sharpy28
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Finally got rid of the crappy o.z's
Got some vtr wheels for a straight swap
Here's a quick picture, you will have to excuse the filth! Not washed it since I did the clutch :/
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Jamie-C
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Should've got VTS's
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sharpy28
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I did want them but these were basically free and vts wheels are £150ish. Plus people are more likely to part-ex vtr wheels for vts ones
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sharpy28
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Not updated this in a while, done a few little bits not much just tidying a few things up etc. Not got many progress pics tho
Ive fitted a few things I forgot to take pics of, such as new top engine mount, VTR Gear knob, new cam cover as mine was looking crap and leaking, and a facelift rear wiper.
So i sprayed my rear badges black, think it looks much smarter and plus they were looking rather tired anyway:
Primer
Fitted
Also sprayed my wiper arms that day as they were looking tired and a bit rusty, and fitted new blades
Then today I took advantage of Halfords Buy One Get One Free on BOSCH bulbs and got these two for £22.99
And fitting, not sure you can tell the difference in the pics but they are much brighter and whiter, I will have to get a night time shot later.
Before:
During:
After:
And just a random clean picture
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sharpy28
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Should I spray my wheels a different colour? Was thinking gloss black, but think it would just make my wheels look tiny and crap :/ Suggestions?
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corsasportsam
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They would good black if it was dropped on its arse :-P
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sharpy28
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cant make my mind up about lowering, thinking of the resale value was trying to keep it looking unmolested
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DanCobb
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Keep them silver
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sharpy28
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quote: Originally posted by DanielJamieCobb
Keep them silver
Think thats the way im going to go, im going to refurb them at some point, should I lower it?
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3CorsaMeal
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i reckon they would look good the same colour as the car
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thedjse
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Anthracite FTW!!!
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sharpy28
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quote: Originally posted by thedjse
Anthracite FTW!!!
no matter what the car what the colour I can always count on you to say that!
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sharpy28
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quote: Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i reckon they would look good the same colour as the car
Bit too much mango me thinks
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thedjse
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quote: Originally posted by sharpy28
quote: Originally posted by thedjse
Anthracite FTW!!!
no matter what the car what the colour I can always count on you to say that!
You know this
btw i wreckon the ^^ on the grill needs doing black
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sharpy28
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quote: Originally posted by thedjse
quote: Originally posted by sharpy28
quote: Originally posted by thedjse
Anthracite FTW!!!
no matter what the car what the colour I can always count on you to say that!
You know this
btw i wreckon the ^^ on the grill needs doing black
It was going to go black today, but weather is great as usual so CBA!
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sharpy28
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Two tiny updates:
Sprayed my stereo surround gloss black. It was silver and looked out of place. Got a nice glossy finish on it to
Then sprayed my front Citroën badge to match the rears
[Edited on 09-09-2011 by sharpy28]
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sharpy28
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Another Update - no pictures tho, just got rid of another niggle, saxos are very common for leaky sunroofs and the ariel letting water in and mine was no acception. So took the rubber seal off the sunroof gave it a blasting with the air gun cleaned it all up and put sealant around it put it back together and fingers crossed that will sort the sunroof, then I tackled the ariel, easy job, just pop out the interior light, undo the ariel take it off bit of sealant on the base put it back together and hey presto. So hopefully there will be no more water getting in
Oh also made sure all the drainage pipes were clear as again, common for them tobget blocked and the water finds its way through. sorry for the boring update
[Edited on 10-09-2011 by sharpy28]
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sharpy28
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Well my last attempt at fixing the leak didn't work. So decided to stop pissing about and just strip out the roofing and sunroof etc to find the problem and it didn't take long .....
Citroën stupidly decided not to put the drainage hole right in the bottom of the corners and so water collects then this happens.
Drivers side:
Passengers side:
So gave it a rub down, applied sealant and underseal, no finished pics but here's a couple of the sealant to give you an idea
And while it was all out decided to do my roof lining black and have all the trim a thorugh cleaning
Fitted
Looks 10x better IMO and the best part is NO MORE WATER!
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sharpy28
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Also looking for a new interior, VTR/VTS/106 GTi something along those lines
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sharpy28
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A late update guys, a rather good one though IMO!
Bought a MK2 VTR Interior on eBay for £31
Old one out
Found this
Fronts
And Rears
Looks and feels soooo much better
[Edited on 09-10-2011 by sharpy28]
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vx-scottw
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way beter seats
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BeetleGav
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Never seen such huge change!
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Ben G
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wtf were citroen thinking of with the old seats new ones are much better mate.
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BeetleGav
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vauxhall have had some criminal interiors through the years!
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sharpy28
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Thanks guys
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