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stuartfry
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like your outter door pilla's any your wheels are spot on in the pics, sits really nice
Adam C
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Cheers Stuart

Pillars have come out really well, Im getting pretty good at this vinyl stuff, got tons of carbon and satin black left, may do the rear bumper lower recess in black and see how that comes out.

Im going to take a trip the Vauxhall this week and get some banjo oil cooler bolts which hopefully I can get tapped and drilled to fit my senders.
Then onto painting the centre console as it really lets the inside down, so hopefully by end of thursday I will have all my gauges fitted and the centre console looking much better, so will report back then

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Ojc
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Where did you get the vinyl from?
Adam C
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Ebay Link

Sells alot of different colours etc, and does a larger roll or carbon for around £25 iirc

For the price I can fault it really

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Those wheels are stunning! Love these cars
Adam C
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Cheers Shaun

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.dean.
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28th Mar 10 at 14:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
any updates
Adam C
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Should have some this week, all going to plan a new exhaust system, pre-cat de-cat and new induction set up should be purchased depending on how my out goings look, exhaust is a defo though so will get some video's when its fitted

[Edited on 28-03-2010 by Green Thing]

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sounds good. Will the induction still have the crossover or are you bypassing it?
Adam C
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Will be by passing it as its the CDTi box I would be going for as TX Autosport do a kit now, well its shown in Total Vauxhall but not on ebay or there site, still not 100% Im going for it but If I have the spare cash Im tempted to give it a go

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Adam C
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UPDATE 05/04/10

Just a small update, the carbon B pillar vinyl started to peal, so changed to a gloss black along with the numberplate recess and did a better job this time so it does look alot better and neater.




Also tried out the rear bumper recess but wasn't a fan so removed it.


Also purchased some light grey vinyl spray paint from halfords to re-do the centre console due to the previous owner scratching the paint when he removed the headunit.
Not perfect but looks alot better now


Also ordered some new 501 sidelight xenon LED's, a xenon numberplate LED and some xenon ultra blue main beam bulbs.

Exhaust is on hold for the minute, but looking to buy a pre-cat de-cat, browsing ebay and cobrasport and scorpion do 2.5" ones for both around the same price, anyone got recommendations on which brand to go for?

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just got my miltek precat on. Cant fault it but all makes will be roughly the same anyway. The standard one is a wee chubby bastard compaired to the decat
Adam C
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Yea had a look at it the other day, alot bigger than I expected!

Also got some new LED sidelight bulbs and xenon main beam bulbs fitted, will give it a test tonight see what they look like.





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Adam C
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You notice any difference when driving yours now pete?

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cjohnson
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Looking good matey. Think one of these may be my next motor tbh!

Love the black in the plate surround!
Adam C
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Cheers mate I think the numberplate recess is one of my favourite mod's

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cjohnson
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Haha, it's the small thing's that make a car mate. Looks like a wide mouth bumper haha
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pretty much identical to my old one , looks lovely mate
Firestate88
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your indicators look 'de-oranged' which bulbs did you use to loose the orange in the headlight?

[Edited on 06-04-2010 by Firestate88]
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I just swapped the orange bulbs for some silvatec's as it looks better imo.

Tested the bulbs tonight and they are much clearer and brighter than standards, not bad for £6

[Edited on 06-04-2010 by Green Thing]

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Firestate88
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ah okies kool
where did you get led sidelight bulbs and xenon main beam bulbs from?
Adam C
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Off ebay from this guy
http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Xenon-Bulbs-Direct__W0QQ_armrsZ1

Sidelights where 501's, had to mess with the prongs coming off the bulb to make them work but takes all of a second and they look much better than the standards
Main beams where HB3/9005 bulbs and dipped where H7's.
Just ordered the fog light ones aswell which where H11's.

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theres more power lower down with the precat. Mines has a slight blow at the moment and it gives my car a good rasp, sum of that may be down to the precat.
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Just ordered my pre cat de cat pipe, should be with me in the next few days

Will order a cat-back system next month

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