mattfiesta
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Registered: 14th Jul 05
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madmike could have fitted the kit better
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Wagsta
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Registered: 13th Dec 06
Location: Kingston Upon Hull
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hello mate, where you was on about the arch sticking out underneath the fibreglass arch, that is because your standard stell arch is not round, the wide arch kit is. Its designed for big wheels. By cutting it and shaping it to the old arch its going to look squareish. Also when you get a fibreglass kit, you do have to cut n trial fit it until its a perfect fit, As for the fibreglass/bondo/body filler, you do have to key up ya paint work, to be fair fibreglass and filler should be on bear metal. If i was you id start again to be fair cause this isnt the worst looking kit in the world. Also the end result will be better if you do the arches again. Not slagging you off in anyway, but your going to smooth it all in, paint it, then realise it looks wrong n then you go over a sppedbump and the full lot falls off. Start again mate
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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Good project there because you are doing it yourself and it's to your taste, as for the fuckers that are saying it's "shite" they can piss off, it's your project if it's not to there likeing they can get to hell
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mad_mike252
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Registered: 15th Nov 07
Location: Nottinghamshire
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quote: Originally posted by mattfiesta
madmike could have fitted the kit better
thx lol
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CorsaSRi16v
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Registered: 2nd Nov 01
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Jesus that is shocking!
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stevegreetham
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Registered: 30th Oct 03
Location: Grimsby/Sheffield
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is it off the road while your doing the work on it?
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Not to my taste, preferred it 100X before to how it is now.
Good luck with the project thought
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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im not gona comment on the car but...
have u actually keyed up the surface at all before applying fller and fiberglass?
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Corsa_Scotty
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Registered: 8th Aug 07
Location: Scottish Borders
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Oh dear oh dear!!!! please tell me your front doors open as the passenger looks as if it is gonna catch on the arch because it doesnt line up
this is what it is meant to look like!!! belongs to UVcorsa
Did you get the kit from ultimate velocity or corsa kits.co.uk
[Edited on 24-01-2008 by ScottyBhoy2k7]
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Wagsta
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Registered: 13th Dec 06
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hey scotty its the wrong kit that one above...well different arch kit. He got it off ebay....1st mistake. But hey youll learn bye them. Hope you didnt pay much for it tho cause its actually f****d now. Take it all off and start again...oh i couldnt help noticing that youve bonded the rear bumper on aswell as screwing it....You do realise its to low...My kit was just like it, you just trim it to size. Now it fits perfectly. Just start again bud. Get a caramac wheel on the sealer/bondo as you havent keyed underneath of it...should just come off easily. U2U if you have n e problems mate. ID be happy to help......Thats what were meant to be here for
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Tom
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Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Scotty did you used to have a cosworth?
Shocking btw.
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Predator Corsa
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quote: Originally posted by stevegreetham
is it off the road while your doing the work on it?
yep
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Predator Corsa
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Registered: 29th Sep 03
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YES! i did key the surface before anything when on. sanded flat, and screatched it up with a knife too.
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Predator Corsa
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quote: Originally posted by ScottyBhoy2k7
Oh dear oh dear!!!! please tell me your front doors open as the passenger looks as if it is gonna catch on the arch because it doesnt line up
this is what it is meant to look like!!! belongs to UVcorsa
Did you get the kit from ultimate velocity or corsa kits.co.uk
[Edited on 24-01-2008 by ScottyBhoy2k7]
Nope arches dont touch, and i got the kit from corsakits.co.uk, they have a reputation for badly mad bodykits, cos this 1 is
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Wagsta
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the arches will more then likely be fine....you have to always cut out abit of your arch. Every wide arch kit ive done ive had to. Also you will never get an arch that fits perfectly on, you have to trim and trial fit, then fit it, then if there are a few gaps......i seal from underneath, wipe excess from top, then a little bit of fibreglass matt n filler if needs b. Had a kit before where got the arch fitting nearly perfect, sealed underneath and got a perfect blend with high build. Had that car years, never had a prblem with it.
What youve done by cutting the kit up is given yourself so much more work to do, just to get it looking average.
Also your going to have problems gettin your fibreglass front to bond to your plastic top of your old bumper, Fibreglass will eventually crack of plastic, especially if you catch your bumper.
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Ibrahim
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Registered: 5th Aug 07
Location: West Midlands
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quote: Originally posted by mattfiesta
madmike could have fitted the kit better
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Corsa_Scotty
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Registered: 8th Aug 07
Location: Scottish Borders
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quote: Originally posted by Tom
Scotty did you used to have a cosworth?
Shocking btw.
Nope the imperial blue escort cossie was my dads lol i just modified it
sold it for 10k
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jurgen87
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Registered: 4th Aug 07
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madmike rules!!! his an experienced tuner
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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corsa dan off here has just finished his
looked like a right state
but after abit of hardwork and perserverence it paid off
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Viperek
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Registered: 2nd Jun 07
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impressed... good job mate
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darrend2007
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Registered: 22nd Jul 07
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wwhere did i pay off looks terrible
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WU-TANG- DAN
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Registered: 30th Nov 07
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keep goin mate, kitted cars look good, just keep at it and plan well.
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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quote: Originally posted by darrend2007
wwhere did i pay off looks terrible
BANNED!!!
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
Location: Kent
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Steve you must buy filler in bulk
I'll avoid the parkwood area in fear of choking on sanded filler particles in the air
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Predator Corsa
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Registered: 29th Sep 03
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quote: Originally posted by Rob R
Steve you must buy filler in bulk
I'll avoid the parkwood area in fear of choking on sanded filler particles in the air
Dont live in the ghetto of parkwood now, im now a chatham boi
[Edited on 24-01-2008 by Predator Corsa]
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