corsa... one of the best mate its awesome
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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I thought it looked really good lowered 50mm it sat really well. The more I read I expected a subtle car lol!!! The kit etc isn't to my taste but its obvious you've put a lot of work in to it so fair play to you!
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andys sxi
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Chester Drives:Scirocco tdi bluemotion
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thats gone through a lot of changes looks nice mate well done
April 08 feature car
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Novaneil
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Registered: 26th Oct 06
Location: Leamington Spa
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This really is a fantastic car! Defo one of the best and most complete Corsa's ever!!! Well done
Neil
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liamcorsa
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Registered: 29th May 04
Location: Hastings
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This car is mint, have seen it in the flesh a few times. The work looks ace loz, fancy polishing mine?? 
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drax
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Registered: 5th Feb 05
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent
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looked like a right shitter to start with, but it turned out gorgeous, and that shine!
I think you win the 'Who's car looks most like a mirror' contest
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ajscorsa
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Registered: 30th Apr 02
Location: Perceton, North Ayrshire
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not my kinda car but must say i love that. and the custom rear bumper is really well done.
good work mate
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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A lot of progress made there!!!
Love it like this actually:
I also spy maxeduk stickers!!! My mate owned that site 
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Swiftay
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Registered: 6th Aug 05
Location: West Midlands
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very nice, but the carbon bonnet is pointless imo
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Novaneil
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Where can I order a set of those "Bubble" rear lights from? They look good.
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